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y 只不過 (言其少 ) (3)not more than= at most 不多于,至多 ( 指事實 ) (4)no less than= as much as 和 …… 一樣多 (5)no fewer than = as many as 和 …… 一樣多 (6)rather than“而非 , 不 ;寧愿 …… 也不 ” (would/had rather…than) (7)other than常譯為 “除 …… 之外 ;不同于 ”; 在否定結構中,形成 no/not/nothing other than 的結構搭配。 常譯為 “正是、恰好是,除了 …… 別無 ” 。 (8)more than a little “非常,很 ”。 (9)more often than not “經(jīng)常,在大多數(shù)情況下 ”。 1.要避免重復使用比較級。 He is more cleverer than his brother. ( ) He is more clever than his brother.( ) He is cleverer than his brother.( ) 正確使用形容詞和副詞 √ √ 2.要避免將主語含在比較對象中。 China is larger than any country in Asia. ( ) China is larger than any other country in Asia. ( ) 正確使用形容詞和副詞 √ 3.比較的對象要一致。 The weather in China is different from America. ( ) The weather in China is different from that in America. ( ) 正確使用形容詞和副詞 √ [解析 ] 句意:中國的天氣與美國的天氣 不同。比較的是天氣而不是國家,比較 的對象要一致,因此用 that代替前面的不 可數(shù)名詞 weather。 4.要避免表語形容詞用作定語,只有部分表語形容詞可作定語。 Entering the room, I saw an afraid girl crouching in the corner. ( ) Entering the room, I saw a frightened girl crouching in the corner. ( ) 正確使用形容詞和副詞 [解析 ] afraid是表語 形容詞,不能作定語,而 frightened是過去分詞轉化的普通形容詞,可以作 定語。 √ 5.不要把連接性副詞當連詞使用。 (1) He takes no interest in studies, instead, he plays tennis all day. ( ) ( 2) He takes no interest in studies. Instead, he plays tennis all day. ( ) ( 3) He takes no interest in studies and instead, he plays tennis all day. ( ) 正確使用形容詞和副詞 √ √ 用括號中所給詞的適當形式填空: 1. The bee is about 40 million years __________ (old) than previously found bees. 2. After we received the heart and the scalpel(), the teacher gave us __________ (far) instructions: “Ok, we are going to …”. 3. Anne Sullivan was the tutor and lifelong friend and assistant to Hellen Keller. She was the __________ (old)child of Thomas and Alice Sullivan. older further oldest 4. He tried to cover himself with a leaf, but it was of no use– the raindrops fell thicker and faster. And he grew much _________ (wet) with every minute. wetter 5. The man felt excited having the _________ (smart) parrot but he could not understand why the parrot would not say Catano. 6. And her condition has gone even _________ (bad) in recent months. smartest worse