[GIU] UNIT104 Comparison 3 (as... as/ then)

​​​UNIT104
​​​Comparison 3 (as... as/ then)

​​​A. Study this example situation:
Kim, Ryu and Jang are all very rich.
Kim has $20 million, Ryu has $15 million, and Jang has $10 million. So:
Ryu is rich.
He is ​richer than Jang.
But he is​n't as rich as Kim.
(= Kim is ​richer than he is)

​not as... (as)의 다른 예들:
Kim is​n't as young as he looks. (= he looks ​younger than he is)
The dumpling restaurant was​n't as crowded as usual. (= it is usually ​more crowded)
The weather is better today. It's ​not as hot. (= yesterday was hotter)
A: How much did it cost? Twenty dollars?
B: No, ​not as much as that. (= less than twenty dollars)

​not so... (as)로도 표현가능:
It's not cool, but it is​n't so hot ​as yesterday. (= it isn't as hot as...)

​Less... than은 ​not as... as와 유사함:
She spent ​less time ​than him. (She did​n't spend ​as much time ​as him)
The dumpling restaurant was ​less crowded than usual.

​​​B. 긍정문이나 의문문에서 ​as... as(but not so... as)도 사용
I'm sorry I'm late. I got here ​as ​fast ​as I could.
There's plenty of seafood. You can have salmon ​as much as you want.

​twice as... as​, three times as... as, etc:
The goods of department store are ​twice as expensive as those on the internet shopping mall.
Your house is about ​three times as big as ours.

​​​C. ​the same as(not the same like)
Ryu's salary is ​the same as mine. or Ryu gets ​the same salary ​as me.
Sofia is ​the same height ​as Kim.
"What would you like to drink?" "I'll have ​the same as you."

​​​D. ​Than me​/ than I am, etc.
You're taller ​than I am. or You're taller ​than me. (not usually You're taller than I)
I can't run as fast as ​you can. or I can't run as fast ​as you.​​