高考语法疑难解析三--如何使用more or less 这个短语

如何使用more or less 这个短语?

　　<答>. more or less 意为"或多或少""大体上""一点也不""全然不"等,主要用来表示说话者的意见不那么肯定.例如:

　　Written English is more or less the same.书面英语大体上相同.
　　They were all more or less excited.他们多少有些激动.
　　It's an hour's journey, more or less.大体上就是一小时的旅程.
　　He couldn't afford to buy it,more or less.他根本买不起.

　　练习: 选择答案填空:
　　I had a pain __A_____ in my right arm for two months.
　　A. more and less B. more or less
　　C. less and more D. less and less