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1、overdo”（无论怎样也不为过）。1）I cannot be too grateful for his help对于他给予的帮助，我非常感激。（我无论怎样感激也不为过）2）The value of the information he has provided cannot be overestimated他提供的信息非常宝贵。（其价值无论怎样估计也不为过）3）A book may be compared to your neighbor：if it be good，it cannot last too long；if bad，youcannot get rid of it too earl

2、y一本书好比你的邻居：如果是本好书，保持的时间越长越好；如果是本坏书，处理得越早越好。3直接式的双重否定这种句式通常由no，not，never等否定词与not，but，for nothing等连用。1）There is no one that does not want to help you每个人都愿意帮助你。2）There is no surgical patient I cannot treat competently，treat just as well or better than anyother surgeon任何外科病人我都能治，我的治疗与其他外科医生一样高明，甚至高出一筹。3

3、）We would，however，not be getting something for nothing然而，我们要有所作为，就得付出代价。4cant help but，cant help doing sth这两种句式较常见，但它们表示的双重否定并不是很直接，因而易引起理解上的失误。1）When the streets are full of melting-snow，you cant help but get your shoes wet当街上满是融雪时，你的鞋子肯定要被弄湿。2）When I heard the sad story，I could not help shedding t

4、ears听到那个伤心的故事，我不禁掉泪了。5Nothing is morethan1）Nothing is more valuable than health世界万物健康最宝贵。在这个句式中，nothing可由其他否定词来替代，如no，not，nobody，nowhere等。2）No one is more foolish than he is他是最愚笨的一个人。3）No other animal is larger than a whale鲸是最大的动物。4）Nowhere is more beautiful than his hometown他的家乡是最美的地方。6notuntil“not

5、until”是一个非常典型的英语表达方式，中国学生理解起来很容易，但在实际运用中却很难想到，主要原因还是不太习惯以否定的形式来表达肯定的意义。1）The value of health is not esteemed until it is lost人们只有在失去健康时，才知道它的可贵。2）Nobody knows what he can do until he has tried任何人都要试一试，才知道他能做什么。3）They did not meet again until the be- ginning of 1951他们直到1951年初才再度会面。7not to mention，not

6、 to speak of1）Dave is handsome and smart，not to mention being a good athlete戴夫英俊、聪明，还是个出色的运动员。2）He has a big house and an expensive car，not to speak of a villa in France他有一所大房子和一辆昂贵的汽车，此外在法国还有一所别墅。8There is nothing like1）There is nothing like jogging as a means of exercise锻炼身体的最好方法是慢跑。2）In my life，t

7、here is nothing like my fathers influence for changing my beliefs在我的生命中，父亲对我信仰的改变影响最大。二、“比较对比”常用句式1. not so much as He cannot so much as write his own name. （=He cannot even write his own name.）他甚至连自己的名字都不会写。He did not so much as thank me. 他甚至都没谢我。He is so stupid that he cant so much as eat. 他蠢得甚至连吃

8、饭都不会。2. the more ， the more The more you soften a request， the more polite it becomes.你愈使请求柔婉，请求就愈变为客气。The longer you stay here， the more you will like the place.你在这里待得愈久，你愈会喜欢这个地方。The more careful you are， the fewer mistakes you will make.你愈小心，你犯错就会愈少。The more I learn， the less I feel I know. 学而后知不

9、足。The closer you stay to nature， the more you will appreciate her beauty.你愈接近大自然，就愈能了解它的美。 以下是一些常用到的the more., the more.结构的谚语The more haste， the less speed. 欲速则不达。More profit and less honor. 舍名逐利。The sooner the better. 事不宜迟。The more you have， the more you want. 拥有愈多，欲望愈高。The more you beat iron the h

10、arder it grows. 铁不炼不成钢，玉不琢不成器。more and more 3. more than You may also find that reading has become more fun than work！你或许也会发现阅读已经变成是有趣的事，而不是工作。It is more a made-up story than a real occurrence.那是杜撰的故事，而不是真实发生的事情。I was more disappointed than discouraged. 我是失望，而不是泄气。He is more a sprinter than a swimme

11、r. 他是短跑健将，而不是游泳选手。I am more frightened than hurt. 我吓坏了而没有受伤。Sue is more beautiful than Jane. 苏比珍较美。The computer is more expensive than the typewriter. 这部计算机比这部打字机更贵。People in the country are happier than people in the city.乡下的人们比城市的人们更快乐。4. N1 more than N2People have to live on something more nouris

12、hing than hope.人们必须依赖比希望更滋养的东西来过活。I have never seen a girl more beautiful than Mary. 我从未见过比玛丽更为美丽的女孩子。I want some persons more experienced than Tom. 我要一些比汤姆更有经验的人。5. more N than + ADJ/V-edSome people give higher priced gifts than necessary for the situation.有些人给了比情况所必要来得更高价的礼物。I did more work than r

13、equired. 我做了比所被要求的来得更多的工作。We were given more money than necessary for the project.我们被给了比计划所要求来得更多的钱。6. It is better to V1 than V2It is better to laugh than （to） weep. 笑比哭好。It is more comfortable to lie on a lawn than （to） sit in the office.躺在草坪上比坐在办公室里舒服。It is harder to teach than （to） study. 教书比读书辛

