2012考研英语复习专题:形容词、副词(2)

形容词的用法很活跃,在英语中用处也很多,但英语中修饰可数名词和不可数名词的修饰语和词组有时不同,要特别加以注意。

  [正] He didn't go to the cinema yesterday and I didn't go either.?

  [析] 英语中表示"也",有4个字,also, as well, too, either,但either用于否定句中,而前3个用于肯定句中。在肯定句中too与as well一般要用在句尾,而also则可用于句中。如:She went to the party and her boy friend went there too. 又如: I've also read her other novels.?

  [误] We should help the poor girl in anyway.?

  [正] We should help the poor girl in any way.?

  [析] anyway为"不管怎么"讲,"无论如何",如:What a terrible accident, anyway no one was hurt.?

  any way 为"任何方式"。这种常见的错误还发生在以下几组词中,如:?

  everyday 日常的 every day 每天?

  faraway 遥远的 far away 远离?

  altogether 总计 all together 一块,大家一起?

  already 已经 all ready 全准备好了?

  [误] You can come to the doctor's at anytime.?

  [正] You can come to the doctor's at any time.?

  [析] anytime 是副词 而any time中的time是名词。?

  [误] She said nearly nothing.?

  [正] She said almost nothing.?

  [析] nearly 与 almost的含意相近,在很多场合可以互换,但在否定词前用almost。

  [误] There are too much mistakes in your homework.?

  [正] There are too many mistakes in your homework.?

  [析] too much 后接不可数名词,如:There is too much water for the flowers. 而too many 后加可数名词,much too 后面加形容词,如:It is much too difficult to learn English well.?

  [误] It is late enough that we can go home now.?

  [正] It is late enough for us to go home now.?

  [析] 要注意的是enough后面一般不接从句而接不定式,或不定式的复合结构:for somebody to do something。?

  [误] The twins are very alike.?

  [正] The twins are much alike.?

  [析] 用a为首字母的形容词不能用very修饰,一般要用much来修饰。?

  [误] - How long does he write to his parents??

  - Once a week. ?

  [正] - How often does he write to his parents??

  - Once a week. ?

  [析] 英文与中文表达法不同,隔多长时间办一次某事,实际上问的是该事发生的频率,所以要用how often。?

  [误] As soon as I arrive in New York, I'll call up you.?

  [正] As soon as I arrive in New York, I'll call you up.?

  [析] 当动词词组的宾语是人称代词时则一定要放于动词之后,如果是名词则可以放在词组其后。?如:I want to watch TV. Please turn on the TV. 也可以讲: Please turn the TV on.?

  [误] He drove quickly his new car.?

  [正] He drove his new car quickly.?

  [析] 副词在句中的位置很活,但主要有以下几种用法:①实意动词之前,如:He quickly give me the answer. ② 在be动词之后,如:The little boy is often late for class. ③ 第一助动词之后,如:This book has almost been finished. ④ 在单独使用的be动词和助动词之前,如: Can you help me this afternoon? ?I certainly can.?但是无论如何也不能将副词置于动词与宾语之间,如果是宾语从句或是很长的名词

  词组作宾语则才可以这样用:?

  He heard clearly what the teacher said.?

  [误] The children came late yesterday to the cinema.?

  [正] The children came late to the cinema yesterday.?

  [析] 表示一定长度的时间的副词不应放于句中,可放于句尾。如果表示强调则可放于句首。

  [误] You have few new books, haven't you??

  [正] you have few new books, have you??

  [析] 英语中的数量形容词有两组。修饰可数名词的有few(很少,几乎没有),a few(有一些,几个);修饰不可数名词的有little (很少,几乎没有),a little(有一点,有一些)。要注意的是当few和little用于句中时应看作否定句,而 a few 和a little 用于句中时则应看作是肯定句。

  [误] He spent quite little money on his food.?

  [正] He spent quite a little money on his food.?

  [析] quite a 为一固定用法,其意为"十分,相当,所以"。 quite a few=many, quite a little=much 而only a little=little, only a few=few.?

  [误] Do you want to have many bread??

  [正] Do you want to have some bread??

  [析] some与any都可以用作形容词、副词或代词,在一般情况下,some用于肯定句,any用于疑问句和否定句,但在希望得到肯定答复时,应用some。 其次是some 可以用来修饰可数名词和不可数名词。?

  [误] Please tell me where the shoes shop is??

  [正] Please tell me where the shoe shop is.?

  [析] 在用名词作修饰词来修饰另一名词时,这个作修饰词的名词应用单数形式,如:?

  a shoe shop 鞋店

  a fruit shop 水果店

  a book shop 书店?

  a post office 邮局

  a police station 警察局

  a bus stop 汽车站?

  [误] He is weak at physics.?

  [正] He is weak in physics.?

  [析] 在表达擅长于作某事时用be good at something, 而其反意词为be bad at something, 但be weak in something。?

  [误] This dictionary is worth to buy.?

  [正] This dictionary is worth buying.?

