#形容词副词的比较级最高级#
than引导比较状语从句时,从句语序通常不需倒装,但在正式文体中,有时也可倒装。
City dweller have a higher death rate than country people do.
=City dweller have a higher death rate than do country people.
城市居民死亡率比农村居民高。
汉语说“年轻一代”“年老一代”等,说成英语是younger (older) generation。许多同学可能认为是young (old) generation,因为汉语意思中并没有比较意味,所以要用原级。恰恰相反,在这两个结构中,英语习惯上要用比较级。
Many representatives of the older generation were there.老一辈的各类人都在那里。
I feel pretty ancient when I see how the younger generation behaves.看到年轻一代的举止行为,我觉得我太老了。