14、苦。7. make more of Darkness would make him more appreciative of sight. 黑暗会使他更加珍惜视力。Their sudden attack made us more aware of the danger around us.他们突然的攻击使我们更加注意我们周围的危险。Your encouragement made me more confident of my future.你的鼓励使我对我的未来更加有信心。8. as as can beHis failure is as plain as plain can be. 他的失败是

15、再明白不过了。He is as handsome as （handsome） can be. 他潇洒极了。She is as kind as can be. 她极为和颜悦色。Mary is as hardworking as can be. 玛丽在班上之用功不输任何人。He may not be so clever as Peter， but he is as industrious as can be.他也许不如彼得聪明，但却用功极了。9. as as everHe seems to be as busy as ever. 他似乎和往常一样忙碌。He works as hard as eve

16、r. 他和往常一样努力工作。She was as beautiful as ever after so many years. 过了那么多年，她美丽如故。10. times as as I am twice as old as he. 我的年纪是他的两倍。She studies three times as hard as I. 她用功的程度是我的三倍。He earns twice as much as he used to. 他比往常多赚二倍的钱。She spent half as much money as you. 她花掉的钱只有你花掉的一半。11. times the/my N It

17、was over twice the distance of the earth from the sun. 那是地球到太阳的距离的两倍多。Line A is four times the length of line B. 线条 A 是线条 B 的四倍长。I have five times the number of Toms books. 我有五倍于汤姆的书。He has three times my money. 他的钱是我的三倍。He has more than three times my money. 他的钱是我的三倍还不止。12. more than as asHe is mor

18、e than three times as rich as I. （=He is three times richer than I.）他的财富是我的三倍还不止。He studies more than three times as hard as I. 他用功的程度是我的三倍还不止。I am more than twice as old as he. 我的年龄是他的两倍还不止。He has collected more than three times as many stamps as I （have）。他搜集的邮票是我的三倍还不止。13. times er than We now kno

19、w that X-ray waves are 2，000 to 10，000 times shorter than light waves.我们现在知道X光波比光波短二千到一万倍。This street is four times shorter than that one. 这条街道比那条短四倍。The mother elephant is one hundred times heavier than the baby elephant.这只母象比小象重一百倍。It is ten times louder than another. 它比另外一个的声音大十倍。This street is t

20、hree times wider than that one. 这条街比那条街宽三倍。I am twice older than he. 我的年纪比他大两倍。14. not so adj. as adj.She is not so beautiful as charming. （=She is charming rather than beautiful.）与其说她美倒不如说她迷人。He is not so clever as diligent. 与其说他聪明倒不如说他勤奋。She is not so kind as simple. 与其说她善良不如说她单纯。15. not so much +

21、 N as + NHe is not so much a writer as a scholar. 与其说他是作家倒不如说他是学者。He is not so much a genius as a hard worker. 他的努力胜于天份。The Apollo program was not so much a scientific achievement as a technical accomplishment. 阿波罗计划与其说是一项科学成果，不如说是一项技术成就。16. not so much as Happiness hinges not so much on wealth as o

22、n health.快乐与其说在于财富倒不如说在于健康。Ones greatness lies not so much in his wealth as in his character.一个人的伟大与其说是由他的财富来判断，倒不如说是由他的品德来判断。Success lies not so much as in luck as in hard work.与其说成功在于运气不如说是辛勤努力。17. as/so as He is as handsome as his brother （is）。 他和他哥哥一样英俊。Judy goes to the movies as often as Sara d

23、oes. 朱迪像莎拉一样时常去看电影。Old John goes to sleep as easily as a baby does. 老约翰像婴儿一样容易入睡。The girls are as busy with their work as bees. 这些女孩子就跟蜜蜂一样忙着工作。18. as manymuch名词He was tired enough to make ten errors in as many （=in ten） pages.他疲倦得十页中犯了十个错误。Mike read five books in as many （=in five） months. 麦克在五个月内看

24、了五本书。I didnt expect that he should have committed three robberies in as many days.没想到（老实的）他居然在三天内犯了三次抢劫罪。19. as many/much as She has as many as seven sisters. 她的姊妹有七人之多。As many as 100 people were killed in the air crash. 这次空难中多达一百人丧生。I gave the beggar as much as 1，000 yen. 我给了这乞丐整整一千元。Building costs

25、 ran up to as much as NT$ 20 million. 建筑费用涨到高达新台币两千万。20. A is as much + N + as B isComets are just as much members of the suns family as （are） the other planets.彗星和其它的行星同样是太阳家族的成员。To eat too much is as much a bad thing as to eat nothing.吃太多和什么都不吃同样是坏事。He is as much a member of the orchestra as Tom. 他和汤姆同样是管弦乐队的成员。21. not as/so + ADJ/ADV + as + NIt is not as （so） popular as other foods. 它不像其它食物那样受欢迎。He does not study as （so） hard as John. 他不像约翰那样用功。I am not as （so） careful as Tom. 我不像汤姆那样细心。