【正文】 no fitter for the job than a school boy is. Jack is no cleverer than Tim is. This film is no more instructive than that one is. 12). A is larger than B by… I’m older than you by 10 years. I’ve stayed here longer than you have by 12 years. 13). A is the same + n. as B This room is the same size as that one. This builging is the same height as that one. This river is the same width/breadth as that one. this girl is the same age as that girl. 5 14). A is best in…time/ condition (最高級前不用 the 情況 ) Beijing is best/ most beautiful in Autumn. The moon is roundest on Aug. 15 every year. 15)． more than, other than, rather than, no other than/ none other than… I’m more than happy to see you. The whole class, other than Tom, will attend the lecture. It was Martin, rather than Brith, who brke the window. The er was no/ none other than the headmaster himself. 16). Of the two… A is the better/ the more…. Of the two girls Mary is the healthier. Of the two students Jane is the more patient. Mary is the most perseverant of/ among all the students in her class. 17). that, those 在比較級中的指代作用 （比較要同類） Your attitude is not that of a rade. The taperecorder on your desk is more expensive than that/the one on my desk. The lights in our classroom are brighter than those/ the ones in theirs. 18). Just as… so… 。 4） 修飾比較級的程度副詞（短語） ： much, even, still, far, slightly, 3 percent, twothirds, a lot, a little, a great dea l…+ 比較級 by far, much, very 的用法 This book is far easier to read than that one. Your suggestion is much more valuable than mine. He feels a little more tired than he did yesterday. He is by far the tallest in his class./ He is taller than anyone else by far in his class. This is the very best offer that she can give us./ This is much the best offer that she can 4 give us 5)． 漸進(jìn)比較） : be getting + er / more and more+ adj./adv 原級 It’s getting hotter and hotter. She is getting more and more sensible. 6)． 平行比較－正比 : the more+ adj./adv 原級 …, the more + adj./adv 原級 反比 : the more…, the less… The more you read, the more you will understand. The cleverer he got, the greedier he was。 3) 最高級 : est (of? )。 more ? than。 This road is the same width as that one. = This road is as wide as that one. 這條路和那條一樣寬。 not so / as ? as。 The idle are forced to work. 懶漢被迫干活。 上面兩句中， regular 和 hungry 分別作方式狀語和時(shí)間狀語，這種無動(dòng)詞結(jié)構(gòu)相當(dāng)于省略形式的狀語從句： When （ they are） contented, and occasionally when （ they are） hungry? 4) 形容詞與定冠詞連用作主語或賓語 形容詞前加定冠詞 the 可用來指某一類人或事物，作主語或賓語。 3) 形容詞 (短語 )作狀語 She pays her rent regular. 她定期付租金。 People find it difficult to learn Greek. b. 當(dāng)賓語帶有較長的后置定語時(shí)，作賓語補(bǔ)足語的形容詞往往位于賓語之前： Xrays are able to pass through objects and thus make visible details that are otherwise impossible to observe. X 射線能穿透物體，從而使人能詳細(xì)地看到物體的內(nèi)部構(gòu) 3 造；假如沒有 X 射線的話，要做到這一點(diǎn)是不可能的。 2) 形容詞作賓語補(bǔ)足語時(shí) a. 形容詞作賓語補(bǔ)足語時(shí)，通常位于賓語之后 : Organic chemistry has made many products possible. 有機(jī)化學(xué)的出現(xiàn)使得好多產(chǎn)品成為可能。 A broken small old grey stone bridge came into sight. 一座破舊不堪的、古老的灰色小石橋映入眼簾。如：chickenhearted, honeymouthed, paperbacked, warmhearted 2 (2).形容詞的語法作用 1) 形容詞作定語 a. 形容詞作定語時(shí)的位置 例句 單個(gè)形容詞作定語時(shí)前置 No perpetual motion machine that has ever been tested has actually run or produced power for any significant period of time. As anic material decays slowly in peat, the remains of prehistoric animals are often found in the depths. 形容詞短語作定語時(shí)后置 In general, the simpler plants appeared on the Earth before those more plicated in structure. Richard Wright enjoyed success and influence unparalleled among Black American writers of his era. b. 形容詞作前置定語時(shí)的詞序 不同種類的形容詞用來修飾同一名詞時(shí)，其順序大致按以下規(guī)律排列： 名詞前的形容詞排序表 代名形容詞 數(shù)量形容詞 性狀形容詞 名詞 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 放在冠詞前的形容詞 冠詞 ,指示代詞，所有形容詞，不定形容詞 序數(shù) 基數(shù) 性質(zhì)狀態(tài) 大小 長短 形狀 新舊溫度 顏色 國籍 材料 被修飾 名詞 當(dāng)兩個(gè)或多個(gè)同一類別的形容詞同時(shí)作前置定語時(shí)，它們之間須用 and 或 but 連接，或者用逗號隔開，如： a handsome and daring man。b. The twins are so much alike that it is difficult to tell them apart. 這對雙胞胎非常相似，以至于很難將他們區(qū)分開來。 ) She is bound to win. (她一定會贏。 2) 某些表示健康狀況的形容詞，如： faint, fine, ill, poorly (身體不好的 ), unwell, well 等。這種形容詞只是不能作前置定語，僅作后置定語，相當(dāng)于定于從句中作表語。 1 一． 形容詞 和副詞 1． 形容詞 定義：修飾名詞，表示人或事物的屬性和特征的詞叫作形容詞。 (1) 形容詞的分類： 類別 說 明 實(shí) 例 描寫性形容詞 表示人或事物的性質(zhì)，描寫顏色、大小、質(zhì)量等 Strong,firm,white, cold, new, interesting, large,spacious 限制性形容詞 表示一事物或概念與另一事物或模仿在時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)等方面加以比較后所獲得的特征；對被修飾詞有限制作用 Daily, Asian, first, my, this, that, these, those, many, such, only, same,very,superior, inferior, senior, junior, 通常只能作表語的形容詞 描述主語的性質(zhì) 1) 以 a開頭的形容詞，如： afloat, afraid, akin, alert, alight, alike, alive, alone, aloof, ashamed, awake, aware 等。如rumor afloat(流言蜚語 )， the greatest man alive(當(dāng)今最偉大的人 )， the only person awake then （當(dāng)時(shí)唯一醒著的人）。不過，在美國英語中， well 也可以作定語，如： She is a well woman. (她是一個(gè)身體健康的婦女 )， an ill person (一個(gè)邪惡的人 ), a sick person(一個(gè)病人 ) 3) 某些必須后跟介詞短語或不定式作補(bǔ)語的形容詞，常見的 answerable, bound, inclined, indebted, liable, loath, opposed, prone, subject 等，如： The ship is bound for London. (這艘船駛往倫敦。 ) 例句： a. I’m not alone in thinking so. 不只是我一個(gè)人有這種想法。 只能作定語的形容詞 表示相對關(guān)系 former, latter, inner, outer, upper, elder 表示強(qiáng)調(diào)意義 mere, outright, utter, very 表示限制意義 Chief, join, only, principle, main, sole, solar, chemical, nuclear等 復(fù)合形容詞 “形容詞 +名詞+ed”形式的復(fù)合形容詞 這類形式的復(fù)合形容詞是以名詞為中心詞的復(fù)合形容詞的一種如：smoothskinned, warmblooded, shortsighted, goodtempered, tenderhearted, nobleminded 等 “名詞 +名詞 +ed”形式的復(fù)合形容詞 這類形式的復(fù)合形容詞是以名詞為中心詞的復(fù)合形容詞的另一種。 a tall, welldressed doctor。