English trip V1 - 23. Big and Bigger Teacher:Corrine Key: adjective comparisons 形容词 比较级
In this lesson you will learn to make comparisons.
课上内容（Lesson）
compare n. 比较 vt. 比拟，喻为；[语]构成 vi. 相比，匹敌；比较，区别；比拟（常与to连用）n. (Compare)人名；(意)孔帕雷
comparison n. 比较；对照；比喻；比较关系
comparative n. 比较级；对手 adj. 比较的；相当的
I didn't sleep well 我睡的不好
Where is your hometown？
My hometown is local
What does it look like now？现在是什么样子？
More people live in CD, some rivers are pollared, more cars, subway,bicycle shring etc.
So ,air don't fresh, smoggy in winter.apartment more expensive now.
But, there are a lot of places to visit.there are still a lot to eat.
What did it look like 10 years ago? 10年前的样子是什么样的？
词汇（Key Word ）
embracing 包容；拥抱
still 仍然；更；静止地
certainly adv. 当然；必定
comparison n.比较级
comparative adj.比较（上）的; 按比较估计的; 相当的，还可以的
even 甚至；还
hometown 故乡；家乡
joke 玩笑；笑话
look like 看起来像，看似
population/people 人口
transportation 交通工具
environment 环境
life 生活
education 教育
cost of living 生活费用
weather 天气
young -> younger
beautiful -> more beautiful
comfortable -> more comfortable
difficult -> more difficult
busy -> busier
high -> higher
wide -> wider
long -> longer
new -> newer # 注音音节仅仅只有2个发音[nu]，所以不满足 “辅元辅”的发音规则，不需要双写最后一个辅音字母
句型（Sentences）
Where is your hometown? 你的家乡在哪里？
What did it look like 10 years ago? 10年前这里是什么样子?
When I was young, of course, we didn't even have television! 当我年轻的时候，我们甚至都没有电视机
I'm sure that now life is faster than in the 1950s. 我确信，现在的生活节奏比20世纪五十年代要快的多
The weather in the countryside is more comfortable than the weather in the city. 乡村的天气比城市的天气更舒适。
The population in the countryside is less than the population in the city. 农村人口少于城市人口。
Jill is taller/more taller than Sam.
Annie feels very happy/happier at her birthday party. 安妮在她的生日聚会上感到非常的快乐
Your bag is much light/lighter than mine. 你的包比我的更轻
The meat smells bad/worse. Please take it away 这肉闻起来臭了，请拿去丢掉
We don't think your classroom is clean/cleaner than ours. 我们没有想到你的教室比我们的更干净
Of the two pencil-boxes, the boy chose（choose 的过去式, 选择） the cheap/cheaper one. 2个铅笔盒，这个男孩选择了更便宜的那一个
He is strong/stronger enough to carry the box 他足够强壮来搬这个箱子
Lily is older than Jane 莉莉比简大
That apple on the table is bigger than the ones in the basket. 在桌子上的苹果比在篮子里的大
Most children in the countryside are happier than the ones in big cities. 多数孩子在农村比大城市幸福
The roads to the town are wider than the ones to the mountains. 到镇上的路比到山上的路宽。
Which is more beautiful ,Beijing or Shanghai? 北京和上海哪个更漂亮？
Jon thinks that math is more difficult than English. 乔恩认为数学比英语更困难
Playing games with classmates is more intersting than reading a science book. 同学们玩游戏比读科学书籍更感兴趣
He is cleverer than other boys 他比其它男孩更爱干净
Shanghai is larger than any other city in China. 上海比中国其他城市更大
Lucy and her grandfater are talking about life in the past and now.
Grandfater: When I was young, we didn't even have television!
Lucy: I think some things are more difficult now.
Grandfater: I think school life is more difficult now,certainly.
Lucy: I'm sure that life is faster now than in the 1950s.
Grandfater: I think perhaps people are happier now
Lucy: There are a lot more cars these days.
语法（Grammar）
Rules：
Short adjectives: we usually + er.if the adjective ends in "y",change the y to i + er.if it ends in vowel + consonant,double the consonant(e.g. big - bigger， wet - wetter（注音双写tt的读音变化），fat - fatter )
Longer adjectives: add the word most before the adjective. (e.g. more difficult, more interesting, more traditional (adj. 传统的；惯例的) , more dangerous, more careful , more comfortable（adj. 舒适的，舒服的）, more beautiful)
Irregular adjectives: use a different word (e.g. good - better; bad - worse [wɜ:rs], little - less, many/much - more, far/farther - further['fɝðɚ])
RADING FOR FUN
Intelligent Dreams 智慧的梦
When a student answered a mash problem incorrectly, he told his teacher. 当一个雪松回答了一个错误的数学问题，他告诉他的老师
"I remember solving the problem in my dream last night, but now I've forgotten it . What can that mean?" “我记得昨晚在梦中解决问题，但现在我已经忘记了。“ 这意味着什么？
"It means that you are more intelligent asleep than when you are awake," the teacher explained. 他解释说：“这意味着你睡着的时候比你醒的时候更聪明一些”
Extra Vocabulary
1. intelligent adj. 聪明的
2. solve a problem 解决一个问题
3. express his regret 表示遗憾
4. be awake 醒着
5. explain 解释
6. asleep 熟睡地
