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
— 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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