美语的两个疑问 The cost of living is ten-fold what is used to.what is used to 是

题目

美语的两个疑问 The cost of living is ten-fold what is used to.what is used to 是
The cost of living is ten-fold what is used to.其中what is used to 是宾补?这样表达是否正确?用of what is used to是不是对的?
The less stress puts on marriages,the better are their chances for survival.其中the better 的are为什么前置?

答案

这里涉及到的是比较级的表达方法.ten-fold 在这里可以等同于 ten times,表示10倍.而以times表示倍数时,其中的一个方法就是 10 times + 名词,比如说：His home is 10 times the size of mine.所以这里的 what is used...