王正秀
一、形容詞的比較等級(jí)
英語(yǔ)中形容詞有三級(jí),即原級(jí)、比較級(jí)和最高級(jí)。對(duì)于學(xué)生來(lái)說(shuō),熟練地運(yùn)用它們并不是一件容易的事。下面我就自己的教學(xué)經(jīng)驗(yàn)加以總結(jié),以便學(xué)生掌握它們的用法。
1.規(guī)則變化
1)單音節(jié)詞末尾加-er和-est,如果末尾是e,則只加-r和-st。
2)以一個(gè)輔音字母結(jié)尾的重讀閉音節(jié)詞,先雙寫(xiě)這個(gè)輔音字母,再加-er和-est。
3)以輔音字母+y結(jié)尾的詞,變y為i后,再加-er和-est。
4)大部分雙音節(jié)詞和多音節(jié)詞,在其前加單詞more 和most。
2.不規(guī)則變化
good/well—better—best
bad/ill—worse—worst
far—farther—farthest或further—furthest
many/much—more—most
little—less—least
often—more often—most often或often—oftener—oftenest
有些形容詞沒(méi)有比較等級(jí):wrong,empty,perfect,favourite等。
二、形容詞比較等級(jí)的用法
形容詞的比較等級(jí)分別以下列形式出現(xiàn)在句子當(dāng)中:
1)as+原級(jí)+as...
2)比較級(jí)+than...
3)the+最高級(jí)+of(in)...
4)more and more...
5)The more...,the more...
1.形容詞原級(jí)的用法
原級(jí)用于兩者同級(jí)的比較。
肯定句:A+動(dòng)詞+as+原級(jí)+as+B
如:He is as tall as I.
否定句:A+動(dòng)詞+not as(so)+原級(jí)+as+B
如:Japanese is not as useful as English.
疑問(wèn)句:Be+A+as+原級(jí)+as+B?
如:Is Lesson 1 as difficult as Lesson 2?
2.形容詞比較級(jí)的用法
A+動(dòng)詞+比較級(jí)+than+B
如:This box is heavier than that one.
在形容詞的比較級(jí)前面可以用much,even或a little等修飾。
如:Lucys dress is much cheaper than yours.
Its much colder here in February than in March.
Japan is a little larger than Germany.
The pottery is more expensive than any other portery.
3.形容詞最高級(jí)的用法
A+動(dòng)詞+最高級(jí)+of(in)...,最高級(jí)用于兩者以上的比較。
注意:in+范圍,場(chǎng)所
如:Tom is the tallest boy in my class.
of+復(fù)數(shù)(與主語(yǔ)同一類(lèi)的人或事物)
例:Tom is the tallest of the three boys.
三、比較結(jié)構(gòu)需要注意的幾點(diǎn)
(1)在形容詞比較級(jí)前還可用a lot, many, far, a bit, much,even,still,a good deal等來(lái)修飾,表示“……得多”,“更……”,“……一些”。也可在比較級(jí)前加any,no,some,數(shù)量詞等。
如:Peoples life is much better than it was thirty years ago.
(2)...times+形容詞比較級(jí)+than...表示倍數(shù)。
如:Our room is twice larger than theirs.
(3)表示“大幾歲”,“高幾厘米”時(shí)用表示數(shù)量的詞+比較級(jí)表示。
如:Im ten years older than you are.
My sister is two years younger than me.
(4)比較級(jí)+than any other+單數(shù)名詞,或比較級(jí)+than the other+復(fù)數(shù)名詞,表示“比任何其他都……”。
如:He is taller than any other student in the class.
=He is taller than the other students in the class.
(5)the+比較級(jí)+of the two表示“兩個(gè)中比較……的”。
如:He is the cleverer of the two.
(6)more and more表示“越來(lái)越……”。
如:She is getting taller and taller.
Its becoming more and more difficult to find a job.
Holiday fights are getting less and less expensive.
The Chinese peoples life is getting better and better.
(7)The more...,the more...表示“越……就越……”。
如:The harder you work,the cleverer you will become.
The younger you are,the easier it is to learn.
(8)more than表示“超過(guò)”;less than表示“不到……”;more or less表示“基本上,大體上,大約”;no less than表示“多達(dá),不少于”。
如:He is more than eighty years old.
All is ready in less than a month.
The work is more or less finished.
more than,less than和worse than可用來(lái)修飾形容詞,表示“非?!薄皹O為……(不)”。
(9)not as/so...as常與less...than轉(zhuǎn)換。
如:This storyis not as interesting as that one.
=This story is less interesting than that one.
=That story is more interesting than that one.
(10)最高級(jí)常與比較級(jí)轉(zhuǎn)換。
如:The Changjiang River is the longest river in China.
=The Changjiang River is longer than any other river in China.
=The Changjiang River is longer than the other rivers in China.
=No river is longer than the Changjiang River in China.