謝孟媛中級文法33~35 → 原級 (形容詞和副詞)

謝孟媛中級文法33 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26ohAF0ZLvY

2.0 原級(形容詞和副詞)

2.1 ~ as 原級 as ~ (像~一樣)，前面的as是副詞，解釋成一樣

2.1.1 例句：運動像課業一樣重要
→ Sports are as important as studies.
✽注意：中英文的順序有別

2.1.2 例句：他是像他父親一樣好的人
→ He is as nice a person as his father.
✽注意：一個好人 a nice person，但這句 as是副詞， 後面要接形容詞或副詞，所以 nice 往前挪

2.2 ~ not as (so) as ~ (不像~一樣)
2.2.1 例句：他不像他哥哥一樣努力工作
→ He does not work as hard as his brother (does).
✽注意：hard 是副詞，修飾 work

2.2.2 例句：日本製的電動玩具不像台灣製的那麼貴
→ The Japanese video game is not so expensive as the Taiwanese one.
✽注意：這句的 one 指 video game
✽注意：這句的 so 也可用 as

2.3 ~ as many / much + 名詞 + as (像~一樣多的)
2.3.1 例句：她有和她姊姊一樣多的洋裝
→ She has as many dresses as her sister (does).
✽注意：這句的 does代替 has，可省略

2.3.2 例句：我認識的人不像她那麼多
→ I don't know as many people as she (does).
✽注意：這句的 does代替 knows，可省略

2.4  ~ times as ~ as ~ (多~倍)
2.4.1.1 例句：這座橋是那座橋的兩倍長
→ The bridge is two times as long as that one.
✽注意：兩次可用 twice = two times
        但兩倍不能用 twice

2.4.1.2 例句：那座橋是這座橋的一半長
→ That bridge is half as long as this one.
✽注意：half /h'æf/ 其中 l 不發因

2.4.2.1 進口書的價格是台灣書籍的三倍
→ Imported books cost three times as much as Taiwanese books.
✽注意：這句的 cost 是動詞，指值

2.4.2.1 台灣書籍的價格是進口書的三分之一
→ Taiwanese books cost one third as much as imported books.
✽注意：三分之一是：one third，三分之二是：two thirds

✽注意：可用length(長度)，width(寬度), height(高度), depth(深度), size(大小), weight(重量) 等名詞來表現倍數

謝孟媛中級文法34 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRgHiD4qib8

2.4.3 例句：這箱子是那個的四分之一大
→ This box is one quarter as large as that one.
= This box is one quarter the size of that one.

2.5 as ~ as possible(= one can) 盡可能地
2.5.1 例句：盡快報警
→ Call the police as soon as possible.
= Call the police as soon as you can.
✽注意： police 天生複數，指警方，前面要加 the
✽注意： soon 指時間的快
✽注意： a.s.a.p ASAP = as soon as possible

2.5.2 例句：我告訴他要盡早回家
→ I told him to come home as early as possible.
= I told him to come home as early as he could.
✽注意：這時，我若在家講用 come home，若在外面用 go home
✽注意：tell 後面接的動詞須改為不定詞
✽注意：前面 told是過去式，所以後面 could 也是過去式

2.6 as ~ as 的習慣用語，下面的名詞不能亂改
2.6.1 as busy as a bee      (譯成：非常忙碌)
2.6.2 as cool as a cucumber (譯成：極端冷靜)
2.6.3 as cunning as a fox   (譯成：十分狡猾)
2.6.4 as dead as a doornail (譯成：了無生息)
2.6.5 as flat as a pancake  (譯成：非常平坦)
2.6.6 as sweet as honey     (譯成：非常甜美)
2.6.7 as like as two peas   (譯成：非常相似)
2.6.7 例句：這對雙胞胎十分相像
→ The twins are as like as two peas.

✽注意：doornail 釘在門上的釘子
✽注意：pancake 煎餅、pea 豆子

2.7 not so much ~ as ~ (與其說 ~ 不如說 ~ )
2.7.1 例句：與其說是犯罪，不如說是過失
→ It was not so much a crime as a mistake.
= It was rather a mistake than a crime.
= It was a mistake rather than a crime.

2.8 not so much as ~ (就連 ~ 也不 ~)
    = without so much as ~
2.8.1  例句：這男人就連道歉都沒跟我說 (加強語氣)
→ The man didn't so much as apologize to me.
✽注意：若單獨陳述 The man didn't apologize to me.

2.8.2  例句：他離開我，沒有說聲謝謝
→ He left me without so much as saying thanks.
✽注意：若溫和陳述 He left me without saying thanks.

2.9 as ~ as ever (依舊)
2.9.1 例句：她看起來依舊很快樂
→ She looks as happy as ever.
✽注意：問過去的經驗 did 主詞 ever ~
✽注意：平常的經驗 do 主詞 ever ~

2.9.2 例句：他是有史以來最偉大的藝術家
→ He is as great an artist as ever lived.
✽注意：中文有最，但 as 後面用原級

2.10 as ~ as any + 單數名詞 (像任何人一樣)
2.10.1 例句：他像村子裡任何人一樣努力工作
→ He is as hardworking as any (person) in the village.
✽注意：hardworking 是形容詞
✽注意：這句 person可省略

2.11 as many/much as + 數詞(多達~)
2.11.1 例句：有多達五萬隻的鳥在這裡過冬
→ As many as fifty thousand birds spend the winter here.
✽注意：thousand、hundred 前面數字超過一也不加 s

謝孟媛中級文法35 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBCsjRnZnPw

2.11.2 例句：這件毛衣我付了多達200元  (強調語氣)
→ I paid as much as 200 dollars for this sweater.
✽注意：付錢買東西 ：pay + 錢 + for + 物
✽注意：講這句話的人士強調多的語氣

2.12.1 例句： 廣播早在1920開始
→ Radio broadcasting started as early as 1920.

2.12.2 例句： 他一月看電影多達三次 (強調頻率)
→ He goes to movies as often as three time a month.

2.13 as many/much ~ (同數/量)
2.13.1 例句：我在六行裡找到了六個錯誤 (前後兩數一樣)
→ I found six mistakes in as many lines.

2.13.2 例句：旅行團在五天內造訪了五個城市
→ The tour group visited five cities as many days.

2.14 as good as ~ (幾乎等於 ~)
2.14.1 例句：這房子買的好，就像買棟新的
→ This house is a great buy. It's as good as new.

2.14.2 例句：他的車子幾乎等於一堆垃圾
→ His car is as good as a piece junk.
✽注意：垃圾食物 junk food