使用比较等级应注意点
【注】为了便于理解,可以认为这类省略句的than后省略了what(但实际上这个what通常不宜补上,除非在英国某些方言里),但也有人认为在一些类似情况下than有点像关系代词,引导一个类似于定语从句的句子(但又不完全像定语从句,因为有时其前没有先行词),这类省略句通常不能补上所缺的主语或宾语(因为than就充当了主语和宾语)。另外,还有以下这样的省略形式(即不仅省略了主语,而且省略了助动词):
He returned three days earlier than expected.(=…than he was expected.) 他比所预料的早回三天。
8. 比较级和最高级的常见修饰语
(1) 比较级的修饰语有far, even, still, a lot, lots, a great deal, a bit, rather, three times, any, no, very much 等:
This is very much better. 这个好得多。
Japanese is much [far] more difficult than English. 日语比英语难多了。
He knew a great deal more than I did. 他所了解的比我了解的多得多。
He works hard, but she works still harder [harder still]. 他工作很努力,但她工作更努力。
(2) 最高级的常见修饰语有 (by) far, much, nearly, almost, not quite, by no means, very, second, next 等(www.hxen.net):
He is far more careful than I am. 他比我仔细得多。
This is by far the best news for a long time. 这是很久以来最好的消息。
This is much the most important. 这是最重要的。
I think this is the very best dictionary. 我想这是最好的词典。
The Yellow River is the second longest river in China. 黄河是中国第二长河流。
Of the three boys Jim is by no means the cleverest. 在这三个男孩中,吉姆绝不是最聪明的。
【注】very不能修饰比较级,却可修饰最高级,但它与一般的修饰最高级的副词有所不同,即它要放在最高级前的定冠词之后,而不是之前(另外,second, third, next等也要放在定冠词之后)。
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