比较级的特殊用法

1、比较级的特殊用法The Special Cases of the Adjectives Comparative Degrees1. 形容词的比较级前可加数量词。 nCotton output was 2 percent higher than in the previous year. 棉花产量比上一年高了2%。 2. 通常情况下,形容词或副词的比较级前面都不加the,但若对两者进行比较,句中又无than出现,则常用the+比较级+of+比较范围结构。 nHis brother is the taller of the two boys. 他的弟弟是两个孩子中较高的那一个。 3. 使用比较级时

2、要特别注意以下几点。 nMary is more beautiful than any girl in the class. nThis book is the same like that one. 4.more than有时不表示比较关系,而表示不只是,极其等含义。 nThey were more than glad to help.nHe is more brave than wise. n与其说他是画家,倒不如说是诗人。 5.no more.than.=not.any more than.意为与同样不是,与一样不。 nHe is no wiser than me. n我和她一样不满意。

3、 6.not more.than意为没有那样。 nShe was not more pleased than I was. 6.better.than.引导祈使句,意思是宁愿也不。 nBetter die standing than live kneeling. 宁愿站着死,不愿跪着生。 nBetter an empty purse than an empty head. 宁可钱袋瘪,不要头脑空。 summarynno more than .表示只不过，并不比.(等于not any more than) nDuring observations made over a fiftyyear pe

4、riod， the power output of the Sun has _ than a few tenths of one percent. A varied by no more B varied no more by C not varied more by D more varied by not no less than 表示不亚于 nThere are no less than five hundred people present at the New Year party. 出席新年晚会的有五百人之多。(出席的人较多) not less than 表示不少于 nThere

5、are not less than five hundred people present at the New Year party. 出席新年晚会的只有五百人。(出席的人较不多) more often than not 表示多数情况下 nOn Friday mornings, he comes late more often than not.多数情况下，他星期五来得晚。all the more 因而更加 nWe really admired him all the more for his frankness. 我们更加钦佩他的坦率。 (be) better off 较富裕，环境较好 n

6、Few of the people who live on the cooperatives _ than they were as laborers. A is well off financialB financially well offC are better off finanicallyD financial better offless than 不到 nThe first steam locomotive could have a top speed of only thirteen mph(miles per hour) and the great sailing ships

7、 of the time labored along at less than half that speed.第一列蒸汽火车最快每小时只有13英里，那时的大船还不到这个速度的一半。little more than 差不多 nThe grain in their barn is little more than that of ours. 他们仓的粮食跟我们仓的粮食差不多。more than 超过，不止 nI have waited for your for more than two hours. 我等了你两个多小时。 more or less 大体上，或多或少nThe work is mo

8、re or less finished. 工作大体算完成了。Most of them came here to near money, more or less Mr.Wang worked for his cause.他们大都来挣钱的，但王先生有点像为事业而工作。other than除了 nThey imposed no preconditions other than that the meeting should be held in their capital. 除了会议要在他们的首都开之外，他们没有提出任何先决条件。n rather than 而不是，与其.宁愿(rather tha

9、n表示与其.宁愿时，如果位于句首引导句子，有虚拟的成分，相当于. would rathe than，所以rather than后面跟动词原形) nRead what interests you; read what you have time for magazines and newspapers rather than novels. 读你感兴趣的东西，读你有时间读的东西，如杂志和报纸而不是小说。Rather than allow the potatoes to go bad, she sold them at half price. 她以半价把土豆给卖了，而没有让它们烂掉。Rather

10、than cause trouble, he left. 为了不惹事，他还是走了。 nHe came all the way to China for promoting friendship _ for making money. A other thanB better than C more than D rather thannHe preferred to write the letter by hand _ . A to typing itB than type itC to type itD rather than type itso much the better 就更好了 nIf she will help us, so much the better. 如果他能帮我们，那就更好了。so much the worse 就更