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英语知识运用:常见形容词句型及其用法
http://www.sina.com.cn 2004/01/18 16:23  英语辅导报

  1.as+形容词原级+as与not+so /+as形容词原级+as这两个句型都可以被副词quite修饰。前者表示"和……一样",是等量比较,后者表示"不及……",为不等量比较。两个as中间通常为表示数量、程度、性质的词,如many,much,little,few,good,tall等。如:

  This dress is twice as expensive as that one.这件外衣比那件外衣贵一倍。

  Jack is not as /so tall as Mike.杰克没有迈克那么高。

  注1:as long as和as far as除了表示"和……一样长"、"直到……那么远"以外,还分别表示"只要,如果"(so long as)和"据……,就……"(so far as),用来引导条件状语从句;as good as除了表示"和……一样好"以外,还表示"几乎,差不多",相当于almost。如:

  Neither I nor any of the sailors will leave the ship so long as it remains above the surface of the sea.只要船还在海面上,我或任何水手都不会弃船而去。

  So far as I know,it's free.据我所知,(那个博物馆)是不收门票的。

  This car is as good as new.这辆小车差不多像新的一样。

  注2:as...as与表示数量、重量、时间、价格、距离等表示计量单位的名词连用时,往往不表示比较,而是构成一个形容词词组,意为"重达……,多达……,高达……,深达……"等。如:

  On Sports Day,during the relay race,you will use,as much as 650calories an hour.开运动会的时候,在接力赛跑中,你消耗的热量最多,多达每小时650卡。

  The hole is as deep as 10meters.这坑深达10米。

  This kind of whale can weigh as much as60tons.这种鲸可能重达60吨。

  2."形容词比较级+than",用于两者之间的比较,意为"比……更"。m ore than常有"不仅仅,超过"等意思,其反义词组有less than,worse than等。如:

  She plays better than(she did)last year.她比去年弹得好。

  Hibernation is more than sleep.冬眠不仅仅是睡眠。

  3."形容词比较级+and+形容词比较级"表示逐渐增加或减少。如:

  Our country is getting stronger and stronger.我们的祖国越来越强大。

  As time goes by,he knows more and more.随着时间的推移,他懂得越来越多。

  As I spoke to him,he became less and less angry.我跟他说着话,他越来越不生气了。

  4."too+形容词+to do"具有否定意义,表示"太……以致不能/不会"。如:

  He is too young to dress himself.他还小,还不能自己穿衣服。

  The man is too selfish to help.这人太自私了,不会帮助别人。

  注:too前面有only,all,not,but,never,simply,just,only等词,或too后有eager,anxious,pleased,kind,willing,ready,glad,quick等词时,too意为"very,extremely","too...to"表示肯定意义。如:

  She is only too glad to help others.她非常乐意帮助别人。

  5."not so much A as B"和"more A than B"。两者均为部分否定,意为"与其说……,不如说……",但二者所强调的对象不同。前者强调B,而后者强调A。试比较:

  James is not so much a writer as a reporter.与其说James是作家,不如说是记者。

  James is more a writer than a reporter.与其说James是记者,不如说是作家。

  6."the+形容词比较级,the+形容词比较级"表示一方程度随另一方程度的变化而变化。如:

  In recent years travel companies have succeeded in selling us the idea that the further we go,____.(上海高考2001)

  A.our holiday will be better

  B.our holiday will be the better

  C.the better our holiday will be

  D.the better will our holiday be(Key:C)

  7."It is+形容词+of sb.to do sth.."和"It is+形容词+for sb.to do sth.."这两个句型使用频率都很高。前者表示说话人对客观事物的高兴、惊讶、遗憾、难过等情绪,表现的是人的性格、品质或特征,经常可以转换成:①How+形容词+it is+of sb.to do sth.!②How+形容词+of sb.to do sth.!③Sb.+is+形容词+to do sth..或④That is+形容词+of sb.to do sth.等;后者表示说话人对客观事件的决断性,根据具体情况可以转换成:①To do sth.is+形容词;②It is+形容词+that从句。如:

  It is possible to work out whether you will save or lose money by increasing the temperatureby1℃.(利用计算机)能够计算出温室里的温度升高一度会使你赚钱还是赔钱。

  Is it necessary to complete the design before National Day?在国庆节前完成这一设计有必要吗?

  It is stupid of him to refuse the invitation.他拒绝了邀请,真是件错事。

  上一句可转换成:How stupid it is of him to refuse the invitation!

  或How stupid of him to refuse the invitation!

  或He is stupid to refuse the invitation.

  It is better for you to live alone for sometime.你单独住一段时间更好。

  上一句可转换成:To live alone for sometime is better.

  或It is better that you live alone for sometime.

  8."no more+形容词+than"和"not more+形容词+than"。前者含否定意义,表示"(两者)都不……";后者表示程度上的差异,但有肯定意义,意为"前者不如后者"(但二者都……)。试比较:

  This book is no more expensive than that one.这本书跟那本书都不贵。

  This book is not more expensive than that one.这本书没有那本书贵。(隐含意思是两本书都贵)

  9."not /no /nothing /never...+形容词比较级"表示最高级含义,表示"最……不过"。如:

  The situation couldn't be worse.(=The situation is the worst.)形势再糟糕不过了。

  There's nothing better.最好不过了。

  You could give her no greater pleasure.你使她再满意不过了。

  10."senior to"和"junior to"分别表示"年长于","年幼于",to不能换成than。类似的还有superior(优于)和inferior(劣于)。如:

  He is obviously senior /junior to me.他明显比我大(小)。

  The function of this machine is superior /inferior to that of the other.这台机器的性能优/劣于那台机器。

  (文/四川汶川赵武;英语通高三版2003学年第10期;版权归英语辅导报社所有,独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育,未经许可,不得以任何形式进行转载。)




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