2021考研英語長難句復習（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 既可以當連詞(conj.)引導狀語從句又可以當介詞(prep.)作狀語：

　　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 引導句子時后方有時需倒裝

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　　然而，有充分的理由預計，目前的經濟后果不會像上世紀70年代那么嚴重。與上世紀70年代相比，現(xiàn)在大多數(shù)國家的原油成本在汽油價格中所占的比例要小一些。在歐洲，稅收占汽油零售價的比例高達五分之四，因此，即使原油價格相當大的變化(原油價格發(fā)生相當大的變化)，對零售價格的影響也比過去要小得多。