【正文】 l be cheaper, but not as good.他演奏的水平不及他姐姐的一半。We’ve got food for as many people as want it.我不像原來想像的有那么多錢。也可換成如：I’ve never seen a nicer bird than this one.=This bird is the nicest bird I’ve ever seen. 這是我所見過的最好的鳥。如：Your English is getting better and better. 你的英語越來越好了。注：若指兩倍，以上各句型中的“數(shù)字+times”則應(yīng)換成twice。用“數(shù)字 + times + as + 原級 + as +比較對象”來表示。她與我一樣高。用“比較級 + than + any of the + 名詞復(fù)數(shù)”來表示。用“比較級 + than + the other + 名詞復(fù)數(shù)”來表示。如：He is older than any of the other boys in his class. 他比他班上任何同學(xué)年紀(jì)都大。如：I like you better than he (likes you). 我比他更喜歡你。形容詞和副詞比較級的常用句型及應(yīng)用I like you better than (he likes) him. 我喜歡你勝過喜歡他。(3)如：He is cleverer than the other students in his class. 他比班上其他學(xué)生聰明。如：He is richer than any of the people here. 他比這兒的任何人都有錢。He gets up as early as his parents. 他起床與他父母起得一樣早。如：Their house is about three times as big as ours. 他們的房子大約有我們房子三倍大。如：This room is twice the length of the other, but much narrower. 這個房間的長度是那個房間的兩倍, 但窄得多。It’s being more and more difficult to find a job. 找工作越來越困難了。How beautifully she sings! I have never heard a better voice. 她唱得多好啊！我從來沒有聽過這么動聽的聲音。so：He doesn’t study as [so] hard as his brother.其間接形容詞時，有時該形容詞還可修飾另一名詞，但這個名詞應(yīng)帶有不定冠詞(注意詞序)：She is as good a cook as her mother.我們的食物，無論多少人吃都夠了。This dress is twice as expensive as that.那家商店的收音機(jī)會便宜些，但質(zhì)量沒那么好。如：She’s a good deal better today. 她今天好多了。4.This is much the most difficult. 這是最最難。單音節(jié)以及少數(shù)雙音節(jié)形容詞或副詞大致按以下規(guī)律變化：(1)如：large—larger—largestfree—freer—freest2.這份家庭作業(yè)還算可以，其實(shí)你可以做得更好。老板表揚(yáng)了那些工作最努力的人。如：He’s got more money than the rest of us (put) together.兩個可能性中，后者比前者更可能。用于“the+比較級，the+比較級”，表示“越……越……”。當(dāng)by far用于修飾比較級且置于其前時，比較級前要用the。在形容詞最高級前通常用the。這些男孩子當(dāng)中哪個力氣最大？但是，當(dāng)處于表語位置的最高級帶有比較范圍或帶有限定性修飾語時，其前的the通常不能省去。我在牙醫(yī)那里受了大罪。Vegetables are best when they are fresh.如：He works hardest when he’s doing something for his family.通常認(rèn)為在正式文體中多用主格，在口語或非正式文體中多用賓語。Her sister swims faster than she does.二、后接動詞用不定式還是動名詞1.2.我們開車可能會比你們快。The pain was almost more than he could bear.他們一起干比他們單干效果要好。If we tell him about it, it may do more harm than good.若意思明確，有時可省略than結(jié)構(gòu)。九、than any other后接名詞用單數(shù)還是復(fù)數(shù)than any other后接名詞時通常用單數(shù)形式，很少用復(fù)數(shù)。他窮如乞丐。2. no less than, no less...than我們在一次比賽中就贏了500英鎊。A dolphin is no less a clever animal than a dog is.3. no more than, no more…than與not more than(1) no more than表示“僅僅”“只有”“只不過”，強(qiáng)調(diào)程度低或數(shù)量少。他最多只有3件襯衫(含有或許還不到3件之意)。farther, further 與 farthest, furthest(1)(3)I’m two years older than he. 我比他大兩歲。older, oldest 表示長幼關(guān)系。如：Jim is my eldest. 吉姆是我最大的孩子。He was the elder of the two sons. 他是兩個兒子中較大的。如：one’s elder son2.如：His support furthered my career. 他的支持促進(jìn)了我的事業(yè)。如：I can throw much farther [further] than you. 我可以比你扔得更遠(yuǎn)。表示對兩者都否定,他只不過是個普通的英文老師。(3) not less thannot less than(1) no less than這個與那個一樣不好。他比班上的其他任何學(xué)生都游得快。他很好，比以往任何時候都好。通常用于兩個不同的人或物在同一方面進(jìn)行比較，但有時指的可能是同一個人或物在兩個不同的方面進(jìn)行比較，此時只用于more…than…結(jié)構(gòu)，而不能用引導(dǎo)的條件狀語從句。She’s not a very good manager she always spends more money than she earns.四