有关⽐较等级的12类常⽤句式
1. the+⽐较级, the+⽐较级
此句型表⽰后者随着前者的变化⽽变化,意为“越……就越……”,前者相当于⼀个条件句,因此,要⽤⼀般现在时代替⼀般将来时。如:
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The better I knew him, the more I liked him.
我越了解他就越喜欢他。
The more difficult the questions are, the less likely I’ll be able to answer them.
题⽬越难我越答不出。
2. the+⽐较级+of the two
表⽰“两者中较…的那个⼈或物”时,在⽐较级前加定冠词the。如:
He is the taller of the two.
他是两⼈中较⾼的那个。
She was the more promising worker of the two.
她是两⼈之中更有培养前途的⼯⼈。
3. ⽐较级+and+⽐较级
此句型表⽰“越来越…”,单⾳节形容词或副词⽤“-er+and +-er”,如:
Things are getting better and better every day.越狱歌曲
rest of my life
情况⼀天天好起来。
It’s becoming more and more difficult to find a job.
找⼯作越来越困难了。
Holiday nights are getting less and less expensive.
假⽇机票越来越便宜了。
4. not +⽐较级+ than / no +⽐较级+ than
⽐较级前加not,表⽰前者不如后者,与not as…as相当;⽐较级前加no是对两者的否定,意为“和……⼀样不……”,与neither…nor…或“as+相反意义的形容词或副词+as”相当。如:
He is not taller than me.
他不如我⾼。
He is no taller than me.
他同我⼀样不⾼。(即⼀样矮)
His English is not better than mine.
他的英语不如我的英语好。
His English is no better than mine.
他的英语同我的英语⼀样不好。(即⼀样差)
You are not more careful than he is.
decide的用法你不如他仔细。
You are no more careful than he is.
你和他⼀样不仔细。(即⼀样粗⼼)
5. no more than与not more than
两者均可表⽰数量,前者表⽰“仅仅”、“只不过”,强调少;⽽后者表⽰“不多于”、“⾄多”。如:
This test takes no more than thirty minutes.
这个测验只需30分钟。
For thirty years, he had done no more than he had needed to.
30年来,他只⼲了他需要⼲的⼯作。
He has not more than three children.
他最多 3 个孩⼦(有或许还不到 3 个之意)。
6. no more…than与not more…than
两者均可⽤于⽐较,前者表⽰对两者都否定,意为“同……⼀样不”(=neither ... nor);⽽后者则指两者虽都具有某种特征,但程度不同,意为“不如”、“不及”(= not so ... as)。如:
He is no more a writer than a painter.
他不是画家,也不是作家。(= He is neither a painter nor a writer.)
He’s no more able to read Spanish than I am.
他和我都读不懂西班⽛语。(=Neither he nor I am not read Spanish.)
She is not more clever than he is.
她不如他聪明。(= She is not so clever as he is.)
This book is not more difficult than that one.
这本书不⽐那本书更难。(This book is not so difficult as that one.)
7. no less than 与not less than
表⽰均可表⽰数量,前者意为“多达”、“有…之多”,强调多;后者表⽰“不下于”、“⾄少”。如:
He paid no less than $10,000 for it.
他为此付了10000多美元。
He paid not less than $10,000 for it.
他为此付的钱不下10000美元。
He walks no less than five miles to school.
他上学⾄少要⾛五英⾥。
He has no less than ven daughters.
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他有七个⼥⼉之多。
He has not less than ven daughters.
他⾄少有七个⼥⼉。
有时两者都可译为“⾄少”,但no less than语⽓⽐not less than要夸张,表⽰所涉及的数量⽐预料的要多,其⽤法可⽐较其反义结构no more than(只不过,只有),⽤于强调少。
8. no more …than 与 no less…than
前者意为“与…⼀样不”,否定两者;⽽后者则表⽰“和…⼀样”,肯定两者。如:
She’s no more a great singer than I am.
他不是优秀歌⼿,我也不是。
Your brother is no less wi than you.
你的兄弟跟你⼀样聪明。
A whale is no more a fish than a hor is.
马不是鱼,鲸也不是鱼。
英语情侣名A dolphin is no less a clever animal than a dog is.
海豚与狗同样都是聪明的动物。
9. less / least +原级
“less+原级”表⽰降级的⽐较级;“least+原级”表⽰降级的最⾼级。如:
Would you mind speaking less quickly?
你可否讲得慢⼀点?
The movie was less funny than the book.
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电影没有书那么滑稽有趣。
This is the least uful of the four books.
这是四本书中最没⽤的⼀本。
It is said that tho who eat the most are the least healthy.
据说吃得最多的⼈⾝体最差。
10. less…than…的⽤法
(1)本⾝⽤作⽐较级:把m o re看成ma ny或muc h的⽐较级,后接名词,表⽰“⽐…更(1)本⾝⽤作⽐较级:把mo
多”。如:
Statistics show that there are more boys than girls at school.
统计数字表明学校的男⽣⽐⼥⽣多。
(2) 后接多⾳节形容词和副词:m o re后接多⾳节形容词或副词,前后是两个或两类⼈或物进
r e后接多⾳节形容词或副词,前后是两个或两类⼈或物进⾏⽐较时,表⽰“⽐……更”。如:
Airports were more cloly watched than anyplace el.
飞机场⽐任何其他地⽅看守得更严密。
All human beings are much more intelligent than animals.
所有⼈类的智⼒都⽐动物⾼得多。
(3)对同⼀对象的两个⽅⾯进⾏⽐较:若是对同⼀个⼈或物在不同⽅⾯进⾏取舍时,意为“与其说……倒不如……”,此时,不论形容词或副词是单⾳节、双⾳节还是多⾳节,⼀律⽤
m o re…tha n…。如:
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He is more hungry than tired.办公自动化培训
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与其说他累了,倒不如说他饿了。
I was more annoyed than worried.
我与其说是着急,不如说是⽣⽓。
12. ⼏个有⽤的习语
(1) mo re o r less:其意为“⼏乎,差不多”“⼤约,或多或少”。如:
The work is more or less finished.
⼯作基本上完成了。
The answers were more or less right.
回答基本上是正确的。
It’s an hour’s journey, more or less.
⼤约有⼀个钟头的路程。
(2) so o ner o r la ter:其意为“迟早,早晚,总有⼀天”。如: