Lecture12 Comparative Construction of Adjectives.ppt

Lecture12 Comparative Construction of Adjectives Objectives: 1. Comparative Degree 2. Adverb phrases for emphasis of the comparison degree 3. More… than… 4.Other phrases expressing comparison 1. Comparative Degree 1) Comparison between the two things（one of the two is bigger/larger… than the other.）eg: -- She is busier than he is. 2) Similarity comparison : one is as…as/ the same ……as the other. -- She is as beautiful as her mother is. -- She has as many books as he has. 2. Inferiority comparison Inferiority comparison: one of the two is not bigger/larger…than --She is not so/as healthy as other girls. --John is not as bright as Bob (=John is not so bright as Bob) 2. Adverb phrases for emphasis of the comparison degree such as by far; much; far; a great deal; still; even; yet, etc. --His English is by far better than hers. -- Health is much more important than wealth. --She is far more beautiful than her brother. 2. Adverb phrases for emphasis of the comparison degree --Good fame is a great deal more valuable than money. --He is still/much/even/yet cleverer than his elder brother. -- I’m a little taller than he. -- They earn a lot more money than we. 3. more… than… more… than :to a greater extent, in a greater degree --He is more an elder brother than a teacher to me. 与其说他是老师，不如说他是兄长。 -- He is more diligent than clever. 与其说他诚实，不如说他机智。 -- He is more kind than honest. --This house is more modern than any other house. 3. more… than… --She is more beautiful than any girl in the school. (×) --She is more beautiful than any other girl in the school. (√) --She is more beautiful than other girls in the school. (√) 3. more… than… --I’m taller than any other boy in your class. (×) --I’m taller than any boy in your class. (√) --I’m taller than any other boy in my class. (√) 4. phrases expressing comparison more than 不止于；不只是 no more…… than…..： 仅仅； 和……一样不 not more……than….. 至多，不超过；一方不及另一方 --He is no more than a manager. 他只不过是个