she knew no more shorthand than if she had been a

she knew no more shorthand than if she had been a

She knew no more shorthand than if she had been a graduate in stenography just let slip upon the world by a business college.
相比于一个学习速记专业，刚从商学院步入社会的毕业生来说，她的速记技术也不怎么样。
这一句是摘自O. Henry的The Four Million一书的”Springtime A La Cart”。大意是说Sarah很难找到工作，但她找到了一份工作，就是为这家餐厅写菜单。餐厅原来的菜单很难看，写得很糟糕。 这份工作没工资，只供她三餐。追问我是想问than在这里的用法，than在这里翻译成什么？追答她的速记技术也强不过其他刚从商学院速记专业毕业的学生。