新概念英语第二册8.pptVIP

Lesson 8 The best and the worst 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! Words and Expressions 1.competition n.比赛，竞赛。 与它有类似意义的还有match, game, race这些词. competition主要指智力与脑力的一些竞赛 match主要指小型比赛 game主要指球类运动 race主要指速度类的竞赛，比如说car race等。 compete v. 竞争 compete against/ with 与…竞争 2.neat　adj. 整齐的，整洁的 3.path　n. 小路，小径 同义词：street/ road (扩展) 大家可能还记得“abroad 国外的”这个单词，就可以巧记为：国外的AB大街。 4.wooden　adj. 木头的 e.g. I want to build a wooden house. 我想建一个木制的房子。 5.pool n. 水池，是人工的　　　　　 游泳池：swimming pool　天然的叫池塘：pond 1.enter for 报名参加,只强调报名　　　 参加：take part in 扩展： enter进入 join一般指加入到一些团体组织 attend多指出席一些正式场合（比如会议之类） take part in参加一些常规的比赛或者活动 2. over 越过，超过。 同时over还有强调“跨过两端的一个距离”的意思。 over与above的比较：over通常指在某物的垂直上方，above则仅表示在其上的方位，在不需要特别强调垂直上方的语境里，两个词可以互换。 Sentences (1)nearly和almost 意义相似，表示“几乎”、“差不多”、“差点儿”的意思： 　Im nearly/ almost ready.我快准备好了。 I have nearly forgotten his name.我差点把他的名字忘了。 　He nearly missed the train.他差点没赶上火车。 ２.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。 　　make和build在这里是同义词，都可以解释为“修建”、“建造”。与汉语的写作习惯一样，用英语写作时同一段文字中尤其是在同一句话中应尽量避免使用重复的词，以使文章显得生动。 　　make和build之间的区别主要是：make的词义比较笼统、广泛，可以解释为“做”、“作出”、“制造”等，而build的意义主要限于建筑业，指“建造”、“建设”、“盖房子”、“修筑(桥梁等)”： 　　They have built a new house. 　　They have made a road along the river. Have you made the skirt by yourself? 3. I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town! win-won-won vi. I win.我赢了。 I lose.我输了。 vt. 1.win sth win后面往往是奖品 eg. I win the book