本篇为第7篇笔记:比较。
1. Rome is farther from London than Paris is.
2. Did you get further information?
3. He got up later than usual.
4. The latter part of the story was not interesting.
5. This is the latest news from America.
6. This is his last work.
7. He is older than I.
8. My elder brother is in Taipei.
9. Sports are as important as studies.
10. He is as nice a person as his father.
11. He does not work so hard as his brother.
=> He does not work as hard as his brother.
=> He does not work as hard as his brother does.
12. This Japanese-video game is not as expensive as Taiwanese-one.
=> This Japanese-video game is not so expensive as Taiwanese-one.
13. She has as many dresses as her sister.
=> She has as many dresses as her sister does.
14. I don't know as many people as she.
=> I don't know as many people as she does.
15. The bridge is twice as long as that one.
16. That bridge is one-second as long as this one.
17. Imported books cost three times as much as Taiwanese books.
18. Taiwannese books cost one-third as much as imported books.
19. This box is one quarter as large as that one.
=> This box is one quarter the size of that one.
20. Call the police as soon as possible.
=> Call the police as soon as you can.
21. I told him to come home as early as possible.
=> I told him to come home as early as he could.
22. It was not so much a crime as a mistake.
=> It was rather a mistake than a crime.
=> It was a mistake rather than a crime.
23. The old man didn't so much as apologize to me.
24. He left me without so much as saying thank.
25. She looks as happy as ever.
26. He is as great an artist as ever lived.
27. He is as hardworking as any in the village.
=> He is as hardworking as any person in the village.
28. As many as 50 thousand birds spend the winter here.
29. I paid as much as 200 dollars for this sweater.
30. Radio broadcasting started as early as 1920.
31. He goes to movies as often as three times a month.
32. I found six mistakes in as many lines.
33. The tour group visited five cities in as many days.
34. This house is a great buy, it's as good as new.
35. This car is as good as a piece of junk.
36. Dogs are cleverer than cats.
37. She can speak English better than I.
=> She can speak English better than I can.
=> She can speak English better than me.
38. This guitar is the better of the two.
39. This guitar is the best of the three.
40. His house is much larger than mine.
41. You will find many more amusements in big cities than in small towns.
42. Going by bus is less expensive than going by taxi.
=> Going by taxi is more expensive than going by bus.
=> Going by bus is not as expensive as going by taxi.
43. Instant noodles are less nutritious than rice.
44. I have to study English harder this year because I am a third year student.
45. Why don't you use a sharper knife?
46. She is more sad than angry.
47. It is more flattery than praise.
48. It's getting darker and darker.
49. Entrance exams are becoming more and more difficult.
50. The older we grow, the weaker our memory becomes.
51. The longer I waited, the less patient I became.
52. The more time you have, the more work you can do.
53. We respect him all the more for his honesty.
=> We respect him all the more because he is honest.
54. She works all the harder because she is a mother.
55. He worked none the harder because he became a father.
56. I don't like mathematics, much less physics.
57. The old man can not even walk, much less run.
58. He is five years older than I.
=> He is five years older than I am.
59. I prefer playing sports to watching them.
60. Our guess was more or less correct.
61. Sooner or later you will find your missing child.
62. I know better than to go sailing without a life jacket.
63. You had better not go.
64. I have no more than 100 dollars.
65. I have not more than 100 dollars.
66. I have no less than 100 dollars.
67. I have not less than 100 dollars.
68. I am no more mad than you are.
69. I am not more mad than you are.
70. I am no less mad than you are.
71. I am not less mad than you are.
72. February is the shortest of all the months.
73. He drives most carefully of us all.
=> He drives the most carefully of us all.
74. This is the finest view that I've ever seen.
75. Picasso is one of the most famous painters of 20th century.
76. This is the third most popular song in the hit chart this week.
77. She is much the best singer in the country.
78. This lake is the deepest in Japan.
79. This lake is deepest here.
80. The air in this area is the cleanest in Japan.
81. The air in this area is cleanest when the factories are closed.
82. I feel happiest when I'm with my friend.
83. Bob is the most handsome boy in my class.
84. Bob is more handsome than any other boy in my class.
=> No other boy in my class is more handsome than Bob.
