Expressing "let alone" with "geng buyong shuo"

Nível: HSK 5 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

更不用说 (gèng bùyòng shuō) is similar to the English expression "let alone" or "to say nothing of." For example, we might say: "he can't even boil an egg, let alone prepare a banquet." 连 + A + 都 / 也 + Verb， 更不用说 + B + 了 Notice that the order used in this pattern is the opposite of the 别说 structure. Some sentences will deviate from the structure a little bit, dropping the 连 or even both the 连 and the 都:

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 他都不会煮鸡蛋，更不用说做一大桌子的菜了。 (tā dū bù hùi zhǔ jīdàn， gèngbùyòngshuō zuò yī dà zhuōzǐ de cài le 。): "He doesn't know how to cook eggs, let alone cook a large table."
• 他连自己国家的国旗都不认识，更不用说其他国家的了。 (tā lián zìjǐ guójiā de guóqí dū bù rènshì， gèngbùyòngshuō qítā guójiā de le 。): "He doesn't even know the national flag of his own country, let alone other countries."
• 他从来没有出过远门，更不用说出国了。 (tā cónglái méiyǒu chū guò yuǎnmén， gèngbùyòngshuō chūguó le 。): "He has never been far away, let alone abroad."

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