英语口语每天说010

　　10. Comparison

　　1. A car journey is as fast as a train journey.

　　2. His achievements are comparable 1 with the best.

　　3. I generally find flying more interesting than going by sea.

　　4. If you compare wood and plastics, the latter is lighter 2.

　　5. It’s a bit slower.

　　6. It’s much more convenient.

　　7. On the whole, Jack 3 is the cleverest.

　　8. By in large, its quality is the best.

　　9. Rupee is less valuable than diamond.

　　10. Your voice is incomparably more attractive than hers.

　　Dialogue 1

　　W: Um, which of them is the better typist?

　　M: Well, Mary types faster than Jones. But I think Jones types more carefully.

　　W: Is there any difference in their short hand?

　　M: Jones can certainly take down letter more quickly, but Mary’s short hand is the best in her class.

　　W: How about languages?

　　M: Both of them speak excellent French. But I think Mary speaks German more fluently than Jones does.

　　W: Um. That doesn’t really matter. Because we have more French visitors than German.

　　Dialogue 2

　　M: 15 hours overtime 4? That can’t be right.

　　W: It is. You see, I work harder than you do, George.

　　M: Rubbish! You don’t work harder than me. I work faster than you.

　　W: Well, perhaps I’m a bit slower, but I think I do my job better.

　　M: Ah, you don’t know anything about my work.

　　Dialogue 3

　　M: All right. But these are black and I don’t like black shoes. They’re dull.

　　W: Well, black is a better color than pink. Pink’s for girls.

　　M: Then why are you wearing black shoes?

　　W: Because…oh, all right. You win. Let’s pay for them and go.

　　M: Hey, thanks, mum.

　　Dialogue 4

　　W: I want to change my job.

　　M: Why?

　　W: Well, I want to earn more.

　　M: I see.

　　W: Not only that. The job I’m doing now is the most boring job you can imagine.

　　Dialogue 5

　　M: They’ll do the operation for you this Friday.

　　W: But Saturday is my birthday.

　　M: I think it’s important to do now. We can have a birthday party for you when you come out of the hospital.

　　W: But it won’t be on my birthday.

　　M: But your health is more important. Believe me!

　　Dialogue 6

　　W1: I’m so excited, mother. Oh, a new baby!

　　W2: My first grandchild.

　　W1: And my first nephew. He looks a lot like you, mum. He does.

　　W2: Do you think so? Well, I guess. He does look a lot like me. Oh, he’s got Richard’s eyes though.

　　W1: Yes, he does have Richard’s eyes. The baby even looks like you than Richard does.

　　W2: Well, children usually resemble their parents.

　　W1: It’s true. Michelle is a lot like Henry in so many ways. And she is shy with new people just like he is.

　　W2: You often like comparing children with their parents.

　　W1: You’re right.

　　My father is one of the greatest men in the world. He is as strong as an ox. He can climb the highest mountains; he can swim the widest rivers. He is as brave as a bull 5, too. He can ride the wildest horses and catch the most dangerous criminals. He is the best story teller 6 in town. He knows everything. My father is as busy as a bee at work. His boss says nobody works harder than my father. At home, my father is as quiet as a mouse. My mother says my father is as stubborn 7 as a mill. Sometimes she says he is as sloppy 8 as a pig, too. I don’t understand what she means by that. He takes out the trash every time she tells him to.