competition
/ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn/
n. 比赛；竞赛
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- race : car race
- match : football match
- contest : baby contest 更广泛
- beauty contest 选美
- 暗地里的竞争－competition
- game : 游戏, 运动
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Lesson 8 The best and the worst100%
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。
the most beautiful 是最高级；in our town 给出比较范围。
Nearly everybody enters for 'The Nicest Garden Competition' each year, but Joe wins every time.
几乎每个人每年都参加“最佳花园竞赛”，但每次都是乔获胜。
enter for 表示“报名参加”；every time 表示“每次都”。
Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's.
比尔·弗里斯的花园比乔的大。
larger than 是比较级；Joe's 后省略了 garden，避免重复。
Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe's garden is more interesting.
比尔比乔更勤奋，种的花和蔬菜也更多，但乔的花园更有趣。
harder, more flowers, more interesting 都是比较；but 引出转折：不是“大”和“多”就一定赢。
He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool.
他修出了整洁的小路，并在池塘上架了一座木桥。
has made / has built 用现在完成时，强调这些布置现在仍然存在；over a pool 是位置关系。
I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work.
我也喜欢花园，但我不喜欢辛苦劳动。
作者开始切入自我对照；like gardens 和 do not like hard work 形成幽默反差。
Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!
我每年也参加花园比赛，但总是因为镇上最差的花园而得一个小奖！
for the worst garden 说明获奖原因；结尾自嘲是这课最有趣的地方。
本课怎么学：Lesson 8 The best and the worst
新概念英语二 · Lesson 8 The best and the worst。建议按朗读跟读 → 单词 → 语法常考题 → 进度标记完成一课。
- 听朗读并对齐跟读：打开「Lesson 8 The best and the worst」在线朗读，播放时用句级跟读高亮对齐每一句，先听懂大意再跟读。
- 过本课核心词：重点记本课单词：competition、enter、neat、path、wooden、pool；结合原文句子记忆，不要只背中文释义。
- 看语法并做常考题：先读语法点「比较级与最高级的核心对比」，再做 1–2 道本课常考题，确认能在原文里定位对应句。
- 标记学习进度：学完后把本课标为「学习中」或「已完成」，方便下次从进度清单继续。
常见问题
- 新概念英语二Lesson 8 The best and the worst主要学习什么？
- 本课围绕花园比赛展开，核心是比较级和最高级的运用：Joe 的花园不是最大，却最有趣；而叙述者则每年都拿到最差花园的小奖，形成轻松自嘲。
- Lesson 8 The best and the worst需要重点掌握哪些单词？
- 重点单词：competition、enter、neat、path、wooden、pool、prize、interesting。建议连回原文句子记忆，不要只背中文释义。
- Lesson 8 The best and the worst的核心语法是什么？
- 比较级与最高级的核心对比：本课同时出现 the most beautiful、larger than、harder than、more interesting、the worst，正好把比较级和最高级放在同一篇里练熟。 Joe's = Joe's garden：Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's 中 Joe's 后面省略了 garden，这是英语里避免重复的常见表达。
- the most beautiful 是什么意思？
- the most beautiful：最美的
- enter for 是什么意思？
- enter for：报名参加
- Why is Joe's garden the most beautiful one in the town?
- Because it is more interesting. He has made neat paths and built a wooden bridge over a pool.
- Bill 明明更努力、花园也更大，为什么还是没赢？
- 因为课文强调比赛评判的不只是大小和数量，更重要的是花园整体是否有趣、有设计感。
- 本课适合重点复习哪类语法？
- 比较级与最高级，尤其是 larger than, more interesting, the most beautiful, the worst 这组形式。
- 作者最后一句的效果是什么？
- 是一种轻松的自我调侃，让整篇从说明比较变成更有性格的小故事。
- 新概念英语二 Lesson 8 The best and the worst 怎么学？
- 先听朗读并开句级跟读，再过单词/注解与语法知识点，最后做 1～2 道常考题并标记进度。
整理：学习盒子（StudyBox）教研 · 更新：2026-08-14
单词表
开始背诵本课单词enter
/ˈentə(r)/
v. 参加；进入
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- enter for a competition 表报名参赛；enter a room 则表示进入房间。
neat
/niːt/
adj. 整洁的
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- neat=tidy adj / v tidy (up) the room 整理房间
path
/pɑːθ/
n. 小路
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- garden path 是园林语境中的高频词。
wooden
/ˈwʊdn/
adj. 木制的
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- a wooden bridge 说明桥的材质。
pool
/puːl/
n. 水池
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- swimming pool 游泳池
- pond 天然的 《golden pond》—金色池塘
- good bad 比较级－than
- 最高级－of all
- He is the tallest of all. He is the tallest in the room.
