比较级的特殊用法

2. 通常情况下,形容词或副词的比较级前 面都不加the,但若对两者进行比较,句中又 无than出现,则常用"the+比较级+of+比较 范围"结构。 His brother is the taller of the two boys. 他的弟弟是两个孩子中较高的那一个。
3. 使用比较级时要特别注意以 下几点。
6."better...than..."引导祈使句, 意思是"宁愿……也不……"。


Better die standing than live kneeling. 宁愿站着死,不愿跪着生。 Better an empty purse than an empty head. 宁可钱袋瘪,不要头脑空。


Mary is more beautiful than any girl in the class. This book is the same like that one.
4."more than"有时不表示比较关 系,而表示"不只是,极其"等含义。

They were more than glad to help. He is more brave than wise. 与其说他是画家,倒不如说是诗人。
little more than 差不多

The grain in their barn is little more than that of ours. 他们仓的粮食跟我们 仓的粮食差不多。
more than 超过，不止
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I have waited for your for more than two hours. 我等了你两个多小时。
no less than 表示"不亚于"

There are no less than five hundred people present at the New Year party. 出席新年晚会的有五百人之多。(出席的 人较多)
not less than 表示"不少于"

There are not less than five hundred people present at the New Year party. 出席新年晚会的只有五百人。(出席的人 较不多)
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no more than ...表示"只不过"，"并不比..."(等 于not any more than) During observations made over a fiftyyear period， the power output of the Sun has _____ than a few tenths of one percent. ［A］ varied by no more ［B］ varied no more by ［C］ not varied more by ［D］ more varied by not
other than除了

They imposed no preconditions other than that the meeting should be held in their capital. 除了会议要在他们的首都开 之外，他们没有提出任何先决条件。


rather than 而不是，与其...宁愿(rather than 表示"与其...宁愿"时，如果位于句首引导句子， 有虚拟的成分，相当于"... would rathe than， "所以rather than后面跟动词原形) Read what interests you; read what you have time for magazines and newspapers rather than novels. 读你感兴趣的东西，读你有时间 读的东西，如杂志和报纸而不是小说。 Rather than allow the potatoes to go bad, she sold them at half price. 她以半价把土豆给卖 了，而没有让它们烂掉。 Rather than cause trouble, he left. 为了不惹 事，他还是走了。
more often than not 表示"多数 情况下"

On Friday mornings, he comes late more often than not. 多数情况下，他星期五来得晚。
all the more 因而更加

We really admired him all the more for his frankness. 我们更加钦佩他的坦率。
5."no more...than..."="not...any more than..."意为"与……同样不 是,与……一样不"。

He is no wiser than me. 我和她一样不满意。
6."not more...than"意为"…… 没有……那样……"。

She was not more pleased than I was.
less than 不到

The first steam locomotive could have a top speed of only thirteen mph(miles per hour) and the great sailing ships of the time labored along at less than half that speed.第一列蒸汽火车最快每小时 只有13英里，那时的大船还不到这个速 度的一半。
not much of 不是很好的


not much of a day 天气不是很好 He is more of a painter than I do.
so much the better 就更好了

If she will help us, so much the better. 如果他能帮我们，那就更好了。
so much the worse 就更糟了

So much the worse for you if you still are absent from class. 如果你继续逃课 的话，就对你更不利了。


He came all the way to China for promoting friendship _____ for making money. ［A］ other than ［B］ better than ［C］ more than ［D］ rather than He preferred to write the letter by hand _____ . ［A］ to typing it ［B］ than type it ［C］ to type it ［D］ rather than type it
more or less 大体上，或多或 少

The work is more or less finished. 工作 大体算完成了。 Most of them came here to near money, more or less Mr.Wang worked for his cause.他们大都来挣钱的，但王先生有点 像为事业而工作。
比较级的特殊用法
The Special Cases of the Adjectives’ Comparative Degrees
1. 形容词的比较级前可加数量 词。

Cotton output was 2 percent higher than in the previous year. 棉花产量比上 一年高了2%。
(be) better off 较富裕，环境较 好
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Few of the people who live on the cooperatives _____ than they were as laborers. ［A］ is well off financial ［B］ financially well off ［C］ are better off finanically ［D］ financial better off