内容正文:
Lesson 8 The best and the worst
【New words and expressions】(5)
★competition n. 比赛,竞赛(暗地里的竞争)
race n. 比赛,竞赛car race
match n. 比赛football match
contest n. 比赛(更广泛)
baby contest 宝宝大赛;beauty contest 选美
game : 游戏, 运动
★neat adj. 整齐的, 整洁的,井井有条
clean adj. 干净的neat=tidy <adj.>
tidy <v.> (up) the room 整理房间
★pool n. 水池(人工的) swimming pool 游泳池pond 池塘(天然的)《golden pond》—金色池塘
【课文讲解】
1、Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town.=Joe's garden is the most beautiful.
Bill's garden is the largest.
Bill’s garden is larger than Joe’s. (比较的东西都是同类的事物 joe’s 的“’s”不能省略)
2、Nearly everybody enters for 'The Nicest Garden Competition' each year, but Joe wins every time.
nearly和almost意义相似,表示“几乎”、“差不多”、“差点儿”的意思。I have nearly forgotten his name.
enter for 报名参加(各种竞赛,考试等活动)
win(won,won) v. 赢
① vi. 赢I win. /I lose. (输了)
② vt. 赢得……win something 后面往往是奖品,不能接对手I win the book.
win a prize 赢了奖win a prize for…因为……而获奖
defeat+对手 I defeat you.
3、Bill Frith's garden is larger than J