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nations in tropical climate zones generally face higher rates of infecious disease and lower agricultural productivity than do nations in temperate zones

请问 than do 是什么用法??什么语法现象

解答:

这是than 引导比较状语从句的倒装现象
由than引导的比较状语从句一般为正常语序。但是,如果主语较长,可将谓语动词置于主语之前,形成完全倒装:
如:
1.City dweller have a higher death rate than do country people.=City dweller have a higher death rate than country people do. 城市居民死亡率比农村居民高。

2.Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than does eastern Nebraska.
内布拉斯加西部地区的降雪通常比东部地区少。

参考文献:《薄冰实用英语语法详解》