  [析] be worth 后可接动、名词表达值得作某事,又可接价格、金钱表示值多少钱。?

  [误] Don't afraid of that.?

  [正] Don't be afraid of that.?

  [析] afraid 在英文中是形容词而不是动词。这样的词组还有:?

  be afraid of 害怕 be careful of 小心?

  be certain of 有把握,确定 be sure of 确信?

  be glad of 高兴 be sick of 厌恶?

  be fond of 喜欢?

  [误] The work has already been done well.?

  [正] The work has already been well done.?

  [析] well 与badly作副词时,表示好坏,如果句子是被动语态,则应放在过去分词之前,如:This machine has been badly damaged. 如果句子是主动语态,则应放于句末,如:I did my homework well.?

  [误] We are yet in the classroom now.?

  [正] We are already in the classroom now.?

  [析] already主要用于肯定句,而yet多用于否定句和疑问句中,如:

  Did you finish it? No. not yet.?

  [误] Look. Here comes he!?

  [正] Look! Here he comes!?

  [误] Look! Here the bus comes!?

  [正] Look! Here comes the bus!?

  [析] 在句子开头用Here时,如主语是人称代词则不要用倒装语序,如果主语是名词则要用倒装语序。?

  [误] She is my older sister.?

  [正] She is my elder sister.?

  [析] elder 和eldest是用来指家庭中兄弟姐妹的长幼关系,而older, oldest 则是指岁数大多少,如:She is three years older than I.?

  [误] I'm tired. I can't go further.?

  [正] I'm tired. I can't go farther.?

  [析] far有两个比较级 farther 较远的,further 进一步的,如:Do you need any further explanation? 你需要进一步的解释吗?当然它也有两个最高级。farthest和furthest.?

  [误] I went to Beijing University five years before.?

  [正] I went to Beijing University five years ago.?

  [析] ago常与过去时连用,而before则多与完成时连用。?

  [误] - Have you finished your homework??

  - No, not already. ?

  [正] - Have you finished your homework??

  - No, not yet. ?

  [析] 仍然有三个英文字可以表达它们是already, yet 与 still。 要注意的是 already经常用于肯定句中,如The bus has already gone。 而yet 多用于疑问句和否定句中,如:Have you finished your homework yet? 而still则常用于主语与谓语动词之间,如:We still can't decide what to do. 但也有时用于be 动词之后,如:He is still here.?

  [误] He is very higher than I am.?

  [正] He is much higher than I am.?

  [析] much可以用来修饰比较级,而very则用来修饰形容词原级,如:I'm very tired.

  [误] - Can I walk to the station??- You'd better not. It is very far. ?

  [正] - Can I walk to the station??

  - You'd better not, It is a long way. ?

  [析] for一般用在疑问句与否定句中,如:How far is it from here to the station? 又如:It isn't far.?

  [误] I've ever been to America.?

  [正] I've been to America once.?

  [析] once 多用于肯定句,而ever则用于疑问句,否定句,及条件状语从句中,如:Have you ever been to London??

  [误] - Could you pass the exam this time??

  - No, I am not afraid so. ?

  [正] - Could you pass the exam this time??

  - No, I'm afraid not. ?

  [析] 在肯定的答语中我们可以用so来代替上句所讲的事件,如:Do you think she is a good student? Yes I think so, /I hope so, /I believe so/ I'm afraid so.但在否定的答语中,英语口语的习惯用法则有所不同,如,I don't think so 而在hope, belive 与 afraid后则常用not, 如:I hope not.?

  [误] She didn't work enough hard, so she couldn't pass the exam.?

  [正] She didn't work hard enough, so she couldn't pass the exam.?

  [析] enough 可以作名词用,如:Enough has been said for how to learn English well. (对于如何学好英语已经讲的足够多了。)?另外它可以作为形容词,如:I have enough money (or money enough) to buy this dictionary. 注意 enough作为形容词时即可放于名词前又可放于名词后,在初中范围的考题中多用于名词之前。如果enough 作为副词用,那么它一定要放在被修饰的形容词或副词之后。?

  [误] You can't be very careful.?

  [正] You can't be too careful.?

  [析] 此句话的含意是你如何小心也不过分。too…to的用法是"太……以至于不能作某事"。但在实际应用时也常常将后面的to省去,如:It is too expensive for me.那对我来讲是太贵了。?

  [误] He is good past fifty.?

  [正] He is well past fifty.?

  [析] well 作为副词用时除用于"好"之外还有"大大地、远远地",等意。往往有人对下面两句的对或错有争议;?

  He is well.?

  He is good.?

  其实这两句都是正确的表达法,只不过其含意不同。He is well是"他身体不错",而He is good 则为"他是个好人"。?

  [误] She is not as half clever as her brother.?

  [正] She is not half as clever as her brother.?

  [析] 在as…as结构中要将修饰形容词的数量词倍数及nearly, almost, exactly… 等置?于第一?个as之前。?

  [误] He is same age as Tom.?

  [正] He is the same age as Tom.?

  [析] the same…as是固定的用法,其中定冠词the是不可省也不能换成别的词的。?

