BOOK ONE · LESSON 107

It's too small.

太小了。

A lady goes shopping for a dress. The assistant shows her several dresses, but they are all too small. The lesson covers comparative and superlative forms of adjectives (small-smaller-smallest, pretty-prettier-prettiest).

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Lesson 课文

1
Assistant
Do you like this dress, madam?
夫人，您喜欢这件衣服吗？
2
Lady
I like the colour very much. It's a lovely dress, but it's too small for me.
我很喜欢这颜色。这是件漂亮的衣服，可是对我来说太小了。
3
Assistant
What about this one? It's a lovely dress. It's very smart. Short skirts are in fashion now. Would you like to try it?
这件怎么样？这是件漂亮的衣服，它很时髦。短裙现在正流行。您要试一试吗？
4
Lady
All right.
好吧。
5
Lady
I'm afraid this green dress is too small for me as well. It's smaller than the blue one.
恐怕这件绿色的我穿着也太小了。它比那件蓝色的还要小。
6
Lady
I don't like the colour either. It doesn't suit me at all. I think the blue dress is prettier.
我也不喜欢这种颜色。这颜色我穿着根本不合适。我认为那件蓝色的更漂亮些。
7
Lady
Could you show me another blue dress? I want a dress like that one, but it must be my size.
您能再给我看一件蓝色的吗？我想要一件和那件一样的，但必须是我的尺寸。
8
Assistant
I'm afraid I haven't got a larger dress. This is the largest dress in the shop.
恐怕没有更大的了。这是店里最大的一件。

New words & expressions 生词和短语

madam /'mædəm/: n. 夫人，女士（对妇女的尊称）
smart /smɑːt/: adj. 漂亮的
as well /æz'wel/: adv. 同样
suit /suːt/: v. 适于
pretty /'prɪti/: adj. 漂亮的

Notes on the text 课文注释

madam

madam，是对妇女的一种尊称，服务行业的人员常用此称呼；同时，对于不知姓名的女士也可以用此来表示尊重。这个单词也可拼作ma'am /mæm/。

Would you like ...?

Would you like ...? 你愿意……吗？用来表示委婉的请求或提议。

It's smaller than the blue one.

它比那套蓝色的小一些。在英文中，当我们把一个人或物与另一个人或物进行比较时，就要用形容词的比较级。大多数单音节的形容词的比较级是在原级后面加上er，如small-smaller，large-larger；有些以y结尾的双音节形容词，如果y前面是一个辅音字母，变比较级时就要把y先变为i，然后再加er，如pretty-prettier。如果在句子中提到了对比的双方，就必须在比较级后面加上than，如It's smaller than the blue one。如果形容词比较级所指很清楚，比较级也可以独立存在，如I haven't got a larger dress.

Could you ...?

用在表示请求，比Can you ...?更婉转客气。例：Could you tell me the way to the post office? 请你告诉我去邮局怎么走好吗？

This is the largest dress in the shop.

这是店里最大的一件衣服。句中使用了形容词的最高级，它是在形容词原级后面加上est，在最高级形容词之前要加定冠词the。最高级用在将一个人或物与其他一个以上的人或物作比较时。

MAKE IT YOUR OWN

Practice 练习

Practice A: Comprehension

Look at the dialogue on Students' Book page 217 and answer these questions.

参见学生用书第217页上的对话，然后回答以下问题。

Answer each comprehension question about the dialogue.

1Does the lady like the colour of the first dress?

2Does she think it's a lovely dress?

3Is it too big for her?

4The assistant shows her another dress. Has she got a long skirt?

5What does the assistant say about short skirts?

6Is the green dress too small for her?

7Is it smaller or bigger than the blue dress?

8Does the green dress suit her?

9Which is prettier, the blue dress or the green one? What does she think?

10What does the lady ask the assistant beginning 'Could you ...?'

11Has the assistant got a larger dress?

12She is holding a dress. How does she describe it? What does she say?

Practice B: Write and spell

Write your address in full (in English) and, as you write it, spell it out loud. Write the name of your school or college (in English) and, as you write it, spell it out loud.

用英语写出你的地址，并大声拼读。用英语写出你学校的名字，并大声拼读。

Write your address and school name in English, spelling each word.

1Write your address in full (in English) and, as you write it, spell it out loud.

2Write the name of your school or college (in English) and, as you write it, spell it out loud.

BUILD YOUR FOUNDATION

Grammar 语法练习

Grammar I: Write the comparative and superlative forms

Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives.

写出下列形容词的比较级和最高级形式。

Write the comparative and superlative forms of each adjective.

1hot

2heavy

3large

4big

5thin

6new

7nice

8easy

9lazy

10tall

Grammar II: Comment on each statement

Comment on each statement according to the examples. Example: His sister is thin but he is very thin. → Yes, he's thinner than his sister.

仿照例句写出下列各句的对应句。例句：他妹妹很瘦但他非常瘦。→ 是的，他比他妹妹瘦。

Comment on each statement using the comparative form. Items 1 and 2 are printed examples.

1His sister is thin but he is very thin.

Yes, he's thinner than his sister.

2This table is big but that table is very big.

Yes, that table is bigger than this one.

3His wife is fat but he is very fat.

4Her sister is pretty but she is very pretty.

5That question is easy but this question is very easy.

6These baskets are full but those baskets are very full.

7That picture is nice but this picture is very nice.

8That road is wide but this road is very wide.

9Her dress is smart but her sister's dress is very smart.

10Those apples are big but these apples are very big.

11These people are lazy but those people are very lazy.

12It was hot yesterday but it's very hot today.

13The days in autumn are short but the days in winter are very short.

14These knives are sharp but those knives are very sharp.

Grammar III: Answer the questions

Answer the questions according to the example. Example: All the chairs are low, aren't they? → Yes, but this one is the lowest. It's the lowest of all the chairs.

仿照例句回答下列问题。例句：所有的椅子都很矮，不是吗？→ 是的，但这把椅子最矮。它是所有椅子中最矮的。

Answer each question using the superlative form. Item 1 is a printed example.

1All the chairs are low, aren't they?

Yes, but this one is the lowest. It's the lowest of all the chairs.

2All the questions are easy, aren't they?

3All the books are new, aren't they?

4All the pencils are short, aren't they?

5All the pictures are nice, aren't they?

6All the policemen are strong, aren't they?

7All the oranges are sweet, aren't they?

8All the children are clever, aren't they?

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A little practice, every day. 每天一点，慢慢积累。