Lesson 38 : Comparison of Adverb

§ Comparison of Adverb

除形容詞外，副詞亦可分三級：

 1. 原級 Positive Degree
 2. 比較級 Comparative Degree
 3. 最高級 Superlative Degree

一般來說，副詞的原級變為比較級、最高級的方法，跟形容詞一樣。
但有些副詞變為比較級、最高級，是不規則的：

例如：

  1. Oliver ran fast in this race.
  2. Christopher ran faster than Oliver in this race.
  3. Joseph ran fastest of all in this race.

  1. Tom plays skillfully.
  2. Billy plays more skillfully than Tom.
  3. Jack plays most skillfully of all.

  1. Lily writes very well.
  2. Rose writes better than Lily.
  3. Nancy writes best of all.

  1. He comes oftener than I but you come oftenest.
  2. He comes more often than I but you come most often.

  * "often" 可加er / est 或用 more / most。

  1. I know you better than he.﹝我比他更了解你。﹞
  2. I know you better than him.﹝我了解你勝過了解他。﹞

  Tom played badly, Joseph played worse and Harry played 
  worst.

  Eat less, drink less and sleep more.

※ "very" 和 "much" 都解作「非常」、「十分」或「很」。
   不論形容詞或副詞，形容原級，用 "very" ；形容比較級或
   最高級，用 "much"。例如：

  1. He is a very wise man.
  2. He runs very quickly.
  3. This house is much larger than that house.
  4. He is the much cleverest boy of the four.
  5. He does his work much more quickly than I do.

但 "different" 例外，雖然是原級，但通常用 "much" 來形容。
例如：
      Your method is much different from me.
   
因為在形式上，"different" 雖為原級，但在意義上，卻有比較
的意味。

練習

翻譯
1. 他做事較我快。
2. 你恨他比她更甚。
3. 我昨天比今天行遠些。
4. 昨天沒有人比你遲來。
5. 今天你的父親最早起床嗎？
6. 我的老師教英文文法比所有其他老師更好。
7. 這三個小孩中約翰跑得最快。
8. 她學習得比你勤力。
9. 他行得比蝸牛更慢嗎？
10. 中國士兵比世上任何其他國家的士兵更勇於戰鬥嗎？