知识点1:含有less的固定搭配
[1]less单词记忆法◆记忆方法一:联想方式:Le(可乐);ss(蛇死)记忆方法:少喝了可乐,蛇死了

The job was less than perfect. 这工作不十分理想。
The boys were less than happy about having a party. 开晚会男孩子并不很高兴。
■ less...than
1. 表示“不像(如)……”。如:
He is less honest than his brother. 他不如他哥哥聪明。
[2]brother单词记忆法◆记忆方法一:分析:谐音:“不拉着”。 记忆方法:不拉着兄弟去玩。◆记忆方法二:联想方式: br-(不如);other-(其他)记忆方法:他不如他其他的兄弟有出息。
This film is less interesting than that one. 这部电影不如那部电影有趣。
2. 表示“比……少”“不如……多”。如:
We drink less coffee than tea. 我们喝咖啡不如喝茶多。
We have less rainfall here than in Shanghai. 我们这儿的降雨量比上海少。
3. 表示“与其……不如……”。如:
I regard him less as my teacher than as my friend. 与其说我把他当作老师,不如说我是把他当作朋友。
[3]teacher单词记忆法◆记忆方法一:联想方式:tea(茶)+ch(厂)+er(人)我在茶厂碰到的人是我以前的老师。◆记忆方法二:分析:tea— 疼爱;cher—承认;记忆方法:喝茶的老师喜欢能承认错误的孩子。◆记忆方法三:联想方式:tea(茶)+ch(厂)+er(人)记忆方法:我在茶厂碰到的人是我以前的老师。
■ no less than
1. 表示“多达”“有……之多”,用于强调数量之多。如:
No less than a thousand people came. 来的人竟然有上千人之多。
He won no less than £5000 in the lottery. 他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
2. 表示“简直”“与……没差别”。如:
It is no less than robbery to ask for so much. 要求多么多,简直跟抢劫没两样。
[4]so much,than,相关知识点not so much A as B和more A than B(1)not so much A as Bnot so much A as B是部分否定结构,意为“与其说是A,不如说是B”。 James is not so much a writer as a reporter.詹姆士与其说是作家,不如说是记者。 The Oceans do not so much divi
Sports wears, no less than suits, are very much saleable. 运动服和西服套一样,非常畅销。
[5]very much,much,very,相关知识点知识点1:very, much与very much的用法区别与辨析[1]用法,区别,相关知识点ought to的用法、注意及与相关词的区别二、ought to 后接动词所用形式根据不同情况ought to后可接不同的动词形式:1. 接动词原形用于谈论现在或将来的情况。(见上例)(2) 接进行式:用于谈论正在进行的事:You oughtn’t to be talking so m
3. 表示“原来就是”“正是”。如:
He was no less than the mayor. 他原来就是市长。
Good heavens! It’s no less a person than the president! 天哪!原来真是总统啊!一点儿不假。
■ no less...than
主要用于强调同等性,意为“与……一样”“不比……差”。如:
She is no less wise than you. 他跟你一样聪明(他并不比你笨)。
He is no less determined than you. 他的决心不亚于你。
A dolphin is no less a clever animal than a dog is. 海豚与狗同样都是聪明的动物。
知识点2:never the less的用法
nevertheless adv. 副词 仍然,不过,然而
例句1:She was angry; nevertheless, she listened to me . 她很生气,但还是听了我的话。
例句2:We can't act on your advice . Nevertheless , thank you forgiving it . 我们不能照你的建议去办。不过承蒙您提出来,十分感谢。
知识点3:less用于构成比较级

They want less passive ways of filling their time. 他们想找些更为积极的方式来打发时间。
Their dinner parties had become considerably less formal. 他们的晚餐会已经远不如以前正式。
The teacher had no patience with the less intelligent pupils. 那位老师对不太聪明的学生没有耐性。
[6]teacher,with,相关知识点真正的主语是 the teacher, 而 with 短语是伴随状态,不影响主语的数。[误] The teacher with a lot of students come into the classroom [正] The teacher with a lot of students comes into the classroom [析] 真正的主语是 the tea
People are becoming less tolerant of smoking these days. 如今人们对吸烟较为难以容忍了。
To shorten the lecture, the professor left out the less important parts. 为了缩短讲座时间,教授省略了那些不太重要的部分。
二、用于副词前
1. 用于单音节副词前。如:
Does it annoy you if others do things less well than you would, or don’t seem to try hard enough? 如果别人不如你能干,或者似乎不够努力,你会很生气吗?
Critics will point to other grand schemes that have gone less well, such as Sheffield’s World Student Games disaster. 批评家将会指出其他一些并不成功的大项目,比如谢菲尔德世界大学生运动会这一败笔。
[7]have,gone,相关知识点知识点1:have gone to 是到某地去了,此人现在不在这里。have been to 是到过某地,现在此人在说话现场。 [误] This is our new English teacher. He has gone to many foreign countries. [正] This is our new English teacher. He has been t