1.基本用法
該結(jié)構(gòu)的基本意思是“與……一樣”,其中接形容詞或副詞的原級(jí),在否定句中,第一個(gè)as也可換成so.如:
He doesn't study as [so] hard as his brother. 他學(xué)習(xí)不如他弟弟努力。
2.涉及數(shù)量或程度的用法
若涉及數(shù)量或程度,可用“as much+不可數(shù)名詞+as”和“asmany+可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)+as”。如:
He doesn‘t pay as much tax as we do / as us. 他沒我們交的稅款多。
There are not as many restaurants as there were. 現(xiàn)在餐館沒有過去多了。
3.有關(guān)詞序的一點(diǎn)說明
其間接形容詞時(shí),有時(shí)該形容詞還可修飾另一名詞,但這個(gè)名詞應(yīng)帶有不定冠詞(注意詞序)。如:
I have as good a voice as you. 我的聲音和你一樣好。
4.該結(jié)構(gòu)的修飾語
根據(jù)情況可用(not) nearly, almost, just, nothing like, exactly, not quite, half, one-ten, twice, threetimes, 30 per cent等修飾,并且這些修飾語必須置于第一個(gè)as之前,而不能置于其后。如:
This room is twice as large as that one. 這個(gè)房間是那個(gè)房間的兩個(gè)大。
You‘re not half as clever us you think you are. 你遠(yuǎn)不是自己想像的那么聰明。
It took three times as long as I had expected. 這件事比我預(yù)料的多花了兩倍的時(shí)間。
二、first與at first用法區(qū)別詳解:
1、從詞性上看區(qū)別
first可用作形容詞或副詞,有時(shí)還可用作代詞;而at first作為介詞短語,只起副詞用作用(在句中用作狀語)。如:
First class is the most expensive way to travel. 坐頭等艙是最貴的旅行方式。(first為形容詞,在句中用作定語)
This is the first time I have heard of such things. 這是我第一次聽到這樣的事。(first為形容詞,在句中用作定語)
You needn‘t read the whole book hut you must readthe first four chapters.你們不必把整本書全讀完,但必須讀完前四章。(first為形容詞,在句中用作定語)
I asked them to ring first in case we were out. 我請(qǐng)他們先打電話來,以防我們不在家。(first為副詞,在句中用作狀語)
She‘s always the first to arrive and the last to leave. 她總是第一個(gè)來,最后一個(gè)離開。(first為代詞,可視為其后省略了one, person等之類的詞)
His second suggestion was not much better than his first. 他的第二個(gè)建議比第一個(gè)好不了多少。(first為代詞,可視為其后省略了suggestion)
At first we used hand tools. Later we had machines. 開始我們用手工工具,后來我們有了機(jī)器。(atfirst在此用作狀語)
2、從用法上看區(qū)別
1).first的用法
first 用來說明順序,意為“先……”,暗示接下去還有其他動(dòng)作或事件要發(fā)生,因此其后往往接有(或暗示有)then,next,last 等詞。如:
Think first, then act. 先想清楚再行動(dòng)。
I‘ll have to finish my homework first. 我得先把作業(yè)做完。
First(you)boil some water. Then(you)warm the teapot. Then(you)add three teaspoons oftea. Next,(you)pour on boiling water… 你先燒些開水,然后把茶壺燙熱,接著放三勺茶葉,隨后沖入開水……
John came home from work. First he read the paper for a while, then he got up from the chairand turned on the radio. 約翰下班回家,先看一會(huì)兒報(bào),然后從椅子上站起來,打開收音機(jī)。
2). at first 的用法
at first 的意思是“起初”“開始”,它主要用于強(qiáng)調(diào)前后對(duì)照,暗示接下去的動(dòng)作與前面的動(dòng)作不同甚至相反,因此常有 but,afterwards,soon,at last等相呼應(yīng)。如:
At first I didn‘t want to go, but I soon changed my mind. 我開始不想去,但我很快就改變了主意。
The work was hard at first, but I got used to it. 起初這活兒很累,不過后來我習(xí)慣了。
At first they were very happy, but then things started going wrong. 起初他們生活得很幸福,但后來就開始出問題了。
At first I paid little attention, but slowly my interest awoke. 起初我沒怎么注意,但逐漸產(chǎn)生了興趣。
3、其他幾點(diǎn)區(qū)別
1). at first 除以上用法外,其他場(chǎng)合一般不用它;而first除表示“先……(然后……)”外,還可表示“最先”“第一次”“首先”等。如:
Ladies first. 女士優(yōu)先。
That‘s mine—I saw it first. 那是我的,是我先看見的。
When did you first meet him? 你第一次見他是什么時(shí)候?
2). 有時(shí)at first并非固定搭配(first后還修飾有其他詞語)。如:
She was so nice a girl that he fell in love with her at first sight. 她是這樣好的一個(gè)姑娘,使他一見鐘情。
She could tell at first glance to which class a man belonged. 她一眼就能看出一個(gè)人屬于哪個(gè)階級(jí)。
3). at first與at last不是一對(duì)反義詞組,后者的意思是“終于”“最終”。如:
At last the truth became known. 最后真相大白了。
She has at last got everything ready. 她最后把一切準(zhǔn)備好了。
At last the bus came. I had been waiting for half an hour. 最后公共汽車來了,我已等了半小時(shí)。
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