1．Nearly everybody enters for 'The Nicest Garden Competition' each year, but Joe wins every time.  

nearly和almost 意義相似，表示“幾乎”、“差不多”、“差點兒”的意思：I'm nearly/ almost ready.

I have nearly forgotten his name.

He nearly missed the train.

each和every均可譯為“每一個”，二者常常可以互相代替使用：Every/ Each time I wash the car it rains.

但是each更強調個體。它常用以指一個確定的并通常是有限的數目：Each child in the school was questioned.

every卻不那么強調個體，常用來指一個大的、不確定的數目：Every child enjoys Christmas.

另外，each既可以作形容詞又可以作代詞，但every只能作形容詞：They each have a share.

Each of us has his own work to do.

2．Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's.  

名詞加-'s表示所屬關系，構成名詞的所有格。這類名詞往往指有生命的東西，特別是人。所有格的語法作用相當于形容詞，限定后面的名詞。這個被限定的名詞在上下文中第二次被提到時可以省略，只要不引起誤解：

This is Mary's boy friend, not Jane's.

My pen is lost. This one is my brother's.

John's handwriting is better than Mary's and Catherine's.

3．He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool.  

make和build在這里是同義詞，都可以解釋為“修建”、“建造”。與漢語的寫作習慣一樣，用英語寫作時同一段文字中尤其是在同一句話中應盡量避免使用重復的詞，以使文章顯得生動。

make和build之間的區別主要是：make的詞義比較籠統、廣泛，可以解釋為“做”、“作出”、“制造”等，而build的意義主要限于建筑業，指“建造”、“建設”、“蓋房子”、“修筑”：

They have built a new house.

They have made a road along the river.

Have you made the skirt by yourself?

形容詞和副詞的比較級和最高級

在英語中形容詞和副詞一般可以有比較級和最高級。比較級相當于漢語中“比……更……”這種句型，最高級則表示在某個范圍“最……”的概念。最高級在使用時前面通常要加定冠詞the，并有一個短語或從句限定其范圍。

比較級和最高級的構成

a、單音節詞和少數雙音節詞在詞尾加-er, -est，以輔音+-y結尾的詞要先將-y變成-i，再在詞尾加上-er, -est:

hard--harder--hardest

young--younger--youngest

clean--cleaner--cleanest

busy----busier----busiest

b、以-e結尾的詞加-r和-st:

large--larger--largest

nice--nicer--nicest

c、以一個輔音字母結尾的單音節詞要雙寫最后一個字母，然后再加-er, -est:

big--bigger--biggest

thin--thinner--thinnest

d、有一些雙音節詞在構成比較級和最高級形式時，既可以在單詞結尾處加-er和-est，也可與more/ less和most/ least連用。如narrow, clever, common, pleasant 等。但如無把握時，雙音節詞用more和most則較為可靠。兩個音節以上的單詞如下：

interesting--more interesting--most interesting

e、有些形容詞和副詞的比較級和最高級的構成并不規則：

good/ well--better--best

bad/ ill--worse--worst

many/ much--more--most

little--less--least

old--older/ older--oldest/ eldest

far--farther/ further--farthest/ furthest

在使用比較級時，如果需要把所比較的兩項都提到，那么就必須在比較級后用than：I know him better than you do.

Jane's hair is darker than Mary's.

My room is cleaner than the one next door.

如果比較級之所指很清楚，它可獨立存在：This pen is cheaper.

This kind of candy is more delicious.

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