《新概念英语》第一册第107课  It's too small. 太小了。

【课文】

ASSISTANT: Do you like this dress, madam?

LADY:      I like the colour very much. It's a lovely dress, but it's too small for me.

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?

LADY:      All right.

LADY:      I'm afraid this green dress is 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.
【知识点讲解】

一. 今天我们讲讲比较级：

英语中，将两个主体进行比较，如“A比B更……”的表达方式，我们称之为比较级。(强调两者之间的比较时，会出现“than”这个标志词，但如果对比的主体很明确时，可以把“than”省掉。）

当比较的主体不止两个时，如“A是最……”的表达方式时，我们使用最高级。组成句子的方式是将形容词或副词变化成比较级，最高级的形态。今天我们重点讨论形容词的比较级与最高级。

比较级，最高级的变化的一般规则：

1．大部分情况下，比较级在后面加-er，最高级在后面加-est；如：small→smaller→smallest, short→shorter→shortest, clever→cleverer→cleverest, narrow→narrower→narrowest

2.以不发音e结尾的单音节词，比较级在原级后加-r，最高级在原级后加-st；如：large→larger→largest, nice→nicer→nicest

3．在重读闭音节（即：辅音＋元音＋辅音）中，先双写末尾的辅音字母，比较级加-er，最高级加-est；如：big→bigger→biggest, hot→hotter→hottest

4．以“辅音字母＋y”结尾的双音节词， 把y改为i，比较级加-er，最高级加-est；　如：easy→easier→easiest, heavy→heavier→heaviest

5．其他双音节词和多音节词（一个元音为一个音节），比较级在前面加more，最高级在前面加most；如：beautiful→more beautiful→most beautiful    different→more different→most different    

tired→more tired→most tired　(很重要，也很特殊)

（小作业：请同学们找出本课中出现的比较级与最高级，并看看它们属于规则中的哪种情况。）

二. 委婉语的用法。

委婉，有礼貌地询问对方，我们可以使用这样的句型：Would you +V? 或者是Could you+V? 意思是，你想……吗？或者你要……吗？如：Would you like a cup of coffee?你要来杯咖啡吗？

三. 挑选衣服必备语:

款式：It is lovely/smart/pretty. 衣服漂亮，好看。 It is in fashion now.现在正流行这款。

大小：It is too small/large for me. 对我来说，太大或太小。It is my size. 大小刚刚好。

适合度： It suits me well./ It doesn't suit me at all. 衣服很合适/一点也不合适。

试一试： Would you like to try it/them?  Would you like to try it/them on? 要不你试试？

换另外的： Could/Would you show me another one? 给我另外一件，好吗？