いろいろな比較の表現①

私はコーヒーよりお茶の方が好きです。

• I like tea the best of coffee.
• I like tea better than coffee.
• I like tea as well as coffee.
• I like more tea than coffee.

正解文：

I like tea better than coffee.

日本語訳：

私はコーヒーよりお茶の方が好きです。

解説：

比較級：like A better than B（BよりAが好き）の構文を使います。

彼は私ほど忙しくはありません。

• He is not busy than I.
• He is not busier than I.
• He is not as busy as I.
• He is not so busy than I.

正解文：

He is not as busy as I.

日本語訳：

彼は私ほど忙しくはありません。

解説：

原級比較の否定：not as/so + 原級 + as（?ほど…ではない）を使います。

エベレスト山は世界のほかのどの山よりも高い。

• Mt. Everest is the highest mountain of the world.
• Mt. Everest is taller than any other mountain in the world.
• Mt. Everest is taller than any mountain in the world.
• Mt. Everest is the most highest mountain in the world.

正解文：

Mt. Everest is higher than any other mountain in the world.

日本語訳：

エベレスト山は世界のほかのどの山よりも高い。

解説：

比較級を使った最上級表現：**taller than any other + 単数名詞**を使います。

このスマートフォンはあのモデルの5倍の値段です。

• This smartphone is five times more expensive than that model.
• This smartphone is as five times expensive as that model.
• This smartphone is five times as expensive as that model.
• This smartphone is five times expensive than that model.

正解文：

This smartphone is five times as expensive as that model.

日本語訳：

このスマートフォンはあのモデルの5倍の値段です。

解説：

倍数表現：数倍 + as + 原級 + as（?の数倍の…だ）を使います。

彼女はクラスで最も賢い生徒のうちのひとりです。

• She is the smartest student in her class.
• She is one of the smartest students in her class.
• She is one of the more smart students in her class.
• She is smart as any other student in her class.

正解文：

彼女はクラスで最も賢い生徒のうちのひとりです。

日本語訳：

最上級：one of the + 最上級 + 複数名詞（最も?なうちの一つ）を使います。

解説：

#REF!

私はすべての映画の中でこの映画がいちばん好きです。

• I like this movie the most of all.
• I like this movie best than all movies.
• I like this movie the best of all movies.
• I like this movie better than all movies.

正解文：

I like this movie the best of all movies.

日本語訳：

私はすべての映画の中でこの映画がいちばん好きです。

解説：

最上級：like A the best of all（すべての中でAがいちばん好き）を使います。

彼の声は私の声と同じくらい大きいです。

• His voice is louder than mine.
• His voice is as loud as mine.
• His voice is loud as mine.
• His voice is so louder as mine.

正解文：

His voice is as loud as mine.

日本語訳：

彼の声は私の声と同じくらい大きいです。

解説：

原級比較：as + 形容詞の原級 + as（?と同じくらい…だ）を使います。

その3冊の本の中で、どれがいちばんおもしろいですか。

• Which is the most interesting than the three books?
• Which is most interesting in the three books?
• Which is the most interesting of the three books?
• Which is the more interesting of the three books?

正解文：

Which is the most interesting of the three books.

日本語訳：

その3冊の本の中で、どれがいちばんおもしろいですか。

解説：

最上級の疑問文：**the most interestingと、数の範囲を示すof**を使います。

私は読書よりテニスの方が好きです。

• I like reading better than tennis.
• I like tennis the best of reading.
• I like tennis better than reading.
• I like tennis as well as reading.

正解文：

I like tennis better than reading.

日本語訳：

私は読書よりテニスの方が好きです。

解説：

比較級：like A better than B（BよりAが好き）の構文を使います。

彼の部屋は私の部屋の2倍の広さです。

• His room is two times larger than mine.
• His room is as large twice as mine.
• His room is twice as large as mine.
• His room is twice more large than mine.

正解文：

His room is twice as large as mine.

日本語訳：

彼の部屋は私の部屋の2倍の広さです。

解説：

倍数表現：twice as + 原級 + as（?の2倍の…だ）を使います。