求救~李笑来的托福高分作文,第16篇文章有句话,不懂它的语法阿thebenefitsofarestauranttocommunitylifearehardertomeasurethanareitseconomicbenefits,butinmyopinionaresorelyneededinourcommunity这个are前

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求救~李笑来的托福高分作文,第16篇文章有句话,不懂它的语法阿
the benefits of a restaurant to community life are harder to measure than are its economic benefits,but in my opinion are sorely needed in our community 这个are前面省略什么?感觉这句话有问题?

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than are its economic benefits 实际上是个倒装.
这句话平常的语序是than its economic benefits are.这样你就懂了吧?其实两者是一样的..在英语表对比的句式中,A is harder than B is 和 A is harder than is B是一样的,后者倒装了可以起到强调B的作用.没有什么特别的