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Comparison
(3) - as
... as /
than
(a)
Рассмотрим ситуацию:
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Джо, Генри
и Артур -миллионеры. Они очень богаты. У Джо
$5 миллионов,
у Генри - $4
миллиона,а у Артура - $2
миллиона.Таким
образом:
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Henry
is rich.
He
is richer
than Arthur.
But
he isn't
as rich as Joe. (=
Joe is richer than
he is)
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Вот еще примеры с
конструкцией not
as ... as:
-
Jack isn't
as old as he looks. (=
he looks older than he
is.)
-
The city centre wasn't
as crowded this morning
as it
usually is.
(= it is usually
more crowded)
-
Jim didn't
do as well in
his examination as
he had hoped.
(= he had hoped
to do better)
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`The weather's better today, isn't it?' `Yes, it's not
as cold.'
(= yesterday was
colder)
-
I don't
know as many people
as you
do. (= you know
more people)
Вы можете также сказать
`not
so ... as'
(вместо `not
as
... as'):
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Henry isn't so
rich as Joe.
(b)
Вы также можете применять
as
... as (но
не `so ...
as') в предложениях с положительным оттенком или в вопросах:
-
I'm sorry I'm late. I got here as
fast as I could.
-
There's plenty of food, so eat as
much as you like.
-
Let's walk. It's just
as quick as taking
the bus.
-
Can you send me the money as
soon as possible,
please?
Мы также говорим
twice
as ... as,
three times as
... as и
т.д.
-
Petrol is twice
as expensive as it
was a few years ago.
-
Their house is about three
times as big as
ours.
(c)
Мы говорим
the
same as (но
не `the same like'):
-
Ann's salary is the
same as mine.
(или
Ann gets the same
salary as
me.)
-
Tom is the
same age as
George.
-
`What would you like to drink?' `I'll have the
same as last time.'
(d)
После than
и as
более употребительны местоимения
me/him/her/them/us,
когда в предложении нет второго
глагола. Сравните:
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You are taller than
I am. но: You are taller
than me.
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They have more money than
но: They have more money than
us.
we
have.
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I can't run as fast as
he can. но: I can't run
as fast as him.
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