Comparatives and Superlatives

My three cousins, Tim, Kay and Leo, visited us last weekend, and our flat suddenly felt crowded.

我的三個表兄弟姊妹添、琪琪和里奧上週末來探我們，我們家突然變得很擠。

Tim is the oldest, and he is also the tallest boy in his class.

添年紀最大，他也是班上最高的男生。

Kay is funnier than both of her brothers, and she told us jokes all evening.

琪琪比兩個兄弟更風趣，整晚都在說笑話。

Leo is younger than me, but he plays chess much better than I do.

里奧比我小，但他下棋比我好得多。

We compared the MTR with the bus, and Leo said the train is more comfortable than the bus.

我們比較港鐵和巴士，里奧說列車比巴士舒適。

Tim said the bus is cheaper, so we took the bus to the museum on Sunday.

添說巴士較便宜，所以我們星期日乘巴士去博物館。

At the museum, the dinosaur hall was the most popular corner, and we waited half an hour to enter.

在博物館，恐龍廳是最受歡迎的角落，我們排了半小時才進去。

It was the busiest place I have ever seen.

那是我見過最熱鬧的地方。

Kay said the dinosaurs were the most amazing models she had ever touched.

琪琪說那些恐龍是她摸過最驚人的模型。

Leo thought the space section was more interesting than the dinosaurs, but Kay disagreed.

里奧覺得太空展區比恐龍更有趣，但琪琪不同意。

In the end, we spent the longest time in the gift shop.

最後，我們在禮品店待得最久。

English adjectives have three forms: the comparative, the superlative and the base form.

英文形容詞有三種形式：比較級、最高級和原級。

Short adjectives take -er than and the -est, like taller and the tallest.

短形容詞加 -er than 和 the -est，例如 taller 和 the tallest。

Long adjectives use more and most, like more beautiful and the most beautiful.

長形容詞用 more 和 most，例如 more beautiful 和 the most beautiful。

Irregular adjectives change completely: good becomes better and best, and bad becomes worse and worst.

不規則形容詞完全變化：good 變成 better 和 best，bad 變成 worse 和 worst。

My cousins say that visiting us is the best part of their year.

我的表兄弟姊妹說，探我們是他們一年中最美好的部分。