Упражнение 5. Переведите предложения

a) Помните, что некоторые прилагательные образуют степени сравнения не по общему правилу:

good – better – the best;

bad – worse – the worst

farther farthest (о расстоянии)

far the

further furthest

little - less – the least; many (much) – more – the most.

б) Обратите внимание на перевод следующих конструкций:

as … as (такой же … как …), not so … as (не такой … как …)

the more …, the less … (чем больше …, тем меньше)

as well as – так же, в такой же мере.

1) The job of a hotel manager is as important as the job of a housekeeper.

2) Natural furs are not so warm as man-mades.

3) To lie on a beach is not so interesting as to do some activities, such as swimming or scuba-diving.

4) The less we speak English, the worse for us.

5) This road is worse than any other.

6) The earlier you get up, the more you can do.

 

Упражнение 6. Поставьте прилагательные в скобках в нужной форме.

1) The Russian grammar is (difficult) than the English one.

2) It is (cold) today than it was yesterday.

3) Modern clothes are (short) than they were last century.

4) I felt ill at ease because my clothes were not so (fashionable) as theirs.

5) The (warm) days are in summer.

 

Упражнение 7. Прочтите и переведите текст.