第五節：語法大戰 —— 在短文中操練語法！

第一篇：海洋度假村
—— 大戰形容詞和副詞最高級

【瘋狂星級】
★★★ 三星級•高中生級•國際公民級
【瘋狂短評】
老師是這樣給我們講解最高級的：“一般來說，在形容詞或副詞的后面加上 ‘-est’就構成了最高級，若以e結尾的單詞呢，就直接加 ‘-st’，多音節詞就在其前面加上個 ‘most’ 就成了。”這些東西記多了就會糊涂，一糊涂就會犯錯，這樣反復地做無用功又有什么意義呢，倒不如尋求一個“以一頂十”的方法，再來一個“活學活用”，以上的長篇大論就可以置之腦后了，何樂而不為呢？
脫口而出以下這篇文章 —— 最高級也不過如此而已！

The Ocean Resort Hotel

[1] Cindy and Jim took a vacation last year at the Ocean Resort Hotel. They really loved the hotel and had a terrific『極好的；極妙的；愉快的』time on their vacation.
[2] The beach was the cleanest and most beautiful they had ever seen. The ocean water was the clearest and warmest they had ever swum in. Their room was the most luxurious『豪華的；非常舒適的』and most comfortable they had ever stayed in. The food was the most delicious they had ever eaten. The hotel staff was the friendliest and most courteous they had ever encountered『偶然碰到；遇到』. The golf course was the most challenging they had ever played on. And the nightclub show was the most exciting they had ever been to.
[3] Cindy and Jim really enjoyed themselves at the Ocean Resort Hotel. It was the best vacation they had ever taken.
【李陽瘋狂英語“三最”口腔肌肉訓練記錄為：29秒】
【李陽瘋狂英語“一口氣”訓練記錄為：2.5口氣】

【參考譯文】
[1] 去年，辛迪和吉姆去了海洋度假村度假。他們真的非常喜歡這個度假村，在那兒玩了個不亦樂乎！
[2] 那兒的海灘是他們所見過的最干凈、最漂亮的海灘；那兒的海水是他們所游過的最清澈、最暖和的海水；他們的房間是他們所住過的最豪華和最舒適的房間；那兒的食物是他們所吃過的最可口的食物；度假村的員工是他們所遇到過的最友好最有禮的員工。那兒的高爾夫球場是他們所用過的最具挑戰性的球場；那兒的晚間俱樂部節目也是他們所看過的最令人激動的節目。
[3] 辛迪和吉姆在海洋度假村確確實實玩得很開心。那是他們度過的最美好的一個假期。

【額外成就感】
terrific
* He is doing a terrific job.
（他干得很棒。）
* The view was terrific.
（景色美極了。）
* You’re a terrific teacher!
（你是一個很棒的老師！）

encounter
* He encountered many difficulties.
（他遇上了許多困難。）
* One rainy night the policeman encountered a gang of smugglers.
（在一個雨夜，那個警察正巧碰上了一伙走私犯。）

【Kim’s Note】Even though people look forward to their vacations, they rarely turn out as perfect as the one in this passage! Always take some English learning material along so you can make the most of your time in case the weather isn’t perfect or your plane or train is delayed!

第二篇：簽證面試
—— 虛擬語氣

【瘋狂星級】
★★★ 三星級•高中生級•國際公民級
【瘋狂短評】
在“西風”的吹拂下，中國人又掀起了一股出國的熱潮，有事沒事都嚷著要出國。要出國首先就得有簽證，簽證對有些人來說是小菜一碟，然而對有些人來說卻是比登天還要難。這就是因為他們有太多的遺憾了，本應做好的事情卻沒有做好！這正是本篇涉及到的一個語法點 —— 虛擬語氣。
【瘋狂講解】
“I should have / shouldn’t have” is a very useful and important sentence pattern to show regret. When you make a mistake or do something stupid, the most popular sentence is “I should have done that.” Read this classic example of perfect models.
“I should have / I shouldn’t have”是表示遺憾時極其有用，極其重要的句型。當你犯了錯誤或做了蠢事時，最適用的句型是“I shouldn’t have done that.（我本不應該那樣做。）”閱讀以下這篇文章，它是一篇典型的虛擬語氣范例。

A Visa Interview
[1] Kelly didn’t do as well as she should have at her visa interview today. She didn't get the visa, and she realizes now that she should have done a few things differently. She should have spoken English, she should have told more about her previous education and work experience, and she probably should have worn more conservative clothes.
[2] In addition, she shouldn’t have arrived late for such an important interview. She shouldn’t have smoked in the interviewer’s office. And she DEFINITELY shouldn’t have asked the interviewer to repeat himself so many times. Kelly will certainly do things differently the next time she has a visa interview!

【李陽瘋狂英語“三最”口腔肌肉訓練記錄為：24秒】
【李陽瘋狂英語“一口氣”訓練記錄為：2口氣】

【參考譯文】
[1] 在今天的簽證面試中，凱利本可以表現得很好的，但她沒有。所以她沒有獲得簽證，現在她意識到，她本應做些事情來完善她自己的。她本應該講英語；她本應該向面試考官陳述更多有關她受教育的情況和工作經歷；或許，她還應該穿得更保守些。
[2] 另外，在如此重要的一次面試中，她本不應該遲到的；她不應該在考官的辦公室內抽煙；她更萬萬不該要求面試官對他所說的重復那么多次。在下次的簽證面試中，凱利一定會有不同的表現的。

You see, difficult grammar concepts can be so useful and powerful in daily life.
你瞧，困難的語法概念在日常生活中竟是如此的有用和有力。