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the Chinese (中国人)
the Americans (美国人)
the Africans (非洲人)
我们说过,一般的专有名词是不要加冠词的,但是有很多其它的名词前面也不要加冠词,以下是一些规则:
学科一概不加冠词
I do not like mathematics。
He hates geometry。
She teaches us history。
三餐一概不加冠词
Did you have lunch。
Missing breakfast is bad for your health。
We have had dinner already。
千万记住,如果我们的名词指定某一个特定的时候,就仍要加冠词,以下是一些例子:
I had a happy Christmas lunch with my family。
The dinner you treated me last night was really good。
Did you have a big breakfast?
假如我们说〝上学〞,〝去教堂〞等等,都不要加冠词,例如
I went to church yesterday。
He goes to church every Sunday。
She is going to college this summer。
Did you go to school last week?
但是如果我们说的是指定的教堂,学校等等,仍要加冠词,例如:
I went to the church at the corner of Park Street yesterday。
The church which I went to when I was young is still there。
I did not go to the college which my father went to。
语言不要加冠词
English is easy to learn。
There are also grammatical rules in Chinese。
Can you speech Japanese?
但是,我们必须注意语言有另一种表示的方法,例如:
The English language is easy to learn。
There are grammatical rules in the Chinese language。
运动一概前面不加冠词
Do you play tennis?
I can not play basketball。
I really love soccer。
动名词前面不加冠词,例如
Swimming is good for you。
I like playing tennis。
Do you enjoy playing piano?
第十三章 形容词的比较级
如果我们要翻译〝他比较老〞,我们不能说
* He is more old。
而一定要说
He is older。
为什么呢?这是因为英文里面的形容词有所谓的比较级规则。在下一节,我们讲一些最基本的规则。
13§1 最基本的规则
首先,我们要说明英文形容词有三个等级:原级、比较级和最高级,最基本的规则是根据音节的多少来分的。一般来说,单音节的形容词在字后面加er,就变成了比较级,加est就变成了最高级,而双音节,或双音节以上的形容词,比较级是在字前面加more,最高级则是在字前面加most,举例来说,old; smart; strong; weak; high; low等等都是单音节的形容词,他们的变化如下:
原级
比较级
最高级
old
older
oldest
smart
smarter
smartest
strong
stronger
strongest
weak
weaker
weakest
high
higher
highest
low
lower
lowest
以上的形容词,都是单音节的,以下的例子都有关双音节的形容词:
原级
比较级
最高级
difficult
more difficult
most difficult
delicious
more delicious
most delicious
beautiful
more beautiful
most beautiful
correct
more correct
most correct
stupid
more stupid
most stupid
significant
more significant
most significant
有一个规则必须注意,我们不能将more和er混在一齐用,以下的例子都是错的:
He is more older than I。
He is more taller than his brother。
正确的句子是:
He is older than I。
He is taller than his brother。
【练习六十二】
写出以下形容词的比较级:
small
slow
intelligent
expensive
tall
short
important
cheap
famous
cold
fast
careful
colorful
long
dark
bright
13§2 特殊的比较级规则
在上一节,我们说明了最基本的规则,那就是单音节形容词加er或est,双音节的形容词前面加more或most。但以下就是这些基本规则的例外。
单音节形容词的字是e,就直接加r或st:
原级
比较级
最高级
large
larger
largest
late
later
latest
nice
nicer
nicest
wise
wiser
wisest
形容词的字尾是y,而前一个子母是一个子音,则除掉y,加上ier,或iest:
原级
比较级
最高级
lucky
luckier
luckiest
happ
happier
happiest
pretty
prettier
prettiest
dry
drier
driest
easy
easier
easiest
单音节形容词的字尾是子音,前一音是一个元音,则字尾必须重复一次,再加er或est:
原级
比较级
最高级
fat
fatter
fattest
hot
hotter
hottest
wet
wetter
wettest
big
bigger
biggest
完全不规则的变化:
英文中,有几个特殊的字,他们的比较级完全没有规则,以下是一些例子,读者必须记住:
原级
比较级
最高级
good
well
better
best
bad
worse
worst
many
much
more
most
【练习六十三】
写下以下形容词的比较级:
cute
wide
early
happy
heavy
thin
easy
hot
wise
large
good
bad
many
13§3 比较形的用法
大多数比较级句子里会有than,以下是一些例子:
I am older than he。
His English is better than mine。
San Francisco is more beautiful than New York。
His car is cheaper than your car。
He is the most diligent student in his class。
I like apples more than oranges。
He has more money than his brother。
He is stronger than his brother。
必须注意的是以下的句子是错的:
I am older than him。
She is smarter than me。
为什么错了呢?因为原来句子应该是:
I am older than he (is)。
She is more smart than I (am)。
习惯上的is和am都省略掉的,由以上的解释可以看出,than后面的句词应该是主词,而非受词。
以下的错误,也请特别注意:
My head is larger than your。
正确的句子是:
My head is larger than your head。
或者 My head is larger than yours。
请看以下几个错误的句子:
My house is larger than your。
The temperature of this city is higher than San Francisco。
The height of Himalayas is greater than Mt。 Fuji。
My bicycle is older than his。
正确的句子应该是:
My house is larger than your house。
或者 My house is larger than yours。
The temperature of this city is higher than the temperature of San Francisco。
或者 The Temperature of this city is higher than that of San Francisco。
The height of Himalayas is greater than the height of Mt。 Fuji。
或者 The height of Himalayas is greater than that of Mt。 Fuji。
请注意以下的例子,句子中没有than,但仍有比较级:
Among all the teachers who have taught me; he is the best。
This is the best movie I have ever seen。
This food is the worst one which I have ever eaten。
John is the stronger one。
Do we have a better choice?