- the+ -est
- more interesting the most interesting
- 1、三个或者是三个音节以上——多音节
- 比较级的构成 : more+原级 最高级的构成 : the most+原级
- 2、单音节的词用er
- 3、双音节 以y结尾的双音节词去y后+ier(大多数情况)
- clever cleverer more clever
- slowly more slowly
- often more often
- fun:快乐 more fun 美国人用
- 无规律 : good well(better best) bad badly(worse worst) many much(more most) little(less least) far (farther further , farthest furthest) old(older elder,oldest eldest)
- farther:距离上的远和更远 further:程度 further more(更有甚者)
- older:比...大 elder : 做定语修饰其他名词 elder sister (年长的)姐姐
- She is older than somebody
prize
/praɪz/
n. 奖品；奖
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- win a prize for ... 表示“因……获奖”。
interesting
/ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/
adj. 有趣的
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- more interesting 是 Joe 花园真正胜出的原因。
短语
背诵本课短语| 短语 | 意思 |
|---|---|
| the most beautiful | 最美的 |
| enter for | 报名参加 |
| win every time | 每次都赢 |
| larger than | 比……更大 |
| grow flowers and vegetables | 种花和蔬菜 |
| build a wooden bridge | 建一座木桥 |
| hard work | 辛苦劳动 |
| win a prize for | 因……获奖 |
| beauty contest | 选美 |
| swimming pool | 游泳池 |
| good bad | 比较级－than |
语法点
比较级与最高级的核心对比
本课同时出现 the most beautiful、larger than、harder than、more interesting、the worst，正好把比较级和最高级放在同一篇里练熟。
相似句：
- This road is longer than that one.
- She is the most careful student in the class.
Joe's = Joe's garden
Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's 中 Joe's 后面省略了 garden，这是英语里避免重复的常见表达。
相似句：
- My room is smaller than my brother's.
- Her handwriting is better than mine.
enter 与 enter for 的区别
enter a building 表示“进入某地”；enter for a competition 表示“报名参加比赛/考试”，本课用的是后者。
相似句：
- He entered the room quietly.
- She entered for the singing contest last week.
现在完成时突出“已经布置好的结果”
He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge 说明这些设计已经完成，而且现在仍然看得见、起作用。
相似句：
- They have planted many trees in the yard.
- He has painted the door green.
常考题
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常考题
41Why is Joe's garden the most beautiful one in the town?
Because it is more interesting. He has made neat paths and built a wooden bridge over a pool.
2Bill 明明更努力、花园也更大，为什么还是没赢？
因为课文强调比赛评判的不只是大小和数量，更重要的是花园整体是否有趣、有设计感。
3本课适合重点复习哪类语法？
比较级与最高级，尤其是 larger than, more interesting, the most beautiful, the worst 这组形式。
4作者最后一句的效果是什么？
是一种轻松的自我调侃，让整篇从说明比较变成更有性格的小故事。
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12Multiple choice questions
3Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's. It is ______ .
a.larger garden b.a large garden c.large garden d.largest garden
3It is...
It 指代前一句的主语, Bill Frith's garden
两者比较, 不可能出现最高级
garden 可数名词
garden 单数 : a garden
garden 复数 : gardens (不可能有第三种情况)
It is a larger garden.
可数名词 + a/an 或者 –s
6The writer is fond of gardens. ______ .
a.They like him b.They like to him c.He likes them d.He likes
6C
be fond of: like
I like sth.
I love sth.
I enjoy sth.
I am fond of sth.
8Joe wins every time. He always ______ Bill Frith.
a.wins b.beats c.gains d.earns
8B 对手关系不能用win
defeat v.击败
beat v.打败; 打
gain:get sth.
earn:挣得 : earn money
9Joe grows more flowers. More flowers ______ in his garden.
a.grow b.grow tall c.grow up d.grow big
grow vt.:grow sth;grow flowers...种植
grow vi.:sth.grow;flowers are growing;...生长
in the garden 地点状语
grow tall/grow big 变得...;一般不加形容词
grow up: up adv.表示向上; 只和人连用, 表示人的长大
10Joe's garden is interesting. Joe is ______ in gardening.
a.interesting b.interest c.interestingly d.interested
10D
sth.is interesting……是令人感兴趣的
be interested in....(对自己感兴趣)对---感兴趣
11The writer doesn't like hard work. It's ______ to look after a garden.
a.a hard work b.a hard job c.hard job d.hardly a job
it 作形式主语; 真正的主语是to look after the garden
hard work 繁重的工作
work不可数名词/job可数名词
a hard work 错
a hard job
hard job 错
hardly a job : hardly adv.几乎不
Have you understood me?
Sorry,I have hardly understood you.
12Every year the writer enters for the garden competition ______ .
a.very b.also c.and d.either
12B
very 不单独使用
and 并列连词, 不放在句子末尾
either也, 表否定
also 表示也, 可以放在句子末尾
often 可以放在句子末尾