大学英语四级听力中的语法难点

几组由 “more than ；more … than” 和 “no / not ＋ 比较级” 等构成的惯用句式及 其含义。
more than 其含义为: “不仅是， 非常， 十
分”等， 用法和意义较多。 more …than 其含义可以是: “与其说……不
如说， 不是……而是”
1. What we are doing today is more than donating some money.
3. Iron is more useful than any other metal. (比较对象具有所属关系， 含有最高级含义)
特殊结构：
the more … the more (越……越……)； more and more (越来越) 1. The more careful you are, the fewer mistakes you will make.
氢原子的重量约为氧原子的1/16（即比氧原 子约轻15/16）。
3. Americans eat vegetables per person today more than twice as many as they did in 1990.
美国人现在吃的蔬菜是1990年时的两倍以上。
比较级常用结构
6. Doesn’t this sweet song make you feel at ease? -- You bet! 7. Would you mind giving me a hand? -- By all means. 8. Cooking for yourself turns out much better than eating at KFC. -- You can say that again! 9. Do the fees include room and board? -- They don’t exclude room and board. 10. Does everyone know why the financial crisis occurred? -- There is no one who doesn’t know how it happened.
2. The more he thought of that, the more worried he felt about his mother. 3. A survey indicated that more and more local talents in China flowed to
multinationals since multinationals are
7. Would you lend me your car? -- It has run out of gasoline. 8. Did Alice cheat at the physics exam? -- She’d be the last person to do such a thing. 9. Did Aristotle attend the conference? -- He failed to come. 10. Would you fix the clock for me? -- I’m sorry, but it is beyond my repair. 11. What’s the main idea of her speech? -- It’s beyond my understanding. 12. I’d like to go to the meeting. -- Under no circumstances (决不) should you attend the meeting tonight.
1. He was a heavy smoker five years ago. -- But he rarely smokes now. 2. Do you think Doris will get there in time? -- No way! 3. Can you lend me your car? -- It’s out of the question. 4. Try not to make any noise while watching the movie. -- Well, easier said than done. 5. Would you like me to write the essay again? -- It’s all right, really. 6. Have some chocolate candies please? -- I’m on a diet.
mostly engaged in cutting-edge hi-tech
researches and offer high salaries.
以拉丁文-ior结尾的含有比较意义的形容词 后接to 而不是than.
inferior, superior, senior, junior, prior (在……之前) 1. He is three years senior/junior to me. 2. This type of computer is superior to that type. 3. Most wine from Switzerland is inferior to wine from France. 4. It happened prior to my arrival.
no more … than
not more … than
1. He is no more diligent than you.
他不勤奋，你也不勤奋。(两人都不勤奋) (含
有消极否定的意思)
2. He is not more diligent than you.
他没有像你那样勤奋。(两人都勤奋，但你更
这本书看起来与其说是一本语法书，不如说 是一本词典。
no more than
not more than
1. He has no more than five dollars on him. 他身上仅有5美元。(强调少) 2. He has not more than five dollars on him. 他身上带的钱不超过仅有5美元。(强调数额 少于5美元)
A ＋比较级 ＋ than + B
1. African elephants are larger，fiercer， and more difficult to tame than Asian elephants.
2. This question is less difficult than that question. (比较对象为彼此独立的人或事物)
16. Shall we go and see Tom this morning? He’s ill. -- That’s just what I was thinking. 17. What do you think of going to the park today? -- I can’t agree more. / I can’t agree with you more.
11. What do you think of yesterday evening’s concert? -- It wasn’t at all tedious. 12. Would you help me with my calligraphy? -- Well, what’s the problem? 13. Could I leave earlier today? -- Go ahead. 14. Excuse me, can you show me the way? -- Well, where are you trying to get to? 15. May I use your mobile phone for the time being? -- No problem.
13. Is my son allowed to play the video game? -- Well, he is too young to play it. 14. Could you tell me where Pro. Johnson lives? -- I have no idea where he lives. 15. What does Elizabeth like to do in her spare time? -- She likes nothing better than to sleep late. 16. How are you getting on with Home Economics? -- There is no harder course than Home Economics. 17. How do you feel about your food? -- Don’t ask. 18. Can you express yourself in Chinese? -- It’s impossible for me to speak Chinese well now.
3. This is the same car that I rode on yesterday. 这就是就是我昨天坐过的那辆车。
4. This is the same car 这辆车像我昨天坐过的那辆一样。 5. This book is as thick as that one.
勤奋) (含有积极、肯定的意思，表示程度上
的差异）
no less than = as much as 意为：“竟 有…之多，多达”强调多 not less than 意为“不少于，至少”，可观 地描述
肯定与否定
肯定
1. Do you think she will come? -- Beyond a reasonable doubt. 2. I forgot to bring my computer. -- No sweat. You can borrow my notebook. 3. The classes today were so boring. -- I’ll say, I had one eye on the clock the whole time. 4. Now they have sound-proofed this room. It’s sure a lot easier to work in here. -- You said it. 5. The water looks great today. -- I can’t wait to jump on my surfboard.
今天我们所做的不只是捐一些钱。 2. Their action was more than justified.
他们的行动是完全有理由的。
3. He is more brave than wise. 他有勇无谋。 4. The book seems to be more a
dictionary than a grammar.
听力中的语法难点
比较结构
原级比较一般结构
as … as ; not as … as ; the same … as ;
1. The work is not as difficult as you think.
st year, land values in most parts of the pinelands rose almost as fast as those outside the pinelands.
特殊结构:
A is to B what / as X is Y ; A+倍数或几分 之几 as + adj. / adv. + as +B.
1. Air is to us what/as water is to fish. 我们与空气的关系就像鱼和水的关系。 2. The hydrogen atom is near1y l6 times as light as the oxygen atom.