思馬得英語100個句子學(xué)英語語法（18）：關(guān)于數(shù)詞的注意點

　　<例句>

　　In the past thirty years or so, scientists have been able to “see” farther and farther into sky.

　　在過去三十年左右的時間里，科學(xué)家已可以觀測到越來越遠的太空。

　　<語法分析>

　　有關(guān)約數(shù)的表示法， or so表示“左右”，“大約”可以用about, nearly, some 和 around等表示，用over, more long 可以表示“多余、超過”的意思。用or more和or less 來表示“或......以上”和“或......以下”的意思?；鶖?shù)詞常位于another和all后面，such和more的前面，可以謂語last, next和other的前面或后面。

　　<觸類旁通>

　　(1) The pig weights abouts 60 pounds.

　　這頭豬大約60磅重。

　　語法分析：用about, nearly, some和around等詞表示“大約”。

　　(2) The road is over 3,000 meters long.

　　這條路有3000多米長。

　　語法分析：用over, more long可以表示“多于、超過”等意思。

　　(3) He is less than fifteen years old.

　　他不到15歲。

　　語法分析：“少于、不超過”用less than 表示。

　　(4) This room is twice as big as that one.

　　這個房間的大小是那個房間的兩倍。

　　語法分析：主語 + 謂語 + 倍數(shù)或分數(shù) + as + 形容詞 + as 句式表示倍數(shù)。

　　(5) I offer ten times the amount of money that he has borrowed.

　　我愿出十倍于他借的錢。

　　語法分析：主語 + 謂語 + 倍數(shù)或分數(shù) + as + the size + of 句式表示倍數(shù)。

　　(6) Line A is four times longer than Line B.

　　線A比線B長4倍。

　　語法分析：主語 + 謂語 + 倍數(shù)或分數(shù) + 形容詞或副詞比較級 + than句式表示倍數(shù)。

　　<鞏固練習(xí)>

　　(1) The hall can hold 100 people _____ more.

　　(2) There are 1,000 workers _____ less in our factory.

　　(3) I have four times _____ many books as you.

　　(4) We shall produce twice as much gram _____ we did in last year.

　　(5) The length of this rope is three times the _____ of that one.

　　(6) She has four times _____ money than I have.

　　(7) The grain output is 5 percent higher this year _____ than of last year.

　　(8) The production of iron has been increased _____ five times this year.

　　<參考答案>

　　(1) or (2) or (3) as (4) as (5) length (6) more (7) than (8) by