否定词加比较级

浅谈“否定词+比较级”结构

2009-05-12 15:00

相当一部分学生对“否定词＋比较级”这一结构掌握得不是很好。他们往往把注意力集中在否定词上，结果对含有该结构的句子的理解与正确含义完全相反。联系上下文时，他们又认为前后矛盾，愈加糊涂。例如：

W：How did your interview go？

M：I couldn't feel better about it！The questions were very fair，and I seemed to find an answer for all of them．

Q：What is the man's attitude about the interview？

A）Pessimistic．B）Worried．

C）Confident．D）Distress．

很多学生都不能选出正确答案C）。

又如，在读到下面的句子时，部分学生也感到费解：

It has never been easier to insult people inadvertently．A young lady offers her seatin a crowded bus to an elderly，frail gentleman，and he gives her a dirty look because she has insulted his manhood．

其实，只要他们知道比较级用于否定结构可表“最……不过”这一语法现象，就会懂得“I couldn't feel better about it”意为“我对那次面试的感觉再好不过了”；“Ithas never been easier to insult people inadverte ntly ”意为“人们非常容易无意之中冒犯别人。” 要掌握该结构的用法，须注意以下几点：

1．该结构多为“can't ／couldn't ＋比较级”的形式。例如：

1）I can't agree with you more．我再同意你不过了。（或：我完全同意你的意见。）

2）The weather couldn't be worse．天气再糟糕不过了。

3）He couldn't have done better．他做得再好不过了。

2．用于该结构中的否定词除了not之外，还有no，never，nothing等。例如：

1）This could give her no greater pleasure．这使她再高兴不过了。

2）She's never better．她现在最好不过了。（或：她比以往任何时候都好。）

3）There's nothing cheaper．这东西再便宜不过了。

3．当该结构中的比较级为less时，该结构意为“一点也不”。试比较：

1）He couldn't care more．他非常介意。（或：他最关心不过了。）

He couldn'tcare less．他毫不介意。（或：他最漠不关心了。）

2）He had never felt more like talking to anyone．他从未如此想和人谈话。

He had never felt less like talking to anyone．他从未如此不想和人谈话。

4．当no表示“not at all”之意时，可以作为副词放在比较级词语前面。这时，“no＋比较级”的意思并非“最……不过”。例如：

1）Are you really fifty？You look no older than thirty-five．你真的五十岁了？看起来不超过三十五岁。

2）Some people can eat what they like and get no fatter．有些人想吃什么就吃什么，一点也不发胖。

Although he sometimes loses his temper , his students like him ___ for it .

A.no so much

B.no so little

C.no more

D.no less

尽管他有时脾气不好，但学生对他的喜爱没有因此而减少。

Less是little的比较级，表示较少的，更少的，是more-much 的反义词，前面加no, no less表示不比。。少. 其作用同于little，可作形容词修饰名词，可可作副词，修饰动词。本题是作副词，修饰like.

No more表示不再。。。，although引导让步状语从句，表示尽管如何，但仍然如何。如果选C，意思不符。如果前面是一个原因状语从句的话，因为。。。，所以不再喜欢，选C才符合意思。

no less than

1. 表数目或数量,其意为不少于、多达。如:

We won no less than ￡500 in the competition. 我们在这场竞赛中赢了多达500英镑。

No less than 100 people came. 来的人不少于一百。

2.意为(和)......一样、不亚于、至少。如:

Our soldiers fought with no less daring than skill.我们的士兵打起仗来智勇双全。

Lose one’s temper发脾气

sick与ill的区别？

答：sick做形容词时有”生病的，不适的，呕吐“之义，做及物动词时有”猛烈攻击“之义

而ill除了做形容词有”生病，不顺，苦恼“之外，还做名词“痛苦，疾病”

ill, sick

ill做表语，sick定，表均可 a sick boy

Ex.: I was sick yesterday.

He is a sick person.

She has some illnesses.

sick1

a.

1. 病的,有病的;病人的[R]

The sick tree is several hundred years old.

这棵病树已生长了好几百年了。

2. 患...病的[(+with)]

He is sick with influenza.

他患了流行性感冒。

3. 想呕吐的,恶心的[F]

She felt sick at the sight of the dead rat.

她一见那只死老鼠就感到恶心。

4. 对...厌烦的[F][(+of)]

I'm sick of your stupid remarks.