二、用形容词和副词表示比较级和最高级的几个重要句型
1."比较级+than"意为"比......更......"。
That's easier said than done.说比做容易。
2."...as+原级+as..."意为"和......一样......"。
The building is as high as the tower.
这幢建筑和那座塔一样高。
3."...not as(so)+原级+as..."意为"不及......"。
My dictionary is not as(so) useful as yours.
我的字典不如你的有用。
4."more...than..."意为"与其说......不如说......"。
She is more wise than diligent.
与其说她勤勉不如说她聪明。
5.no more...than表示"和......一样不......";而not more...than则表示"不如......",相当于"not so...as"。
He is feeling no better than yesterday.
他觉得不比昨天好多少。
She is not more generous than her younger sister.
她不如她妹妹慷慨大方。
6."比较级+and+比较级"意为"越来越......"。
In the future,there will be less and less oil,gas and coal left.将来,石油、天然气和煤会越来越少。
Our school is becoming more and more beautiful.
我们的学校正变得越来越美丽。
7."the+比较级...,the+比较级..."意为"越......,越......"。
The more,the better.越多越好。
The more we have,the more we want.人欲无穷。
8."否定词+比较级"表示最高级含义。
He has never spent a more worrying day.
他度过了最忧虑的一天。
There is no greater love than that of a man who lays down his life for his friends.
为朋友而放弃生命的人的爱是最伟大的爱。
三、比较级的修饰语
在英语中,我们经常可以用一些词或短语来修饰形容词或副词的比较级。这些修饰语通常置于比较级的前面,说明比较级的程度。常见的几种形式如下:
1.比较级的修饰语通常为副词或短语,置于比较级前面,说明比较级的程度。常用