比较级与最高级

1、Lecture 15: Comparison and Comparative Construction n8. as + 形容词或副词原级形容词或副词原级 + asn1）在否定句或疑问句中可用so as。nHe cannot run so/as fast as you. n2）当as as 中间有名词时采用以下格式。nas +形容词+ a/an +单数名词+asnas + many/much +名词+asnThis is as good an example as the other is.nI can carry as much paper as you can.n3）用表示倍数的词或其他程

2、度副词做修饰语时，放在as的前面。nThis room is twice as big as that one.nYour room is the same size as mine. n4) 倍数+ as + adj. + as 倍数+ the+n. + ofnThis bridge is three times as long as that one.nThis bridge is three times the length of that one.nYour room is twice as large as mine.nYour room is twice the size of m

3、ine. n9 比较级形容词或副词比较级形容词或副词 + thann注意： n1）要避免重复使用比较级。n (错) He is more cleverer than his brother.n (对) He is more clever than his brother.n (对) He is clever than his brother. n2）要避免将主语含在比较对象中。n (错) China is larger that any country in Asia.n (对) China is larger than any other countries in Asia. n3）要注意对

4、应句型，遵循前后一致的原则。nThe population of Shanghai is larger than that of Beijing.nIt is easier to make a plan than to carry it out.n4）要注意冠词的使用，后有名词的时候，前面才有可能有名词。n比较：nWhich is large, Canada or Australia?nWhich is the larger country, Canada or Australia?nShe is taller than her two sisters.nShe is the taller o

5、f the two sisters. n10 可修饰比较级的词可修饰比较级的词n1）a bit, a little, rather, much, far, by far, many, a lot, lots, a great deal, any, still, even等n2）还可以用表示倍数的词或度量名词作修饰语。n3）以上词(除by far)外，必须置于比较级形容词或副词的前面。 n典型例题: n1）- Are you feeling _? - Yes，Im fine now. A. any wellB. any betterC. quite good D. quite bettern答案

6、：B. any 可修饰比较级，quite修饰原级，well的比较级为better. n2）The experiment was_ easier than we had expected. A.more B.much moreC.much D.more much n答案：C.much可修饰比较级，因此B，C都说得通，但easier本身已是比较级，不需more，因此C为正确答案。n3）If there were no examinations, we should have _ at school. A. the happiest timeB. a more happier time C. muc

7、h happiest time D.a much happier timen答案：D。 n11 many, old 和和 farn1) 如果后接名词时， much more +不可数名词 many more +可数名词复数 n2) old 有两种比较级和最高级形式: older/oldest 和elder/eldest。 elder，eldest 只用于兄弟姐妹的长幼关系。nMy elder brother is an engineer.nMary is the eldest of the three sisters.n3) far 有两种比较级，farther，further. 在英语中两者

8、都可指距离。在美语中，farther 表示距离，further表示进一步。nI have nothing further to say. n12 the + 最高级最高级 + 比较范围比较范围n1) The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world.n形容词最高级前通常必须用定冠词 the，副词最高级前可不用。n副词most前面没有the，不表示最高级的含义，只表示非常。nIt is a most important problem.n=It is a very important problem.n注意： 使用最高级要注意将主语包括在比较范围内。n

9、(错)Tom is the tallest of his three brothers.n (对)Tom is the tallest of the three brothers. n2) 下列词可修饰最高级，by far, far, much, mostly, almostnThis hat is nearly / almost the biggest.n注意：na. very可修饰最高级，但位置与much不同。nThis is the very best.nThis is much the best.nb. 序数词通常只修饰最高级。nAfrica is the second largest

10、 continent. n3) 句型转换：nMike is the most intelligent in his class.nMike is more intelligent than any other students in his class.n4) 否定词语+比较级，否定词语+ so as结构表示最高级含义。nNothing is so easy as this.n=Nothing is easier than this.n=This is the easiest thing. n13 和和more有关的词组有关的词组n1) the more the more越就越nThe har

11、der you work，the greater progress youll make.n2) more B than A 或less A than B 与其说A不如说B nHe is more lazy than slow at his work.n= He is less slow than lazy at his work.n3) no more than 与一样，不比多nThe officials could see no more than the Emperor.nno less than与一样nHe is no less diligent than you. n4) more

12、than不只是，非常nShe is more than kind to us all. n典型例题n1）The weather in China is different from_. A. in America B. one in America C. America D. that in America n答案：D. 本题意为中国的天气比美国热。比较的是天气而不是国家，C不能选。A没有名词，后句成分不全，排除。B和D中，B中的one常用来代替可数名词，而that可车以代替不可数或抽象名词，所以选D。n2）After the new technique was introduced，the factory produced _ tractors in 1988 as the year before. A. as twice manyB. as many twice C. twice as manyD. twice many as n答案C. 此句意为这个厂1988能生产的拖拉机是往年的两倍。 表示倍数用倍数+ as + 形容词原形+ as +比较对象的句型。所以此句答案为C。nThis ruler is three times as long as that one. TEM4-00HomeworknExercise 25A