第十二課 形容詞最高級
一.本課要點及示例
在這一課里, 我們學習形容詞最高級, 比方: "最高", "最好", "最快" 等等.
現在我們來聽這一課的對話, 請你注意聽老師的發音和語調.
M: Nancy, I have to submit a report on the big fire last night. Can you help me type it?
F: Why me? I have a lot of work to do.
M: Because you are the best typist in the office.
F: But you always write the longest reports.
M: Well, this one is very long because it's about the biggest fire in months.
F: And this is the most important report, right?
M: Yes, and I type very slowly. So, please help me.
F: All right. Can I do it tomorrow? This is my busiest day.
M: Sure. Thank you very much. You are the greatest.
現在我們把整段對話再聽一遍. 這次老師念的比較慢, 請你注意聽:
M: Nancy, I have to submit a report on the big fire last night. Can you help me type it?
F: Why me? I have a lot of work to do.
M: Because you are the best typist in the office.
F: But you always write the longest reports.
M: Well, this one is very long because it's about the biggest fire in months.
F: And this is the most important report, right?
M: Yes, and I type very slowly. So, please help me.
F: All right. Can I do it tomorrow? This is my busiest day.
M: Sure. Thank you very much. You are the greatest.
在剛才那段對話里, 有一些形容詞最高級的例子, 現在我請英文老師把這些例 子念出來, 請你注意聽.
M: You are the best typist in the office.
F: You write the longest reports.
M: It's about the biggest fire in months.
F: This is the most important report.
F: This is my busiest day.
M: You are the greatest.
二.形容詞最高級
從剛才那段對話里, 你可能已經聽出來英語的形容詞最高級基本上有兩種. 一 種是在短的形容詞后面加上e-s-t, 比方: longest, biggest 等等; 另外一種是在長 的形容詞的前面加上most,m-o-s-t, most, 比方: most intelligent, most beautiful 等 等. 不過也有例外, 比方: "最好" 是 best, b-e-s-t, best, "最壞" 是 worst, w-o-r-s-t, worst. 而且在形容詞最高級的前面通常要加 the, t-h-e, the.
下面來我們作一組練習. 由老師念一些跟剛才那段對話有關系的句子, 請學生 把句子里的形容詞, 改為形容詞最高級說出來. 比方老師說: Nancy is a good typist. 學生就說: Nancy is the best typist. 現在我們開始作練習. 請你在學生作 練習的時候也一起作.
M: Nancy is a good typist.
F: Nancy is the best typist.
M: Nancy is a busy typist.
F: Nancy is the busiest typist.
M: Nancy is a great friend.
F: Nancy is the greatest friend.
M: Henry wrote a long report.
F: Henry wrote the longest report.
M: It is an important report.
F: It is the most important report.
下面我們來聽一段對話,內容是說南希跟亨利聊天, 談到亨利有幾個孩子, 哪個 最大, 哪個最小, 誰最高, 誰最聰明等等. 現在請你注意聽, 等一會兒我們要根 據這段對話作練習.
F: How many children do you have?
M: I have three. Peter, Jenny and Linda.
F: Is Peter the oldest one?
M: No, he isn't. Jenny is the oldest. Linda is the youngest. Peter is in the middle; but he is the tallest one. He is even taller than I am.
F: Is Peter in the university?
M: No, he is a senior in high school. I think he is the most intelligent one in the family. But Jenny is the most beautiful one and Linda is the most ambitious one. My wife, Kate, and I are very proud of them.
F: Does your wife work?
M: Yes, she teaches in an elementary school. She is the busiest one in the family.
剛才那段對話里有很多形容詞最高級的例子, 現在我們來練習這些最高級形容 詞.練習的作法是由老師用比較級形容詞提出一個問句,請你用形容詞最高級作 肯定的答覆. 比方老師問你: Is Henry older than Peter? 你就回答說: Yes, Henry is the oldest one in the family. 現在我們開始作練習. 每作完一句, 就請你聽正確 答案.