1. as…as 結(jié)構(gòu)。該結(jié)構(gòu)的意思是“與…一樣”,其間應(yīng)接形容詞原級(jí),不能用比較級(jí)或最高級(jí)。如:
He is as tall as his father.
他與他父親一樣高。
He is as busy as before.
他還是像以前那樣忙。
在否定句中第一個(gè)as也可換成 so,其意為“不如”:
He is not as [so] tall as his father.
他不如他父親高。
He is not as [so] busy as before.
他不像以前那樣忙。
2. more and more與 the more…, the more…:前者表示“越來越……”,后者表示“越……,越……”。如:
Our country is getting more and more powerful.
我們國家越來越強(qiáng)大。
The more we get together, the happier we will be.
人聚得越多,我們?cè)娇旎睢?/p>
3. more than 與less than:前者“(指數(shù)量)多于”、“不只是”、“非?!钡龋笳弑硎尽吧儆凇?、“比……少”。如:
Ive known him for more than 10 years.
我已認(rèn)識(shí)他10多年了。
He is more than a father to her.
他待她勝過父親。
She was more than kind to us.
她對(duì)我們很友好。
It cost me less than 10 pounds.
我買它沒要上10英鎊。
She eats less than she should.
她吃得比她應(yīng)該吃的少。
4. more …than 與 less…than:前者表示“比……多,比……更”,后者表示“比……少,不如……”。如:
He has more books than me.
他的書比我多。
He is more careful than the others.
他比其他人更仔細(xì)。
I got less money than the others did.
我比別人得到的錢少。
注:兩者均可表示“與其……不如”,但詞序不同。如:
He is less a teacher than an expert. / He is more an expert than a teacher. / He is not so much a teacher as an expert. 與其說他是老師,不如說他是專家。
5. “no+比較級(jí)+than”結(jié)構(gòu):這類結(jié)構(gòu)的實(shí)際意思是對(duì)待比較的兩個(gè)對(duì)象進(jìn)行否定,相當(dāng)于該原級(jí)形容詞或副詞使用as…as結(jié)構(gòu)的意思。如no better than = as bad as,意為“與……一樣不好”,no faster than = as slow as,意為“與……一樣不快”,no taller than = as short as,意為“與……一樣不高”等。
6. no more than與not more than:兩者均可表示數(shù)量,前者表示“僅僅”、“只有”(= only),強(qiáng)調(diào)少;而后者表示“不多于”、“至多”(= at most)。如:
It is no more than five miles to the station.
去車站只有5英里。
It is not more than five miles to the station.
去車站最多5英里。