《商务英语语法》9（2）-Comparative Construction.pptVIP

4) The more ... the more vs more and more e.g.: The older I get, the happier I am. = When I get older, I become happier. e.g.: The car was running faster and faster. His health is getting better and better. Assignment Exercise 25 G(P294) Assignment Set 5 TEM 4 this lecture 1. Which of the following italicized phrases is INCORRECT? (2011, 56) A. The city is now ten times its original size. B. I wish I had two times his strength. C. The seller asked for double the usual price. D. They come here four times every year. 1. Which of the following italicized phrases is INCORRECT? (2011, 56) A. The city is now ten times its original size. B. I wish I had two times his strength. √ twice C. The seller asked for double the usual price. D. They come here four times every year. 2. It is not so much the language ______ the cultural background that makes the book difficult to understand. (2011, 57) A. as B. nor C. but D. like 2. It is not so much the language ______ the cultural background that makes the book difficult to understand. (2011, 57) A. as √ (not so much… as与其说。。。不如说。。。） B. nor C. but D. like 3. A new laptop costs about ______ of a second-hand one. (2009, 55) A. the price of three times B. three times the price C. as much as the three times price D. three times more than the price 3. A new laptop costs about ______ of a second-hand one. (2009, 55) A. the price of three times B. three times the price √ C. as much as the three times price D. three times more than the price 倍数表示方法： This room is three times as large as that one. This room is three times larger than that one. This room is three times the size of that one. 4. They stood chatting together as easily and naturally as ______. (2008, 60) A. it could be B. could be C. it was D. was 4. They stood chatting together as easily and naturally as ______. (2008, 60) A. it could be B. could be √ (as can be尽可能地） C. it was D. was 5. The square its