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新概念英语第二册 Lesson 8 · 语法精读与固定搭配分类

NCE Book 2 · Lesson 8(课本印刷页 40-43)· 5 个生词和短语 · 课文 7 句

一全文逐句语法解读

本课是「花园竞赛」的幽默短文,语言点集中在 形容词的最高级、比较级(than / 不规则变化)、名词所有格以及 but 表示的转折。

¶ 1 · 乔的花园最漂亮(句 1-2)

句子语法点
Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town.最高级 多音节形容词用 the most + 原级 · 比较范围用 in our town
Nearly everybody enters for 'The Nicest Garden Competition' each year, but Joe wins every time.enter for 意为「报名参加」· 单音节形容词 nicest 直接加 -est · but 表转折

¶ 2 · 比尔的花园更大(句 3-5)

句子语法点
Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's.比较级 单音节形容词加 -er + than · Joe's 后面省略了 garden
Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe's garden is more interesting.hard 的比较级 harder 修饰动词 works · more + 多音节形容词构成比较级 · more flowers 的 more 是「更多」的限定词
He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool.made 与 built 都是 has + 过去分词 · over a pool 指「在池塘上方」

¶ 3 · 我的花园最糟(句 6-7)

句子语法点
I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work.do not like 用助动词 do 构成否定 · too 表「也」
Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!worst bad → worse → worst,不规则最高级 · a prize for sth. 表「因…获奖」

二固定搭配与重点词组

短语用法与例句
enter for报名参加(比赛):enter for the competition。
every time每次,作状语:Joe wins every time.
Bill's … than Joe's比较级句型:A is larger than B;than 后可用名词所有格省略重复的名词。
win a prize for sth.因某物获奖:win a little prize for the worst garden。

三语法核心总结

最高级
单音节加 -est;多音节用 the most + 原级:the most beautiful
比较级
单音节加 -er + than;多音节用 more + 原级 + than
不规则变化
good/well → better → best · bad/badly → worse → worst
比较范围
in + 地点(最高级)· than + 比较对象(比较级)