内容正文:
我们在前面的专题中已经讲解了形容词和副词同级比较、异级比较的基本应用,相信同学们对比较级、最高级的结构已经很熟悉了。那么同学们知不知道在英语中可以使用比较级的方式来表示最高级的含义呢?今天我们将就这个专题做个详细的讲解。[来源:Zxxk.Com]
一.比较级表示最高级意义的常考结构之一
例句:
1. She was more beautiful than any other girl in the orphanage.
= She was the most beautiful girl in the orphanage.
孤儿院里她是最漂亮的女孩。(她比孤儿院里其他任何一个女孩都漂亮。)
2. He works harder than any other student in the class.
= He works hardest in the class.
他在班里学习最用功。(他比班级里其他任何一名同学都用功。)
二.比较级表示最高级意义的常考结构之二
1. 含有“than”的例句:
I like nothing better than dancing.
我最喜欢跳舞。
Nobody can earn more than he does in his family.
在他家他挣钱最多。
2. 无“than”的例句:
Tell you the truth, I’ve never had a better day.
说实话,这是我这辈子最棒的一天。
--- What do you think of our performance?
你觉得我们的表演怎么样?
--- You could not have done better!
这是你们最棒的表演了!
注意:此处的“否定词+比较级”表达的是“最高级”的含义
三.其他常见结构
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例句:
汤姆比他班上其余的男孩子都高。
Tom is taller than the other boys in his class.
= Tom is taller than the rest of the boys in his class
例句:
My mum always complains that she does more than anyone else in the fami