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The best and the worst Why is Joe's garden the most beautiful one in the 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！
单词讲解
★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）
听录音，然后回答以下问題。 Why is Joe's garden the most beautiful one in the town?
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The best and the worst Why is Joe's garden the most beautiful one in the 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！
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 8 The best and the worst
Words 单词 competition /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn/ neat /ni:t / path /pɑ:θ/ wooden /ˈwʊdn/ pool /pu:l/ n. 比赛，竞赛 adj. 整齐的，整洁的 n. 小路，小径 adj. 木头的 n. 水池
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最好的和最差的 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。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。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。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！
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Summary writing 摘要写作
Answer these questions in not more than 50 words. 回答下列问题，将答案组成一个段落，不要超过50个单词。 1 Who has the best garden in town? 2 What does he win each year? 3 Who else has a fine garden? 4 Is Joe's better or not? 5 Is the writer's garden beautiful, or is it terrible? 6 What does he always win a prize for?
Key structures 关键句型
形容词和副词的比较级和最高级 比较级相当于汉语中“比……更……”这种句型，最高级则表示在某个范围 “最……”的概念。最高级在使用时前面通常要加定冠词the，并有一个短语或从 句限定其范围。 1、比较级和最高级的构成： ① 单音节词和少数双音节词在词尾加-er，-est，以辅音加-y结尾的词变-y为-i， 再加-er，-est ② 以-e结尾的词加-r，-st ③ 以一个辅音字母结尾的单音节词要双写最后一个字母，再加-er，-est ④ 三个或者是三个音节以上（多音节） 比较级的构成 : more+原级 最高级的构成 : the most+原级 有一些双音节词既可在单词结尾加-er，-est，也可与more/less和most/least连 用，如narrow，clever，common，pleasant等。 clever— cleverer— more clever fun adj. 快乐 more fun （美国人用）
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Enter and Enter for Enter ① vt.&vi. 进入enter+地点名词 Always knock on the door before you enter. ② vt.&vi. 参加，加入 We’ve entered into an agreement. 我们已达成一项协议。 He soon entered their conversation. enter for+表示比赛、竞赛、考试的名词 报名参加, 强调报名 enter for the exam She entered (her name/herself) for the mathematics competition. 她报名参 加数学竞赛。 take part in 真正的参加
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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）（entrance） 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.
Tell the story 复述故事 1 Joe Sanders-most beautiful-town 2 Nearly everyone-competition-each year-Joe-every time 3 Bill Frith's-larger-Joe's 4 Bill-harder-more-flowers-vegetables-Joe's-interesting 5 neat paths-wooden bridge-pool 6 I-gardens-but not- work 7 Every year-enter-competition too-always-prize-worst garden-town
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3、Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's. 名词加-’s表示所属关系，构成名词的所有格。这类名词往往指有生命 的东西，特别是人。所有格的语法作用相当于形容词，限定后面的名词。 这个被限定的名词在上下文中第二次被提到时可以省略，只要不引起误 解。 4、He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. make和build在这里是同义词，“修建，建造”。make的词义比较笼统、 广泛，可解释为“做、作出、制造”等，而build主要限于建筑业，指 “建造，建设，盖房子，修筑（桥梁）等” Have you made the skirt by yourself? They have made a road along th这些句子： Mary is tall, but Jane is taller. Jane is taller than Mary. Caroline is very tall. She is the tallest girl in the class. 玛丽很高，但是简更高。简比玛丽高。卡罗琳 非常高，她是班上最高的女孩子。 Jane's handwriting is bad, but Mary's is worse. Caroline's handwriting is very bad. It is the worst handwriting I have ever seen. 简的书写很差，但是玛丽 的更差。卡罗琳的书写非常糟糕，这是我见过的最差的书写。 The three girls collect photos of film stars. Mary hasn't many photos, but Jane has more. Jane has more photos than Mary. Caroline has very many. She has the most. 这3个女孩子搜集影星的照片。玛丽的照片不多，但是简要多一 些。简的照片比玛丽的多。卡罗琳有很多照片；她的照片最多。 Mary's collection of photos is not very good. Jane's is better. Caroline's collection is the best. 玛丽的影集不太好，简的要好一些，卡罗琳的最好。 Last week the three girls bought expensive dresses. Caroline's dress was more expensive than Jane's. Mary's was more expensive than Caroline's. Mary's dress was the most expensive. 上周这3个女孩子买了很昂贵的连衣裙。卡 罗琳的连衣裙比简的贵，玛丽的又比卡罗琳的贵。玛丽的连衣裙是最贵 的。