Pigs are as clever as monkeys and dolphins. (表语比较) 猪和猴子以及海豚一样聪明。
People are not so honest as they once were. (表语比较) 人们不再像以前那样诚实了。
注:形容词后可接名词(定语比较)
Jane is as a beautiful girl as Mary. 简和玛丽一样是个漂亮女孩。
副词原级比较
David works as hard as Bill. 大卫和比尔一样努力。
Mary reads as much as Tony watches television. 玛丽看书的时间和托尼看电视的时间一样多。
I can't keep a secret as long as he/him. 我不能像他一样保守那么久的秘密
尽量...：as + adj./adv. + as possible/one can
You should be as careful as you can when driving. = You should be as careful as possible when driving. 你开车要尽量小心。
The woman kept as near as she could to the children and even tried to get into the case herself, but it was too small. 这位妇女尽可能地靠近孩子，甚至自己也想钻进箱子里去，只是箱子太小了。
极为...：be as + adj. + as can be
That girl is as beautiful as can be. 那个女孩子美丽极了。
和往常一样...：as + adj./adv. + as ever + as one used to be
I rang the bell and was not surprised to see that Herbert was still as fat as ever. 我按响了门铃，当看到休仍和往常一样胖时，我并不感到惊奇。
Jack is working as hard as ever. 杰克和往常一样努力工作。
Jay Chou is not so popular as he used to be. 周杰伦没有以前那么红了。
多达...：as many as + 数字 + 复合名词
As many as 20,000 people were killed or missing in a massive tsunami in Japan on March 11, 2011. 多达2万人在2011年3月11日的日本大海啸中丧生和失踪。
注：修饰金额时，一律用as much as
I have as much as 100 dollars with me. 我身上多达100美元。
类似搭配有：as long as长达，as wide as宽达，as high as高达
造句练习
1.要想把英文学好，你应该尽量多看英文文章。
1.To learn English well, you should read as many English articles as possible.
2.我每次见到大卫，他都像蜜蜂一样忙着工作。
2.Whenever I see David, he is as busy working as a bee.
3.彼得或许没有玛丽那么聪明，但是他勤奋(hardworking)极了。
3.Peter may be not so/as clever as Mary, but he is as hardworking as can be.
4.这名歌手不像以前那么受欢迎了。
4.The singer is not so/as popular as he used to be.
5.估计多达10万名考生将参加新托福考试。
5.It is estimated that as many as one hundred thousand candidates will take the IBT.
6.我学英文长达十年之久。
6.I've been learning English as long as ten years.
He smoked more cigarettes than (what) were normally available.
这里，than后面省略 了复合关系代词what,这样理解，立刻就能符合我们的正常思维方式。
例句
Don't drink more wine than is good for health. 不要过量饮酒，适量饮酒有益于健康。
I have more money than he needs. 我的钱比他需要的多。
He is a good student than you are. 他是个好学生，比你还好。
The manufacturers had to pay more money than they had anticipated, for they bought the biscuit from the student for $24,000. 饼干公司不得不付出比他们预计多得多的钱，因为为买下那学生烘制的饼干他们支付了24,000美元。
To compensate for his unpleasant experiences in hospital, the man drank a little more than was good for him. 为了补偿住院这一段不愉快的经历，那人喝得稍许多了一点。
It seems that man was making a real effort to understand the seasons 20,000 years earlier than has been supposed. 看来人类早就致力于探索四季变迁了，比人们想象的要早20,000年。
造句练习
1.人们现在准备饭菜比以前容易多了。
1.People today can prepare their meal much easier than has ever been before.
2.父母最好别给孩子太多的钱，够用就行了。
2.Parents had better not give kids more money than is needed.
3.所以今天想在某一领域成为专业人士要比以前花费更长的时间。
3.Therefore, to be a professional in a certain field today takes much longer time than has ever been before.
Hardlyis he ever quiet. 他几乎从未安静过。(原句是: He is hardly ever quiet.)
rarely/seldom(很少)
Rarelydoes modern sculpture surprise us any more. 现代雕塑再也不使我们感到惊讶了。(原句是：Modern sculpture rarely surprise us any more.)
little/none(一点也不)
nowhere(哪里都不)
否定性质的副词短语
绝不：by no means, in no way, on no account, under no circumstances, in no situation
By no means are you the person we need. 你绝非我们需要的人。(原句: You are by no means the person we need. )
In no way am I responsible for what has happened. 我决不对发生的事情负责。(原句是: I am in no way responsible for what has happened. )
not until/only + 副词性质的短语或从句：直到.../就在...
Not until John arrived did I leave.直到约翰到了之后我才离开。(原句: I did not leave until John arrived. )
Only in a sparsely-populated rural community is it possible to disregard it. 只有在人口稀少的农村，才可以忽视它。(原句: It is possible to disregard it only in a sparsely-populated rural community. )
Not onlywas the meal well below the usual standard, but Bessie seemed unable to walk steadily.不仅饭菜远不如平时做得好，而且贝西走起路来似乎东倒西歪。(原句是：The meal was not only well below the .....)
Not onlyhad the poor man been arrested, but he had been sent to prison as well. 那个可怜的记者不仅被捕了，而且还被送进了监狱。(原句是：The poor man had not only been arrested, ....)
造句练习：(分别用正常语序和倒装)
1.我很少晚上11点以后看电视。
1.I seldom watch TV after 11:00 p. m.
Seldom do I watch TV after 11:00 p. m.
