比較句型
　　as/so ... as ...
　　結(jié)構(gòu)︰as/so+形容詞或副詞原級(jí)+as…
　　說明︰此句型意為“…和…一樣…”。比較兩件東西，并表示它們的程度一樣。第一個(gè) as 為<副詞>，第二個(gè) as 則為<副詞><連接詞>，引導(dǎo)<副詞子句>，修飾第一個(gè) as。在 as…as 中可插入單數(shù)<可數(shù)名詞>，即：“as+<形容詞>+a/an+<名詞>+as”。若是復(fù)數(shù)<名詞>，可用“as many/few+復(fù)數(shù) <名詞>+as”;若是<不可數(shù)名詞>，則用“as much/little+<不可數(shù)名詞>+as”。“as+原級(jí)(形、副)+as+原級(jí)(形、副)”這形式表示有關(guān)同一人(物)的兩種不同的性質(zhì)、狀態(tài)是一樣程度的，譯作“既有…且還有…”。
　　He is as handsome as his brother (is). 他和他哥哥一樣英俊。
　　Judy goes to the movies as often as Sara does. 朱迪像莎拉一樣時(shí)常去看電影。
　　Old John goes to sleep as easily as a baby does. 老約翰像嬰兒一樣容易入睡。
　　The girls are as busy with their work as bees. 這些女孩子就跟蜜蜂一樣忙著工作。
　　He is as nice a boy as Peter (is). 他和彼得一樣都是好男孩。
　　She has as many friends as Mary (does). 她和瑪麗一樣有許多朋友。
　　He has as much money as John (does). 他和約翰一樣有很多錢。
　　He is as clever as (he is) handsome. 他不但英俊而且聰明。
　　My teacher is as kind as (she is) intelligent. 我的老師不但善良而且聰慧。
　　as many/much ...
　　結(jié)構(gòu)︰as many/much+名詞…
　　說明︰此句型意為“同數(shù)(量)的…;一樣多”。本<詞組>旨在用以代替句中前面已提到的相同數(shù)字，以避免該數(shù)字的重復(fù)。
　　He was tired enough to make ten errors in as many (=in ten) pages.
　　他疲倦得十頁中犯了十個(gè)錯(cuò)誤。
　　Mike read five books in as many (=in five) months. 麥克在五個(gè)月內(nèi)看了五本書。
　　I didn’t expect that he should have committed three robberies in as many days.
　　沒想到(老實(shí)的)他居然在三天內(nèi)犯了三次搶劫罪。
　　as many/much as ...
　　結(jié)構(gòu)︰as many/much as+數(shù)字+復(fù)數(shù)名詞/不可數(shù)名詞
　　說明︰此句型意為“多達(dá)…”。不要與“as many/much+<名詞>”(同數(shù)量的…)混淆。同理，此類<詞組>還有：as long as+數(shù)字+<名詞>(長達(dá)…)，as wide as+數(shù)字+<名詞>(寬達(dá)…)， as high as+數(shù)字+<名詞>(高達(dá)…)，as early as+數(shù)字+<名詞>(早在…)，as late as+數(shù)字+<名詞>(遲在…)等。
　　She has as many as seven sisters. 她的姊妹有七人之多。
　　As many as 100 people were killed in the air crash. 這次空難中多達(dá)一百人喪生。
　　I gave the beggar as much as 1,000 yen. 我給了這乞丐整整一千元。
　　Building costs ran up to as much as NT$ 20 million. 建筑費(fèi)用漲到高達(dá)新臺(tái)幣兩千萬。
　　I have been learning English (for) as long as 15 years. 我學(xué)英文已有十五年之久。
　　He came home as late as two in the morning. 他遲至清晨兩點(diǎn)才回家。
　　I saw your brother as late as last week. 上個(gè)禮拜我還看到你哥哥。
　　The river is as wide as 100 meters. 這條河寬達(dá)一百公尺。
　　I mailed the letter as early as Friday. 我早在星期五就把信寄了。
　　A is as much + N + as B is
　　結(jié)構(gòu)︰主詞+be+as+much+名詞+as+(be)+主詞
　　說明︰此句型意為“…和…同樣…”。“as much+<名詞>+as+(be)+<主詞>”的 be 通常省略或放句末。
　　Comets are just as much members of the sun’s family as (are) the other planets.
