BEC写作实战冲刺篇第一期

恒星英语学习网 2011年04月21日

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      语言手法——比较   

      在商务英语写作中,比较(Comparing)是经常使用的—种语言手法。它使被比较对象之间的特点突出,差异分明,有利于读者对事物的判断,有利于作出正确的决策。比较的具体语言表现形式有很多种,但最常用的有:

      等比

      等比(Comparison of Equivalence)是同等事物之间的无差别比较,可以指数量和质量上的,也可以指程度和强度上的。经常用来表示这种等比的短语有:as…as,the same as,as much of…as,identical with,similar to等。如:

      ① Our competitor produces as many models as we do.
      我们竞争对手和我们生产的产品型号一样多。

      ② As much( of capital ) is raised at home as abroad.
      国内筹集的资金和国外筹集的一样多。

      ③ Our product is identical in specifications with the Japanese make.
      我们的产品在规格方面与日本货完全一样。

      ④ Our views are not quite similar to those of our trading partners.
      我们的观点与我们贸易伙伴的不尽相同。

      ⑤ It was as much of a success as I had hoped.
      这次成功跟我所希望的一样。

      比较级和最高级

      所谓比较级和最高级(Comparative and Superlative Degrees)是指不同事物之间的差别比较,即被比较的事物之间足有大小、多少和优劣之分的。用于这种比较的语言形式和短语有:better,less;the best,the least;-er,the –est;more,less;the most,the least;和the…,the…等,如:

      ① The quality of our products is much better than that of competing ones.
      我们产品的质量要比竞争产品的质量强得多。

      ② This is the most competitive market in the whole world.
      这是世界上竞争最激烈的市场。

      ③ The conditions imposed on us are even less acceptable .
      强加在我们头上的附加条件更难以接受。

      ④ The bigger the project, the higher the cost.
      项目越大,成本越高。

      其他的比较形式

      有些短语虽然不像上面所述的几种比较形式那么直接了当,但却都明显含有比较意义,因此比较也完全可以通过它们得以实现。这些短语包括superior to,inferior to,over,beyond,so that,such that,too,enough,exceed和surpass等。如:

      ① The home-made machine is superior to the imported one in many aspects.
      国产机器在许多方面优于进口机器。(superior to相当于better than)

      ② In the first half of 1988 the monthly deficits consisitently exceeded $ 2billion mark.
      1988年上半年每月赤字始终超过20亿美元的界限。

      ③ It is not advisable to live beyond one's means.
      生活费用超出收入是不可取的。

      (to live beyond one's mean等于to spend more than what one earns)

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