请问People live better than before. 能否改为People live better than past.

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请问People live better than before. 能否改为People live better than past.

People live better than before.是标准的说法.“People live better than past.”是错误的表达.
before是副词,在句中作状语,past 作名词时表示“过去”,那么这里就是人们和past作比较了,这在语法上是错误的.