A boy of sixteen is often as tall as his father.
一个16岁的男孩常常长得和他父亲一样高。
He was as white as a sheet.
他面色苍白如纸。
Manslaughter is not as/so bad as murder.
杀人罪没有谋杀罪那么重。
Your coffee is not as/so good as the coffee my mother makes.
你煮的咖啡不如我母亲煮的好。
形容词比较级可与than连用:
The new tower blocks are much higher than the old buildings.
新建的塔楼群比旧楼房要高得多。
He makes fewer mistakes than you(do).
他犯的错比你少。
He is stronger than I expected.
他长得要比我想像的结实。相当于:
I didn’t expect him to be so strong.
我没想到他长得这么壮。
It was more expensive than I thought.
这比我预料的昂贵多了。相当于:
I didn’t think it would be so expensive.
我没想到它会有这么贵。
如省略than…时,英语口语中常用最高级代替比较级:
This is the best way.
这是最好的办法。
在只有两种选择时也可用这种表示方法。
三个或三个以上的人或物进行比较时,以最高级与the…in/of结构连用的方式来表达:
This is the oldest theatre in London.
这是伦敦最古老的剧院。
The youngest of the family was the most successful.
全家年龄最小的是最有成就的。
关系从句中经常使用完成时态:
It/This is the best beer(that) I have ever drunk.
这是我所喝过的最好的啤酒。
It/This was the worst film(that) he had ever seen.
这是他所看过的电影中最差的一部。
He is the kindest man(that) I have ever met.
他是我遇到过的最仁厚的人。
It was the most worrying day(that) he had ever spent.
这是他度过的最烦恼的日子。
注意:这里用的是ever而不是never;然而可以把never与比较级连用来表示同一概念: