誤:Your English is better than me.
正:Your English is better than mine.
◇比較級前可以有一個表示程度的狀語,
最常見的三大修飾詞是:a little, much, even。
以下單詞也可用來修飾:any, far, still, a lot, yet, rather。
My sister is a little taller than me.
Their house is much larger than ours.
另外,名詞短語也可修飾比較級,說明程度。
I’m three years older than he.
特別提醒:very, quite, too不可修飾比較級。
◇避免重復使用比較級。
誤:He is more kinder to small animals than I.
正:He is much kinder to small animals than I.
誤:He is more cleverer than his brother.
正:He is cleverer than his brother.
◇比較要符合邏輯,在同一范圍內(nèi)比較時,避免將主語含在比較對象中,這時需使用other來排除自身。
誤:China is larger that any country in Asia.
正:China is larger than any other country in Asia.
誤:John studies harder than any student in his class.
正:John studies harder than any other student in his class.
正:John studies harder than any of the other students in his class.
正:John studies harder than anyone else in his class.
◇比較要遵循前后一致的原則,注意前后呼應。
The population of Shanghai is larger than that of Beijing.
It is easier to make a plan than to carry it out.
◇序數(shù)詞通常只修飾最高級。
Africa is the second largest continent.
The Yellow River is the second longest river in China.
This is the third most popular song of Michael Jackson.
◇為避免重復,我們通常用that, those, one, ones代替前面出現(xiàn)的名詞。that代替可數(shù)名詞單數(shù)和不可數(shù)名詞,those代替可數(shù)名詞復數(shù)。one既可指人又可指物,只能代替可數(shù)名詞。
The weather in China is different from that in America.
The book on the table is more interesting than that(或the one)on the desk.
?????? A box made of steel is stronger than one made of wood.
?????? 誤:In winter, the weather of Beijing is colder than it of Shanghai.
正:In winter, the weather of Beijing is colder than that of Shanghai.
◇“否定詞 + 比較級”相當于最高級。
----Wait until we get a satisfactory reply, will you?
----I couldn't agree more. The idea sounds great to me.
Nothing is so easy as this. =Nothing is easier than this. =This is the easiest thing.
◇比較級前一般不加冠詞。但表示兩者中較突出者,且比較級后又有名詞或出現(xiàn)了of the two,這時比較級前一定要加the。
He is the taller of the two.
Of the two jobs,he chose the harder.
Which is the younger one, Lily or Lucy?
試比較:
Which is larger, Canada or Australia?
Which is the larger country, Canada or Australia?
She is taller than her two sisters.
She is the taller of the two sisters.
◇不含than 的比較級前可加不定冠詞修飾,構(gòu)成“a/an+比較級+單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞”表示 “一個更……的人/物”。
Why don’t you use a sharper knife? 你為什么不用一把更鋒利的刀呢?
◇比較級than 后應用人稱代詞的主格,但非正式語體中常用賓格。
He is taller than I/me.
◇為避免重復,比較級中同樣的動詞用助動詞do, does, did替代。
I spend less time doing homework than John does.
She tells more funny jokes than we do.
以下內(nèi)容不是初中教學的重點,僅供拓展之用。
◇形容詞most前面沒有the,不表示最高級的含義,只表示“非常”。
It is a most important problem. =It is a very important problem.
◇倍數(shù)表達法
▲A is three(four, etc.)times the size(height, length etc.)of B.
The new building is four times the size(the height)of the old one.
這座新樓是那座舊樓的四倍大(高)/這座新樓比那座舊樓大(高)三倍。
▲A is three(four, etc.)times as big(high, long, etc.)as B.
Asia is four times as large as Europe. 亞洲是歐洲的四倍大/亞洲比歐洲大三倍。
▲A is three (four, etc.)times bigger(higher, longer, etc.)than B.
Your school is three times bigger than ours.你們的學校比我們的學校大三倍。
用times表倍數(shù)通常用于三倍以上,兩倍可以用twice或double.