新概念第一册自学导读 Lessons111-112

课文详注  Further notes on the text

1．buy on instalments，以分期付款的方式购买。

I have bought this house on instalments.

我用分期付款的方式买了这所房子。

2．…and then fourteen pounds a month for three years．……然后每月14镑，3年付清。

then和fourteen之间省略了pay。

语法  Grammar in use

形容词的平级比较级：as…as

形容词的比较形式有3种：较高比较级(more expensive, the most expensive)；较低比较级(less expensive, the least expensive) ；平级比较级 (as expensive as)。

请看下面句中as…as的用法：

The green apple is as sweet as the red one.

这个绿苹果同那个红苹果一样甜。

The policeman is as tall as the policewoman.

这个男警察与那个女警察个子一样高。

The white knife is as sharp as the black one.

这把白色的小刀与那把黑色的小刀一样锋利。

I don't know as many people as you do.

我认识的人没有你认识的多。

Robert is not as old as he looks.

罗伯特没有他看上去那么高。

The blue car is not as clean as the red car.

蓝车没有红车干净。

词汇学习  Word study

1．afford  v.

（1）买得起；付得起（钱）：

She can't afford a new coat.

她买不起一件新大衣。

We are not rich enough to afford a car.

我们并不太富有，不能购置汽车。

（2）担负得起（时间等）：

I feel I can' t afford any more time on this project.

我觉得我不能再在这个项目上花更多的时间。

We can't afford such enormous fees.

我们无法负担如此巨额的费用。