科技英语写作Chapt.3Parenthesis,negation,tense,voiceandcomparison.ppt

6. Three special types of “ as … as …” pattern (1) as adj.[A] as adj.[B] = not only [B] but also [A] Such books are as political as educational. (2) as many (+ n.[A]) as there are n.[B] “有多少个B 就有多少个A” In that case it is necessary to use as many crystals（晶体）as there are frequencies used. (3) more noun A than noun B “与其说B不如说A” Java is more a technology than a programming language. 7. The ways to express the idea of “ 。。。越～， 。。。[就]越～” the + comparative degree …, the + comparative degree … condition [= if-clause] main clause The better one knows C, the harder it seems to be to avoid writing C++ in C style, thereby losing some of the potential benefits of C++. The smaller the time interval △t, the more closely does v△t approach the actual displacement（位移）. The greater the nuclear mass, the less of the neutrons energy is transferred to the nucleus. Attention should be paid to the case when the comparative degree in the main part is used to modify a noun. 平板越大，你得到的电容[量]就越大。 The larger the plate, the more [greater] capacitance you will have. The larger the plate, the more the capacitance you will have. 物体被提得越高，它具有的位能就越大。 The higher a body is lifted, the more potential energy it possesses. the special pattern the case when the conditional part is put after the main part ① No comma is used between the two parts. ② The first part has a normal word order instead of an inverted one. ③ “The” is often omitted before the comparative degree in the first part. The particles move more freely the higher the temperature. Chapter 3 Parenthesis Appositive Negation Passive Voice Comparisons 1.Parenthesis Parenthetic clause (Parenthesis with an S-V structure) which may appear in the main clause and in sub-clauses (mainly in a relative clause) *** A rule for its judgment: Its being crossed out won’t affect the meaning and the structure of the whole sentence. (1)in the main clause Living things too, it now seems c