新概念英语第一册Lesson 107 It’s too small

（单词翻译）

　　Lesson 107 It’s too small

　　听录音，然后回答问题。What kind of dress does the lady want?
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 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 fashion³ now. Would⁴ you like to try it?
Lady:             All right.
Lady:             I’m afraid this green dress is too small for me as² well.
It’s smaller than the blue one.
Lady:             I don’t like the colour either⁵.
It doesn’t suit⁶ me at all. I think the blue dress is prettier.
Lady:             Could⁷ you show me another blue dress?
I want a dress like that one, but it must be my size⁸.
Assistant:        I’m afraid I haven’t got⁹ a larger dress. This is the largest dress in the shop.
New Word and expressions¹⁰ 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。

　　自学导读
1．be in fashion，时髦，流行。
2．Would you like…？你愿意……吗？
这个句型常用于表示委婉的请求或提议：
Would you like to go with us?
你乐意与我们一起去吗？
3．as well，同时，也。
通常用于句末。如：
He knows Spanish¹¹ as well.
他还懂西班牙语。
too与 as well一般不用于否定句，否定句中用 either。
4．Could you…？您能……吗？
用于表示请求，比 Can you…？更加婉转客气：
Could you tell me the way to the post office?
您能告诉我去邮局怎么走吗？
5．like that one，像那件那样的。
是介词短语，作定语，修饰dress。

语法  Grammar¹² in use
形容词的比较级和最高级
（1）构成
A 大多数单音节形容词的比较级和最高级的构成是在其原级后面加上-er和-est：
small----smaller----smallest
new----newer----newest
B 许多单音节形容词只有一个元音字母，其末尾为一辅音字母。在比较级和最高级形式中，这个辅音字母要双写：
big----bigger----biggest
thin----thinner----thinnest
C 许多单音节形容词以-e¹结尾，如 nice。这些形容词只需在原级形式后加-r和-st：
large----larger----largest
nice----nicer----nicest
D 有些形容词以-y结尾，而在-y前是一个辅音字母。这些形容词一般有两个音节。变为比较级和最高级时，-y要变成-i，末尾再加-er和-est：
easy----easier----easiest
heavy----heavier----heaviest
E 但有少数形容词的比较级和最高级是不规则的，必须熟记，如：
good----better----best
bad----worse----worst
F 大多数较长的形容词（即有两个以上音节的词）可与more连用构成其比较级形式，与most连用构成其最高级形式。
（2）用法
比较级只用于两者之间，通常与than连用。形容词比较级之所指如果很清楚，它也可独立存在：
This coat is longer.
这件外衣较长。
最高级用于3者或3者以上。形容词的最高级在使用时必须加定冠词，并常伴有一个表示范围的介词短语或从句：
That girl is the tallest student in our class.
那位姑娘是班上个子最高的学生。

词汇学习  Word study
1．compare  v.
比较，对照：
The article¹³ compares¹⁴ the different features¹⁵ of imported¹⁶ cars on the market¹⁷.
这篇文章比较了市场上进口汽车的不同特点。
Compared¹⁸ to our little garden, his garden seemed¹⁹ like a park.
与我们的花园相比，他的花园就像是一个公园。
2．suit  v.
（1）适合；适宜于：
Finding²⁰ a place that suits²¹ us all is very difficult.
找到一个适合于我们所有人的地方是很困难的。
‘One o'clock? That does not suit me.’
“1点钟？那个时间对我来说不合适。”
（2）相称，相当：
He would not be suited²² to the job.
他不适合干那份工作。
Blue suits her.
蓝色与她相配。

练习答案  Key to written exercises
Lesson 108
A
1  It is cool today, but it was²³ cooler yesterday.
2  It is wet today, but it was wetter yesterday.
3  He's late again today, but he was later²⁴ yesterday.
4  This test is easy, but that one is easier.
5  This bookcase²⁵ is large, but that one is larger.
B
1  I am older than you are.
I am the oldest in the class.
2  I am taller than you are.
I am the tallest in the class.
3  I am lazier²⁶ than you are.
I am the laziest²⁷ in the class.
4  I am heavier than you are.
I am the heaviest in the class.
5  I am luckier²⁸ than you are.
I am the luckiest²⁹ in the class.
6  I am fatter than you are.
I am the fattest in the class.
7  I am thinner than you are.
I am the thinnest in the class.
8  I am bigger than you are.
I am the biggest in the class.
C
1  But that street is cleaner³⁰.
It is the cleanest street I have ever³¹ seen³².
2  But that man is older.
He is the oldest man I have ever seen.
3  But that river is longer.
It is the longest river I have ever seen.
4  But that woman is shorter.
She is the shortest woman I have ever seen.
5  But that knife is blunter³³.
It is the bluntest³⁴ knife I have ever seen.
6  But that car is cheaper.
It is the cheapest car I have ever seen.