高考问答莽荒纪老实书生:请翻译一句话
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Because of transaction costs ,we should not expect all potentially valuable trades to take place, any more than we expect all useful knowledge to be learned, all safety measures to be taken, or all potential “A” grades to be earned
Because of transaction costs ,we should not expect all potentially valuable trades to take place, any more than we expect all useful knowledge to be learned, all safety measures to be taken, or all potential “A” grades to be earned.
因为交易成本的原因，我们不该期待所有可能赚大钱的生意都能做成，正如我们不能期待能学到所有有用的知识、采取所有的安全措施或得到所有可能得到的优等成绩一样。
这句话的关键是not... any more than...的理解。其实这一结构是对前后部分进行对比，然后同等否定。
再如：A home without love is not a home any more than a body without a soul is a man. 无爱的家不成其为家，正如无灵魂的躯体不能成其为人一样。
由于交易成本的存在，我们不能期望所有的有潜在价值的交易都能够发生，这要比期望所有有用的知识都能掌握，所有安全的方法都能实施，或所有的成绩都拿“A”都更难。