Сравнительная степень 3: as ... as / than
Начало темы см. в уроке 105.
Изучите следующую ситуацию:
Sarah, Joe and David are all very rich. Sarah has £20 million, Joe has £15 million and David has £10 million. So:
Joe is rich.
He is richer than David.
But he isn’t as rich as Sarah.
(= Sarah is richer than he is)
Джо богат.
Он богаче, чем Давид.
Но он не так богат, как Сара.
(= Сара богаче, чем он.)
Еще примеры с not as ... (as):
- Richard isn’t as old as he looks. (= he looks older than he is)
Ричард не так стар, как выглядит. - The town centre wasn’t as crowded as usual. (= it is usually more crowded)
В центре города было не так много народу, как обычно. - Jenny didn’t do as well in the exam as she had hoped. (= she had hoped to do better)
Дженни написала экзамен не так хорошо, как она надеялась. - The weather is better today. It’s not as cold. (= yesterday was colder)
Погода сегодня лучше. Не так холодно. - I don’t know as many people as you do. (= you know more people)
Я не знаю так много людей, как ты. - ‘How much did it cost? Fifty pounds?’ ‘No, not as much as that.’ (= less than fifty pounds)
‘Сколько это стоило? Пятьдесят фунтов?’ ‘Нет, не так много.’
Вы также можете сказать not so ... (as):
- It’s not warm, but it isn’t so cold as yesterday. (= it isn’t as cold as ...)
Не тепло, но и не так холодно, как вчера.
Less ... than схож с not as ... as:
- I spent less money than you. (= I didn’t spend as much money as you)
Я потратил меньше денег, чем ты. - The city centre was less crowded than usual. (= it wasn’t as crowded as usual)
В центре города было меньше народу, чем обычно.
Мы также используем as ... as (но не so ... as) в утвердительных и вопросительных предложениях:
- I’m sorry I’m late. I got here as fast as I could.
Извините, что я опоздал. Я добрался сюда так быстро, как только мог. - There’s plenty of food. You can have as much as you want.
Еды много. Бери столько, сколько хочешь. - Let’s walk. It’s just as quick as taking the bus.
Пошли пешком. Это так же быстро, как на автобусе. - Can you send me the money as soon as possible, please?
Можешь отправить мне деньги как можно быстрее, пожалуйста?
Также twice as ... as, three times as ... as и др. :
- Petrol is twice as expensive as it was a few years ago.
Бензин в два раза дороже, чем был несколько лет назад. - Their house is about three times as big as ours.
Их дом почти в три раза больше, чем наш.
Мы говорим the same as (not the same like):
- Laura’s salary is the same as mine. or Laura gets the same salary as me.
Зарплата Лоры такая же, как у меня. или Лора получает такую же зарплату, как я. - David is the same age as James.
Давид такого же возраста, как Джеймс. - ‘What would you like to drink?’ ‘I’ll have the same as you.’
‘Что будешь пить?’ ‘То же, что и ты.’
Than me / than I am и т.п.
Вы можете сказать:
Упражнения
1. Закончите предложения, используя as ... as.
- I’m quite tall, but you are taller. I’m not .
- My salary is high, but yours is higher. My salary isn’t .
- You know a bit about cars, but I know more. You don’t .
- It’s still cold, but it was colder yesterday. It isn’t .
- I still feel quite tired, but I felt a lot more tired yesterday. I don’t .
- Our neighbours have lived here for quite a long time, but we’ve lived here longer. Our neighbours haven’t .
- I was a bit nervous before the interview, but usually I’m a lot more nervous. I wasn’t .
2. Напишите новое предложение с тем же значением.
- Richard is younger than he looks.
- I didn’t spend as much money as you.
- The station was nearer than I thought.
- The meal didn’t cost as much as I expected.
- I go out less than I used to.
- Karen’s hair isn’t as long as it used to be.
- I know them better than you do.
- There are fewer people at this meeting than at the last one.
3. Закончите предложения, используя as ... as + следующее:
bad comfortable fast long often quietly soon well well-qualified
- I’m sorry I’m late. I got here I could.
- It was a difficult question. I answered it I could.
- ‘How long can I stay with you?’ ‘You can stay you like.’
- I need the information quickly, so let me know possible.
- I like to keep fit, so I go swimming I can.
- I didn’t want to wake anybody, so I came in I could.
- I’m going to sleep on the floor. It’s the bed.
- Why did he get the job rather than me? I’m him.
- At first I thought he was nice, but really he’s everybody else.
4. Напишите предложения, используя the same as.
- David and James are both 22 years old.
- You and I both have dark brown hair.
- I arrived at 10.25 and so did you.
- My birthday is 5 April. Tom’s birthday is 5 April too.
5. Закончите предложения с than ... или as ... .
- I can’t reach as high as you. You are taller .
- He doesn’t know much. I know more .
- I don’t work particularly hard. Most people work as hard .
- We were very surprised. Nobody was more surprised .
- She’s not a very good player. I’m a better player .
- They’ve been very lucky. I wish we were as lucky .