1. S + has/have/had + difficulty/ trouble/a hard time + (in) Ving 2. A + be + Adjer/more Adj + than + B → B + be + less Adj + than + A → B + be + not + as Adj as + A
1. Although many people have difficulty eating exotic cuisine, it is diplomatic to take a bite of whatever is served to you in order not to offend. 2. If you have difficulty swallowing something, sip tea or a cold drink during your meal. NEXTBACK
A. 根據句型，重組下列各題的提示字， 寫出完整的句子。 1. The little boy/home/had/his way/find/difficulty The little boy had difficulty finding his way home. 2. Judy/swallow/trouble/had/those big pills Judy had trouble swallowing those big pills. NEXTBACK
3. According to the teacher/has/pay attention/a hard time/in class/ David According to the teacher, David has a hard time paying attention in class. 4. Jessica/on the radio/understand/ had/trouble/the English song Jessica had trouble understanding the English song on the radio. NEXT BACK
5. prepare/had/Lucy/for/the coming exam/a hard time Lucy had a hard time preparing for the coming exam. NEXTBACK
B. 依照句型和所提示的字詞，完成下列 對話。 1. A: Why were you late for school this morning? B: I was late because ( trouble / get up early / this morning ). I had trouble getting up early this morning NEXTBACK
2. A: Why didn’t you hand in your report yesterday? B: It was because ( difficulty / finish it / in time ). 3. A: Why did you decide to move to Taipei? B: It was because ( a hard time / find a job / in the small town ). I had difficulty finishing it in time I had a hard time finding a job in the small town NEXT BACK
4. A: Why didn’t you give me a call last night? What happened? B: Sorry, ( difficulty / remember / your phone number ). I had difficulty remembering your phone number NEXT BACK
5. A: You look unhappy today. What happened? B: I am unhappy because ( trouble / ask / Julia / out to dinner ). I had trouble asking Julia out to dinner MAINBACK
Trying a small amount of everything is more important than filling your plate with a lot of food. → Filling your plate with a lot of food is less important than trying a small amount of something. → Filling your plate with a lot of food is not as important as trying a small amount of everything. BACKNEXT
A. 根據句型，改寫下面的句子。 1. In our class, Judy is more popular than Molly. → In our class, Molly is less popular than Judy. In our class, Molly is not as popular as Judy. → NEXT BACK
2. Living in a big city is more convenient than living in the country. Living in the country is less convenient than living in a big city. Living in the country is not as convenient as living in a big city. → → NEXTBACK
3. Kevin is taller than his younger brother. Kevin’s younger brother is less tall than Kevin. Kevin’s younger brother is not as tall as Kevin. → → NEXTBACK
4. The chocolate cake is more delicious than the apple pie. The apple pie is less delicious than the chocolate cake. The apple pie is not as delicious as the chocolate cake. → → NEXTBACK
5. My sports car is more expensive than Bob’s car. Bob’s car is less expensive than my sports car. Bob’s car is not as expensive as my sports car. → → NEXTBACK
B. 以下是 Jerry 自鄉村旅行回來的心得， 由於他十分喜歡鄉村生活，以下是他 的一些看法和結論。根據下面的提示 字及句型完成句子。第一題為範例。 1. Most people buy a motorcycle instead of a car in the country because traveling by car is less convenient than traveling by motorcycle. ( traveling by car / convenient / traveling by motorcycle ) (... less...) NEXTBACK
2. It’s safer to travel with some friends in an unfamiliar place because traveling alone is more dangerous than traveling with friends. ( traveling alone / dangerous / traveling with friends ) (... more...) NEXTBACK
3. During my trip, I learned that filling my plate with food was not as important as trying a small. ( filling my plate with food / important / trying a small amount of each dish ) (... not as... as...) NEXT amount of each dish BACK
4. I like country life rather than city life because city is not as comfortable as. ( living in a big city / comfortable / living in a small town ) (... not as... as...) living in a big living in a small town NEXTBACK
5. One important lesson I learned from the trip was that lot of money was less valuable. ( making a lot of money / valuable / enjoying your life ) (... less...) making a than enjoying your life ENDBACK