2.我以前从没有想过玛丽会离开她的丈夫。
2.I would never have guessed that Mary would leave her husband.
Never would I have guessed that Mary would leave her husband.
你绝不会(by no means)找不到(have trouble finding)这座大楼的，因为它是全市最高的。
3.You should by no means have trouble finding the building because it is the tallest in the city.
By no means should you have trouble finding the building because it is the tallest in the city.
4.只有在较浅的河段你才能涉水渡河。
4.You can walk across the river only in the shallow part.
Only in the shallow part can you walk across the river.
5.只有在他跟我说明问题时，我才了解我哪里错了。
5.I can understand what I am doing wrong only when he explains the problems to me.
Only when he explains the problems to me can I understand what I am doing wrong.
6.直到我抵达机场，才想起把护照忘在家里了。
6.I did not remember that I had left my passport at home until I arrived at the airport.
Not until I arrived at the airport did I remember that I had left my passport at home.
He is so helpful that we all like him. = So helpful is he that we all like him.他那么乐于助人，因此我们都很喜欢她。
He has done so well that he deserves our respect. = So well has he done that he deserves our respect.他做得那么好，所以值得我们尊敬。
Mrs. Sterling got so angry that she ran after them. = So angry did Mrs. Sterling get that she ran after them.斯特林夫人非常气愤，向着他们追了过去。
Peter is such an outstanding student that all the teachers that have taught him like him very much. = Such an outstanding student is Peter that all the teachers that have taught him like him very much.彼得是这么杰出的学生，以至于所有教过他的老师都非常喜欢她。
so作为副词单独使用可表示“也”的意思，前面有连词and，后面的句子倒装
I'm afraid of darkness, and my sister is, too. = I'm afraid of darkness, and so is my sister.我怕黑，我妹妹也是。
造句练习：(分别用正常语序和倒装)
1.彼得夫妇有这么好的女儿，使得我们都很羡慕他们。
1.Mr. and Mrs.Peter have such a good daughter that I envy them.
Such a good son do Mr. and Mrs. Peter have that I envy them.
2.这位老太太的生活如此悲惨，以至于我们都很同情(sympathize with)她。
2.The old lady' s life is so miserable that we all sympathize with him.
So miserable is the old lady S life that we all sympathize with him.
3.很多年轻人喜欢周杰伦，我也是。
3.Many young people like Jay Chou, and I do, too.
Many young people like Jay Chou, and so do I.
4.奥巴马总统明天会来看我们，他老婆也会来。
4.President Obama will be coming to see us tomorrow, and his wife will, too.
President Obama will be coming to see us tomorrow, and so will his wife.
Upcame the sun as we climbed to the mountain top. 太阳在我们爬到山顶时升起。(完全倒装)
On the deskis a book. 桌上有本书(完全倒装)
Among themwill be debbie's mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl. 他们当中还会有黛比的母亲，她本人还是个姑娘时，也曾横渡过英吉利海峡! (本句中 的mother被定语从句修饰，故倒装以后和紧邻定语从句，使句子主干更突出)
Nextcame a horse. 随后来了一匹马。
Thereyou have it that's the news for today.(不倒装)
On the hillI saw Lulu.(不倒装)
There be句型，其实是一种特殊的地点副词倒装句，翻译为“有...”，其本质是强调某种东西“存在”，be这时是一个不及物动词，相当于exist。而动词have的本质是强调“拥有”
There is only one happiness in this life, to love and to be loved.生命中只有一种情况叫幸福——爱和被爱。 (法国作家 乔治桑名言)
There will be a large basketball match in our school next week.我们学校下周将有一场大型篮球比赛。
There have been bicycles stolen from the parking lot recently. 最近停车场一直有自行车遭窃。
Many people wonder if there might be life in other galaxies.很多人想知道其它星系是否可能有生命存在。
=> It is Mary who is visiting us tomorrow.明天来看我们的是玛丽。
I bought this watch yesterday.我昨天买了这块手表。
=> It is this watch which I bought yesterday.我昨天买的就是这块手表。
I quit my job because I didn't like the general manager.我辞职是因为我不喜欢总经理。
=> It was because I didn't like the general manager that I quit my job.我是因为不喜欢总经理才辞职的。
The tree was planted near a church fifty years ago, but it has gained an evil reputation only in recent years.该树是50年前栽在教堂附近的，但近几年得到了一个坏名声。
=> The tree was planted near a church fifty years ago, but it is only in recent years that it has gained an evil reputation. 该树是50年前栽在教堂附近的，但只是近几年才得到了一个坏名声。
注：强调句中的It is /was...who/whom/which/that在句子中不作任何成分，这是与it作形式主语的句型的区别
一般疑问句的强调：把is/was提到it前面
特殊疑问句的强调：疑问句+一般疑问句的强调句
Was it yesterday that he met president Obama?他是昨天遇到奥巴马总统的吗?
What is it that makes a person so special?使一个人与众不同的究竟是什么呢?
造句练习
1.我是在公园里遇到玛丽的。
1.It was in the park that I ran into Mary.
2.我是为了我的健康的缘故放弃这份待遇优厚的工作的。
2.It was for the sake of my health thatI gave up this well-paying job.
3.是直到昨天你才完成这个工作的吗?
3.Was it until yesterday that you finished the work?
4.究竟是哪个国家赢得了2010年世界杯呢?
4.Which country was it that won the World Cup in 2010?