Mary is the more diligent one。
He is the older of the two。
He is one of the best movie actors。
This area is one of the hottest areas in the world。
He is one of the fastest swimmers of America。
This is a book which I like most。
【练习六十四】
改错:
*He is more old than I。
*She is younger than me。
*This university is more larger than that university。
*He is more older than my brother。
*His house is older than my。
*The size of this city is larger than San Francisco。
*She is taller than him。
*The height of this boy is greater than his brother。
*He is the most good student in my class。
*He is the more bad one。
【练习六十五】
将下列句子译成英文句子:
你比他强壮。
他的英文比我的好。
他比他的弟弟更富有。
他是世界上最富有的人。
这支笔比你的贵得多。
喜马拉雅山是世界上最高的山。
亚马孙河是世界上最长的河。
他比他的爸爸高。
他是班上最好的学生。
在我遇到的人中,他是最高的。
【练习六十六】
填充:
1。 He is (old)than John。
2。 This problem is one of the (difficult)problems that I have ever seen。
3。 This is one of the (good)movies that I have ever seen。
4。 Do we have a (good)choice?
5。 This place is (hot)than San Francisco。
6。 He is (famous)than his sister。
7。 She is getting (bad)now。
8。 He is feeling (well)now。
9。 He has (much)money than his father。
10。 Mary is one of (beautiful)student in her class。
11。 He is (happy)than before。
12。 Peter is getting (thin)。
13。 This summer is (hot)than last summer。
14。 You have a (bright)future now。
15。 He has (many)students than I。
16。 I feel much (well)now。
17。 He is (careful)than you。
18。 Time is (important)than money。
第十四章 总复习的例子
在这一章,我们将给很多简短的文章,每一段文章的后面,我们都会有详细的解释,相信这些解释将有助于读者对于文法的了解。
(1)
Dear Mother:
I arrived at th Taipei Train Station around one o'clock in the afternoon yesterday。 My friend; Mr。 Chen; greeted me in the station。 We took a taxi to go directly to the university and checked into the dormitory。 The dormitory is a very old one。 I will live with three other boys and I met two of them already。 Both of them are from Taichung and they are both quite friendly。
We went to the dormitory cafeteria for dinner。 The food is not that good。 Dear Mother; I miss you and especially the food you cooked for me。
Your son
这封信很简单,所叙述的事情不是用简单的现在式,就是简单的过去式,当然也有一次用了未来式。
绝大多数的句子都用了简单的过去式,因为这些句子都是叙述过去所发生的事,用现在式的有以下几句:
The dormitory is a very old one。
Both of them are from Taichung。
The food is not that good。
I miss you and the food you cooked for me。
为什么这几句话要用现在式呢?道理很简单,这几句话描写的是一些状态,而并非过去发生的事。
〝The dormitory is a very old one。〞
〝Both of them are from Taichung。〞
〝The food is not that good。〞
〝I miss you and the food you cooked for me。〞
等四个句子都是目前存在的事实,所以要用现在式。
现在我们不妨看一下冠词的情形,我们可以看到很多地方都用了the,如:
the Taipei Train Station
the afternoon
the station
the university
the dormitory cafetervia
the dormitory
the food
the food you cooked for me
各位读者一定可以注意到在the后面的名词都有所指,举例来说,the university指那所作者要去念的大学,他的妈妈知道他所说的是那一所大学。The dormitory指那间他已搬进去住的宿舍。凡是有所指的名词前面,原则上都应该加the。
哪里用了〝a〞呢?注意,我们用了两次
a taxi
a very old one
读者应该不难看出为什么这里我们不能用the,而一定要用a。
(2)
Mary: 〃Hello; this is Mary。 Wh