❶~よりも
I am taller than he is [than him].
♔基本I am taller than he is [話than him].
僕ぼくは彼よりも背が高い.
⦣ 形容詞の比較ひかく級+than. 話 では than を前置詞と考え, than him のように目的格の代名詞が続くことが多い.
Carl runs faster than I do [than me].
♔基本Carl runs faster than I do [話than me].
カールは僕よりも速く走ります.
⦣ 副詞の比較級+than.
This bird is more beautiful than that one.
This bird is more beautiful than that one.
この鳥はあの鳥よりも美しい.
I like coffee better than tea.
I like coffee better than tea.
私は紅茶よりコーヒーのほうが好きです.
I love you more than him (=I love him).
I love you more than him I love him.
私は彼(を愛している)よりもあなたのほうをもっと愛している.
It is less hot in September than in August.
It is less hot in September than in August.
9月は8月ほど暑くない.
There are more than twenty people in the room.
There are more than twenty people in the room.
その部屋には20人以上の人がいます.