英语语法:使用比较等级的五点注意
英语课
1. 使用比较等级的基本原则。不作比较用原级,两者比较用比较级,多者比较用最高级:
Who runs faster, you or Tom? 你和汤姆谁跑得快一点?
He eats more quickly than I do. 他比我吃得快。
He sings the best in the class. 他是这个班唱得最好的。
比较以下句子:
He walks very fast. 他走路很快。(尽管“很快”,但没有比较,故用原级)
He walks very slow, but still faster than you. 尽管他走得很慢,但比你快。
Though 2 they walk very slow, Jim walks the fastest of all of them. 虽然他们都走得很慢,但吉姆是他们当中走得最快的。
2. 不能使用双重比较等级。即构成比较级时不能既加词尾-er,又在其前加more;构成最高级时不能既在词尾加-est,又在其前加most,如不能说more better, most earliest 等:
误:He speaks English more better than you.
正:He speaks English much better than you. 他说英语比你说得好多了。
误:He gets up more earlier than me. (from www.zkenglish.com)
正:He gets up much earlier than I do. 他起床比我早得多。
但是,“比较级+and+比较级”这样的结构却是经常可用的表达:
He played it better and better. 他弹得越来越好。
It rained more and more heavily 3. 雨下得越来越大。
3. 使用比较等级要合乎逻辑。请看两组正误句:
His watch goes faster than ______.
A. me
B. I
C. my
D. mine
答案应选D,而不是A或B,本句的意思是在比较两个人的表,一个走得快一个走得慢。从逻辑上说,应该是两个人的表进行比较,即将his watch与mine (=my watch)进行比较,而不能将his watch与me或I进行比较。
4. 副词最高级前是否用the。一般说来,副词最高级前的the可以用也可以省略:
Who did 4 it best? 谁做得最好?
They work (the) hardest. 他们工作最努力。
He swam the farthest 5? 他游得最远(from www.zkenglish.com)。
【注】当要对同一个人或事物在不同情况下进行对比时,副词最高级前也不能加the:
He sings best when he is with his girlfriend 6. 他与他的女朋友在一起时唱得最好。
She works 7 hardest when she’s doing something for her family. 她为自己家干活时最卖力。
比较:Of all the workers, he works (the) hardest. 在所有工人中,他干活最卖力。
5. as 1…as 结构。该结构的基本意思是“与…一样”,其中接副词原级,不能接比较级或最高级:
He comes to school as early as me. 他与我来校一样早。
He swims as fast as the others 8. 他游泳与其他人一样快。
【注】在否定句中,第一个 as 也可换成 so:
He doesn’t study as [so] hard as his brother. 他学习不如他弟弟努力。
有时该结构根据情况可受 (not) nearly 9, almost 10, just, not quite, half, twice 11, three times等词语的修饰,但是注意这些修饰语必须置于第一个as之前,而不能置于其后:
正:I don’t speak half as well as you. 我讲得不如你一半好。
误:I don’t speak as half well as you. / I don’t speak as well half as you.
conj.按照;如同
- He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
- In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里,这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。
conj.虽然,尽管;即使;可是,不过,然而;adv.可是,不过,然而
- It's quite pleasant today,though the wind is rather cool.尽管风有点凉,今天天气还是很不错的。
- I will have a try even though I should fail.哪怕失败,我也要试一下。
v.动词do的过去式
- How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球?
- Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢?
adj.最远的,最久的;adv.最远,(far的最高级)
- The town is five miles away at the farthest.那个镇至多不过五英里。
- Of all the students,I ran farthest.在所有学生中,我跑得最远。
n.女朋友;女伴侣
- My girlfriend is a teacher.我女朋友是个老师。
- I just broke up with my girlfriend.我刚和我的女朋友分手了。
n.作品,著作;工厂,活动部件,机件
- We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
- The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。
prep.(pl.)另外的人
- Learning from others is important.向别人学习很重要。
- She is always ready to help others.她总是乐于助人。
adv.将近,几乎,差不多
- I nearly missed the bus.我险些错过了公交车。
- It is nearly two years since I came here.我来这儿快两年了。
adv.几乎,差不多
- The band has been on the road for almost a month. 那支乐队进行巡回演出近一个月了。
- We stay in almost every night and watch television.我们几乎每个晚上都在家里看电视。