2021考研英語(yǔ)長(zhǎng)難句復(fù)習(xí)（一四一）

　　

　　Yet there are good reasons to expect the economic consequences now to be less severe than in the 1970s. In most countries the cost of crude oil now accounts for a smaller share of the price of petrol than it did in the 1970s. In Europe, taxes account for up to four-fifths of the retail price, so even quite big changes in the price of crude have a more muted effect on pump prices than in the past.

　　than 既可以當(dāng)連詞(conj.)引導(dǎo)狀語(yǔ)從句又可以當(dāng)介詞(prep.)作狀語(yǔ)：

　　1. I am older than Lisa.

　　than為連詞 = I am older than Lisa (is).

　　2. I am older than her.

　　than 為介詞，后方跟賓格her

　　than 引導(dǎo)句子時(shí)后方有時(shí)需倒裝

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　　然而，有充分的理由預(yù)計(jì)，目前的經(jīng)濟(jì)后果不會(huì)像上世紀(jì)70年代那么嚴(yán)重。與上世紀(jì)70年代相比，現(xiàn)在大多數(shù)國(guó)家的原油成本在汽油價(jià)格中所占的比例要小一些。在歐洲，稅收占汽油零售價(jià)的比例高達(dá)五分之四，因此，即使原油價(jià)格相當(dāng)大的變化(原油價(jià)格發(fā)生相當(dāng)大的變化)，對(duì)零售價(jià)格的影響也比過(guò)去要小得多。