Порівняльні сполучники та звороти



as ... as... ідіоматичні порівняння: twice as old (as) three times as large (as) three times the size of than not so (as) ... as –не такий, як the ... the ... – чим ... тим ... as young as – (такий же) молодий, як as busy as a bee – зайнятий, як бджола удвічі старше (за) утричі більше (ніж)   younger than ... (молодше ніж ...) This text is not so interesting as that one. The sooner, the better. – Чим скоріше, тим краще.

Remember the expressions:

at least – принаймні most of all – більш усього at best – у найкращому випадку worst of all – гірше усього best of all – більше (краще) усього so far so good – поки усе гаразд

Примітка 1 Порівняльна ступень прикметників може посилюватися за допомогою прислівників muchтаfar:

much more powerful – набагато міцніший;

far cheaper – набагато (значно) дешевший.

Найвища ступінь порівняння посилюється за допомогоюby far:

He is by far the most successful manager in his business. – Він найуспішніший менеджер у цьому бізнесі.

Примітка 2. Most (of) перед іменником має значення: більшість, більша частина.

Most (of the) experiments were made in the laboratory. – Більша частина експериментів проводилась у лабораторії.

Примітка 3. Most без артикля або з неозначеним артиклем, перекладається словами: дуже, надто, надзвичайно:

It is most important. –Це дуже (надзвичайно) важливо.

This is a most interesting fact. –Це дуже (надто) цікавий факт.

Exercise 19 Translate the sentences.

1. Each time we laugh we feel better and more content. 2. She does not work at her English as much as she did last year. 3. Her eyes are as black as coal. 4. It takes less time to do a thing right than to explain why you did it wrong. (H. Longfellow) 5. ‘We have two ears and only one tongue in order that we may hear more and speak less’. (Diogenes). 6. Mercury is used in thermometers because it expands as it gets hotter. 7. The more, the better. As wet as a fish. As heavy as lead. 8. This flat is less comfortable than ours. 9. The more we study, the more we know. The more we know, the more we forget. The more we forget, the less we know. The less we know, the less we forget. The less we forget, the more we know. So why study? 10. The population of this town will increase sixfold in fewer than ten years. 11. The day yesterday was not so fine as it is today. 12. Good, better, best / Never, never rest / ‘til your good is better, / And your better best.

 

Exercise 20 Give the comparative and superlative degrees of comparison and translate the adjectives.

Model: old older the oldest

Expensive, sunny, comfortable, noisy, cheap, dangerous, far, enormous, long, nice, little, much, sweet, good, fresh, bad, important, safe, young, near.

 

Exercise 21 Use the adjective or adverb in brackets either in the comparative or superlative degree. Write a similar true story about yourself.

I am in my first year at the Academy and I think it is one of (important) periods in my life. Of course, it is (difficult) to study at the Academy than at school. I spend (much) of my time at the Academy and have (little) free time for rest or entertainment. But Alex who is one of my (good) friends is even (busy). He lives (far) from the Academy than I do, and has (little) free time. Anyway he finds time to go in for sports, to visit theatres and to read a lot. And at seminars he is always (brilliant).

 

Exercise 22 Fill in the gaps with the conjunctionsasorthan.

1. Athens is older ... Rome. 2. I don’t watch television as much ... you. 3. You get up earlier ... I do. 4. Your friend isn’t as clever ... he thinks. 5. France is smaller ... Germany. 6. Mexico isn’t as big ... Canada.          7. He can’t wait longer ... an hour. 8. He knows physics better ... you.

 

Exercise 23 Compare the two persons usingas ... as ornot so (as) ... asaccording to the model.

Model: Bruce was born in 1991. Kevin was also born in 1991. – Kevin is as old as Bruce.

Paul is handsome. Andrew isn’t very handsome. – Andrew is not ashandsome as Paul.

1. Sally is 17. Jane is 17 too. Sally ... . 2. This summer is unusually hot. Last summer was just warm. Last summer ... . 3. This text is hard to translate. That text was simpler. This text ... . 4. Tom and Diane have just married. They are both happy. Tom ... . 5. Ann is very pretty. So is Nancy. Nancy ... . 6. Gary’s jokes are smart. So are Dan’s. Dan’s jokes ... 7. My room is bigger than yours. Your room isn’t ... . 8. She got up at 6 a.m. today. I got up at 6.30 a.m. I ... . 9. It is warm today. Tomorrow it will be warm too. Tomorrow it ... .

 


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