<例句>
China is bigger than any other country in Asia.
中国比亚洲其他任何国家都大。
<语法分析>
比较级是两者相比，具有其他的特点，多用于同一性质或同一范畴中两者的比较，所以这个句子就不可把other省略掉。如果不属于同一范畴，则不用other，有时可用else。如果为了强调，比较级不用than结构，而用of结构，比较形容词前加the。形容词最高级与the连用，但如果不表示比较，仅强调“非常”时，不用定冠词，可用不定冠词。当两个最高级形容词同时修饰一个名词时，后一个最高级形容词的定冠词常省去。
<触类旁通>
(1) This table is bigger than anyone else.
这张桌子比任何别的东西都要大。
语法分析：不属于同一范畴的两者相比，有时可以用else。
(2) She is the nicer of the two.
她是两人之间最好的。
语法分析：有时为了强调，比较级不用than结构，而用of结构。
(3) Compared with silk, cotton is cheap.
和丝绸相比，棉花便宜。
语法分析：“compared with和be senior to ...”也具有比较意义，但与它们连用的形容词是原形。
(4) We couldn't have got better results.
我们不可能取得比这更好的成绩。
语法分析：形容词的比较级与虚拟语气中的couldn't连用有“不可能更......”或“再......不过”的意思。
(5) She is a most capable young girl.
她是个很有才华的年轻女孩。
语法分析：如不表示比较，只表示非常时，不用定冠词，可用不定冠词。
(6) Her greatest wish is to become an engineer.
她最大的愿望是当个工程师。
语法分析：最高级形容词如有物主代词或名词所有格，就不用冠词。
(7) Oldest in our workshop as she is, she works hardest.
虽然她是我们车间年龄最大的，但是她工作最辛苦。
语法分析：最高级形容词用在由as引导的倒装让步状语从句时，前面不用定冠词。
<巩固练习>
1. The ice became smaller and _____[small], until in the end it disappeared completely.
2. The weather is getting more and _____ terrible.
3. The driver drove the cat at a speed of 50 kms more or _____ per hour.
4. He is not late for class any _____.
5. There are not more _____ ten elephants in this forest.
6. Iron is the more useful _____ the two.
7. She is the nicest _____ the two.
8. She is four years senior _____ me.
9. I hope this book was better than _____ one you fent me.
10. I dreamed _____ worst dream last night.
11. He is the youngest but _____[tall]boy in our class.
12. John is a _____[small] boy than Smith.
13. Of the three glasses there is _____[little] milk in this one.
<参考答案>
1. smaller 2. more/longer 3. less 4. more 5. than 6. of 7. of 8. to 9. the 10. my 11. tallest 12. smaller 13. the least
