3.3. Порівняльні конструкції з прикметником

Таблиця 76

Порівняльні конструкції		Приклади
as … as — такий … як і		This watch is as cheap as that one Цей годинник такий же дешевий, як і той
not as … as	не такий … як	This watch is not as cheap as that one Цей годинник не такий дешевий, як той
not so … as		This watch is not so cheap as that onе Цей годинник не такий дешевий, як той
the … er the … er — чим … тим		The farther north you go, the more severe the winter іs Чим далі на північ ви їдете, тим суворіша зима

Вправа 87. Перекладіть речення українською мовою.

1. The sooner you do it the better. 2. The more you read on the subject the better you will know it. 3. The hotter it was the more miserable I felt. 4. The sooner you leave the earlier you will arrive. 5. The more we go into the thing, the more complex the matter becomes. 6. The longer the day, the shorter the night. 7. The earlier you come the sooner we shall finish the work.

3.4. Слова, які виражають ступінь якості

Крім порівняльних конструкцій перед прикметником можуть вживатися слова, які виражають ступінь якості: rather, fairly — занадто, дуже, значно; too much, too far — занадто; pretty — досить; ever so — дуже; quite — досить, цілком.

Таблиця 77

Слова, які виражають ступіть якості		Приклади
rather	надто, дуже, значно	This is a long story	Це досить довга історія
fairly
too much	занадто	This is difficult for you	Це занадто важко для вас
too far
pretty — досить		It is pretty cold today	Сьогодні досить холодно
ever so — дуже		Thank you ever so much	Дуже дякую
quite — досить, цілком		Quite so!	Цілком вірно

Вправа 88. У кожному реченні знайдіть порівняльну конструкцію. Перекладіть речення українською мовою

1. I cant say which book I prefer: one is as interesting as the other. 2. This trick is as old as the hills. 3. None is so deaf as those who would not hear. 4. Your room is not quite so large as mine. 5. Be the weather ever so bad, I must go. 6. The problem is as serious as the others. 7. That building is as high as this one. 8. His car runs as fast as a race car. 9. We are not so lucky as you. 10. The situation was pretty much the same. 11. The book is ever so interesting. 12. The performance proved to be a great deal better than we could expect. 13. I have been with good people, far better than you. 14. His watch is far more expensive than mine. 15. The movie we saw last night was much more interesting than the one on television. 16. His car is far better than yours. 17. The new house is much more expensive than the older one. 18. Last week was as hot as this one.