[GIU] UNIT103 Comparison 2 (much better/ any better/ better and better/ the sooner the better)

​​​UNIT103
​​Comparison 2 (much better/ any better/ better and better/ the sooner the better)

​​​A. 비교급 앞에 사용 가능:
​much, a lot, far(=a lot), a bit, a little, slightly(=a little)

Let's order takeout food. It's ​much cheaper.
"How do you feel?" "​Much better, thanks."
Don't go by taxi. It's ​a lot more expensive.
Could you swim ​a bit more slowly? (or a little more slowly)
This smart phone is ​slightly heavier than the other one.
My mother illness was ​far more serious than I thought at first. (or ​much more serious/ ​a lot more serious)

​​​B. ​any와 ​no + 비교급 사용 가능(​any longer/ ​no bigger, etc.)

I've worked long enough. I'm not working ​any longer. (= not even a little longer)
I expected your father to be very big, but he's ​no bigger than my father. or ... he isn't ​any bigger than my father. They are similar.
How do you feel now? Do you feel ​any better?
This hotel is better than the one I visited last time, and it's ​no more expensive.

​​​C. ​Better and better/ ​more and more, etc.
어떤 것이 계속해서 변하고 있는 것을 말하기 위해 비교급 반복:

Your Spanish is improving. It's getting ​better and better.
Hanjun's baby is growing fast. He's getting ​bigger and bigger.
Ryu got ​more and more tired in his job. In the end, he quit.
There days ​more and more people are trying the exam to be a government officer.

​​​D. ​The sooner the better
​the (sooner/ bigger/ more, etc.) ​the better:
"What time should we leave?" "​The sooner the better." (= as soon as possible)
"What size do you want to eat?" "​The bigger the better​."
When you're traveling, ​the less luggage you have ​the better.

하나가 다른 것에 연관되어 있을 때 the... the... 사용 가능:
​The cooler the weather, ​the better I feel. (= if the weather is cooler, I feel better)
​The younger you are, ​the easier it is to try anything.
​The more I thought about you, ​the more I liked you.

​​​E. ​Older and ​elder
​old의 비교급은 ​older:

Cho looks ​older than he really is.

가족 중 누군가를 말할 때 ​elder(or ​older) 사용 가능: (​my/ ​your, etc.) ​elder sister/ brother/ daughter/ son:
​His elder sister is a nurse. (or His older sister...)

"my ​elder sister," 라고 표현하지만 somebody is elder 라고는 표현하지 않음:
His sister is ​older than me. (not elder than me)