15.comparison
比较
1)typical expressions
经典英语句型
peter is as tall as you.
彼得和你一样高。
tom is taller than peter.
汤姆比彼得高。
jack is the taller of the two boys.
杰克是两个男孩中比较高的。
tom is the tallest among the three.
汤姆是三个孩子中最高的。
you're as intelligent as the others of the class.
你和班上其他同学一样聪明。
i know as much cantonese as english.
我懂的粤语和英语一样多。
his english is much better than mine.
他的英语比我好。
my teacher speaks english much more fluently than my father.
我老师的英语比我爸爸说得流利。
class one got higher marks than class two.
一班的分数比二班高。
he works slower than most of his classmates.
他比他的同学学得慢一些。
he works harder than his classmates.
他比他的同学刻苦一些。
light travels faster than sound.
光的速度比声音快。
he's more of a sportsman than his brother.
与他的弟弟相比，他更像一个运动员。
xiao chen's house is as beautiful as his sister's.
小陈的家同他姐姐一样漂亮。
three and three makes six.
三加三等于六。
a quarter is equal to fifteen minutes.
一刻钟等于十五分钟。
a century is 100 years.
一个世纪是一百年。
do you think a kilometer is the same as 1000 meters?
你认为一公里与一千米是一样的吗？
three early mornings will make a day.
早起三天相当于多做一天。
you did less work today,so you just got less than yesterday?
你今天做的工作少，所以报酬也比昨天少。
there's fewer people in the class than last time.
今天班上的人没有上次的多。
dialogue 1
英语对话1
a:do you know the twins?
你认识那对双胞胎吗？
b:yes,i met them on the campus this morning.but i found the younger one is taller than the older one.
认识，我今天在校园里还遇见她们了。不过我发现小的那个比大的还高。
a:you're right.and she is more intelligent.
你说对了。而且她更聪明一些。
b:really?interesting enough.
真的吗？太有趣了。
a:but the older one is prettier than the younger one.
但大的比小的漂亮。
b:yes,i noticed that.
是的，我注意到了。
dialogue 2
英语对话2
a:what do you think of your new house?
你认为你的新房子怎么样？
b:it's just newer than my old house.
只不过比原来的新一点。
a:don't you think it's bigger?
难道你不认为它要大一些吗？
b:no,i think they're same.
不，我觉得它们是一样大的。
a:how about the garden?
花园怎么样？
b:it's quite small.i found it's a little smaller than the old one.
太小了。我发现比原来的还小一点。
a:that's impossible.and the kitchen?
不可能。厨房呢？
b:oh,it's only biy enough for me to put my feet in.anyway,in gets more sunshine.
噢，小得容不下身。不过，采光好一点。
a:that's all righ
那就行了。