I have been learning English (for) as long as 15 years. He came home as late as two in the morning. I saw your brother as late as last week. The river is as wide as 100 meters. I mailed the letter as early as Friday. 我學英文已有十五年之久。 他遲至清晨兩點才回家。 上個禮拜我還看到你哥哥。 這條河寬達一百公尺。 我早在星期五就把信寄了。 这只小鹦鹉可以长到巨大的尺寸,长到三尺长. This little parrot will grow to huge size, as long as three feet. * 形容词 1.形容词的作用与位置 l)用作定语,修饰名词.一般放在所修饰的名词之前,如果两个以上的形容词修饰一个名词时,与被修饰名词关系密切的形容词靠近名词;如果几个形容词的重要性差不多,音节少的形容词在前,音节多的放在后. a powerful socialist country a small but beautiful room (音节多的在后) 2)用作定语,修饰由不定代词one,no,any,some和every构成的复合词,如anything, something时,通常放在所修饰的词后面, ? I have something interesting to tell you. 3)作用表语,与系动词 be,grow,get,become,feel,appear,prove,seem,look,keep. smell,taste,sound,turn,remain等连用, The weather is getting warmer and warmer. 4)用作宾语补足语. The news made every one happy. I think the text very interesting. 5)与定冠词一起表示某一类人或物,在句中可作主语,宾语. The rich and the poor live very different lives. 6)作状语,表示伴随状况、原因、结果等。 He went to bed,