| Breakfast is usually a quiet time in our house … but not always. Good morning. Morning. What? Oh, sorry. Morning. Where’s Matt? In bed. Why? He owes me ten pounds. |
Завтрак, как правило, спокойное время в нашем доме … но не всегда. Доброе утро. Доброе утро. Что? Ой, простите. Доброе утро. Где Мэтт? В постели. А что? Он должен мне десять фунтов. |
| He doesn’t start work until one today. Oh yeah. OK, see you later. You need some breakfast. Have a slice of toast. Good idea. Can I? Thanks. Hey! That’s my toast! Bye. Bye! Enjoy my breakfast! |
Он не начинает работу до часа сегодня. О, да. Ладно, увидимся позже. Тебе нужно позавтракать. Съешь кусочек тоста. Хорошая идея. Можно? Спасибо. Эй! Это мой тост! Пока. Пока! Наслаждайся моим завтраком! |
Comparison (3) — as … as / than
(a) Рассмотрим ситуацию:
| Джо, Генри и Артур -миллионеры. Они очень богаты. У Джо $5 миллионов, у Генри — $4 миллиона,а у Артура — $2 миллиона.Таким образом: |
| Henry is rich.
He is richer than Arthur. But he isn’t as rich as Joe. (= Joe is richer than he is) |
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)
— `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‘):
— 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:
— You are taller than I am. но: You are taller than me.
— They have more money than но: They have more money than us.
we have.
— I can’t run as fast as he can. но: I can’t run as fast as him.