Let aloneHSK 5
Expressing "let alone" with 更不用说
Use 连...都/也...,更不用说...了 to express that if even A is true (or not), then B is even more so. This pattern puts the more extreme case first, opposite to the 别说 structure.
구조
连 + A + 都 / 也 + Verb,更不用说 + B + 了
예문
- 连我都不知道这个歌手,更不用说他了。Lián wǒ dōu bù zhī dào zhè ge gē shǒu, gèng bú yòng shuō tā le.I don't even know the singer, let alone him.
- 连周末都要加班,更不用说工作日了。Lián zhōu mò dōu yào jiā bān, gèng bú yòng shuō gōng zuò rì le.I have to work overtime even on weekends, not to mention work days.
- 妹妹连80分也没有得过,更不用说100分了。Mèimei lián bāshí fēn yě méiyǒu dé guo, gèng bùyòng shuō yībǎi fēn le.My sister didn't even score 80 points, let alone 100 points.
- 小明连他自己都照顾不好,更不用说照顾小朋友了。Xiǎo míng lián tā zì jǐ dōu zhào gù bù hǎo, gèng bú yòng shuō zhào gù xiǎo péng yǒu le.Xiao Ming can't even take care of himself, let alone take care of children.
- 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 zì jǐ guó jiā de guó qí dōu bú rèn shi, gèng bú yòng shuō qí tā guó jiā de le.He can't even recognize his own country's flag, not to mention any other countries' flags.
이 문법을 쓰는 단어
- 连liánto link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也, 都 etc) even; company (military)
- 都dōuall; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all
- 也yě(adverb) also; both ... and ... (before predicates only); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