英语比较结构小结

1、It was _ we had hoped. (2006)More a success thanB. a success more thanas much of a success asD. a success as much as2. Do you know Tims brother? He is _ than Tim. (2005)much more sportsmanB. more of a sportsmanC. more of sportsmanD. more a sportsman第6题既考查短语much of的用法，又考查同级比较结构“asas”。C第7题为短语be much/

2、little of a sportsman 用于比较。其比较形式为将much/ little 变为more/ less.BHe is much of a teacher. 他是个名副其实的老师。He is little of a sportsman.He is more of an artist than a teacher.He is less of a teacher than an artist.3. John is _ hardworking than his sister, but he failed in the exam. (1998) No lessB. no moreC. n

3、ot lessD. no so 4. Fat cannot change into muscle _ muscle changes into fat. (1999) any more than B. no less thanA.C. no more than D. much more than这两道题考查复合连词no less than, no more than, not less than, not more than 的用法。 第9题要表达的意思是：约翰没比他姐姐少用功，但却没有通过考试。因而选C. 第10题句子的意思为：如同肌肉不能变成脂肪一样，脂肪也不能转变为肌肉。正确答案为A。1.

4、 no/ nothing/ little less than 简直，完全是，不亚于，例如: This is little less than robbing. 这简直就是强盗。 Thats nothing less than sheer fabrication. 那纯粹是凭空捏造。 2. no/ nothing/ little more than 比更不，非常不，并不比，例如： Hes no more fit to be a monitor than a schoolboy would be. 他比一般小学生更不适合当班长。/ 他非常不适合当部长。 This novel is no more

5、interesting than that one. 这本杂志并不比那本有趣。（两者都没意思）3. Not lessthan 不如，例如： She is not less diligent than her brother. 她的用功程度不如她的哥哥少。/ 她比她哥哥用功。4. Not more than: 不如更，例如： This novel is not more interesting than that one. 这本杂志没有那本有趣。Translations: His performance is no less than a real peacock. The experiment

6、al result was no more satisfactory than the last one.1. There is not less/more book in our library than in theirs.l 形容词同级比较结构为as+原级as,其否定形式为not as (so)+原级as,也可用not + such a/an(+形容词)名词，它既可用于不同人/物的比较，也可用于同一人、物不同性质的比较，as从句中的有些成分常省略，例如： Bob is as clever as Hans. Bob is not as (so) clever as Hans. Bob is

7、 as clever a student as Hans. Bob is not such a clever student as Hans.l 对同一人/物的两种不同性质进行比较时，其结构为“more + 形容词原级 than另一形容词原级”，意思为： “与其说不如说，不是而是”，有时也可连接形容词化的名词。 He is more diligent than gifted. She is more amused than angry. 她被逗乐而生气不起来了。 He is more brave than wise. 他有勇无谋。 She is more mother than wife. 她

8、是贤妻，更是良母。 He is considered to be more kind than wise. 人们觉得他善良有余而智慧不足。l more than 除了意为“多于”之外，还有“不止”、“超过”等意，例如： She is more than clever. 她何止聪明。/ 她绝顶聪明。 You are more than welcome. 非常欢迎你！ We are more than pleased to see you again. 我们非常高兴再次见到你。 l not so much as, not so much as “与其说还不如说，更多的是而不是” Man is li

9、mited not so much by his tools as by his vision. 与其说人是受到工具的限制，还不如说是收到视野的限制。 It wasnt so much his appearance I like as his personality.l not so much as “甚至连都不”。类似的表达还有not even, without even, never so much as, without so much as 等，例如： She cannot so much as write her own name. 她甚至连自己的名字都不会写。 He would n

10、ot so much as look at her.l not so much that as/ but that 的意思是“倒不是而是”， 例如： It wasnt so much that his dislikes the book as that he just doesnt understand it. 倒不是他不喜欢这本书，而是他看不懂。l “as (so) + 名词 + as + 名词” 进行名词比较，这时一般情况下有一个表示原级的比较词，但如果第一名词前出现了形容词修饰该词或出现副词修饰谓语，应当用so而不用as。 1. His achievements as a lawyer rival his contributions _ a politician. A. such B. more C. as D. than 2. I should say Henry