每天坚持学英语 新概念 2-08

Lesson 8 The best and the worst

最好的和最差的

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。

Nearly everybody enters for 'The Nicest Garden Competition' each year,

几乎每个人都参加每年举办的“最佳花园竞赛”，

but Joe wins every time.

而每次都是乔获胜。

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

比尔. 弗里斯的花园比乔的花园大，

Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables,

他比乔也更为勤奋，种植的花卉和蔬菜也更多，

but Joe's garden is more interesting.

但乔的花园更富有情趣。

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。

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

我也喜欢花园，但我却不愿意辛勤劳动。

Every year I enter for the garden competition too,

每年的花园竞赛我也参加，

and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!

但总因是镇上最劣的花园而获得一个小奖！

单词：

enter for    参加（竞赛、活动等）

competition   n.  比赛、竞赛

neat     adj.    整齐的，整洁的

path       n.    小路，小径

wooden bridge     木桥

pool         n.   水池

prize       奖赏

语言点：

grow： grow plants/rice种植物/稻草；grow a beard  留胡子；babies grow fast婴儿长得很快（不及物动词）       he has grown up他已经长大成人    the village is growing into a town 这个村子已经发展成为一个小镇    the business is growing rapidly业务发展很快

over：英语解释：above and across from one side to the other；

关键句型：

形容词与副词的最高级、比较级形式

其它：

mow the lawn 用割草机割草