文法淺釋系列 (38)

文法淺釋系列 (38)

文法(grammar)與句型(sentence patterns)

二. 形容詞 ( Adjective)- 形容名詞或代名詞

10) 兩事或兩物相比，若强調『比….多幾倍之說法』應用下列句型：

a. 倍數 + more + n. + than + S. + V. 

b.倍數+  as + adj. (adv.) + noun again as +S.+V

Tom has one hundred books; I have four hundred books; I have three times more books than he.或

I have three times as many books again as he does. 或

I have four times as many books as he does.  

(我有比Tom 多三倍的書。) (或我的書是他的四倍。)

《比較》：這條河流比那條長三倍 。

  *This river is three times longer than that one. 

=This river is three times as long again as that one

= This river is four times the length of that one. 這條河流是那條的兩倍長。

我有比Tom 多三倍的書。(或我的書是他的四倍)。

Tom has one hundred books.

= I have four hundred books.

= I have three times more books than he. 或

= I have three times as many books again as he does. 或

= I have four times as many books as he does.

Smokers are 5 times more likely than non-smokers to have a heart attack between the ages of 35 and 39.

介於35與39歲間抽煙者，得心臟病的機率比非抽煙者大五倍。) =故上句= Smokers are 5 times as likely again as non-smokers to have a heart attack between the age of 35 and 39.

11)  Iron is more useful than gold though not so valuable. (鐵雖沒有黃金那麼有價值，卻此它更有用)。

【形容詞之原級和比較級可同時出現在同一句中， 若比較級(主要子句) 先敍述， 則須有完整敍述；後述的原級 (附屬子句) 可省略前述同一主詞和動詞；反之亦然】：

 例：George is at least as intelligent as Bob if not more industrious.

George 起碼像Bob那麼聰明，若不比他更勤勉的話。

Justin Lai編著

10/14/2013

校友會/英語漫談

AACHW13