新概念英语第二册第八课.docVIP

PAGE / NUMPAGES Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的 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 Friths garden is larger than Joes. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joes 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! New words and expressions 生词和短语 competition n. 比赛，竞赛 neat adj. 整齐的，整洁的 path n. 小路，小径 wooden adj. 木头的 pool [pu:l] n. 水池 参考译文 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！ 1. Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. 乔.桑德斯拥有我们镇上最漂亮的花园。 2. Nearly everybody enters for The Nicest Garden Competition each year, but Joe wins every time. 几乎每个人都参加每年举办的“最佳花园竞赛 (1) nearly和almost意义相似，表示“几乎”、“差不多”、“差点儿”的意思： nearly adv. [ ?ni?li] almost; not quite; not completely几乎；差不多；将近 e.g. 我快准备好了。I’m nearly/almost ready. 我差点把他的名字忘了。I have nearly forgotten his name. (forget : forgot [f??ɡ?t];forgotten[f??ɡ?tn]) 他差点没赶上火车。He nearly missed the train. 她将近五十岁了。She is nearly fifty now. IDM: not nearly much less than; not at all远非；绝不是 e.g. (1) 天气绝没有去年那么热。It’s not nearly as hot as last year. (2) 现在根本没有足够的时间赶到那儿。There isn’t nearly enough time to get there now. (2) each和every均可译为“每一个”，二者常常可以互相代替使用： e.g. 每次我擦洗汽车，天总是下雨。Every/Each time I wash the car it rains. 但是each更强调个体。它常用以指一个确定的并通常是有限的数目： e.g. 学校里的每个孩子都被询问过了。Each child in the school was questioned. every却不那么强调个体，常用来指一个大的、不确定的数目： e.g. 所有的/每个孩子都喜欢过圣诞节。Every child enjoys Christmas. 另外，each既可以作形容词又可以作代词，但every只能作形容词： e.g. 他们每人都有一份。They each have a share. 我们每个人都有自己的工作要干。Each of us has his own work to do. (share v. 1. ~(sth)(with sb.)共有