◇As I was very tired, I could not walk any farther.
(내가 매우 피곤했으므로, 나는 더이상 걸을 수가 없었다.)
We must get further information.
(우리는 더 많은 정보를 입수해야한다.)
3. 라틴어 비교급
: 어미가 -or인 형용사의 비교급은 than 대신에 to를 사용하며, 이 때 to는 전치사 “to + 목적격”, 즉 superior, inferior, senior, junior, exterior, interior, anterior, posterior, major, minor 등으로 사용한다.
◇He is three years senior to me.
He is my senior by three years.
4. 원급
* as ～ as : 동등비교.
* not so ～ as: 열등비교.
◇She is as tall as Tom.
She is not so tall as Tom.
* She is as kind as Tom.
She is as like as beautiful.
◇동일인의 두가지면을 말할 땐 as A as B의 형식으로 ‘B하려니와 A하다’와 같이 번역.
* He is as poor as (poor) can be.
= He is as poor as anything.
◇ as A as (A) can be, as A as anything: 더할나위 없이, 극도로 A 하는.
* He walked as fast as possible.
= He walked as fast as he could.
◇ as A as possible, as A as one can : 될수 있는 한 A하게
* He was as brave as any man in the world.
He is as great a statesman as ever lived.
◇ as ～ as any + 명사 : 어느 누구에게도 못지 않게 ～한
◇ as ～ as ever + 과거동사 : 지금까지 ～한,(최상급의 뜻) 누구에게도 못지않게 ～한
5. 비교급
①우등비교
* He is five inches taller than Mary.
* This is much bigger than that. (이것은 그것보다 훨씬 크다.)
◇much, still, even, (by) far 등이 비교급과 함께 쓰여서 비교급을 강조하며 ‘훨씬, 한층’의 뜻으로 쓰인다.
②절대비교: 비교의 상대없이 비교급을 쓰는 경우.
* the younger generation. (젊은 세대)
* the higher classes. (상류계급)
* higher education. (고등교육)
* The greater part of the students are teen-agers.
(학생들의 대부분은 10대들이다.)
* Her upper teen have to be pulled. (그녀는 웃니를 빼야한다.)