  [误] Mother and her daughter are exactly like.?

  [正] Mother and her daughter are exactly alike.?

  * like 作为介词,其意为"像",应用于 look like, be like, sound like, 其后要加宾语。而 ?alike? 是形容词,或副词,如: You and I think alike. The twins are dressed alike。 但 alike 仅作表语而不能用于名词前作定语。?

  [误] Who is taller of the two??

  [正] Who is the taller of the two??

  [析] 两者的比较级之前要加定冠词。?

  [误] I have less books than Tom.?

  [正] I have fewer books than Tom.?

  [析] less 是 little的比较级,而fewer是few的比较级。less后应加不可数名词而fewer后是可数名词。?

  [误] There are three girls in my group. The cleverer is Mary.?

  [正] There are three girls in my group. The cleverest is Mary.?

  [析] 在两者之间应用比较级,在三者之间或三者以上的范围内应用最高级。?

  [误] The boy sat there as quiet as his sister.?

  [正] The boy sat there as quietly as his sister.?

  [析] as…as的用法要注意的是:①在其中间应加形容词或副词的原级,而不可加比较级,也有的语法书中称为同级比较。②要根据句意决定是加形容词还是副词,这要看它具体是修饰动词还是名词而定,如:He is as good as his friend.?

  [误] The harder you study, and you can learn more.?

  [正] The harder you study, the more you can learn.?

  [析] 英文中如果要表达越来越怎样,在初中范围有两种表达法:①比较级+and+比较级。②定冠词+比较级……,如:The nights are getting longer and longer。 要注意的是多音节形容词的比较级前要加more,这样的用法是:more and more 加形容词,如:The girl is growing more and more beautiful.?

  [误] Studying physics is not so interesting as to learn English.?

  [正] Studying physics is not so interesting as learning English.?

  [析] 在作比较时,英语一般要求对比的两部分结构应一致。如用动名词,应都用动名词,用不定式时则都用不定式。但有时在后一个不定式前的符号to可以省略。如:To repair the old one is as much expensive as (to) buy a new one.?

  [误] The girl is more cleverer than the boy.?

  [正] The girl is much more clever (much cleverer) than the boy.?

  [析] clever有两个比较级:cleverer和more clever,要注意的是不能用比较级来修饰比较级。?clever的两个比较级也各有不同之处,如用在两种不同性质的比较时多用more clever,如:He is more clever than honest. (他的聪明要远远超过其诚实。)?

  [析] The boy is the tallest to the three.?

  [正] The boy is the tallest of the three.?

  [析] 最高级的范围要用of加复数形式或加集合名词。?

  [误] This book is one of the most useful dictionary.?

  [正] This book is one of the most useful dictionaries.?

  [析] 在one of 后面最高级形容词后要加可数名词复数。?

  [误] This dictionary is the much best one of the English?Chinese dictionaries.

  [正] This dictionary is much the best one of the English?Chinese dictionaries.

  [析] 在修饰最高级时应用 far/by far/much 加the加最高级。但very例外,如:He is the very best player in the team.?

  [误] Shanghai is bigger than any other cities in China.?

  [正] Shanghai is bigger than any other city in China.?

  [析] 在比较级中表示比较对象时如用any other其后一般要加单数名词。?

  [误] Most of stories in this book are written in English.?

  [正] Most of the stories in this book are written in English.?

  [正] Most stories in this book are written in English.?

  [析] "大多数"一词的表达法有most of the +名词,或most+名词。当用前一种结构时,其后面的定冠词不可少。?

  [误] The temperature of that room is higher than this room.?

  [正] The temperature of that room is higher than that of this room.?

  [析] 比较级用于两句话之间时,比较的部分不可省略掉,但为了避免重复,一般都要用that代替前面的单数名词,而用those代替前面的复数名词,如:The books in that box are bigger than those in this box。?

  [误] He is no more here. Maybe he is at home.?

  [正] He is no longer here. Maybe he is at home.?

  [析] no more在现代英语中多译为:"从此再也不会了",如:His voice is no more here. 他已经去世了,他的声音不可能再出现了。而用no longer 表达目前的状态。要注意下面几组句子的实际含意:?This room is no cleaner than that one.即两间屋子都不干净。(两者都不干净) This room is not cleaner than that one,即这屋子不如那间干净。(前者不如后者干净。即一间干净,一间不干净。)?

  (三) 例题解析?

  1? I think Chinese is ___ than maths.?

  A. interesting B? more interesting?

  C. most interesting D. the most interesting ?

  [答案] B. ?

  [析] 在有than作比较的句子中应用形容词的比较级。?

  2? - What does Lucy like better, singing or dancing??

  - Singing. of course. She's known to ___ it.?

  A. be good at B. be good for

  C. be bad at D. be bad for ?

  [答案] A. ?

  [析] be good at为固定搭配,意为"擅长作某事"。初中英语中有些这样的固定用法应记牢,而不能似是而非。如:?be good at, be bad at, be poor in, be week in, be fit for?