新概念英语第二册08_The best and the worst

Lesson 8: The best and the worst

Key words and expressions

• Joe Sanders 乔·桑德斯
• enter for 参加（竞赛、活动等）
• competition 比赛
• win 赢
• Bill Frith 比尔·弗里斯
• neat 整齐的，整洁的
• path 小路，小径
• wooden bridge 木桥
• pool 水池
• prize 奖赏

Questions on the text

1. How is Joe’s garden?
   1. Joe’s garden is the most beautiful one in the town.
2. Who else has a fine garden?
   1. Bill also has a beautiful garden.
3. What prize does the writer always win?
   1. He always win the prize for the worst garden in the town.

Language points

1. Nearly everybody enters for ‘The Nicest Garden Competition’ each year, but Joe wins every time.
   1. nearly: almost
   2. enter for 参加
      1. He entered for marathon last year.
      2. She will enter for a beauty contest.选美比赛
2. Bill grows more flowers and vegetables.
   1. grow plants / rice
   2. grow a beard 留胡子
   3. Babies grow fast. 生长，vi
   4. He has grown up. 长大
   5. The village is growing into a town. 发展
   6. The business is growing rapidly. 发展，增长
3. He has built a wooden bridge over a pool.
   1. over: above and across from one side to the other
      1. He jumped over the fence.
      2. The bird flew over the field.
4. I always win a little prizeforthe worst garden in the town. for 因为，由于
   1. He got a pay raise for his hard work. 加薪
   2. I bought this book for its attractive cover.

Key structures and usage

形容词和副词的比较级、最高级形式

Joe Sanders hasthe most beautifulgarden in the town.

Bill Frith’s garden islarger thanJoe’s.

Bill worksharder thanJoe and growsmoreflowers and vegetables, but Joe’s garden ismore interesting.

I always win a little prize forthe worstgarden in the town.

• He has read more books than I do.
• This is a much nicer hotel than that one.
• Of all the school subjects I like English the best.
• This is the funniest joke I’ve ever heard.
• This restaurant is less expensive than that one.

Extension

• the front garden 前花园
• the back garden 后花园
• mow the lawn

mow v. /məʊ/
( mowedormownmowed /məʊn/
)
[ V ]to cut grass, etc. using a machine or tool with a special blade or blades刈；割；修剪
[ VN ]
•I mow the lawn every week in summer.夏天我每周都要修剪草坪。
•the smell of new-mown hay新割的草料的气味

lawn n. /lɔːn/

1. [ C ]an area of ground covered in short grass in a garden/yard or park, or used for playing a game on草坪；草地
   • In summer we have to mow the lawn twice a week.夏天我们每周得修剪草坪两次。
   • a croquet lawn槌球场
2. [ U ]a type of fine cotton or linen cloth used for making clothes上等细棉布（或麻布）

swing /swɪŋ/ v.&n.
( swung swung /swʌŋ/ )
HANG AND MOVE 摆动

1. to move backwards or forwards or from side to side while hanging from a fixed point; to make sth do this（使）摆动，摇摆，摇荡
   [ V ]
   • His arms swung as he walked.他边走边摆着双臂。
   • A set of keys swung from her belt.她腰带上挂着的一串钥匙摆来摆去。
   • As he pushed her, she swung higher and higher (= while sitting on a swing) .随着他推她，她在秋千上越荡越高。