Lesson 8 The best and the worst

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Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everbody enters for 'The Nicest Garden Competition' each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe's garden is more interesting. He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I likes gardens too, but I do not like to work hard. Every year I enter for the garden computation too, and I always win a litter prize for the worst garden in the town.

 

Note

1.　　competion:（暗地里的）竞争

race:（速度）比赛

match:（球类）比赛

contest:（范围比较广）比赛

game:（所有的）比赛

e.g. baby contest.  beauty contest.

 

2.　　neat = tidy: adj. 整洁的

 

3.　　pool:(人工的）水池 swimming pool

pond: （天然的）池塘

 

4.　　enter for: 报名参加，强调报名

5.　　win: 赢 won-won

vi.

I win. I lose.

vt.

win something: win a prize.

win a prize for：因为……而获奖

defeat + 对手: I defeat you.

beat + 对手: 还有打的意思

6.　　grow:

vt. 使生长 种植 扩展 grow sth.

vi. 发展，生长，渐渐变得 sth. grow

grow + adj: 渐渐变得……

grow up:（人）长大