概要:16. 明朝是一个重要的朝代。17. 你喜爱数学吗?18. 我今天早上没有吃早饭。19. 我已吃过午饭。20. 我昨天没有去教堂。21. 我今年秋天要上大学。22. 游泳使我强壮。第十三章 形容词的比较级如果我们要翻译〝他比较老〞,我们不能说* He is more old.而一定要说He is older.为什么呢?这是因为英文里面的形容词有所谓的比较级规则。在下一节,我们讲一些最基本的规则。13§1 最基本的规则首先,我们要说明英文形容词有三个等级:原级、比较级和最高级,最基本的规则是根据音节的多少来分的。一般来说,单音节的形容词在字后面加er,就变成了比较级,加est就变成了最高级,而双音节,或双音节以上的形容词,比较级是在字前面加more,最高级则是在字前面加most,举例来说,old, smart, strong, weak, high, low等等都是单音节的形容词,他们的变化如下:原级 比较级 最高级old older oldestsmart smarter smarteststrong stronger strongestweak weak
专为中国人写的英语语法(六),标签:九年级英语语法,http://www.kgf8.com16. 明朝是一个重要的朝代。
17. 你喜爱数学吗?
18. 我今天早上没有吃早饭。
19. 我已吃过午饭。
20. 我昨天没有去教堂。
21. 我今年秋天要上大学。
22. 游泳使我强壮。
第十三章 形容词的比较级
如果我们要翻译〝他比较老〞,我们不能说
* He is more old.
而一定要说
He is older.
为什么呢?这是因为英文里面的形容词有所谓的比较级规则。在下一节,我们讲一些最基本的规则。
13§1 最基本的规则
首先,我们要说明英文形容词有三个等级:原级、比较级和最高级,最基本的规则是根据音节的多少来分的。一般来说,单音节的形容词在字后面加er,就变成了比较级,加est就变成了最高级,而双音节,或双音节以上的形容词,比较级是在字前面加more,最高级则是在字前面加most,举例来说,old, smart, strong, weak, high, low等等都是单音节的形容词,他们的变化如下:
原级 比较级 最高级
old older oldest
smart smarter smartest
strong stronger strongest
weak weaker weakest
high higher highest
low lower lowest
以上的形容词,都是单音节的,以下的例子都有关双音节的形容词:
原级 比较级 最高级
difficult more difficult most difficult
delicious more delicious most delicious
beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
correct more correct most correct
stupid more stupid most stupid
significant more significant most significant
有一个规则必须注意,我们不能将more和er混在一齐用,以下的例子都是错的:
* He is more older than I.
* He is more taller than his brother.
正确的句子是:
He is older than I.
He is taller than his brother.
【练习六十二】
写出以下形容词的比较级:
1. small
2. slow
3. intelligent
4. expensive
5. tall
6. short
7. important
8. cheap
9. famous
10. cold
11. fast
12. careful
13. colorful
14. long
15. dark
16. bright
13§2 特殊的比较级规则
在上一节,我们说明了最基本的规则,那就是单音节形容词加er或est,双音节的形容词前面加more或most。但以下就是这些基本规则的例外。
(1) 单音节形容词的字是e,就直接加r或st:
原级 比较级 最高级
large larger largest
late later latest
nice nicer nicest
wise wiser wisest
(2) 形容词的字尾是y,而前一个子母是一个子音,则除掉y,加上ier,或iest:
原级 比较级 最高级
lucky luckier luckiest
happy happier happiest
pretty prettier prettiest
dry drier driest
easy easier easiest
(3) 单音节形容词的字尾是子音,前一音是一个元音,则字尾必须重复一次,再加er或est:
原级 比较级 最高级
fat fatter fattest
hot hotter hottest
wet wetter wettest
big bigger biggest
(4) 完全不规则的变化:
英文中,有几个特殊的字,他们的比较级完全没有规则,以下是一些例子,读者必须记住:
原级 比较级 最高级
good
well better best
bad worse worst
many
much more most
【练习六十三】
写下以下形容词的比较级:
1. cute
2. wide
3. early
4. happy
5. heavy
6. thin
7. easy
8. hot
9. wise
10. large
11. good
12. bad
13. many
13§3 比较形的用法
大多数比较级句子里会有than,以下是一些例子:
I am older than he.
His English is better than mine.
San Francisco is more beautiful than New York.
His car is cheaper than your car.
He is the most diligent student in his class.
I like apples more than oranges.
He has more money than his brother.
He is stronger than his brother.
必须注意的是以下的句子是错的:
* I am older than him.
* She is smarter than me.
为什么错了呢?因为原来句子应该是:
I am older than he (is).
She is more smart than I (am).
习惯上的is和am都省略掉的,由以上的解释可以看出,than后面的句词应该是主词,而非受词。
以下的错误,也请特别注意:
* My head is larger than your.
正确的句子是:
My head is larger than your head.
或者 My head is larger than yours.
请看以下几个错误的句子:
* My house is larger than your.
* The temperature of this city is higher than San Francisco.
* The height of Himalayas is greater than Mt. Fuji.
* My bicycle is older than his.
正确的句子应该是:
My house is larger than your house.
或者 My house is larger than yours.
The temperature of this city is higher than the temperature of San Francisco.
或者 The Temperature of this city is higher than that of San Francisco.
The height of Himalayas is greater than the height of Mt. Fuji.
或者 The height of Himalayas is greater than that of Mt. Fuji.
请注意以下的例子,句子中没有than,但仍有比较级:
Among all the teachers who have taught me, he is the best.
This is the best movie I have ever seen.
This food is the worst one which I have ever eaten.
John is the stronger one.
Do we have a better choice?
Mary is the more diligent one.
He is the older of the two.