第四课练习注音：
4.4
BOOK FOUR LESSON FOUR
N: Lesson Four. lsf
Now we're going to talk about people and places, nwrgittkabtppaplcs
and we’re going to compare them. adwrgitcptm
when we talk about two people or two places, wwtkbtppl(o)tplcs
we often use words like we(o)fuswdlk
bigger, older, nicer, or better. bg,od,nc,obt
When we compare three, wwcptr
or more than three, people or places, omttr,ppl(o)plcs
we use words like the biggest, wuswdlktbgst
the oldest, the nicest, todst,tncst
and the best. Listen and repeat. adtbst,lsarpt
F: The youngest kid is two years old. tygstkdistysod
M: The oldest is six now. todstssxn
F: Her husband is the best lawyer in town. hhsbdstbstlyit
M: Is that the tallest building in Stamford? ist t tlstbldistfd
F: No, the Fairchild Hotel is the tallest. n,tfcdhtl(s)ttlst
M: It has the nicest restaurant in town. ithstncst(r)stt(i)t
N: OK, now listen to this conversation between two friends, ok,nlstttscvstbttfd
Dave and Janie. dvajn
They're talking about Dave's three children. trtkn(a)btdcstrcd
F: Hi, Dave! Are those the photos of your three kids? h,dv,atstptsfytrkd
M: Oh, hello, Janie. Yes, they are. o,hl,jn,ys,ty(a)
Do you want to see them? dywtstm
F: Yes, I do. What are their names? ys,id,wt(a)tnms
M: Frank, Tommy, and Mark. fk,tm,amk
Frank is the oldest and Mark is the youngest. fk(s)todstamk(s)tygst
F: Really? Mark's also the tallest of the three. rl,mksasttlst(o)fttr
M: That's true. Mark is the youngest, tttu,mkstygst
but he's also the tallest boy in the family. bt(h)sasttlstbitfml
F: And Tommy is the heaviest. atmysthvist
M: He's the heaviest and maybe the cutest of the three. hsthvistambtctstft tr
F: Well, I think Frank is the cutest. w,itkfkstctst
N: Now talk about Dave's three children. ntk(a)btdvstrcd
You're going to hear a child's name and then an adjective, yrgithacdnm(a)tn(a)n(a)g(j)ctv
like "Frank…old." lkfk,od
Use the adjective in the superlative to talk about the child. ustadjctvitspl(a)tvttl(a)btcd
For example, fexap
I say, "Frank…old." is,fk,od
And you say: adys
M: Frank is the oldest. fkste(o)dst
N: Ready? Let's begin. rd,ltbg
Frank. . .old. fk,od
M: Frank is the oldest. fk(s)te(o)dst
N: Mark. . . young. mk,y
F: Mark is the youngest. mkistygst
N: Mark . . . tall. mk,t
M: Mark is the tallest. mk(s)ttl(e)st
N: Tommy. . . heavy. tm,hv
F: Tommy is the heaviest. tmisthvist
N: Frank . . . cute. f,ct
M: Frank is the cutest. fk(s)tctst
N: Now you make up some questions about people. nymk(u)smqsts(a)btpp
I say, "Old." And you say, is,od,adys
"Who's the oldest person in your family?" wstodstpsn(i)yfml
Ready? Let's begin. Old. rd,ltbg,od
F: Who's the oldest person in your family? wstods psn(i)yfml
M: My grandfather. mgr(d)ft
N: Short. st
F: Who's the shortest person in your family? wststs psn(i)yfml
M: My youngest brother. mygstbrt
N: Rich. rc
F: Who's the richest person in your family? wstrcs psn(i)yfml
M: My cousin. mcs
N: Young. y
F: Who's the youngest person in your family? wstygs psn(i)yfml
M: My baby sister. mbbsst
N: Kind. kd
F: Who's the kindest person in your family? wstkds psn(i)yfml
M: My grandmother. mgrdmt
N: Smart. smt
F: Who's the smartest person in your family? wstsmts psn(i)yfml
M: I am, I think. iam,itk
N: Now you're going to compare three cities: nytgitcptrcts
New York, Stamford, and Los Angeles. nyk,stfd,als(a)gls
I say, "New York is a noisy city." is,nykis(a)nisct
And you say, "New York is the noisiest city of the three." adys,nykistniscty(o)fttr
I say, "Stamford is a quiet city." is,stfdisqitct
And you say, 'Stamford is the quietest city of the three." adys,stfdistqitstcty(o)fttr
Let's begin. ltbg
New York is a noisy city. nykisanisct
M: New York is the noisiest city of the three. n ykistniscty(o)fttr
N: Stamford is a quiet city. syfdis(a)qitct
F: Stamford is the quietest city of the three. stfdistqit(s)cty(o)fttr
lat's begin. ltbg
N: Los Angeles is a new city. ls(a)glsis(a)nct
M: Los Angeles is the newest city of the three. ls(a)glsitnstcty(f)ttr
N: New York is an old city. nykis(a)oct
F: New York is the oldest city of the three. nykistod(st)cty(o)fttr
N: Stamford is a nice city. stfds(a)nct
