在写作过程中，我们经常要对人、物及观点、现象等进行比较和对比。所以掌握一些表示比较和对比的句型是很重要的。下面，笔者就此进行了一些归纳，希望能达到抛砖引玉的目的。

　　一、表示比较

　　当我们强调两个人、物或观点、现象的相同点时，常常使用下面的句型：

　　1.Both A and B

　　Both Mike and Jim have red hair.／Mike and Jim both have red hair.

　　Both men and women have complained about the advertisement.

　　2.Just as A,B...

　　Just as Mr.Smith,Mr.Jones is a good teacher.

　　3.Like A,B...

　　Like most people,I'd prefer to have enough money not to work.

　　4.A is as...as B

　　She'll soon be as tall as her mother.

　　5.also...

　　She's a photographer and also writes books.

　　I'm cold,and I'm also hungry and tired.

　　6.A...;similarly，B...

　　Cars must stop at red traffic lights;similarly,bicycles should stop too.

　　7.Neither A nor B

　　Neither my mother nor my father went to university.

　　8.likewise...

　　Just water these plants twice a week,and likewise the ones in the bedroom.

　　My friend ordered a lemonade，and I did likewise.

　　二、表示对比

　　当我们强调两个人、物或观点、现象的不同点时，经常使用下面的表达句式：

　　1.Unlike A,B...

　　Unlike you,I'm not a great dancer.

　　2.A is not as ...as B

　　He is not as smart as she.

　　3.A...,in contrast,B...

　　Their economy has expanded enormously,while ours,in contrast,has declined.

　　4.A...;however,B...

　　This is one possible solution to the problem；how-

　　ever,there are others.

　　5.A...,although B...

　　Although he is poor,he is well contended.

　　He decided to go,although I begged him not to.

　　6.A...,but B...

　　She is pretty,but her husband is ugly.

　　7.A...,whereas B...

　　He must be about sixty,whereas his wife looks about thirty.

　　You eat a massive plate of food for lunch,whereas I have just a sandwich.

　　8.A...;on the other hand,B...

　　He is an able man,but on the other hand he demands much of people.

　　(文/陈连丰;英语辅导报大学一年级版03~04学年第16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。)