85. No other boy in my class is as handsome as Bob.
86. Even the richest man in the world can't get her heart.
87. Even the most talented in our class wasn't able to answer it.
88. It will take at most three hours to reach our destination.
=> It will take at the most three hours to reach our destination.
=> It will take at best three hours to reach our destination.
=> It will take at the best three hours to reach our destination.
89. The plum blossoms there are now at their best.
90. It will take at least three hours to reach our destination.
=> It will take at the least three hours to reach our destination.
91. Our team will at worst get the third prize.
=> Our team will at the worst get the third prize.
92. I hope you will make the most of your abilities.
93. He made the best of his small income.
(1)规则变化
tall taller tallest
young younger youngest
wise wiser wisest
large larger largest
hot hotter hottest
big bigger biggest
busy busier busiest
happy happier happiest
careful more careful most careful
diffcult more difficult most difficult
(2)不规则变化
good better best
well better best
bad worse worst
ill worse worst
many more most
much more most
little less least
🌟重点:两种不同的比较级、最高级
far farther farthest 表距离
far further furthest 表程度
late later latest 表时间
late latter last 表顺序
old older oldest 表年龄
old elder eldest 表长幼
(1) ... as 原级 as ... 像~一样...
(2) ... not as (->so) 原级 as ... 不像~一样
(3) ... as many/much + 名词 as ... 像...一样多的...
(4) ... times as ... as ... 多...倍
(5) as ~ as possible(->one can) 尽可能的~
重点:as ~ as 的惯用片语 类似汉语中的成语:
as busy as a bee 非常忙碌
as cool as a cucumber 极端冷静
as cunning as a fox 十分狡猾
as dead as a doornail 了无声息
as flat as a pancake 非常平坦
as sweet as honey 非常甜美
as like as two peas 非常相似
🌟重要表现:
(1) not so much ... as ... 与其说~ 不如说~
not so much as / without so much as 连~也没有
(2) as ~ as ever 依旧
(3) as ~ as any + 单数名词 像任何人一样
(4) as many/much as + 数词 多达~
(5) as many/much ... 同数/量的~ 注:数/量 分别对应 可数/不可数
(6) as good as ~ 几乎等于~
(1) ~比较级 than ... ~比...更
(2) ~比较级 + of the two 两者中较~
(3) 强调比较级
强调比较级的字有:much、even、far、by far、far and away、a lot、lots、still、a good deal、a great deal、somewhat、rather、a bit、a little bit、a little
(4) ~less 原级 than ~ ~比~较不
(5) 省略than~
🌟重要表现:
(1) more ~ than ... 与其...不如...
注意:这里的形容词不管是单音节还是多音节,都是加more。
(2) 比较级 and 比较级 越来越...
(3) the 比较级 ~ the 比较级 ... 越~就越...
(4) (all) the 比较级 for + 名词 / because ~ 因为~因此便...
(5) much less 更不用说
(6) superior to ~, senior to ~
本身含有比较含义的单字,不可用than改用to,如:
superior、inferior、senior、junior、major、minor、prior、posterior
(7) more or less, sonner or later 多多少少, 迟早
(8) know better than ~, had better ~ 不会傻到~, 最好~
had better + VR
🌟no more than 等表现:
(1)
no more than (-> only) 只有~而已
not more than (-> at most) 顶多~
no less than (-> as much as) 有~之多
not less than (-> at least) 至少
(2)
no more ~ than 和~一样不
not more ~ than 不像~那样...
no less ~ than 与~同样的...
not less ~ than 比~有过之无不及
(1) 最高级 + {
in~
of~
that + S + V
}
(2) 强调最高级
强调最高级的字有:very、much、by far、far and away 等。
(3) the 的省略
注意:针对同一人、事、物之性质、状态作比较时,最高级前不加the。而叙述用法的形容词最高级也不加the。
🌟三级互换:
Bob比班上其他男生都帅。
班上没有其他男孩比Bob更帅。
班上没有其他男孩和Bob一样帅。
🌟重要表现:
(1) even + 最高级 甚至连~
(2) at (the) most, at (the) best 顶多
(3) at (the) least, at (the) worst 最少,最差
(4) make the most of 尽全力~ 对有利条件
make the best of 尽全力~ 对不利条件