《剑桥英语语法》p 1118 例句:
Kim lost more at the races in one day than I earned at my job in a year.
我将此句略作改动:
Kim lost more at the races yesterday than what I earned at my job in a year.
请问此句是否正确?
主句中的 more 为比较项,它在比较分句中的对应项原则上应省略,所以正确且无争议的表达是:
Kim lost more at the races yesterday than I earned at my job in a year.(标准用法)
至于在 than 后面加上 what,比较分句就没有缺省项了,在口语或某些方言中有人这样用,但不算规范用法:
Kim lost more at the races yesterday than what I earned at my job in a year.(非标准用法)