　　彗星和其它的行星同樣是太陽家族的成員。
　　To eat too much is as much a bad thing as to eat nothing.吃太多和什么都不吃同樣是壞事。
　　He is as much a member of the orchestra as Tom. 他和湯姆同樣是管弦樂隊(duì)的成員。
　　not as/so + ADJ/ADV + as + N
　　結(jié)構(gòu)︰not as/so+形容詞/副詞+as+名詞
　　說明︰此句型意為“不像…那樣…”。as…as 可用于肯定句或<否定句>，而 so…as 僅可用于<否定句>構(gòu)中。
　　It is not as (so) popular as other foods. 它不像其它食物那樣受歡迎。
　　He does not study as (so) hard as John. 他不像約翰那樣用功。
　　I am not as (so) careful as Tom. 我不像湯姆那樣細(xì)心。
　　as far as ...
　　結(jié)構(gòu)︰as far as+名詞
　　說明︰此句型意為“到…之遠(yuǎn);到…的程度”。而“as far as+<主詞>+<動(dòng)詞>”則表示“只要…，在…范圍內(nèi)的話…”。
　　Swallows from England go as far as South Africa. 英國來的燕子飛到南非那樣遠(yuǎn)的地方。
　　We walked as far as the railroad station. 我們走到火車站那樣遠(yuǎn)的地方。
　　We drove as far south as Kaohsiung. 我們往南開車一直到高雄。
　　He went as far as Yokohama to meet his friend from England.
　　他遠(yuǎn)至橫濱去迎接由英國來的朋友。
　　I swam as far as I could. 我盡可能地游遠(yuǎn)。
　　... just as ... as ...
　　結(jié)構(gòu)︰主詞+動(dòng)詞+just as+形容詞/副詞+as+(代)名詞/動(dòng)名詞
　　說明︰此句型意為“…就像…一樣…”。第一個(gè) as 是“同樣的;一樣的”，第二個(gè) as 是“像”之意。若<主詞>之后不是 be <動(dòng)詞>，則 as 之后不用<形容詞>，而要用<副詞>。
　　Being a good pedestrian is just as important as being a good driver.
　　做一個(gè)好的行人就像做一個(gè)好的司機(jī)一樣重要。
　　Writing is just as important as reading. 寫作就像閱讀一樣重要。
　　He wrote just as carefully as Tom. 他就像湯姆一樣小心地寫。
　　... as ... as one can
　　結(jié)構(gòu)︰…as+形容詞/副詞/名詞+as one can
　　說明︰此句型意為“盡可能…”。“as ... as one can”相當(dāng)于“as ... as possible”。one 要隨<主詞>的人稱而變化，而 can 要隨<時(shí)態(tài)>變化。
　　To speak English fluently, you had better read as many English articles as you can.
　　要想把英文講得很流利，你最好盡量多看英文文章。
　　Take as much exercise as you can. 盡可能多做運(yùn)動(dòng)。
　　Be as careful as you can. 盡可能小心。
　　Our teacher explained the lesson to us as clearly as he could.
　　我們的老師盡可能清楚地為我們解釋這一課。
　　She needed to soften her request to make it as polite and courteous as she could.
　　她需要使請(qǐng)求語氣柔婉，以便盡可能把它變成有禮貌與客氣。
　　You should be as careful as you can in making friends.
　　在交朋友方面，你應(yīng)該盡可能小心。
　　We had better learn by heart as many sentence patterns as we can.
