二、表示“幾倍于”的比較級(jí):用twice (兩倍),four times (四倍),ten times (十倍)加上as … as 結(jié)構(gòu)
This one is four times as big as that one. 這個(gè)是那個(gè)的四倍大。(這個(gè)比那個(gè)大三倍。) Our campus is three times as large as yours. 我們的校園比你們的大兩倍。
He has books twice as many as she does. 他的書比她多一倍。
三、“the same +名詞+as”表示同等比較
四、比較級(jí)前可用a little, a bit, slightly, a great deal, a lot,many, much等詞語(yǔ)表示不定量,far, completely,still表示程度或更進(jìn)一步
五、與比較級(jí)有關(guān)的特殊詞用法
1. no more than …表示“只不過”,“并不比…”(等于not any more than)
Man cannot live without food any more than plants can grow without sunshine.
人沒有食物不能生存,植物沒有陽(yáng)光也不能生長(zhǎng)。
There is no difficulty with this task any more than with that one.
這項(xiàng)任務(wù)沒有困難,那項(xiàng)任務(wù)也沒有困難。
2. no less than 表示“不亞于”
There are no less than five hundred people present at the New Year party.
出席新年晚會(huì)的有五百人之多。(出席的人較多)
3. not less than 表示“不少于”
There are not less than five hundred people present at the New Year party.
出席新年晚會(huì)的只有五百人。(出席的人較不多)
4. more often than not 表示“多數(shù)情況下”
On Friday mornings, he comes late more often than not.
多數(shù)情況下,他星期五來得晚。
5. all the more 因而更加
We really admired him all the more for his frankness. 我們更加欽佩他的坦率。
6. (be) better off 較富裕,環(huán)境較好
This one is four times as big as that one. 這個(gè)是那個(gè)的四倍大。(這個(gè)比那個(gè)大三倍。) Our campus is three times as large as yours. 我們的校園比你們的大兩倍。
He has books twice as many as she does. 他的書比她多一倍。
三、“the same +名詞+as”表示同等比較
四、比較級(jí)前可用a little, a bit, slightly, a great deal, a lot,many, much等詞語(yǔ)表示不定量,far, completely,still表示程度或更進(jìn)一步
五、與比較級(jí)有關(guān)的特殊詞用法
1. no more than …表示“只不過”,“并不比…”(等于not any more than)
Man cannot live without food any more than plants can grow without sunshine.
人沒有食物不能生存,植物沒有陽(yáng)光也不能生長(zhǎng)。
There is no difficulty with this task any more than with that one.
這項(xiàng)任務(wù)沒有困難,那項(xiàng)任務(wù)也沒有困難。
2. no less than 表示“不亞于”
There are no less than five hundred people present at the New Year party.
出席新年晚會(huì)的有五百人之多。(出席的人較多)
3. not less than 表示“不少于”
There are not less than five hundred people present at the New Year party.
出席新年晚會(huì)的只有五百人。(出席的人較不多)
4. more often than not 表示“多數(shù)情況下”
On Friday mornings, he comes late more often than not.
多數(shù)情況下,他星期五來得晚。
5. all the more 因而更加
We really admired him all the more for his frankness. 我們更加欽佩他的坦率。
6. (be) better off 較富裕,環(huán)境較好