She is widely known in China. 她在中国的知名度很高。 ?
要点9 形容词比较级和最高级的构成?
1) 单音节形容词加-er和-est构成其比较级和最高级。? strong--stronger--the strongest? new--newer--the newest?
闭音节单音节词如末尾只有一个辅音字母，须先双写这个辅音字母，再加-er和-est。? 如：big--bigger--biggest，hot--hotter--hottest，thin--thinner--thinnest。?
2) 三音节或三音节以上的形容词前加more和most，构成其比较级和最高级。? interesting--more interesting--the most interesting? important--more important--the most important?
3) 双音节形容词中，一般以-y,-er,-ow,-ple等结尾的词加-er,-est。? pretty--prettier--the prettiest 漂亮的? clever--cleverer--the cleverest 聪明的? simple--simpler--the simplest 简单的?
narrow--narrower--the narrowest 狭窄的?
常用的词有：easy(容易)，lazy(懒)，happy(快乐的)，funny(有趣的)。? 4) 以-ful,-ing结尾的双音节词一般加more/most。?
doubtful--more doubtful--the most doubtful?
注意： 英语中，有些双音节形容词可以加more/most，也可以加-er ，-est构成比较级和最高级，常见的词有：friendly,clever,narrow,common。 ?
要点10 副词比较级和最高级的构成?
1) 副词比较级和最高级形式通常由加more和most构成。例如：? quickly--more quickly--most quickly? slowly--more slowly--most slowly?
2) 与形容词同形的副词，其构成方式与相应的形容词相同。例如：? fast--faster--fastest? hard--harder--hardest? early--earlier--earliest?
要点11 少数形容词和副词的比较级、最高级是不规则的。 原级 比较级 最高级 good/well - better - best bad/ill/badly - worse - worst many/much - more - most little - less - least
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要点12 同等程度比较的要点?
1) as…as 之间一定要用形容词或副词原形，如：? I am as old as you. 我和你年龄一样大。?
Tom works as hard as Mary. 汤姆和玛丽工作一样努力。?
注意：\……as\可用almost,quite,just,just about,nearly,twice,by no means(根本)修饰，置于\……as\之前。
2) so用以替代第一个as时，只能用于否定句，如：?
John is not as/so clever as Jack. 约翰不像杰克那样聪明。? He doesn't read as/so clearly as she. 他读得不像她那样清楚。?
She didn't sing as/so well that night as she usually does. 她那天晚上唱得没有平 时好。 3) as much+不可数名词+as，而as many+可数名词复数+as。? Bob has read as many books as Mary. 鲍伯和玛丽读了一样多的书。?
There is as much water in this bottle as in that bottle. 这瓶子里的水和那瓶子里的水一样多。 ?
4)as+adj.+不定冠词+可数名词单数+as German is as difficult a language as English. as+adj.+不可数名词+as
Bread is as important food as rice. 要点13 不同程度比较的要点? 1) 要用\比较级+than\的结构。? I am taller than Tom(is). 我比汤姆高。?
Mary works harder than John(does). 玛丽比约翰工作努力。?
This city is more beautiful than that(city). 这城市比那城市更美丽。?
You look younger than before. 你看起来比以前年轻。?
2) 比较级前可用much,far,a lot,a little,a bit,rather，even,still,a great deal等表示程度，但比较级 前不能再用more。
She sings far/much better than the others. 她唱得比 别人好得多。(better本身就是比较级，不能用far/much more better)?
Your book is far/much more interesting than his. 你 的书要比他的书有趣得多。 (其中more interesting是比较级，far/much用以修饰more interesting表示程度) ? Now I read a little faster than before. 现在我读得比过去稍快一点。? 表示不同程度比较时，句子主语不能包括在比较对象的范围之内。? any other student anyone else
all the other students any of the other students ?
他比 班上其他学生学习用功。(他本身也是学生不能用any students来表示比较对象 的范
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围) ?
注意： any other加可数名词单数，all the other加可数名词复数 。试比较：?
The moon is closer to us than any star/stars.月亮距离我们比任何恒星都近。 (月亮不是恒星，因此用any star/stars并没有把主语包括在比较对象的范围之内) ?
China is larger than any country/countries in Africa. 中国比 非洲的任何国家大。? Chi na is larger than any other country in Asia. 中国比 亚洲的任 何国家大。(中国是亚洲国家之一，因而不能用any country/countries) ?
3) 比较的对象要一致，一般说来同等的两个事物才能比较，如：?
Tom's bike is more expensive than Jim's(=Jim's bike). 汤姆的自行车比吉姆的贵。 ?
The weather of Beijing is colder than that of Shanghai. 北京的天气比上海 冷。(that指代天气) ?
His English is better than anyone else's in his class. 他的英语比班上其他人的都 好。? 4) 英语中往往用that/those或the/that one/the ones代替上文提及的同等部分。但如果比 较的事物是不可数名词，用that不能用the one/the ones/those。? The water in the glass is cleaner than that in the river.? 杯子里的水比河里的水清。(water为不可数名词，用that)? I like these pictures better than those/the ones on the wall.?
我喜欢这些画胜过墙上那些。(those,the ones指代可数名词复数)? The ears of a rabbit are longer than those of a cat.?
兔子的耳朵比猫长。 (与of短语一起用时，不能用the ones)? Your ruler is longer than that/that one/the one on the desk.? 你的尺比桌上的尺长。(that/that one/the one指代可数名词单数)? 5) 两者之间的比较不能用最高级。?
