BBC news 2010-10-22 加文本

1.The AU envoy called on the council to authorize a much larger African peacekeeping force in Somalia, up to 20,000 troops and nearly 2,000 police.

much larger,much修饰比较级

much修饰比较级

一、much修饰比较级

修饰比较是副词much的常见用法，“much + 比较级”的意思是“更……”“……得多”。如：

It’s much colder today than it was yesterday. 今天比昨天冷得多。

It was much worse than I thought. 它比我想像的还要糟得多。

We will be a much better football team next year. 明年我们将会成为一支更好的足球队。

二、much修饰最高级

much修饰最高级应置于最高级前的定冠词之前，而不是之后。“much + the + 最高级”的意思是“最最……”“绝对是最……”。如：

This is much the most difficult. 这是最最难的。

That’s much the best plan. 那绝对是最好的计划。

Of the three boys Nick is much the cleverest. 这三个男孩中，尼克最最聪明。

三、much修饰形容词的原级

much修饰形容词原级的情形主要见于那些由过去分词转化来的形容词。如：

I was much annoyed. 我很不高兴。

She wasn’t much surprised. 她并不太惊讶。

注：有个别非分词转化来的形容词有时也可用much修饰，但这种用法很有限，通常只见于good, different等少数几个形容词。如：

I don’t think this battery is much good. 我并不认为这种电池非常好。

The new school isn’t much different from the old one. 新学校与老学校区别不太大。

四、much修饰副词too

much too 为习语，其中的much修饰副词too；much too可视为too的加强说法，其语气比单独用too更强。如：

He spoke much too fast. 他说话说得太快了。

This is much too heavy for you to lift. 这东西太重，你拿不起来。

注意：much too与too much词序不同，用法也不同。从句法功能上看，much too的用法与too相同，但比too的语气更强；而too much在用法上则与much相同，但比much 语气更强。

2.In the interim, the limited construction underway will in no way impact upon the final contours of a peace agreement.

in no way决不

例句：She is in no way to blame.
      根本不应该怪她。

      In no way can theory be separated from practice.
      理论决不能脱离实践。

3.The head of the BBC World Service Peter Horrocks says some of its language services will have to close as a result of budget cuts and funding changes, but he couldn't yet say how many or which ones.

as a result of由于…的结果

例句：He was injured as a result of boiler explosion.
      他因锅炉爆炸而受伤。

4.his prize is for all the democratic men and women all over the world who with their denunciations and solidarity have forced the Cuban government to ease off and take our brothers out of prisons.

ease off〈非正〉减轻; 缓和

例句：The border agreement was signed, the tension between the two countries began to ease off.
      边境协定签订以后, 两国间的紧张关系开始缓和下来。

挪开

例句：The child asked his papa to help him ease off his belt a bit.
      那孩子叫他爸爸帮他把腰带松开些。