lesson Four Adjectives

表示人、事物的形状、性质或者动作、行为等的状态的词叫形容词。形容词的否定式是在形容词前用否定副词"不"。
Words that describe the shape or property of a person or thing, or the state of a movement or action, are called adjectives. The negative adverb 不 is placed before an adjective for the negative form.
一. 形容词有以下几类：
    Adjectives include the following kinds:

• 表示人或事物的形状的：
  Describing shape:

  大 小 高 矮 红 绿 齐  美丽

• 表示人或事物的性质的：
  Describing property or quality:

  好 坏 冷 热 对 错 正确 伟大 优秀 严重

• 表示动作或行为等的状态的：
  Describing the state of a movement or action:

  快 慢 紧张 流利 认真 熟练  残酷

二. 形容词的用途：
    Functions:

• 作定语： As an attributive:
  形容词最主要的用途是修饰中心语。例如：
  Adjectives are mainly used as modifying attributive. For example:
  

  红裙子	a red skirt
  绿帽子	a green cap
  宽广的原野	vast expense of open country
  明媚的阳光	bright sunshine

• 作谓语： As the predicate:
  

  时间紧迫。	Someone is being pressed for time.
  她很漂亮。	She is very beautiful.
  茉莉花很香。	Jasmine is very fragrant.
  他很高。	He is very tall.

• 作状语： As an adverbial adjunct:
  形容词的一个重要用途是在动词前作状语。例如：
  One of the important uses of adjectives is to be put before a verb as an adverbial adjunct. For example:

  快走。	Hurry!
  他多喝了点儿。	He had a drop too much.
  你应该正确地对待批评。	You should take a correct attitude towards criticism.
  同学们认真地听讲。	Students listen to the teacher attentively.

• 作补语： As the complement:
  形容词常作谓语动词的补语。例如：
  Adjectives often serve as complements to predicate verbs. For example:

  先在纸上画图形，再选好树叶.	First, drew a pattern on a piece of paper and selected some leaves.
  把你自己的衣服洗干净。	Clean your clothes.
  雨水打湿了她的头发。	The rainwater wet her hair.
  风吹干了衣服。。	The wind dried the clothes.

• 作主语： As the subject:
  

  谦虚是中国传统的美德。	Modest is a traditional virtue of China.
  骄傲使人落后。	Proud will make you drop behind.

• 作宾语： As the object:
  

  女孩子爱漂亮。	Girls love being pretty.
  他喜欢安静。	He likes quietness.