Lesson 3.4: Comparative sentences III：A+V+得+比+B+ADJ / A比B+V+得+ADJ

Content for Lesson 3.4
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Comparative sentences III：A+V+得+比+B+ADJ / A比B+V+得+ADJ

主讲老师雷朔

Express the extent of a verb when comparing two people/things

Option 1
A does verb compared to B by this extent (ADJ)
A + V + 得 + 比 + B + ADJ

Negative form: replace 比 with 没有 using the same ADJ
N + V + 得 + 没有 + N + ADJ

Option 2
A compared to B does verb by this extent (ADJ)
A + 比 + B + V + 得 + ADJ

Negative form: replace 比 with 没有 using the same ADJ
A + 没有 + B + V + 得 + ADJ

我篮球打得比大卫好。
I play basketball better than David.

大卫足球踢得比我好。
David kicks a football better than me.

Option 1
我穿得比大卫多。
大卫穿得比我少。
大卫穿得没有我多。（negative form)
I wear more than David.
David wears less than me.
David wears less than me.

Option 2 (N) = implicit part
我(衣服)比大卫穿得多。
大卫没有我穿得多.（negative form)
I wear more (clothes) than David.
David wears less than me.

Option 1
我做饭做得比食堂做饭做得好吃。
I cook better than the cafeteria.

Option 2
我没有我的妈妈做得好吃。
I don't cook as well as my mum.

Option 1
我的口语考试考得比你好。
My oral exam is better than yours.

Option 2
你的听力考试比我考得好。
Your listening exam is better than mine.

你的字写得比我漂亮多了。
Your handwriting is more pretty than mine.

Situation:
大卫考了100分我80考了分。
David scored 100 points, I scored 80 points.

大卫考得比我好。A + V + 得 + 比 + B + ADJ（option 1)
大卫比我考得好。A + 比 + B + V + 得 + ADJ（option 2)
David scored better than me.

Situation:
大卫是七点半来的，我八点来的。
David came at 7.30, I came at 8.

大卫来得比我早。A + V + 得 + 比 + B + ADJ（option 1)
大卫比我来得早。A + 比 + B + V + 得 + ADJ（option 2)
David came earlier than me.

Situation
妈妈做饭特别好吃，我做饭很一般。
My mum's cooking is particularly delicious, my cooking is average.

妈妈(做)饭做得比我好吃。 A +（V）+ O + V + 得比 + B + ADJ (option 1)
妈妈(做)饭比我做得好吃。A +（V）+ O + 比 + B + V + 得 + ADJ (option 2)
Mum cooks better than me.

Situation
大卫的字写得很漂亮，我的字写得不太漂亮。
David's handwriting is very pretty, my handwriting is not so pretty.

大卫(写)子写得比我漂亮。A +（V）+ O + V + 得比 + B + ADJ (option 1)
大卫写子比我写得漂亮。A +（V）+ O + 比 + B + V + 得 + ADJ (option 2)
David writes more pretty than me.

我字写得没有大卫漂亮。
我字没有大卫写得漂亮。
My writing is not as pretty as David's.

他睡得比他的妻子早。（option 1)
他比他的妻子睡得早。（option 2)
He went to sleep earlier than his wife.

他喝得比我多。（option 1)
他比我喝得多。（option 2)
He drank more than I did.

他开得比我好。（option 1)
他比我开得好。（option 2)
He drives better than me.

我汉语说得比他好。（option 1)
我汉语比他说得好。（option 2)
I speak Chinese better than him.

Choose the negative form

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