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n the family.He was the elder of the two sons.四、使用比較等級應(yīng)注意的幾點1.不作比較用原級,兩者比較用比較級,多者比較用最高級:He is very tall.(盡管“很高”,但沒有比較,故用原級)He is very short, but taller than me.Among the three short girls, Mary is the tallest.注:在非正式場合,有時也可用最高級來代替比較級用于兩者的比較(但也有人反對這樣做):Which is the best? The red one or the green one?不能使用雙重比較等級。等。我越來越胖了。我們越走越慢了。使用比較等級要注意合乎邏輯。我的電腦比她的貴。與作比較,而不是my puter比較。(2)誤:The population of Shanghai is larger than that of any city in China.正:The population of Shanghai is larger than that of any other city in China.析:從邏輯上說,Shanghai在China范圍內(nèi),或者說Shanghai也是China范圍內(nèi)的一個城市,若不用other,則句意為“上海的人口比中國任何城市的人口都多”,4.茶和咖啡,她比我年紀小。比較級前冠詞使用規(guī)律。當比較級后接名詞時,比較級前可能用冠詞,此時的冠詞不是修飾比較級,而是修飾其后的名詞:Which is the larger country,or中國和澳大利亞,哪個國家更大?(2)在兩本詞典中,這本更有用?,旣愂沁@兩個人當中較美麗的。在比較級前用the表示程度(通常有表示原因、理由或條件的短語或從句):I feel the better for my walk.I love him all the more for [because of] his faults.(4)越快越好。事情越是危險我越喜歡。當by far用于修飾比較級且置于其前時,比較級前要用the:He’s by far the cleverer student.It’s by far the quicker to go by train.注:by far若用于比較級后,則通常不用the:It’s quicker by far to go by train.6.在形容詞最高級前通常有the:This is the best room in the hotel.He is the busiest man in the office.(2)這本詞典最好。這些男孩子當中哪個力氣最大?但是,當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:This dictionary is the best I could find.He was the quickest of all the students.(3)蔬菜新鮮時最好吃。他星期天最忙。在所有人當中他最忙。在副詞最高級前可用the,也可省略:Among them, he studies (the) hardest.(5)她為自己家干活時最賣力。在所有工人中,他干活最賣力。than后的省略。若than而不能說He is much taller than I am tall.比較:He swims faster than I run.He swims faster than他游泳比我(游泳)快。有時用于類似以下這樣的省略句:Don’t eat more than is good for you.More food is wasted than is eaten in this canteen.Some of the stories were really more than could be believed.More people own houses these days than used to years ago.為了便于理解,可以認為這類省略句的than后省略了what(但實際上這個what通常不宜補上,除非在英國某些方言里),但也有人認為在一些類似情況下than有點像關(guān)系代詞,引導一個類似于定語從句的句子(但又不完全像定語從句,因為有時其前沒有先行詞),這類省略句通常不能補上所缺的主語或賓語(因為than就充當了主語和賓語)。他比所預料的早回三天。比較級和最高級的常見修飾語(1)等:This is very much better.Japanese is much [far] more difficult than English.He knew a great deal more than I did.He works hard, but she works still harder [harder still].(2)(by) far, much, nearly, almost, not quite, by no means, very, second, next他比我仔細得多。這是很久以來最最好的消息。這是最最重要的。我想這是最最好的詞典。China.Of the three boys Jim is by no means the cleverest.注:very不能修飾比較級,卻可修飾最高級,但它與一般的修飾最高的副詞有所不同,即它要放在最高級前定冠詞之后,而不是之前(另外,second, third, next等也要入在定冠詞之后)。as…as其基本意思為“與……一樣”,其中的第