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Comparative Adjectives?(比較級(jí)形容詞）:?Quantifiers（量詞）

Comparative adjectives are used to compare two things. Quantifiers show if the difference is big or small.?

比較形容詞是用來(lái)比較兩個(gè)事物的。量詞顯示差異是大還是小。

Quantifiers showing a big difference（表示差異很大的量詞）

a lot (informal)? /a great deal / far/ much/ significantly/ considerably/?way (informal)

Quantifiers showing a small difference（表示差異不大的量詞）

a little /a bit (informal) /slightly /marginally /a shade?/a hair/?a tad (informal)?

These quantifiers can be used both to show a “more” difference and a “l(fā)ess” difference:?

（這些量詞既可以表示比較大的差異，也可以表示比較小的差異）

例句1：This car is?a bit?more expensive than this motorcycle.?這輛小汽車比這輛摩托車貴一點(diǎn)。

例句2：This motorcycle is?a bit?less expensive than this car.?這輛摩托車比這輛汽車便宜一點(diǎn)。

例句3：This house is?way?bigger than that apartment.?這房子比那間公寓大多了。

例句4：That apartment is?way?smaller than this house. 那間公寓比這棟房子小多了。

??These quantifiers CANNOT be used with the not as ___?as structure:?

這些量詞不能與not as____as結(jié)構(gòu)一起使用：

My brother is?much?not as old as me. ?

My brother is?much younger?than me. ?

我弟弟比我小很多。

Jill is?a little?not as tall as Kim.??

Jill is?a little shorter?than Kim.??

吉爾比金矮一點(diǎn)。