know better than to 知道的比……多
know better than 表示“知道的比……多”,“最起碼知道……”,換句話說就是“沒有那么蠢”。than 后面可以接名詞或 to+動詞。
例句:
You know better than that.
你不至于那么蠢。
I know better than that.
該懂的我都懂了。
Of course, she knew better than to say this to her husband.
當然,她可沒有蠢到把這些告訴她丈夫。
對話:
A: Your children are very well behaved.
你的孩子很有教養(yǎng)。
B: They know better than to act badly.
他們已經(jīng)過了胡鬧的年紀了。