Who is more honest, Tom or Susan? 汤姆和苏珊两个人谁更诚实??
注意 ： 比较级范围是由of引出两者之间的比较，比较级前要用定冠词 。? He is the taller of the two. 两人中他高一点。 ?
要点14 有些以?ior结尾的形容词本身就含有比较的意思? 以-ior结尾的形容词，不用\比较级+than\来表示比较，而是要用\原级+to\。常用的 词有：superior(优于)，inferior(次于)，junior(年少的)，senior(较年长的，较高级别 的)。? He is inferior to you in all respects. 他各方面都不如你。?
This engine is superior in many respects to that. 这台发动机在很多方面比那一台要好。? 要点15 最高级的用法?
1) 三者(或三者以上)的比较才能用最高级。?
Mary is the tallest girl in her class/of the three. 玛丽是她班上(三个里面)个子最 高的女孩。?
Bill reads most clearly of all the students. 在所有这些学生中，比尔读得最清楚。 ? 2) 形容词最高级要加the。?
They're the biggest animals in the world. 它们是世界上最大的动物。?
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Shanghai is one of the biggest cities in the world. 上海是世界最大城市之 一。(one of the+形容词最高级+名词复数表示\最……之一\?
He is one of the tallest students in the class. 他是班上个子最高的学生之一。?
It is the second tallest building in the world. 它是世界上第二高的建筑物。?
注意： 如不表示比较，也没有表示比较范围的状语，最高级前不用t he时，作\十分\、\非常\解。?
It is a most useful tool. 这是一种非常有用的工具。?
He is a brightest student. 他是一个非常聪明的学生。
注意：最高级可用by far,easily,nearly ,by no means,序数词等修饰，置于最高级之前。 He is the second tallest boy in our class. 注意：
要点16 几个特殊的比较结构?
1) \比较级…，the+比较级…\结构，意为\越……，越……\，表示程度的平行增 长，如：?
The higher the temperature(is),the greater is the pressure.(=the greater the presure is.)? 温度越高，压力就越大。 ?
The older he gets,the wiser he becomes. 他越长越聪明。? The bigger,the better. 越大越好。?
2) \比较级+and+比较级\结构，意为\越来越……\，表示程度逐渐增长，如：? Our life is getting better and better. 我们的生活越来越好。?
Our country has become stronger and stronger. 我们的国家越来越强大了。?
He is running faster and faster. 他越跑越快。?
注意： 当形容词需加上more变为比较级时，表示\越来越……\， 需用\形容词原形\的结构。?
Shanghai is becoming more and more beautiful. 上海变得越来越美丽。? More and more people give up smoking. 越来越多的人戒烟。 ?
3) \倍数词+as+原级+as\构成倍数比较结构。?
This TV set costs twice as much as that one. 这架电视机的价格是那架电视机的两倍 。? The truck is 3.5 times as heavy as that minibus. 这辆卡车有那辆小客车的三倍半重 。? 表示倍数也可以用以下的结构：?
The rice output of this region is about four times that of 1957. 这个地区 的大米产量相当于1957年的4倍。 ?
4) \大三岁\，\长两米\要用\数量词+比较级\来表示，如：? He is three years older than I. 他比我大三岁。?
This river is 100 meters longer than that one. 这条河比那条河长100米。 5）\…… as\的比喻结构，此结构表示\像……一样（那样）……\It's as cold as ice in here. 这儿冷得像冰窖。
It's as dark as night in this room. 这屋子简直就像晚上一样黑。
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常见的比喻结构有：as free as a bird,as hungry as a wolf,as strong as a horse,as clever as a fox,as busy as a bee……
6）more than和less than，这2个固定词组分别表示\多于\和\少于\，如： There are more than three hundred pupils in the school. 这个学校有300多个学生。
They finished the work in less than a year. 他们不到一年就完成了这项工作。
7）no more than和no less than也是固定词组，分别表示\只不过\和\有……之多\、\多达\。（带有感情色彩）
I have no more than ten dollars. 我只有10块钱。（有嫌少的意思） In our school there are no less than 250 teachers. 我们学校里的教师有250位之多。（有够多了的含义）
8）not more than和not less than，not more than(=at most)表示\不多于\、\至多\，not less than(=at least)表示\不少于\、\至少\。（表示客观事情） The experiment was done by not more than 5 persons. 做这个试验的人不到5个。
There were not less than one hundred people at the meeting. 到会的至少有100人。
要点17 貌似同等程度比较结构的一些固定习惯用语
英语中有些看似是同等程度的比较结构，实际上它们是一些固定的习惯用语/ 1 as long as 只要；有……之久
I will work as long as Ilive. 只要活着，我就要工作。
He has been ill as long as five years. 他已经病了5年之久。 3 as far as 到……地点；就……而言 I will go with you as far as the next bus stop. 我将和你一起走到下一个车站。
As far as I know,he is a reliable person. 就我所知，他是一个可靠的人。 4 as high as 高达……程度
The average cost of one day in a hospital in that country can run as high as $400. 在那个国家里一天的平均住院费用可高达400美元。
5 as soon as 一……就
I will ting you up as soon as I get there. 我一到那里就给你打电话。 5）as well as 既……又
He has experience as well as knowledge.他既有知识又又经验。（注意此句翻译的顺序） 要点18 表示相似、类同的几种方法? 主语 alike
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