比较级句型表示最高级的含义
英语中用比较级句型可以表示最高级的含义,较为常见的有下列几种形式:
1、直接使用比较级
①How beautiful she sings! I've never heard a better voice. = She has the best voice I've ever heard. 她唱得多好啊!这是我听到的最美的歌喉。 ②I have never read a more interesting novel. = It is the most interesting novel I've ever read. 这是我读过的最有趣的小说。
2、比较级 + than + the other + 复数名词 / the rest of + 复数名词
/ + any of the other + 复数名词 / + any other + 单数名词
(比较双方属于同一类别或同一范围内。即表示“同一范围内的一者比其他的更......”)。
/ + any + 单数名词
(比较双方不属于同一类别或同一范围内。即表示“不同范围内的一者比其他任何一者都更......”)。
①She goes to school earlier than the other girls.
她比其他女孩早上学。
②He works harder than any other student. 她学习最用功。
③China is larger than any of the other countries in Asia. 中国是亚洲最大的国家
Shanghai is larger than any city in Africa 。 3、比较级 + than + anything/ anyone else ①George did more work than anyone else. 乔治干活最多。
②Tom cared more for money than for anything else 汤姆最喜欢钱。
4、在比较句型中使用 \等词。 ①I like nothing better than swimming. 我最喜欢游泳。
②Nobody can do the work better than he did. 这项工作他做得最出色。
③No other building is as grand as the new hotel. 新建的宾馆是当地最豪华的。
5. 在使用这一结构时须要注意:使用这一结构来表达同一范畴中最高级含义时,切记不可出现自身比较错误。
如下面的翻译句子:
中国是所有亚洲国家中最大的一个。 如果译为:
①China is larger than all the countries in Asia. (×) ②China is larger than any country in Asia. (×) 应译为:
①China is larger than any other country in Asia.
②China is larger than any of the other countries in Asia. ③China is larger than the others in Asia.
④China is larger than any of the others in Asia.
形容词比较级表示最高级含义的几个例子 1.--- You couldn’t have chosen any gift better for me. --- I’m glad you like it so much. 译文:---“你给我选择的礼物是最好的。” ---“我非常高兴你如此喜欢它。”
2.--- Yao Ming has begun his new season in NBA.
--- Yes, he couldn’t have wished for a better start to the new NBA year. He scored 19 points in 20 minutes in the opening game. 译文:---“姚明已经开始了他NBA的新赛季。”
---“是的,新的NBA之年,他已经有了最好的开端。开局20分钟就进
了19个球。”
3.--- Do you think our basketball players played very well yesterday?
--- They couldn’t have done better.
译文:---“你认为我们的篮球队员昨天打得好吗?” ---“他们打得棒极了。”
4.--- How beautiful she sings!
--- I have never heard a better voice. 译文:---“她的歌唱的多么动听呀!” ---“我从来都没听过这么好的歌。”
5.We have never had a better day.(=This is the best day that we’ve had.)
译文:“这是我们最好的日子。” 请练习翻译下列句子:
1.--- How do you find the soup in my restaurant? --- I have never had such delicious soup before.
2.--- Bob, you can’t smoke any more. It will damage your health. --- I know, I will stop smoking. Believe me. 3.--- Susan has a very low opinion of Tom. --- It can’t be any worse than his of her.
4.Look,how depressed he is! He’s never got a worse result in his life.
5.--- If our captain would listen more, he would understand us better.
--- I cannot agree more. He just expects us to listen. 6.--- The weather isn’t good enough for an outing, is it?
--- No, not in the least. We could not have a worse day at this time of year.
7. There is no experience you can have that is more exciting than skating on real ice. 参考答案:
1.---“你觉得我们餐馆的这道汤怎么样?” ---“这是我喝过的最美味的汤。”
2.---“鲍勃,你抽烟太多了。它对你身体有害。”
---“我知道,请相信我。我会忌的。” 3.---“苏萨对汤姆的评价不高。” ---“汤姆对苏萨的评价也极差。”
4. 瞧,他是多么的沮丧呀!这是他有生以来最倒霉的事。
5.--- 希望我们的船长能多听听我们的想法,那么他就会更了解我们。 --- 我完全不同意你的看法,他只是要我们听他的。 6.--- 今天外出天气不够好,是吗?
--- 是的,一点也不好。每年的这个时候天气最糟糕。
7.可能没有比你在真正的冰上滑冰更能令你兴奋的了。(在真正的冰上滑冰最令人感到兴奋。
学以致用:
1.---- Is Tokyo the largest city in Japan? ----- Yes, it's larger than in Japan .
A. any city B. any other city C. any cities D. all the cities . 2. China is larger than ______ in Asia and also larger than ______ in Europe.
A. any country; any country B. any country; any other country
C. any other country; any country D. any other country; any other country
3.Mike gets to school earlier than any other student in his class.
= Mike gets to school earlier than students in his class.
= Mike gets to school earlier than students in his class.
= Mike gets to school in his class.
4.Mr Smith ,our English teacher , is older than student in our class.
A. any other B. the other C. any D. any of the
Key:
1.B. 2.C 3.any of the other / the other / earliest 4 .