每课一词：新概念英语第1册第107课
接下来我们继续来看第107课的“每课一词”：
Lesson 107 It's too small
Do you like this dress, madam?
I like the colour very much. It's a lovely dress, but it's too small for me.
What about this one? It's a lovely dress. It's very smart.
Short skirts are in fashion now. Would you like to try it?
All right.
I'm afraid this green dress is too small for me as well. It's smaller than the blue one.
I don't like the colour either. It doesn't suit me at all. I think the blue dress is prettier.
Could you show me another blue dress? I want a dress like that one, but it must be my size.
I'm afraid I haven't got a larger dress. This is the largest dress in the shop.
——选自《新概念英语》第一册，外语教学与研究出版社，1997年10月第1版
二、每课一词
pretty
【源】
直接源自古英语的prttig，意为“聪明的”；最初源自麦西亚语的prettig，意为“狡猾的，灵巧的”。
【音】
['prɪti]
【义】
pretty主要用作形容词，主要表示“漂亮的；可爱的”。如：
Rachel is a very pretty woman, just like her mother.瑞秋是一位很漂亮的女性，就像她的母亲一样。My aunt lives in a pretty cottage in the country.我婶婶住在乡下的一间可爱的小屋里。
更多有关“漂亮的”的词语用法，大家可以参考下面的文章：
如何区分handsome、beautiful、pretty和good-looking？
pretty也常用作副词，表示“相当地；几乎”。如：
I am pretty sure that he'll say yes.他会同意的,我对此相当有把握。The car is pretty nearly new.这辆汽车几乎是全新的。
三、更多拓展
It doesn't suit me at all.
注意句中的suit用作动词，表示“适合”。如：
I don't know what profession would suit me.我不知道什么职业适合我干。The coat doesn't suit you.这件外衣不太适合你。
suit也可以用作名词，主要表示“套装；诉讼”。如：
It is the convention for men to wear suits on formal occasions.男子在正式场合穿套装是一种社会习俗。She filed a suit against the college for sex discrimination.她对那所大学提出性别歧视的诉讼。
