Lesson 8 The best and the worst.

中文

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！

英文

Joe [dʒəʊ] Sanders [ˈsændəz] has the most beautiful garden in our town [taʊn].

Nearly everybody enters [ˈentəz] for "The Nicest [ˈnaɪsɪst] Garden Competition" each year, but Joe wins every time.

Bill [bɪl] Frith's [frɪθ] garden is larger than Joe's. Bill works harder than Joe and grows [ɡrəʊz] more flowers and vegetables, but Joe's garden is more interesting [ˈɪntrəstɪŋ].

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 [ˈevri] year I enters for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!

分析

Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town.

• simple sentence:
  • Joe Sanders [subject]
  • has [predicate verb phrase]
  • the most beautiful garden in our town [object]
    • in our town [attributive]
• knowledge:
  • the + most + adj. + sth.
  • most adj. 构成形容词最高级形式

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Nearly everybody enters for 'The Nicest Garden Competition' each year, but Joe wins every time.

• simple sentence:
  • Nearly every body enters for 'The Nicest Garden Competition' each year
    • nearly everybody [subject]
    • enters for [predicate verb phrase]
    • 'The Nicest Garden Competition' [object]
    • each year [adverbial of time]
  • but
  • Joe wins every time
    • Joe [subject]
    • wins [predicate verb phrase]
    • every time [adverbial]
• knowledge:
  • nearly
    • adv. 几乎, 差点儿, 差不多; 密切地, 亲密地; 极; 吝啬地, 小气地
  • enter + for + sth.
    • v. 报名参加, 加入...

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Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's.

• simple sentence:
  • Bill Frith's garden [subject]
  • is [be verb]
  • larger than Joe's [predicative]

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Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe's garden is more interesting.

• compound sentence:
  • Bill works harder than joe and grows more flower and vegetables
    • Bill works harder than joe - Tom [subject] - works [predicate verb phrase] - harder than Joe [adverbial]
    • and
    • Bill grow more flower and vegetables - Bill [subject] - grow [predicate verb phrase] - more flower and vegetables [object]
  • but
  • Joe's garden is more interesting
    • Joe's garden [subject]
    • is [be verb]
    • more interesting [predicative] [adjective]
• knowledge:
  • interesting
    • adj. 有趣的, 令人感兴趣的, 引起兴趣的
  • When + be. + sth. + doing. + ?
    • sth. 当前为 you
    • doing. 当前为 coming home with me

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He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool [puːl].

• compound sentence:
  • He has made neat paths
    • He [subject]
    • had made [predicate verb phrase] [past perfect tense]
    • neat paths [object]
  • and
  • He has built a wooden bridge over a pool
    • He [subject]
    • has built [predicate verb phrase] [present perfect tense]
    • a wooden bridge [object]
    • over a pool [adverbial]
  • knowledge:
    • build + sth.① + over + sth.②

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I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work.

• compound sentence:
  • I like garden too
  • but
  • I do not like hard work
• knowledge:
  • hard + work
    • n. 难苦的工作, 苦功; 繁重的工作, 劳苦

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Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize [praɪz] for the worst [wɜːst] garden in the town!

• compound sentence:
  • Every year I enter for the garden competition too
    • Every year [adverbial of time]
    • I [subject]
    • enter for [predicate verb phrase]
    • the garden competition [object]
    • too
  • and
  • I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town
    • I [subject]
    • always [adverbial]
    • win [predicate verb phrase]
    • a little prize for the worst garden in the town [object]
      • in the town [attributive]
• knowledge:
  • every + year
    • adv. 每年; 在每年
  • a + prize + for + sth. 固定搭配
    • sth. 当前为 the worst garden in the town