Better的几个常见表达

从最初的选择题到如今的语法填空题，good-better的知识点总是不断出现，与一般的形容词不同,good的比较级better通常不是通常意义的比较级而是以固定搭配的形式出现，其中有的根本不是形容词或副词，而是better作为名词出现的。请看下面的几道题目：

1. After spending some time looking at all the defensive equipment at the wall, we decided it was time for some action and what ___ (good) than to ride on a piece of history! （2021·年全国高考甲卷）

2. If you are honest, even if things look grim, in the end, everyth3ing will work out for the ____ (good) (西工大附中练习题)

3. The result is not very important to us, but if we do win, then so much the ____ (good)．(2012.课标全国卷)

1. What better than to do sth! 其实就是一个习惯用语，表示还有比(to do)更好的事情吗！当然也可以加名词。比如：What better than a cold beer! 还有喝一罐冰镇啤酒更爽的事情吗？

2. 第二题其实考察的是for the better这个词组。剑桥词典解释如下：

If something changes for the better, it improves.改善

Most people think that things have changed for the better since the new government came to power.大多数人觉得新政府上台后，情况已有所改善。

3. so much the better / the worse 还是一个常见的固定搭配。具体意思如下：

so much the better informal (also all the better)

used to say that a particular action or situation would be even more successful 那样会更好

If you can go there this afternoon, so much the better.如果你今天下午去那儿会更好。