比较两样东西
能比较两样东西、两个地方或两个人，并说出它们相同还是不同。
标注的核心时长。核心模块中有两项未标注时长，因此实际课时比总和更长。
语法
5 分钟比较级怎么构成，取决于形容词的长短。
| 怎么变 | 例子 | |
|---|---|---|
| 单音节 | + -er | cheap → cheaper, big → bigger, old → older |
| 以 -y 结尾的双音节词 | y → -ier | happy → happier, easy → easier |
| 双音节及更长的词 | more + 形容词 | expensive → more expensive, interesting → more interesting |
方法只有一种——要么 -er，要么 more，不能两个一起用：✗ more bigger → ✓ bigger。
有些双音节词也加 -er：quiet → quieter，simple → simpler，clever → cleverer。短的单音节词如果是“一个元音 + 一个辅音”结尾，要双写辅音： big → bigger，hot → hotter。
有四个词不按规则变化，要单独记住：
| good → better | bad → worse | far → further | little → less |
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much 放在比较级前面，意思是“……得多”： much cheaper，much better。 much 表示数量的用法（much water）在第13课讲。
比较的对象用 than 引出：
This bag is cheaper than that one. Shanghai is bigger than Rome.
不要和 then（“然后”）混淆：✗ cheaper then that one → ✓ cheaper than that one。
相同和不同：
| as … as | This bag is as expensive as that one. |
| not as … as | Rome isn't as big as Shanghai. |
| the same as | My phone is the same as yours. |
| different from | My phone is different from yours. |
中文母语者的常见错误
已针对你的语言编写漏掉 be。
✗ My flat smaller than my old one
✓ My flat is smaller than my old one
。汉语说“我的公寓比旧的小”，形容词直接作谓语；英语的形容词前面要有 is 或 are。
more 和 -er 一起用。
✗ more bigger，✗ more better → ✓ bigger，better。 “更大”的“更”很容易译成 more，可是 -er 本身就是“更”。
different with，the same with。
✗ different with yours，✗ the same with yours → ✓ different from yours，the same as yours。“和……不一样”“跟……一样”里的“和”“跟” 不是 with。
发音
3 分钟词尾 -er 不重读，读 /ə/，轻得几乎听不见：bigger /ˈbɪɡə/， cheaper /ˈtʃiːpə/。重音仍在第一个音节。英式发音末尾没有 /r/，不要卷舌。
than 在句中读 /ðən/，不重读，又短又轻：bigger than Rome 读作 /ˈbɪɡə ðən ˈrəʊm/，只有 Rome 重读。/ð/ 是舌尖轻放在上下齿之间发出的浊音，不要读成 /z/ 或 /d/。
课文
3 分钟My new flat is smaller than my old one, but it's much cheaper. The rooms are bigger and the kitchen is more comfortable. The area isn't as quiet as my old street, but it's nearer to the centre. My journey to work is twenty minutes shorter now.
练习
8–10 分钟1. 填空。
- This bag is (cheap) than that one
- Rome is (small) than Shanghai
- This film is (interesting) than the book
- My English is (good) now
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2. 改错。
- This is more bigger.
- It's cheaper then that one.
- Rome is more small than Shanghai.
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3. 填空。
- My phone is yours — we bought them together
- This bag isn't expensive that one
- His job is completely mine
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4. 配对。
- good
- bad
- far
- happy
- expensive
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小结
本课已学：短形容词和长形容词的比较级，四个不规则形式，than，as … as，the same as， different from。下一课——第8课：说出最好的。
核心内容结束
完成练习后即视为课程结束。此后的内容均为可选。
可选
词卡词汇
13 词- than /ðən/ 比（用于比较）
- better /ˈbetə/ 更好
- worse /wɜːs/ 更差，更糟
- further /ˈfɜːðə/ 更远
- comfortable /ˈkʌmftəbl/ 舒适的
- quiet /ˈkwaɪət/ 安静的
- noisy /ˈnɔɪzi/ 吵闹的
- area /ˈeəriə/ 地区，街区
- easy /ˈiːzi/ 容易的
- difficult /ˈdɪfɪkəlt/ 困难的
- much /mʌtʃ/ ……得多（用在比较级前）
- completely /kəmˈpliːtli/ 完全
- nearer /ˈnɪərə/ 更近
写作
写四个句子：比较两样东西——两个城市、两份工作或两套公寓。
范例： My new flat is smaller than my old one, but it's cheaper. The kitchen is more comfortable. The area isn't as quiet as my old street. For me, it's better than my old flat.
检查清单：没有双重比较吧？比较级后面用的是 than 吗？长形容词用的是 more 吗？