M: Stamford is the nicest city of the three. stfdstncstcty(f)ttr
N: Stamford is a good city. stfdis(a)gdct
F: Stamford is the best city of the three. stfdistbcty(f)ttr
N: Stamford is the nicest city. stfdistncct
Stamford is the best city. stfdstbsct
That's the opinion of someone who loves Stamford. tttopnofsmowlvstfd
Some people who live in New York or Los Angeles smppl(e)wlv(i)nykols(a)gls
say, "Our city is the nicest city. . . and the best." s,ouctistncct,atbst
Now can you spell the words you've been using? ncn(y)sptwdyvbus
Let's see. lts
When I say a word, wn(i)s(a)wd
you spell it and then listen to the correct spelling. yspltatlsttcrct(s)pl
OK? Prettiest. ok,prtist
M: P-r-e-t-t-i-e-s-t. prettiest
N: Nicest. ncst
F: N-i-c-e-s-t. nicest
N: Thinnest. tnst
M: T-h-i-n-n-e-s-t. thinnest
N: Biggest. bgst
F: B-i-g-g-e-s-t. biggest
N: Noisiest. nis(i)st
M: N-o-i-s-i-e-s-t. noisiest
N: Cutest. ctst
F: C-u-t-e-s-t. cutest
N: Heaviest. hvist
M: H-e-a-v-i-e-s-t. heaviest
N: When you call someone or something the nicest, wnycsmoosttncst
the biggest, or the best, tbgst,otbst
you usually have to say who or what you're comparing that person or thing with. yuslhvtawowtyrcprtpsn(o)twt
For example, fexapl
I'm the youngest person in my family. intygstpsimfml
Or Mark is the tallest of the three brothers. mnkisttlstttrbrts
Now I say, "Dave has three children. nw(i)s,dvhstrcd
Mark is the tallest." mkisttlst
And you say, adys
"Mark is the tallest of the three children." mkisttlsto(f)ttrtd
I say, "The restaurant is in Stamford. is,trsttis(i)stfd
It's the best restaurant." ittbsrstt
And you say, "It's the best restaurant in Stamford. adys,ittbsrsttistfd
All right, let’s begin. art,ltbg
Dave had three children. dvhdtrcd
Mark is the tallest. mkisttlst
F: Mark is the tallest of the three children. mkisttlst(o)fttrcd
N: The restaurant is in Stamford. trsttis(i)stfd
It’s the best restaurant. ittbst rstt
It’s the best restaurant in Stamford. ittbst(r)stt(i)stfd
M: It’s the best restaurant in Stanford. ittbstrstt(i)stfd
N: All the sisters are cute. Ann is the cutest. atssts(a)ct,anstctst
F: Ann is the cutest of all the sisters. an(s)tctstatssts
N: The three restaurants have seafood. ttrrstthvsfd
Marina Bay has the best seafood. mrnbhstbst(s)fd
M: Marina Bay has the best seafood of the three restaurants. mrnbhstbst(s)fd(o)f ttrrstt
N: My books are heavy, mbks(a)hv
this dictionary is the heaviest. tsdctntisthvist
F: This dictionary is the heaviest of my books. tsdctnristhvistmbks
N: My cousin lives in town. mcslvs(i)t
He‘s the richest man. hstrcsm
M: He’s the richest men in town. hstrcsmn(i)t
N: Listen to this dialogue. lsttsglg
M: Excuse me? Aren’t you Lucy Swenson? excusm,at(y)lcsws
F: Yes, but… ys,bt
M: I’m Paul Butler. impbtl
I met you once at KNEB in Los Angeles. imt(y)cne(a)kneb(i)ls(a)gls
F: Oh, of course! o,ofcs
You went out with my friend Ruth Valdex. ywt(o)wtmfdrtvdx
But what are you doing in New York? bwt(a)ydi(i)nyk
I didn’t expect to run into you here. iddexpctrn(i)t(y)h
M: I’m here on business. imhe(o)bsns
I have an interview at ABC tomorrow. ihve(a)n(i)tvw(a)abctmr
If you‘re free, ifyrf
May be we can get together before I go back to Los Angeles. mbwcgtgtbfr(i)gbctls(a)gls
F: That would be nice. twbnc
N: Did you notice the new expressions dd(y)ntctnw(e)xprss
go out with, run into and get together? go(o)wt,rn(i)tagttgt
Listen again to the sentences. lsngttstcs
Then repeat what you hear. trptwt(y)h
M: Excuse me? Aren’t you Lucy Swenson? excusm,at(y)lcsws
F: Yes, but… ys,b
M: I’m Paul Butler. i(m)pbtl
I met you once at KNEB in Los Angeles. i(m)t(y)oce(a)knebils(a)gls
F: Oh, of course! o,ofcs
You went out with my friend Ruth Valdes. ywt(o)wtmfdrtvds
But what are you doing in New York? bwt(a)ydin(i)nyk
I didn’t expect to run into you here. iddexpctrn(i)tyh
M: I’m here on business. imhr(o)bsns
I have an interview at ABC tomorrow, ihve(a)n(i)tvatabctmr
if you‘re free. ifyrf
May be we can get together mbwcg tgt
before I go back to Los Angeles. bfr(i)gbctls(a)gls
F: That would be nice. twbnc
N: this is the end of Lesson Four. tsste(e)dlsf
