英语口语每天说010

　　10. Comparison

　　1. A car journey is as fast as a train journey.

　　2. His achievements are comparable¹ with the best.

　　3. I generally find flying more interesting than going by sea.

　　4. If you compare wood and plastics, the latter is lighter².

　　5. It’s a bit slower.

　　6. It’s much more convenient.

　　7. On the whole, Jack³ is the cleverest.

　　8. By in large, its quality is the best.

　　9. Rupee is less valuable than diamond.

　　10. Your voice is incomparably more attractive than hers.

　　Dialogue 1

　　W: Um, which of them is the better typist?

　　M: Well, Mary types faster than Jones. But I think Jones types more carefully.

　　W: Is there any difference in their short hand?

　　M: Jones can certainly take down letter more quickly, but Mary’s short hand is the best in her class.

　　W: How about languages?

　　M: Both of them speak excellent French. But I think Mary speaks German more fluently than Jones does.

　　W: Um. That doesn’t really matter. Because we have more French visitors than German.

　　Dialogue 2

　　M: 15 hours overtime⁴? That can’t be right.

　　W: It is. You see, I work harder than you do, George.

　　M: Rubbish! You don’t work harder than me. I work faster than you.

　　W: Well, perhaps I’m a bit slower, but I think I do my job better.

　　M: Ah, you don’t know anything about my work.

　　Dialogue 3

　　M: All right. But these are black and I don’t like black shoes. They’re dull.

　　W: Well, black is a better color than pink. Pink’s for girls.

　　M: Then why are you wearing black shoes?

　　W: Because…oh, all right. You win. Let’s pay for them and go.

　　M: Hey, thanks, mum.

　　Dialogue 4

　　W: I want to change my job.

　　M: Why?

　　W: Well, I want to earn more.

　　M: I see.

　　W: Not only that. The job I’m doing now is the most boring job you can imagine.

　　Dialogue 5

　　M: They’ll do the operation for you this Friday.

　　W: But Saturday is my birthday.

　　M: I think it’s important to do now. We can have a birthday party for you when you come out of the hospital.

　　W: But it won’t be on my birthday.

　　M: But your health is more important. Believe me!

　　Dialogue 6

　　W1: I’m so excited, mother. Oh, a new baby!

　　W2: My first grandchild.

　　W1: And my first nephew. He looks a lot like you, mum. He does.

　　W2: Do you think so? Well, I guess. He does look a lot like me. Oh, he’s got Richard’s eyes though.

　　W1: Yes, he does have Richard’s eyes. The baby even looks like you than Richard does.

　　W2: Well, children usually resemble their parents.

　　W1: It’s true. Michelle is a lot like Henry in so many ways. And she is shy with new people just like he is.

　　W2: You often like comparing children with their parents.

　　W1: You’re right.

　　My father is one of the greatest men in the world. He is as strong as an ox. He can climb the highest mountains; he can swim the widest rivers. He is as brave as a bull⁵, too. He can ride the wildest horses and catch the most dangerous criminals. He is the best story teller⁶ in town. He knows everything. My father is as busy as a bee at work. His boss says nobody works harder than my father. At home, my father is as quiet as a mouse. My mother says my father is as stubborn⁷ as a mill. Sometimes she says he is as sloppy⁸ as a pig, too. I don’t understand what she means by that. He takes out the trash every time she tells him to.

1 comparable   

adj.相似的，同类的，可比的，比得上的

参考例句：

• A fire is comparable with the sun,both give light and heat.火可以和太阳相比，两者都可以发光发热。
• No horse has a speed comparable to that of his.没有一匹马的速度能比得上他的马。

2 lighter   

n.打火机，点火器；驳船；v.用驳船运送；light的比较级

参考例句：

• The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色，色调明朗了一些。
• The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。

3 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

4 overtime   

adj.超时的，加班的；adv.加班地

参考例句：

• They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
• He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。

5 bull   

n.公牛，买进证券投机图利者，看涨的人

参考例句：

• It's only a hair off a bull's back to them.这对他们来说，不过九牛一毛。
• Many dogs closed around the bull.很多狗渐渐地把那只牛围了起来。

6 teller   

n.银行出纳员；(选举)计票员

参考例句：

• The bank started her as a teller.银行起用她当出纳员。
• The teller tried to remain aloof and calm.出纳员力图保持冷漠和镇静。

7 stubborn   

adj.难以移动，去除的，固执的，顽固的

参考例句：

• I can not cope with that boy;he is stubborn.我对付不了那个孩子，他很固执。
• When he's in his stubborn mood,he isn't easily talked round.他那股牛劲上来了，一时不容易说服。

8 sloppy   

adj.邋遢的，不整洁的

参考例句：

• If you do such sloppy work again,I promise I'll fail you.要是下次作业你再马马虎虎，我话说在头里，可要给你打不及格了。
• Mother constantly picked at him for being sloppy.母亲不断地批评他懒散。