Lesson 107
It's too small.
太小了。

Listen to the tape then answer this question. What kind of dress does the lady want?
听录音，然后回答问题。这位女士想要什么样的服装？

ASSISTANT: Do you like this dress,madam?
LADY: I like the colour very much.It's lovely dress,
but it's too small for me.
ASSISTANT: What about this one? It's lovely dress.
It's very smart.
Short skirts are in fashion now.
Would you like to try it?
LADY: All right.
LADY: I'm afraid this green dress it too small for me as

well.It's smaller than the blue one.
LADY: I don't like the colour either. It doesn't suit me
at all. I think the blue dress is prettier.
LADY: Could you show me another blue dress? I want a dress
like that one, but it must be my size.
ASSISTANT: I'm afraid I haven't got a larger dress.
This is the largest dress in the shop.

New Word and expressions 生词和短语

madam n. 夫人，女士（对妇女的尊称）

smart adj. 漂亮的

as well 同样

suit v. 适于

pretty adj. 漂亮的

参考译文

店员：夫人，您喜欢这件衣服吗？
女士：我很喜欢这颜色。这件漂亮的衣服，
可是对我来说太小了。
店员：这件怎么样？这是件漂亮的衣服，
它很时髦。短裙现在很流行。
您要试一试吗？
女士：好吧。
店员：恐怕这件绿色的我穿着也太小了。
它比那件蓝色的还要小。
女士：我也不喜欢这种颜色。这颜色我穿
根本不合适。我认为那件蓝色的更
漂亮些。
女士：您能再给我看一件蓝色的吗？
我想一件和那件一样的，
但必须是我的尺寸。
店员：恐怕没有更大的了。
这是店里最大一件。
Question:

1. Doesn't the lady like the blue dress?

2. Does she say the blue dress is lovely?

3. So why doesn't she want it?

4. Does she try the green dress as well?

5. What's the matter with the green dress?

6. Which dress is smaller , the blue one or the green one?

7. Does the lady think the blue dress is prettier than the green one?

8. Does the green dress suit the lady?

9. What does the lady ask the assistant to show her?

10. Why can't the assistant get the lady a blue dress of her size?

Lesson 108 How do they compare?

A: Sophie is tall.

B: Paul is taller than Sophie.

C: Hans is the tallest student in our class.

D: It is hot today.

E: It was hotter yesterday.

F: The day before yesterday was the hottest day in the year.

G: There was a large crowd at the race last year.

H: This year the crowd is larger.

I: It is the largest crowd I have ever seen.

J: The brown suitcase is heavy.

K: The blue suitcase is heavier than the brown one.

L: The green suitcase is the heaviest of them all.

Written exercises: 书面练习：

A: Look at these words.

cold- colder   nice- nicer   hot - hotter  heavy - heavier

Now complete these sentences.

Example:

It is warm today, but it was ______ yesterday.

It is warm today, but it was warmer yesterday.

1. It is cool today, but it was _____ yesterday.

2. It is wet today, but it was ________ yesterday.

3. He's late again today, but he was ______ yesterday.

4. This test is easy, but that one is ____________.

5. This bookcase is large , but that one is ___________.

B. Write new sentences

Example:

I am very young.

I am younger than you are.

I am the youngest in the class.

1. I am very old.

2. I am very tall.

3. I am very lazy.

4. I am very heavy.

5. I am very lucky.

6. I am very fat.

7. I am very thin.

8. I am very big.

C. Write new sentences:

Example:

This policeman is tall.

But that policeman is taller.

He is the tallest policeman I have ever seen,

1. This street is clean.

2. This man is old.

3. This river is long.

4. This woman is short.

5. This knife is blunt.

6. This car is cheap.