Unit3 A taste of English humour 第3单元 体会英语幽默（重点短语）

unit3  a taste of english humour 第3单元 体会英语幽默（重点短语）

1. badly off 穷的；处境差的；缺少的

i am quite badly off recently. 最近我经济上很拮据。

联想拓展

be badly off for sth. 需要（某物）；（某物）供应不足

worse off 境况更差；更穷困

well off 富裕；处境好（比较级：better off境况更佳）

his health is worse off than before. 他的身体状况比以前更糟糕了。

the refugees are badly off for blankets, and even worse off for food. 难民需要毯子, 更需要食物。

capitalism can make you well off. 资本主义可以让你变得富裕。

单项填空

①though he was        , he looked down upon those who had a lot of money.
a. well of         b. rich
c. badly off     d. well–known

②we shouldn’t complain about being poor because many families are much         .（2010·01·安徽泗县一中检测）
a. better off    b. badly off
c. well off       d. worse off

①解析：选c。句意为:虽然他很穷，但是他看不起有钱人。badly off在句中意为“穷困的”。

②解析：选d。句意为：我们不应该抱怨贫穷，因为有许多家庭更加穷困。根据“贫穷”可以排除a、c两项，much修饰比较级，所以选d。