形容词副词及其比较级和最高级(老师).doc

形容词副词及其比较级和最高级Since my childhood I have found that . (没有什么比读书对我更有吸引力) The more you explain, .(我愈糊涂)一、1.Science moves forword, they say, not so much through the insights of great men of genius as because of more ordinary things like improved techniques and tools.评析：此为1994年的考研翻译真题。本题考查的是not so much A as B这一比较句型。这里的平行结构是两个介词短语： through the insights of great men of genius和because of more ordinary things like improved techniques and tools，两者在此作状语，修饰谓语moves forword。译文：他们说，科学的发展与其说源于天才伟人的真知灼见，不如说源于改进了的技术和工具等更为普通的东西。2.The conveniences that American desire reflect not so much a leisurely lifestyle as a busy lifestyle in which even minutes of time are too valuable to be wasted.v 评析：此为1995年的考研真题。此处平行结构是两个名词短语： a leisurely lifestyle 和a busy lifestyle，两者都作reflect的宾语。 v 译文：美国人所渴望的种种便利设施，与其说是反映了一种休闲的生活方式，倒不如说是反映了一种忙碌的生活方式，正因为忙碌，所以每分钟都很宝贵而不容浪费。3. The great use of a school education is not so much to teach you things as to teach you the art of learning.v 评析：这里被比较的是两个不定式： to teach you things 和to teach you the art of learning.v 译文：学校教育的伟大作用不在于教会你多少东西，而在于教会你学习的技巧。4. The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving.v 人生的意义不在于你目前身在何处，而在于你心向何方。5. He does not respect learning and prefers“sport”.The problem set for society is not the virtue of the type so much as its adequacy for its function.v 他不重视学习，只喜欢“消遣”。社会要回答的问题并不是这类人物有无美德，而是他是否胜任其职务二、6.The heart is _ intelligent than the stomach, for they are both controlled by the brain. A not so B not much C much more D no more 三、7.Just as the soil is a part of the earth, _ the atmosphere. A as it is B the same is C so is D and so is v Just as virtue is its own reward, so is vice its own punishment.v 评析：后半句采取了倒装结构，so is vice,正常语序为so vice is its own punishment.v 译文：善有善报，恶有恶报。 v 这句话的意思类似于汉语中的“善有善报，恶有恶报”。该句来自葛拉西安智慧书中的一篇短文：Lead a good life.Two things bring life speedily to an end: folly and immorality. Some lose their life because they have not the intelligence to keep it,others because they have not the will. Just as virtue is its own reward, so is vice its own punishment.A virtuous life never dies. The firmness of the soul is communicated to the body, and a good life is not only long but also full.v 译文：珍惜生命吧。让生命加速终结的原因有二：愚蠢和无德。有人因为无智而毙；有人因为放纵而亡。善有善报，恶有恶报。有德行的生命不会消亡。灵魂的坚韧使其躯体亦坚强，因而这样美好的人生会长久而富足。v Just 也可以省去，比如，v As you sow, so will you reap/so you will reap.v 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。v As land is improved by sowing it with various seeds, so is the mind by exercising it with different studies.v 土壤因播种不同的种子而改良，智力用各科的学习来提高。四、It is even more a picture than a poem .v 这与其说是一首诗，倒不如说是一幅画。v It is less a picture than a poem.v 这与其说是幅画，倒不如说是首诗。五、 We will be more than happy(=very happy) to help you.v 我们会很高兴帮助你。v The children were less than happy about having a party.v 孩子们对举行聚会并不那么开心。v He is no more than a child.v 他不过是个孩子。v He was regarded as nothing more than (=only) an amateur.v 他仅仅被看作业余爱好者。 v 六、_ all visible lights, red light has the longest and violet the shortest wavelength. v A Among B Of C For D To v 七、不用比较级和最高级的形容词v 表示颜色的有：white, blackv 表示形态的有：round, square, oval, circular, triangular(三角形)，levelv 表示性质和特征的有：atomic, economic, scientific, sonic, golden, silvery, woolen, earthen, silent, full, empty, sure, dead, deaf, blind, lame, rainy v 注意：不用比较级和最高级的形容词v 表示颜色的有：white, blackv 表示形态的有：round, square, oval, circular, triangular(三角形)，levelv 表示性质和特征的有：atomic, economic, scientific, sonic, golden, silvery, woolen, earthen, silent, full, empty, sure, dead, deaf, blind, lame, rainy v 表示状态作表语的有：afraid, asleep, alive, ashamed, alone, aware, alike v 表示时间、空间和方位的有：daily, weekly, monthly, annual, present, front, back, forward, backward, east, west, south, north, left, right, final v 表示极限、主次、等级的有：maximum, minimum, utmost, main, major, chief ，minor, superior, inferior, senior, junior, super, favorite v 含有绝对概念的有：absolute, entire, whole, total, perfect, excellent, thorough, complete. It is better to die ones feet than _ . A living on ones knees B live on ones knees C on ones knees D to live on ones knees We are taught that a business letter should be written in a formal style_ in a personal style. A rather than B other than C better than D less than v For the new country to survive,_ for its people to enjoy prosperity, new economic p