　　我們最好盡可能多背句型。
　　I looked down the road as far as I could. 我盡可能遙望這條路。
　　I will try to save as much as I can. 我會(huì)設(shè)法盡可能多儲(chǔ)蓄。
　　You should remain as quiet as you can. 你應(yīng)盡可能地保持沉默。
　　... as ... as ... can be
　　結(jié)構(gòu)︰主詞+be 動(dòng)詞+as+形容詞+as+(形容詞)+can be
　　說明︰此句型意為“極…，不亞于任何人…”。此<句型>借重復(fù)同一個(gè)<形容詞>而成為強(qiáng)調(diào)此<形容詞>的說法。常用的此類<詞組>有：as plain as plain can be(再明白不過了)，as wise as wise can be(再聰明不過了)，as white as white can be(白得不能再白了)，as wrong as wrong can be(錯(cuò)得太離譜)等。
　　His failure is as plain as plain can be. 他的失敗是再明白不過了。
　　He is as handsome as (handsome) can be. 他瀟灑極了。
　　She is as kind as can be. 她極為和顏悅色。
　　Mary is as hardworking as can be. 瑪麗在班上之用功不輸任何人。
　　He may not be so clever as Peter, but he is as industrious as can be.
　　他也許不如彼得聰明，但卻用功極了。
　　as ... as ever
　　結(jié)構(gòu)︰as+形容詞/副詞+as ever
　　說明︰此句型意為“與往常一樣…”。
　　He seems to be as busy as ever. 他似乎和往常一樣忙碌。
　　He works as hard as ever. 他和往常一樣努力工作。
　　She was as beautiful as ever after so many years. 過了那么多年，她美麗如故。
　　... times as ... as ...
　　結(jié)構(gòu)︰倍數(shù)詞+as+形容詞/副詞+as…
　　說明︰此句型意為“是…的幾倍”。“兩倍”是 twice，而三倍以上的“倍”，通常用 times。
　　An ordinary subway train, approaching the station, can be twice as loud as the loudest jet.
　　平常的地下火車接近車站時(shí)，發(fā)出的聲音可能是最大聲的噴射機(jī)的兩倍。
　　This line is four times as long as that one. 這條線是那條線的四倍長。
　　I am twice as old as he. 我的年紀(jì)是他的兩倍。
　　She studies three times as hard as I. 她用功的程度是我的三倍。
　　He earns twice as much as he used to. 他比往常多賺二倍的錢。
　　She spent half as much money as you. 她花掉的錢只有你花掉的一半。
　　... times the/my N ...

　　結(jié)構(gòu)︰…倍數(shù)詞+the(或所有格)+名詞
　　說明︰此句型意為“是…的幾倍”。<倍數(shù)詞>與<名詞>之間一定有 the 或<所有格>。有時(shí)可改為“<倍數(shù)詞>+as+<形容詞>”。三倍以上的“倍”，通常用“times”。而“more than+<倍數(shù)詞>+the(或<所有格>)+<名詞>”譯為“是…的幾倍還不止”。
　　It was over twice the distance of the earth from the sun. 那是地球到太陽的距離的兩倍多。
　　Line A is four times the length of line B. 線條 A 是線條 B 的四倍長。
　　I have five times the number of Tom’s books. 我有五倍于湯姆的書。
　　He has three times my money. 他的錢是我的三倍。
　　He has more than three times my money. 他的錢是我的三倍還不止。
　　The river is ten times the length of the Tamsui River. 這條河的長度是淡水河的十倍。
　　Holland has two-thirds the inhabitants of the state of New York, which is four times the size of Holland. 荷蘭的居民是紐約州的三分之二，而紐約州卻是荷蘭的四倍大。
　　more than ... as ... as
　　結(jié)構(gòu)︰more than+倍數(shù)詞+as+形容詞/副詞+as
　　說明︰此句型意為“是…的幾倍還不止”。“兩倍”是twice，而三倍以上的“倍”，通常用times。
　　He is more than three times as rich as I. (=He is three times richer than I.)
　　他的財(cái)富是我的三倍還不止。
　　He studies more than three times as hard as I. 他用功的程度是我的三倍還不止。
　　I am more than twice as old as he. 我的年齡是他的兩倍還不止。
　　He has collected more than three times as many stamps as I (have).
　　他搜集的郵票是我的三倍還不止。
　　... times ...er than ...
　　結(jié)構(gòu)︰倍數(shù)詞+形容詞或副詞比較級(jí)+than…
　　說明︰此句型意為“比…大幾倍”。“兩倍”是twice，而三倍以上的“倍”，通常用times。
　　We now know that X-ray waves are 2,000 to 10,000 times shorter than light waves.
