2, 例Science moves forward, they say, not so much through the insights of great men of genius as because of more ordinary things like improved techniques and tools.(1994年真題)
分析：本句屬於比較結構，含有一個比較結構not so much...as“與其說……不如說”。they為插入語。through the insights of great men of genius和because of more ordinary things為兩個狀語。like improved techniques and tools為介詞短語作定語，修飾things.
1,sb/sth is more A than B表示“與其說sb/sth是B，不如說是A”
eg:He is more an artist than a philosopher.
與其說他是位哲學家，不如說他是位藝術家。
sb/sth is more A than B表示“與其說sb/sth是B，不如說是A”
eg:He is not more an artist than a philosopher.
與其說他是位藝術家，不如說他是位哲學家
2, 例Science moves forward, they say, not so much through the insights of great men of genius as because of more ordinary things like improved techniques and tools.(1994年真題)
分析：本句屬於比較結構，含有一個比較結構not so much...as“與其說……不如說”。they為插入語。through the insights of great men of genius和because of more ordinary things為兩個狀語。like improved techniques and tools為介詞短語作定語，修飾things.
譯文：他們說，科學的發展與其說源於天才偉人的真知灼見，不如說源於改進了的技術和工具等更為普通的東西。 下面這兩句中是接句子的,你可以參考一下:
1.他去法國與其說是觀光不如說去考察。
He go to France not so much for sightseeing as for inspection.
2.他與其說是吃了早飯不如說只吃了幾口。
He - ried his breakfast rather than ate it. 最重要的一句是not only. ...but also....