Nearly everybody enters for 'The Nicest Garden Competition' each year, but Joe wins every time.
幾乎每個人都參加每年舉辦的“最佳花園競賽”，而每次都是喬獲勝。
新概念英語第二冊
Lesson 8 The best and the worst
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adv. 幾乎，差不多;險乎;
?? near接近 + ly ...的 → ad.差不多；密切地
"After roaming around nearly half his life, he finally settled down in Canada."
他過了半輩子的流浪生活, 最后在加拿大定居了下來.
近義：about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nigh
pron. 每人，人人;大伙兒;各位;
?? every每個 +body 人→ pron.每人，人人
"When I give the command, everybody pushes off together."
我一聲令下, 大家就一起用槳把船撐離河岸.
近義：each, all, everyone
n. 競爭;比賽;競爭者;[生]生存競爭;
?? compet=compete競爭+ition名詞后綴 →比賽，競爭
"He was astonished to learn he'd won the competition."
他聽說他比賽贏了，感到很驚訝。
近義：joust, match, meet, race, rivalry, tournament
反義：help, assist, assistance, relief, succor, succour
n. 花園，菜園;公園;供應點心的露天設施;大型公共禮堂;
vt. 造園，開辟（一小片土地）作為花園;以花園裝飾;
vi. 從事園藝;
adj. 花園的，園藝的;普通的，平凡的;
?? 誤入別人garden（花園）里，要說pardon(對不起）
"a garden with three apple trees"
有3 棵蘋果樹的花園
近義：patio, yard, court, courtyard, dooryard, orchard
n. 年;年紀;一年的期間;某年級的學生;
"The students return in October for the start of the new academic year."
學生于十月返校，開始新學年的學習。
近義：twelvemonth, annum