Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的

【New words and expressions】 生词和短语 competition n. 比赛，竞赛 enter for v.报名参加 neat adj. 整齐的，整洁的 path n. 小路，小径 wooden adj. 木头的 pool n. 水池

Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town 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!

Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town 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. 乔.桑德斯拥有我们镇上最漂亮的花园. 几乎每个人都参加每年举办的 "最佳花园竞赛" , 而每次都是乔获胜. competition n.竞争 eg: a boxing competition拳击比赛。 competition in arms 军备竞赛。 win:赢won--won I win. I lose(输了) win something : I win the book. I win the gold cup (win后面往往是奖品) win a prize:赢得了一个奖 win a prize for:因为...而获奖 win不能接对手 defeat+对手　　I defeat you. enter for:报名参加, 强调报名 　　 take part in 真正的参加 　　

Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town 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. 乔.桑德斯拥有我们镇上最漂亮的花园. 几乎每个人都参加每年举办的 "最佳花园竞赛" , 而每次都是乔获胜. 形容词与副词的比较级 　1） 规则变化 单音节词和少数双音节词，加词尾-er，-est来构成比较级和最高级。 1.构成法原级比较级最高级一般单音节词未尾加-er, -est tall taller tallest 2.以不发音的e结尾的单音词只加-er –st nice nicer nicest 3.以一个辅音字母结尾的闭音节单音节词，双写辅音字母，加-er,-est big bigger biggest 4.以辅音字母+y"结尾的双音节词，改y为i，再加-er，-est busy busier busiest 5. 少数以-er,-ow结尾的双音节词未尾加-er,-est clever/narrow cleverer/ narrower cleverest/ narrowest 其他双音节词和多音节词，在前面加more，most来构成比较级和最高级 important/ easily more important/ more easily most important/ most easily 

1） 如果后接名词时，much more +不可数名词 many more +可数名词复数 2） 不规则变化 原级 比较级 最高级 good better best bad worse worst old older/elder oldest/eldest much/many more most little less least far farther/further farthest/furthest  many, old 和 far 1） 如果后接名词时，much more +不可数名词 many more +可数名词复数　　　 2） old 有两种比较级和最高级形式: older/oldest 和elder/eldest。elder，eldest 只用于兄弟姐妹的长幼关系My elder brother is an engineer. 我哥哥是个工程师。 Mary is the eldest of the three sisters. 玛丽是三姐妹中最大的。 3） far 有两种比较级，farther，further。 一般farther 表示距离， further表示进一步。

Have a try!  1. Mr. Johnson and his ______ daughter do not always understand each other. a. older b. the oldest c. eldest d. the eldest 2. I have nothing _____to say. The house of the farmer is on the _____ side of the hill. a. farther b. far c. further d. father

1）形容词最高级前通常必须用定冠词 the，副词最高级前可不用。 Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town.乔.桑德斯拥有我们镇上最漂亮的花园. the + 最高级 + 比较范围 1）形容词最高级前通常必须用定冠词 the，副词最高级前可不用。 Eg: The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world. 撒哈拉沙漠是世界上最大的沙漠。 形容词most前面没有the，不表示最高级的含义，只表示“非常”。 Eg ： It is a most important problem. =It is a very important problem. 这是个很重要的问题。

2）还可以用表示倍数的词或度量名词作修饰语。 3）以上词（除by far）外，必须置于比较级形容词或副词的前面。 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.比尔.弗里斯的花园比乔的花园大, 他比乔也更为勤奋, 种植的花卉和蔬菜也更多, 但乔的花园更富有情趣. 可修饰比较级的词 1）a bit, a little, rather, much, far, by far, many, a lot, lots, a great deal, any, still, even等。 2）还可以用表示倍数的词或度量名词作修饰语。 3）以上词（除by far）外，必须置于比较级形容词或副词的前面。

练练看 1）---- Are you feeling ____? ---- Yes，I'm fine now. 典型例题： 1）---- Are you feeling ____?　 　　 ---- Yes，I'm fine now. A. any well　B. any better　C. quite good　D. quite better　　 2）The experiment was____ easier than we had expected.　 A. more B. much more C.　much　 D.　more much 3）If there were no examinations, we should have ___ at school.　 the happiest time　　B. a more happier time　 C. much happiest time　 D.　a much happier time

neat adj.干净的,整洁的；匀整的,端正的 eg: a neat dress 整洁的服装。 neat weight__?__ He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool.他修筑了一条条整洁的小路, 并在一个池塘上架了一座小木桥. neat adj.干净的,整洁的；匀整的,端正的 eg: a neat dress 整洁的服装。 neat weight__?__ as neat as a pin 干干净净,非常整洁 make a neat job of it 做得干净利落。 path n. (自然踏成的)路；路径；(马路边上的)人行道； ( 车子走不过的)小路；(竞走或自行车比赛的)跑道。 a beaten path 踏出来的[走惯的]路；，普通方法。 break [blaze] a (new) path 开辟一条(新)路。 set sb. on the right path 使某人走上正路。 path-breaker 开路人；闯将。

He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool wooden adj.木(制)的;木然的，没表情的，木头人似的；没有生气[精神]的；笨拙不灵的。 eg: wooden manners 笨拙的举止。 wooden wits 愚钝的头脑。 wood &wooden wooden 是指像木头的，不一定就是木头做的 wood 是指木制品，如wood carving 类似的有gold medal 和golden eye 比如golden意思是“金色的（不一定是金子做的）” of gold意思是“金子做的” breed a great variety of goldfish

I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work 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! 我也喜欢花园, 但我却不愿意辛勤劳动. 每年的花园竞赛我也参加, 但总因是镇上最劣的花园而获得一个小奖!

通过比较级和最高级表示否定意义 英语中的形容词和副词有比较级和最高级两种形式。这两种形式除了分别表示两者之间和两者以上之间的比较外，还可用来表示否定意义。这种用法主要见于： 1．know better than+不定式。这种结构意为“不至于”： She knows better than to go alone on such a night. 在这样的夜晚，她不至于连不宜单独外出也不知道。 know better than to do sth.的含义是be wiser, better informed, or more sensible than to do or believe sth. 以此类推，下列三句有类似意义，如： I am wiser than to believe that． 我不至于蠢到竟然相信这件事。 He is more experienced than to do such a thing． 他比较有经验，不至于做这样的事。

2．more than…can。这种句型形式上是肯定，实际上有否定含义 The boys in the street have become very insolent and it is more than flesh and blood can bear． 街上的男孩变得非常无礼,到了人所不能忍受的地步。 The beauty of the place is more than I can describe． 那地方美得无法形容。 This is more than I can tell． 这我简直不懂。 He has bitten off more than he can chew． 他承担了力所不及的事。

3．用the last，the least等最高级形式表示强烈的否定意义 He would be the last man to say such things． 他决不会说这样的话。 This is the last place where I expected to meet you． 我万万没有想到会在这儿碰上你。 That was the least of his worries． 那可是他最不担心的事情。