形容词比较级.doc

形容词比较级
1. comparative adjectives indicating more or less
(比较级形容词表示较多或较少)
Adjectives are frequently used pare things, people, events, ideas
etc. Plus . . . que conveys the idea of 'more . . . than', moins . . .
que the idea of 'less than'.
(plus + 形容词+ que = more than, moins + 形容词+ que = less than)
Tex est plus intelligent que Joe-Bob.
Tex is more intelligent than Joe-Bob.
Mais Joe-Bob est moins prétentieux que Tex.
But Joe-Bob is less pretentious than Tex.
Bien s?r, il est plus difficile d'être poète que d'être écureuil!
Of course, it is more difficult to be a poet than to be a squirrel.
2. comparative adjectives indicating similarity or equality
Aussi . . . que conveys the idea of 'as . . . as'.
(Aussi + 形容词+ que = as . . . as )

Fiona est aussi belle que Tammy. Mais elles ne sont pas aussi séduisantes
que Bette.
Fiona is as beautiful as Tammy. But they are not as seductive as Bette.

3. irregular adjectives
(不规则的情况bon - meilleur和mauvais - pire / plus mauvais)
The adjectives bon and mauvais have irregular forms parison,
meilleur and pire. However, the regular form plus mauvais que has e
commonly accepted. Note that this irregularity is found in English too
with 'better' (not *gooder) and 'worse' (not *badder).
D'après Tex, Tammy est un bon parti. Mais Bette pense qu'elle serait un
meilleur parti que Tammy.
According to Tex, Tammy is a g