灵活运用高级词汇

二、【再识庐山真面目】用高级词汇例解带*的结构：

⑴ no/ never + -er替换 the + -est *

Nowadays, football is the most popular sport in schools and universities throughout China.→

Nowadays, no other sport is more popular than football in schools and universities throughout China.

⑵ a most/ not a little/ nice and + adj.替换very+ adj.*

Kobe Bryant has been regarded as a very valuable player.→

Kobe Bryant has been regarded as a most valuable player.

Climbing to the top of the hill, they were very tired.→

Climbing to the top of the hill, they were not a little tired.

The living-room is very clean. →

The living-room is nice and clean.

⑶ more than + n.替换 not just（only） + n.*

Smart phones are not just phones.→ Smart phones are more than phones.

⑷ that/ this + adj./ adv.替换so + adj./ adv.*

Is the matter so serious?   →   Is the matter that serious?

⑸ be of + adj.+ n. 替换adj.*

The invention is very useful.→ The invention is of great use.

⑹ likely/ Chances are that替换possible/ probable *

It is possible that the “left-behind” children are addicted to computer games.→

The “left-behind” children are more likely to be addicted to computer games.

Chances are that the “left-behind” children are addicted to computer games.

⑺ so/ as/ as well替换too/ also*

France is a European country. Germany is a European country, too.→

France is a European country, and so is Germany.

⑻ though/ despite/ in spite of替换however/ but

She caught a cold. It was not serious, though.