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The elephant is the biggest animal 大象是最大的动物
我们谈论自然和动物，并学习最高级。词汇：animal、elephant、rabbit、bird、monkey、tiger、mountain、sea、river、tree、nature、strong。重要语法：最高级——如何说某物是一组中「最……的」。短形容词（单音节）加「-est」并在前面加「the」：「the biggest」「the tallest」「the fastest」（以「-y」结尾时 y→i：「the happiest」）。长形容词（两个或以上音节）用「the most」：「the most dangerous」「the most beautiful」。最高级前总要用「the」。ch26 学了比较级（「taller than」）；最高级指出全部中最突出的那个。注意：韩语用一个词（제일／가장）表示所有最高级，所以韩语母语者常说「the most big」——但短形容词用「-est」：「the most big」✗ →「the biggest」✓。
Dialogue
At the zoo — 在动物园
- Emma Minsu, look at that elephant. It's huge! 民秀，看那头大象。好大啊！
- Minsu Wow! The elephant is the most big animal here! 哇！这里大象是最大的动物！（口误：短形容词用 "-est"，不用 "most"：the biggest animal）
- Emma Yes! But short adjectives take "-est", not "most". Say "the biggest animal". 对！但短形容词用 "-est"，不用 "most"。说 "the biggest animal"。
- Minsu Ah, I see. "The elephant is the biggest animal here." 啊，我懂了。"The elephant is the biggest animal here."（这里大象是最大的动物。）
- Emma Exactly! So which animal is the most dangerous? 完全正确！那哪种动物最危险？
- Minsu The tiger is the most dangerous! But I like the monkeys the best. 老虎最危险！不过我最喜欢猴子。
Dialogue
Mountains or the sea? — 山还是海？
- Jack Emma, do you prefer the mountains or the sea? 艾玛，你更喜欢山还是海？
- Emma I love the sea the most. But the mountains are beautiful too. 我最喜欢海。不过山也很美。
- Jack True. Mount Fuji is the most famous mountain in Japan. And it's very tall. 没错。富士山是日本最有名的山。而且很高。
- Emma Really? I think the Nile is the longest river in the world. 真的？我觉得尼罗河是世界上最长的河。
- Jack You're right! Nature has the biggest and the most beautiful places. 你说得对！大自然有最大、最美的地方。
- Emma Yes! Let's plan a trip. I want to see the tallest trees and the smallest birds. 对！我们来计划一次旅行吧。我想看最高的树和最小的鸟。
Vocabulary
- animal
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noun 动物
- elephant
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noun 大象
- rabbit
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noun 兔子
- bird
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noun 鸟
- monkey
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noun 猴子
- tiger
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noun 老虎
- mountain
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noun 山
- sea
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noun 海
- river
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noun 河
- tree
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noun 树
- nature
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noun 自然
- strong
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adjective 强壮
Grammar
最高级：the biggest, the most beautiful
Explanation
ch26 你学了比较级来比较两个事物：「She is taller than me」。最高级从整组中选出第一——「the tallest of all」。有两种构成方式。短形容词（单音节）加「-est」并用「the」：big →「the biggest」，tall →「the tallest」，fast →「the fastest」，small →「the smallest」。若短形容词以「-y」结尾，y→i：happy →「the happiest」。长形容词（两个或以上音节）用「the most」：「the most dangerous」「the most beautiful」「the most expensive」。最高级前总要用「the」，可加「in」或「of」指出群体：「the tallest boy IN the class」「the biggest OF all the animals」。注意：韩语用一个词（제일／가장）表示所有最高级，所以韩语母语者常对短形容词用「most」：「the most big」✗。短形容词用「-est」：「the biggest」✓。
Examples
- The elephant is the biggest animal. 大象是最大的动物。
- The tiger is the most dangerous. 老虎最危险。
- This bird is the smallest. 这只鸟最小。
- Mount Everest is the highest mountain. 珠穆朗玛峰是最高的山。
- He is the tallest boy in the class. 他是班里最高的男孩。
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