　　我們現(xiàn)在知道X光波比光波短二千到一萬倍。
　　This street is four times shorter than that one. 這條街道比那條短四倍。
　　The mother elephant is one hundred times heavier than the baby elephant.
　　這只母象比小象重一百倍。
　　It is ten times louder than another. 它比另外一個(gè)的聲音大十倍。
　　This street is three times wider than that one. 這條街比那條街寬三倍。
　　I am twice older than he. 我的年紀(jì)比他大兩倍。
　　not so adj. as adj.
　　結(jié)構(gòu)︰not so+形容詞/副詞+as+形容詞/副詞
　　說明︰此句型意為“與其說是…倒不如說是…”。相當(dāng)于“<形容詞>/<副詞>+rather than+<形容詞>/<副詞>”。
　　She is not so beautiful as charming. (=She is charming rather than beautiful.)
　　與其說她美倒不如說她迷人。
　　He is not so clever as diligent. 與其說他聰明倒不如說他勤奮。
　　She is not so kind as simple. 與其說她善良不如說她單純。
　　not so much + N as + N
　　結(jié)構(gòu)︰not so much+名詞+as+名詞
　　說明︰此句型意為“與其說是…倒不如說是…”。相當(dāng)于“<名詞>+rather than+<名詞>”。
　　He is not so much a writer as a scholar. 與其說他是作家倒不如說他是學(xué)者。
　　He is not so much a genius as a hard worker. 他的努力勝于天份。
　　The Apollo program was not so much a scientific achievement as a technical accomplishment. 阿波羅計(jì)劃與其說是一項(xiàng)科學(xué)成果，不如說是一項(xiàng)技術(shù)成就。
　　not so much ... as ...
　　結(jié)構(gòu)︰not so much+介系詞詞組/不定詞詞組+as+介系詞詞組/不定詞詞組
　　說明︰此句型意為“與其說是…倒不如說是…”。相當(dāng)于“<介系詞詞組>/<不定詞詞組>+rather than+ <介系詞詞組>/<不定詞詞組>”。
　　Happiness hinges not so much on wealth as on health.
　　快樂與其說在于財(cái)富倒不如說在于健康。
　　One’s greatness lies not so much in his wealth as in his character.
　　一個(gè)人的偉大與其說是由他的財(cái)富來判斷，倒不如說是由他的品德來判斷。
　　Success lies not so much as in luck as in hard work.
　　與其說成功在于運(yùn)氣不如說是辛勤努力。
　　I lay down not so much to sleep as to think.我躺下來與其說是要睡覺，倒不如說是要思考。
　　It is not so helpful to give someone some bread as to teach him how to make a living.
　　與其說給人面包很有幫助，倒不如說教導(dǎo)他如何謀生才重要。
　　Our success was attributed not so much to your help as to our cooperation.
　　我們的成功與其歸功于您的幫忙，不如歸功于我們的合作。
　　The great use of a school education is not so much to teach you things as to teach you the art of learning. 學(xué)校教育的最大用處，與其說是教你事物，不如說是教你學(xué)習(xí)的方法。
　　The oceans do not so much divide the world as unite it. (=The oceans do not divide the world so much as unite it.) 與其說是海洋分割這個(gè)世界，不如說是統(tǒng)一這個(gè)世界。
　　not so much as ...
　　結(jié)構(gòu)︰not so much as ...
　　說明︰此句型意為“甚至都不…”。相當(dāng)于“not even ...”。本<詞組>使用時(shí)，要置于<助動(dòng)詞>之后，即： cannot so much as+原形<動(dòng)詞>(甚至…都不能)，do not so much as+原形<動(dòng)詞>(甚至…都不)，have not so much as+過去<分詞>(甚至…都沒有)。
　　He cannot so much as write his own name. (=He cannot even write his own name.)
　　他甚至連自己的名字都不會(huì)寫。
　　He did not so much as thank me. 他甚至都沒謝我。
　　He is so stupid that he can’t so much as eat. 他蠢得甚至連吃飯都不會(huì)。
　　When Mary walked in, she didn’t so much as take a glance at me, which angered me.
　　瑪麗進(jìn)門時(shí)，連看我一眼都沒有，真令人生氣。
　　the more ..., the more ...
