Nearly everybody enters for 'The Nicest Garden Competition' each year, but Joe wins every time.
几乎每个人都参加每年举办的“最佳花园竞赛”，而每次都是乔获胜。
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 8 The best and the worst
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 几乎，差不多;险乎;
💡 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."
他过了半辈子的流浪生活, 最后在加拿大定居了下来.
近义：about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nigh
pron. 每人，人人;大伙儿;各位;
💡 every每个 +body 人→ pron.每人，人人
"When I give the command, everybody pushes off together."
我一声令下, 大家就一起用桨把船撑离河岸.
近义：each, all, everyone
n. 竞争;比赛;竞争者;[生]生存竞争;
💡 compet=compete竞争+ition名词后缀 →比赛，竞争
"He was astonished to learn he'd won the competition."
他听说他比赛赢了，感到很惊讶。
近义：joust, match, meet, race, rivalry, tournament
反义：help, assist, assistance, relief, succor, succour
n. 花园，菜园;公园;供应点心的露天设施;大型公共礼堂;
vt. 造园，开辟（一小片土地）作为花园;以花园装饰;
vi. 从事园艺;
adj. 花园的，园艺的;普通的，平凡的;
💡 误入别人garden（花园）里，要说pardon(对不起）
"a garden with three apple trees"
有3 棵苹果树的花园
近义：patio, yard, court, courtyard, dooryard, orchard
n. 年;年纪;一年的期间;某年级的学生;
"The students return in October for the start of the new academic year."
学生于十月返校，开始新学年的学习。
近义：twelvemonth, annum