Comparisons (1-2)
- So sanh ve so lieu
- So sanh ve xu huong
I. 1 doi tuong tang bao nhieu lan
=> The number of students increased significantly
from 100 to 200.
=> The number of students experienced a significant
increase from 100 to 200.
1. twofold, threefold, fourfold ….
1.1. Adj
=> The number of students experienced a twofold
increase from 100 to 200.
=> The number of students experienced a threefold
increase from 100 to 300.
=> The number of students in 1999 was 100, after
which this figure experienced a twofold increase to
200.
1.2. Adv
=> The number of students rose twofold from 100 to
200.
two times , three times ? => tan suat
=> The number of students rose two times from 100 to
200.
1999: 100, 2000: 130 -> 2002: 150
The horse increases two times in size.
Students rose two times in number.
NOTE: ko nen dung two times/ three times… khi
dien dat 1 doi tuong tang bao nhieu lan vi co the gay
hieu lam tang ve tan suat, ko phai gia tri.
Note: double, triple (V, adj)
(V) double:
A double (I) : A tang gap doi
A double B : A lam cho B tang gap doi
=> The number of students doubled from 100 to 200.
=> The number of students experienced a double
increase from 100 to 200.
II. So sanh 2 doi tuong khac nhau o cung thoi diem /
So sanh 1 doi tuong o 2 thoi diem khac nhau.
in 1999 -> the USA: 20%, Can : 10%
1. So sanh hon : higher / lower
-> The percentage of internet users in America was
higher than the figure for Canada, at 20% and 10%
respectively.
-> The percentage of internet users in America was
higher than in Canada.
- The number of visitors to BM was significantly
higher than the figure for SM , at 600 thousand and
400 thousand respectively.
- The number of visitors to BM was slightly higher
than that of NHM, at 600 thousand and 550
thousand respectively.
- slight / moderate / negligible
- more + adj / adv/ N
- V + more
- BM was more attractive than SM.
- BM attracted more visitors than SM, at 600
thousand and 400 thousand respectively.
2. Clause, compared to + N
Clause in comparison with + N
- The percentage of internet users in the USA
was 20%.
- 20% of Americans used the internet,
compared to 10% of Canadians who
accessed the internet .
- 20% of Americans used the internet,
compared to 10% of Canadians accessing the
internet.
=> 20% of Americans used the internet, compared to
10% of Canadians.
=> 20% of Americans used the internet, compared to
10% of Canadians and 5% of Mexicans.
- The number of visitors going to BM was 600
thousand.
=> 600 thousand visitors went to BM, compared to 550
thousand visitors going to NHM and 400 thousand
visitors going to SM.
=> 600 thousand visitors went to BM, compared to
550 thousand to NHM and 400 thousand to SM.
- 87% of boys aged 6 to 11 played football,
compared to 78% of boys aged 12 to 16 playing
football.
- 87% of boys aged 6 to 11 played football,
compared to 78% of those aged 12 to 16.
- 87% of boys aged 6 to 11 played football,
compared to 35% playing basketball.
3. twice / three times as… as (adj/ adv/ N)
in 1999 -> the USA: 20%, Can : 10%
=> The percentage of internet users in the USA was
twice as high as the figure for Canada, at 20% and
10% respectively.
=>The percentage of internet users in Canada was
twice as low as the figure for America, at 10% and 20%
respectively.
=> The number of car thefts was twice as high as the
figure for house burglaries, at 0.4 million and 0.2 million
respectively.
=> The number of car thefts was twice as many as the
figure for house burglaries, at 0.4 million and 0.2 million
respectively.
=> The amount of money spent on shopping was three
times as high as the figure for food.
=> The amount of money spent on shopping was three
times as much as the figure for food.
NOTE:
- three times higher than
- threefold higher than
4. the same (as)
- The percentage of boys watching TV or videos was
the same as the figure for girls, at 100%.
- The amount of money spent on toys by Italy was
the same as the figure for France, at nearly 160
thousand pounds.
- The amount of money spent on toys by Italy and
France was the same, at nearly 160 thousand
pounds.
- The percentage of boys in the two age groups going
swimming was the same, at 19%.
- The percentage of boys aged 6 to 11 going
swimming was the same as the figure for the other
group, at 19%.
- He is taller than I am.
- I am 160 centimeters, but he is taller.
- She is beautiful, but I am prettier. (I am prettier
than she is)
5. be similar (to) (so sanh xu huong)
- The percentage of internet users in the USA and
Canada experienced a similar trend with strong
increases to about 80% and 100% respectively.
- The percentage of internet users in the USA and
Canada experienced a similar trend which
increased strongly to about 80% and 100%
respectively.
- A similar trend was seen / observed/ witnessed in
the use of the internet in the USA and Canada with
strong increases to about 80% and 100%
respectively.
- The percentage of internet users in Canada rose
significantly to 100% in 2009, while a similar trend
was seen in the USA with a strong increase to
80%.
- The percentage of internet users in Canada rose
significantly to 100% in 2009, while a similar
upward trend was seen in the USA to 80%.
- A similar trend/ An identical pattern
- An opposite trend / A reverse pattern
- About/ Around/ Roughly/ Nearly / Over/ More than /
Approximately
