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新概念第二册自学导读 Lessons8
(3)最高级的限定范围一般用of, among, in等介词短语:
John is the tallest of the three brothers.
这3个兄弟中约翰个子最高。
This is the coldest day in ten years.
这是10年来最冷的一天。
限定范围也可以是从句:
Mary is the most intelligent person I've ever met.
玛丽是我所遇到的最聪明的人。
如果范围很清楚,则可以省略:
April is the best season.
4月是最好的季节。(暗含范围“一年中”)
He is always the best.
他总是最优秀的。(暗含范围“在我们当中”)
词汇学习 Word study
1.enter
(1)vt.,vi. 进入:
Joe entered the room quietly.
乔悄悄地走进了房间。
Always knock on the door before you enter.进入前要先敲门。
(2)vt.,vi. 参加,加入:
We've entered into an agreement.
我们已达成一项协议。
He soon entered their conversation.
他很快便加入了他们的谈话。
(3)enter for是“报名参加”的意思:
She entered (her name/ herself) for the mathematics competition.
她报名参加数学竞赛。
He entered his son for the English examination.他让儿子参加英语考试。
2.every 构成的合成词
every和one, body, thing可以构成复合不定代词everyone, everybody和everything。它们一般都写成一个词。everyone和everybody一般可以替换使用,后面的代词既可以用单数,也可以用复数,但它们本身均被视为单数:
Everyone/ Everybody knows what he has to do.
每一个人都知道自己必须做什么。
Everyone/ Everybody knows what they have to do.
每个人都知道自己必须做什么。
Everything is going well.
一切都很顺利。
与every一样可以构成这类合成词的单词还有some, any和no。
练习答案 Key to written exercises
1.关键句型练习答案
A 1 Mary's handwriting is worse than Jane's.
2 Caroline's handwriting is worse than Mary's and Jane's.
3 Caroline's dress is/ was more expensive than Jane's.
4 Mary's dress is/ was more expensive than Jane's and Caroline's.
B …has the most beautiful garden in our town…‘The Nicest Garden Competition’…garden is larger than Joe's…works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables…garden is more interesting…for the worst garden in the town!
D 1 in 2 of 3 of 4 in
2.难点练习答案
A 1 believes 2 was 3 tries
B Sentences 2, 3 and 5
3.多项选择题答案
1 d 2 b 3 b 4 a 5 c 6 c
7 b 8 b 9 a 10 d 11b 12 b