職稱英語考試句型指導：比較句型（4）

... as ... as ... can be

　　結構︰主詞＋be 動詞＋as＋形容詞＋as＋（形容詞）＋can be

　　說明︰此句型意為“極…，不亞于任何人…”。此借重復同一個而成為強調此的說法。常用的此類有：as plain as plain can be（再明白不過了），as wise as wise can be（再聰明不過了），as white as white can be（白得不能再白了），as wrong as wrong can be（錯得太離譜）等。

　　His failure is as plain as plain can be. 他的失敗是再明白不過了。

　　He is as handsome as (handsome) can be. 他瀟灑極了。

　　She is as kind as can be. 她極為和顏悅色。

　　Mary is as hardworking as can be. 瑪麗在班上之用功不輸任何人。

　　He may not be so clever as Peter, but he is as industrious as can be.

　　他也許不如彼得聰明，但卻用功極了。

　　as ... as ever

　　結構︰as＋形容詞／副詞＋as ever

　　說明︰此句型意為“與往常一樣…”。

　　He seems to be as busy as ever. 他似乎和往常一樣忙碌。

　　He works as hard as ever. 他和往常一樣努力工作。

　　She was as beautiful as ever after so many years. 過了那么多年，她美麗如故。

　　... times as ... as ...

　　結構︰倍數詞＋as＋形容詞／副詞＋as…

　　說明︰此句型意為“是…的幾倍”?！皟杀丁笔?twice，而三倍以上的“倍”，通常用 times。

　　An ordinary subway train, approaching the station, can be twice as loud as the loudest jet.

　　平常的地下火車接近車站時，發出的聲音可能是最大聲的噴射機的兩倍。 考試用書

　　This line is four times as long as that one. 這條線是那條線的四倍長。

　　I am twice as old as he. 我的年紀是他的兩倍。

　　She studies three times as hard as I. 她用功的程度是我的三倍。

　　He earns twice as much as he used to. 他比往常多賺二倍的錢。

　　She spent half as much money as you. 她花掉的錢只有你花掉的一半。