Lesson 3.3: Comparative sentences II: comparing precise quantity

 

Content for Lesson 3.3

 

Comparative sentences II: comparing precise quantity

Express the quantity/number difference between two things
。。。比。。。 + ADJ + quantity/number
N + 比 + N + ADJ + quantity/number

 


Test question

坐飞机比坐火车贵五百块。
It's 500快 more expensive by plane than train.

坐飞机比坐火车快两个多小时。
It's more than 2 hours faster travelling by plane than train.

 


Examples

大卫比我大。
大卫比我大三岁。
David is 3 years older than me.

今天比昨天气温高。
今天比昨天高四度。
The temperature is higher today than yesterday.
Today is four degrees higher than yesterday.

我今天比去年胖了。
我今天比去年胖了五公斤。
I am fatter this year than last year.
I am 5 kilos fatter this year than last year.

这个咖啡比那个茶贵四元。
This coffee is 4 yuan more expensive than that tea.

我比大卫重五公斤。
I am 5 kilos heavier than David.

一班比二班多五个学生。
There are 5 more students in class 1 than class 2.

 


Quiz

  1. 他比我________。
    重五公斤

  2. 麦克比山田_______。
    大两岁

  3. 这件大衣比那件________。
    贵300块

  4. 超市比商场远________。
    200多米

  5. 这个杯子比那个杯子________。
    贵20块

TRUE OR FALSE

  1. 红苹果比黄苹果贵两块。
    TRUE

  2. 十月比九月一天多。
    FALSE

  3. 今天突然比昨天低了十多度。
    TRUE

  4. 这个房间贵一百块比那个房间。
    FALSE

  5. 我的生日是7月28号,比妈妈的生日早一天。
    TRUE