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the older New Zealand villages have changed relatively little _____a gas station or two in recent decades.
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(from CET4 2001.6)

1.rather than 连接两个相同的成分，表示“而不……”。
eg. It ought to be me rather than you that signs the letter.
在信上签名的该是我，而不是你。
I would go in summer rather than in winter.
我宁愿夏天去，不愿冬天去。
other than 好象没有这个短语，应该是 none other than
none other than 不是别人（或别物）而正是
eg. It was none other than Smith.
不是别人而正是史密斯
more than 或 more ……than
①more 是 much 的比较级。
eg.She dances more than she used to.
她的舞跳得比以前更勤。
②倒不如说
eg.The book seems to be more a dictionary than a grammar.
与其说这是一本语法书，倒不如说是本字典。

2、except for 表示局部与整体的关系。
except 将一个或几个从同一类中除外。
eg. All came except Jane.
除 Jane 外，大家都来了。（Jane与All都指人。）
He is a good man except for hot temper.
他是个好人，就是脾气有点不好。