　　結(jié)構(gòu)︰the+比較級(jí)…，the+比較級(jí)…
　　說明︰此句型意為“愈…，就愈…”。若句中的<主詞>為一般<名詞>，而非<代名詞>(he，it，you，they)或<專有名詞>(John，Mary)，且后面的<動(dòng)詞>為 be <動(dòng)詞>時(shí)，該 be <動(dòng)詞>可省略。
　　The more you soften a request, the more polite it becomes.
　　你愈使請(qǐng)求柔婉，請(qǐng)求就愈變?yōu)榭蜌狻?br /> 　　The longer you stay here, the more you will like the place.
　　你在這里待得愈久，你愈會(huì)喜歡這個(gè)地方。
　　The more careful you are, the fewer mistakes you will make.
　　你愈小心，你犯錯(cuò)就會(huì)愈少。
　　The more I learn, the less I feel I know. 學(xué)而后知不足。
　　The closer you stay to nature, the more you will appreciate her beauty.
　　你愈接近大自然，就愈能了解它的美。
　　The more leisure he has, the less he stays at home. 愈是有空，他愈不肯待在家里。
　　The better the boy (is), the more I like him. 這男孩愈好我愈喜歡他。
　　The colder the weather (is), the more comfortable my life (will be).
　　天氣愈冷，我的生活就愈舒服。
　　The bigger the house (is), the more money it will cost. 房子愈大愈值錢。
　　The more haste, the less speed. 欲速則不達(dá)。
　　The more noble the more humble. 結(jié)實(shí)愈豐者，其穗愈低。
　　More profit and less honor. 舍名逐利。
　　The sooner the better. 事不宜遲。
　　The more you have, the more you want. 擁有愈多，欲望愈高。
　　The more you beat iron the harder it grows. 鐵不煉不成鋼，玉不琢不成器。
　　more and more ...
　　結(jié)構(gòu)︰比較級(jí)+and+比較級(jí)
　　說明︰此句型意為“愈來愈…”。
　　The noise of traffic grows louder and louder. 交通的噪音變得愈來愈大。
　　It is getting hotter and hotter. 天氣愈來愈熱。
　　You should study harder and harder. 你應(yīng)該更用功念書。
　　The girl became more and more beautiful. 這女孩變得愈來愈漂亮了。
　　With the rapid economical development, China’s position on the international stage is getting more and more important.隨著經(jīng)濟(jì)迅速發(fā)展，中國在國際舞臺(tái)上的地位變得愈來愈重要了。
　　... more ... than ...
　　結(jié)構(gòu)︰主詞+be 動(dòng)詞+more…than…
　　說明︰此句型意為“…是…而不是…”。在“…”的位置，可以用<名詞>，<形容詞>，或帶有形容詞性的<分詞>。
　　You may also find that reading has become more fun than work!
　　你或許也會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)閱讀已經(jīng)變成是有趣的事，而不是工作。
　　It is more a made-up story than a real occurrence.那是杜撰的故事，而不是真實(shí)發(fā)生的事情。
　　I was more disappointed than discouraged. 我是失望，而不是泄氣。
　　He seems more like a military officer than a business executive.
　　他似乎比較像一個(gè)軍官，而不像一個(gè)商業(yè)行政主管。
　　He is more a sprinter than a swimmer. 他是短跑健將，而不是游泳選手。
　　I am more frightened than hurt. 我嚇壞了而沒有受傷。
　　Sue is more beautiful than Jane. 蘇比珍較美。
　　The computer is more expensive than the typewriter. 這部計(jì)算機(jī)比這部打字機(jī)更貴。
　　People in the country are happier than people in the city.鄉(xiāng)下的人們比城市的人們更快樂。
　　N1 more ... than N2
　　結(jié)構(gòu)︰名詞1+比較級(jí)+than+名詞2
　　說明︰此句型意為“比…更為…的…”。
　　People have to live on something more nourishing than hope.
　　人們必須依賴比希望更滋養(yǎng)的東西來過活。
　　I have never seen a girl more beautiful than Mary. 我從未見過比瑪麗更為美麗的女孩子。
　　I want some persons more experienced than Tom. 我要一些比湯姆更有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的人。