开车进城哪条路最快？上海的摩天大楼哪座最高？你同班女生里谁长得最漂亮？只要想用“最”这个词来形容事物你就必须使用语法的最高级。熟练掌握英语语法里的最高级会增加语言的表达力和感染力。今天我们将通过情景对话来学习最高级。

情景对话1

Tim:How is your Chinese class going?

你教的中文课进展怎样？

Cathy:Very well. It’s the smallest group I have taught. There are only 3 students: Kasha, Julie and Mary.

很好。这是我教过的最小的班了，只有三个学生：Kasha, Julie and Mary.

Tim:Are they the same age?

她们都同岁吗？

Cathy:No. The youngest is Kasha: she is only 17. Mary is a bit older;Julie is the oldest: she is already 30.

不同岁，Kasha最小，才17岁；Mary 稍大点，最大的是Julie, 她已经30了。

Tim:Are they picking up the language quickly?

他们学中文上路快吗？

Cathy: Yes they are the quickest learners I have ever taught.

嗯，她们是我教过的学得最快的学生了。

语法最高级构成规则1

在单音节形容词原型后+est, 同时要在形容词前加顶冠词 ’the’. 比如：

small – the smallest

big – the biggest

young – the youngest

old – the oldest

quick – the quickest

如果碰到以’y’结尾的单词，就把’y’改称’i’在加’est’ 比如 pretty = the prettiest。

情景对话 2

Song:How was your appraisal with the boss?

你老板给你做的工作评估怎么样？

Alex:Oh it was really good. Do you know, he’s the most encouraging boss I’ve had here.

非常好。你知道吗，他是我共事过的最会鼓励人的一个老板。

Song:Yes, I think he’s the most relaxed person in management.

是的，我想他是管理层里最放松的一个人。

Alex:What’s more, he said I am the most productive person in the team!

是的，他还说我是团队里最出活儿的一个人！

Song:That’s good. Maybe you’ll get promoted.

那好啊。也许你会得到提升。

Alex:I hope so. Then I’ll be the happiest person in our office

too!

我希望如此。那我就也会是办公室里最快乐的一个人了！

语法最高级构成规则2

在含有三个以上音节的形容词前面+ most，形容词不变。比如：

encouraging = the most encouraging

relaxed = the most relaxed

productive = the most productive

更多包涵多音节的形容词：

interesting = the most interesting

confident =the most confident

patient = the most patient

knowledgeable = the most knowledgeable