熊茶壜

Day 35
並べ替え
Cheerfulness is nothing more than beautiful in an old face.
正解はこう。
Nothing is more beautiful than cheerfulness in an old face.
Nothing is A（比較級） than Bで、BよりAなものはない、を表す。

Susan is (taller than any other member) of the family.

選択肢
taller than members
the tallest than any member
taller than any other member
the tallest than any other members これを選んだ
A is B（比較級） than any other C（単数名詞）
複数名詞は入らない。

Exercise
Though he was rich, he tried ti lead (as simple a life as possible).

選択肢
as a simple life as possible
as a life simple as possible
as simple a life as possible
as possible simple life
全然わからなかった。as A as possible で、できるだけA、を表す。
Aに形容詞と可算名詞の単数形が入る場合、形容詞+a+名詞の語順になる。

The small one costs half as much as the large one.
half as much as A でAの半分を表す。

My sister is (two years senior) to me.

選択肢
two year older
two years older これを選んだ
two year senior
two years senior
A years senior to B でBよりA歳年上の、を表す。
A years senior to B ＝A years older than B

Hilary is more energetic than (any other) newly hired employee.

選択肢
one of the
any other
of the
any of the これを選んだ
A is B（比較級）than any other C（単数名詞）で、Aは他のどのCよりもBである、を表す。

Asia is (by) far larger than Australia.

選択肢
so これを選んだ
much
by
on
by far は比較級を強調して、はるかに、ずっと、を表す。