副词比较级和最高级.doc

副词比较级和最高级 1. comparative of adverbs: indicating more, less, or equality （副词比较级，plus / moins / aussi + 副词 + que） Plus + adverb + que conveys the idea of more . . . than, moins + adverb + que the idea of less . . . than. Aussi + adverb + que conveys the idea of as . . . as. Joe-Bob court plus vite quEdouard. Joe-Bob runs faster than Edouard. Tex court moins vite que Joe-Bob. Tex runs slower (less fast) than Joe-Bob. Qui court aussi lentement quEdouard? Personne, bien s?r! Who runs as slowly as Edouard? No one, of course! Note that mieux (better) is the irregular comparative form of the adverb bien (well). The other comparative forms of bien are regular (moins bien que, aussi bien que). Joe-Bob: Vous allez bien aujourdhui? Vous êtes en forme pour la course? Joe-Bob: Are you doing ok today? Are you in good shape for the race? Tex: Ah, oui, je vais mieux quhier. Je nai pas fumé depuis 24 heures. Tex: Ah yes, I am better than yesterday. I havent smoked for 24 hours. Edouard: Moi, je vais moins bien quhier. Jai tellement travaillé que jai des courbatures. Edouard: Oh no, I am less well than yesterday. Ive worked so much that I have aches and pains. Corey: Oh, je vais aussi bien quhier. Je suis dopé, comme dhabitude. Corey: Oh I am doing as well as yesterday. Im high (on insecticides), as usual. 2. superlative of adverbs: indicating the most, the least （副词最高级，le plus / moins + 副词） In French as in English, the superlative is a way to express a maximum or minimum quality or capacity: the fastest, the least fast. To form the superlative of an adverb, the masculine singular form of the definite article is always used: le, followed by plus (more) or moins (less) before the adverb. Note that the superlative of an adverb has only one form. Le mieux (the best) and le moins bien (the least well) are the superlative forms of the adverb bien (well). Joe-Bob, Tex, Corey et Edouard se préparent à faire une course. Joe-Bob, Tex, Corey and Edouard are about to s