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關(guān)閉窗口 如何理解never…a better的意思
在英語學(xué)習(xí)中，經(jīng)常會見到 never…a better 之類的用法，你知道它是什么意思嗎？請看下面一題：
How beautifully she sings! I have never heard __________ voice.
A. a better B. a best
C. the better D. the best
【陷阱】容易誤選D，認(rèn)為最高級前要用定冠詞。
【分析】其實此題最佳答案為A，該句可視為…I have never heard a better voice than her voice 之省略，全句句意為“她唱得多好啊！我從未聽過她這么好的聲音”。請再看以下類似的實例：
He is fine, never better. 他很好，比以往任何時候都好。
This bird is really lovely. I’ve never seen a finer one. 這只鳥真可愛，我從未見過這樣好看的鳥。
比較以下試題，情形也大致相同：
(1) “I’ve never found a better job.” “_______.”
A. I don’t think so B. Too bad
C. Congratulations D. Don’t worry
答案選C，I’ve never found a better job可視為 I’ve never found a better job than this job 之省略，句意為：我從來沒有找到比這份工作更好的工作，即這是我所找到的最好的工作。
(2) “What do you think of the service here?” “Oh, ______. We couldn’t have found a better place.”
A. too bad B. sorry
C. wonderful D. impossible
答案選 C。We couldn’t have found a better place 可視為We couldn’t have found a better place than this place，其意為“我們不可能找到一個比這個地方更好的地方”，即“這是我們所能找到的最好的地方”。
(3) Boris has brains. In fact, I doubt whether anyone in the class has _____IQ.
A. a high B. a higher
C. the higher D. the highest
答案選B，句意為“……我懷疑班上有沒有哪個人比他智商更高”，即“我認(rèn)為他可能是班上智商最高的”。
(4) How cold it is! We’ve never had ______ this winter.
A. the colder day B. a cold day
C. the coldest day D. a colder day
答案選 D。句意為“今年冬天我們還從未遇上過這樣冷的日子”。
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