08_The_Best_and_the_Worst

08 The Best and the Worst¶

Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for 'The Nicest Garden Competition' each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe's garden is more interesting. He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!

Expressions¶

swimming pool 游泳池
enter the competition 参加比赛
enter for 参加
make a path 修一条小路
That’s neat/cool. 那真不错/真酷
make a path 修一条小路
build a bridge 建一座桥
win a prize 获奖

形容词比较级、最高级¶

1. 单音节：+er/est¶

small → smaller → smallest

2. 单音节：以e结尾 +r/st¶

large → larger → largest

3. 单音节：元+辅结尾，双写辅⾳字⺟，加er, est¶

big → bigger → biggest

4. 双音节：辅音字母+y结尾的，把y变为i，加er, est¶

easy → easier → easiest

famous → more famous → the most famous

5. 不规则¶

good/well → better → best

bad → worse → worst

much /many → more → most

little → less → least

6. 多音节adj（大于等于3)，前加more, most表肯定¶

beautiful → more beautiful→ the most beautiful

7. 多音节adj.(大于等于3)，前加less, least表否定¶

beautiful→less beautiful→the least beautiful

形容词比较级、最高级用法¶

1. 主语+be+adj.er+than+⽐较对象(I formal/ me informal)¶

The left one is smaller than the right one.

2. 主语+be+the+adj.est +n.+范围¶

My mom is the kindest person in the world.

3. 主语+be+the+adj.est+n.+I’ve ever met/seen¶

Yao Ming is the tallest guy I’ve ever seen.