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Unit 3 Grammar
The comparative and superlative of adjectives
SUMMARIES & PLANNINGS
MORANDI ELEGANTLY
形容词的比较级和最高级
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Meet my friend David
He will go to Beijing for a
photography show next month.
David is a photographer.
David’s shopping list
a camera
a laptop
a suitcase
David visits a shopping centre
David goes to a computer store and has a talk with the salesman (售货员)
David: These two laptops look cool. I was wondering about their prices.
Salesman: Laptop A is cheaper and laptop B is more expensive.
笔记本A更便宜,笔记本B更贵。
Laptop A is cheaper than laptop B.
笔记本A比笔记本B更便宜。
Laptop B is more expensive than laptop A.
笔记本B比笔记本A更贵。
Laptop A
RMB 5000.00
Laptop B
RMB 8000.00
比较级:用于两者作比较时
To form the comparative of adjectives,we often add –er to short adjectives and use more with long adjectives.
比较级的构成:短的形容词词尾加-er,长的形容词(双音节或多音节词)前加more,意为“更…”
2. We often use than after the comparative of adjectives.
比较级后可加than,意为“比”
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形容词比较级的构成 – 特殊情况
3. 以不发音的e结尾,直接加 (e)r。如:
nice - nicer, large - larger
4. 以“辅音字母+ y”结尾的双音节词,先改y为i,再加-er。如:
easy – easier, happy - happier
5. 部分形容词双写结尾的辅音字母。如:
big – bigger, thin – thinner, fat - fatter, hot - hotter, red - redder, wet - wetter, sad - sadder
6. 部分形容词不规则变形。如:
good – better, bad – worse (更糟), many/much – more, little - less
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Laptop B is _________ (heavy).
Laptop B is heavier _____ laptop A.
Laptop B is ________ (thin) _____ laptop A.
The keyboard of laptop A is ___________________ (comfortable) _____ laptop B.
David can’t decide which one is ________ (good).
Laptop
A Laptop B
weight 1.58kg 2.30kg
Thickness
(厚度) 45 mm 38 mm
Keyboard comfortableness ★ ★ ★
★ ★ ★ ★
heavier
than
thinner
than
more comfortable
than
better
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Salesman:Can I help you , sir?
David:Yes, I need a suitcase .Can you tell me about these two?
Salesman:Sure. The red one costs ¥2,500, and it’s made of leather.
David: I see. The red one is_______________ (expensive) than the black one . What about the weight? Which one is __________?
more expensive
lighter
big