the more than 和more than the的区别

huajianglyj

She is the most dedicated gardener on the block,everyday watering the more than 50 plants and flowers in her yard和watering more than the 50 plants and flowers in her yard，这两句话里the 的位置不一样，区别是什么？请详细点解答the 的位置代表的意思，谢谢！

Jagabee

every day watering more than 50 plants in her yard.
=====implies that there could be anywhere from 51 to an infinite number of plants in her yard and she waters more than 50 every day; thus, she could be watering some or all of the plants. If you said that sentence to me I would assume that she has a lot of plants and rotates which plants she is watering so she gets to 51 or more every day.

everyday watering the more than 50 plants and flowers in her yard
======She has more than 50 plants, and that group of plants is what she is watering.  It is a more specific description to give the group of plants..

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在曼哈顿gmat论坛看到的解释，如果这样类推
everyday watering the more than 50 plants and flowers in her yard
她有一组花花草草。花花草草至少有51盆。她每天都会浇灌这组里全部的花花草草。

everyday watering more than the 50 plants and flowers in her yard
她有一组花花草草。花花草草是50盆。她每天浇灌完这一组50盆的花花草草还会去浇灌别的。

the只是让指定的对象更明晰, 位置不同表达的意思也不同

huajianglyj

Jagabee 发表于 2014-1-21 12:02
every day watering more than 50 plants in her yard.
=====implies that there could be anywhere from 5 ...

嗯。。。解释的比较清晰了，谢谢~