考研英语语法精讲之【副词】

2.以ly结尾的词大部分是副词，但以下由名词 ly构成的词却是形容词，如：

brotherly scholarly(学者风度的) heavenly(天堂的)

homely friendly masterly(高明的)

likely lovelycostly

childly quarterly(按季度的)manly

leisurely(从容不迫的，悠闲的)

例句： Replies show that compared with other Americans, journalists are more likely to live in upscale neighborhoods, have maids, own Mercedeses, and trade stocks, and they're less likely to go to church, do volunteer work, or put down roots in a community. (选自2001年Text 3)

分析：该句是复合句，其中分词短语compared with other Americans作状语表示比较，谓语动词show后有由and连接的两个并列宾语从句。

译文：结果表明，与其他美国人相比，记者更有可能居住在质优价高的地段，有仆人、奔驰车及股票。他们不大可能去做礼拜、当志愿者或在普通社区居住。