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Lesson Eight
The best and the worst
New words
★competition n.
★neat adj.
★path n.
★wooden adj.
★pool n.
比赛,竞赛
水池
整齐的,整洁的
小路,小径
木头的
★competition n. 比赛,竞赛
race car race
football match
contest baby contest
beauty contest 选美
暗地里的竞争-competition
game
★neat adj. 整齐的,整洁的
neat=tidy
★pool n. 水池
人工的 swimming pool
pond 天然的 good pond
2. Compete: v. 比赛,竞争
Two men are competing with each other to get the beauty’s heart.
3. Competent: adj. having the knowledge or skill 有能力的,胜任的
e.g. He’s not competent to look after young children.
She’s not competent for this job/ to do this job well.
4. Competitive: adj. 竞争的
e.g. the competitive spirit
you have to be competitive to do your work well.
This is a competitive society and is full of competition. You have to compete with other people to make a living. If you want to succeed, first you will have to be competent and then be competitive .
5. neat: 整洁的, 整齐的(适合用于赞赏女孩子的房间)
e.g. What a neat room!
What a mess !
e.g. a neat cupboard/ room/ house/
e.g. she is a neat dresser/ worker.
e.g. a neat whisky/ Brandy/ vodka/
6. path: 小路,小径
e.g. keep to the path or you will lose the way.
The path runs through the forest.
这条小路一直延伸到森林。
7. wooden:木头的
e.g. She has a piece of wooden furniture.
Wood: un.
e.g. There are many kinds of wood on the hills.
Woodcutter: person who cuts down wood
Woodman:
Questions:
Does the writer live in the same town as Joe?
2. What does Joe has got?
3. What does nearly everyone enter for?
4. How big is Bill Frith’s garden?
5. Does Joe work harder than Bill?
6. Whose garden has more flowers and
vegetables ?
7. What has Joe made in his garden?
8. What has he built over the pool?
9. Does the writer like gardens?
10. What does he like?
enter for:报名参加,强调报名
take part in 真正参加
enter for the exam
win:赢 won--won I win. I lose
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
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