4. He had been there more than a decade, ever since he finally gave up his mastership; and it was Brookfield far more than Greenwich time that both he and his landlady kept.
翻译：自从他正式卸下教职，他便在此居住了十多年；他与房东太太日常遵照的作息，是布鲁克菲尔德学校的时辰，远胜于格林尼治标准时间。
语法结构：两个并列结构，主干He had been there, more than a decade介词作时间状语，ever since引导时间状语从句。另一个主干是Both he and his landlady kept Brookfield far more than Greenwich time，这是一个强调句型，强调宾语。
关键词链：more than a decade十多年
landlady 女房东，房东太太
mastership （公学）教职、教员职位
give up one’s mastership 卸下教职、退休
Brookfield 布鲁克菲尔德（小说寄宿学校名）
Greenwich time 格林威治标准时间（GMT）
far more than 远远甚于，与其说是…… 不如说是
keep time 遵照一套时间作息
it was … that … 强调句型
It is/was +【被强调成分】+ that/who + 句子剩余部分
强调人：that / who
强调事物、时间、地点、原因：只用 that
检验方法：去掉 It is/was … that，剩下内容依然是完整陈述句
It was + A more than B + that + 谓语… 含义：与其说是 B，不如说是 A；更多是 A 而非 B
It was his family more than good work that gave him a stable life.
还原句子后，如果被强调部分在动词gave前面 → 强调【主语】
还原句子后，如果被强调部分在动词kept后面 → 强调【宾语】
It was Jerry more than Tom that helped me.
It was Jerry more than Tom that I helped.
