Then vs Than Difference, Usage, Meaning, Grammar, Pronunciation with English Sentence Examples

Hello guys.

大家好。

My name is Fanny.

我叫范妮。

And in this video I'm going to talk to you about a

在这个视频中，

我将与您讨论一个非常常见的写作错误。

very common writing mistake.

Now it's not so much a speaking mistake,

现在，与其说这是一个口语错误，不如

but it's a writing - a spelling mistake

说这是一个写作错误——

that a lot of students make  and I want you to fix it.

很多学生都会犯的 拼写错误

It's the difference between 'than' t-h-a-n and 'then' t-h-e-n.

，我希望你能改正它。 这是“比”和“然后”之间的区别。

Now as you can hear the sound  is practically the same,

现在您可以听到声音几乎相同，

but the spelling is different.

但拼写不同。

so you need to know the difference.

所以你需要知道其中的区别。

Let's take a look at two example sentences.

我们来看两个例句。

First we have, "John is taller than Sarah."

首先，“约翰比莎拉高”。

So in this case, we have 'than' t-h-a-n.

所以在这种情况下，我们有“比”。

Which is a word that we use for comparisons okay.

这是我们用来进行比较的一个词。

When we want to compare two things.

当我们想要比较两件事时。

John is taller than Sarah.

约翰比莎拉高。

I am more beautiful than you.

我比你更美丽。

Okay?

好的？

In this case, you will use t-h-a-n.

在这种情况下，您将使用比。

Now if we look at the second sentence.

现在，如果我们看第二句话。

I went to school, then I went home.

我去学校，然后回家。

Now in this case, 'then' is spelled t-h-e-n

在这种情况下，“then”被拼写为 then

and has a very different meaning.

，并且具有非常不同的含义。

We use 'then' t-h-e-n as a word to mark a sequence of actions.

我们使用“then”then 作为一个词来标记一系列动作。

Okay.

好的。

So it's a time word that we use in English.

所以这是我们在英语中使用的一个时间词。

"I went to school...

“我去了学校……

First action.

第一次行动。

and then I went home."

然后我就回家了。”

Second action.

第二个动作。

Okay?

好的？

So two different meanings.

所以是两种不同的意思。

Different spellings.

不同的拼写。

And it's a very common writing mistake.

这是一个非常常见的写作错误。

My students keep making this mistake and it drives me crazy.

我的学生不断犯这个错误，这让我发疯。

Okay?

So I hope that you now know the  difference between the two words.

好的？

所以我希望您现在知道这两个词之间的区别。

Please be good students - avoid that horrible English mistake,

请成为好学生 - 避免可怕的英语错误，

Thank you very much.

非常感谢。

Thank you guys for watching my video.

谢谢你们观看我的视频。

I hope you liked it.

我希望你喜欢它。

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