Comparison — as… as/ than

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.

Вот еще примеры с конструкцией not as… as:

— Jack isn’t as old as he looks.

— The city centre wasn’t as crowded this morning as it usually is.

— Jim didn’t do as well in his examination as he had hoped.

— `The weather’s better today, isn’t it?’ `Yes, it’s not as cold.’

— I don’t know as many people as you do.

Вы можете также сказать `not so… as’ :

— Henry isn’t so rich as Joe.

Вы также можете

применять as… 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.

Мы говорим the same as :

— Ann’s salary is the same as mine.

— Tom is the same age as George.

— `What would you like to drink?’ `I’ll have the same as last time.’

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 we have. но: They have more money than us.

— I can’t run as fast as he can. но: I can’t run as fast as him.


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Comparison — as… as/ than