Unit3 A taste of English humourⅠ. 常考单词必背 1．content adj. 满足的；满意的 n. 满足 vt. 使满足 Is he content with his present achievement? 他对目前的成就感到满意吗？ The boy contents himself with an apple every day. 这个男孩每天吃一个苹果来满足自己。 [快速闪记] content oneself with sth 满足于某事 feel/be content with 对……感到满意 be content to do... 愿意做…… do sth to your heart's content 尽情地做某事 2．astonish vt. 使惊诧 The news astonished everyone present at the meeting. 这则消息使与会的每一个人感到惊讶。 It is astonishing how much the place has changed. 这地方变化如此之大，真是令人吃惊。 [快速闪记] (1)be astonished at 对……感到惊讶 be astonished to do sth 惊讶地干某事 (2)astonished adj. 感到惊讶的 astonishing adj. 令人感到惊讶的 astonishment n. 吃惊，惊讶 3．entertain vt.&vi. 使欢乐；款待 He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes. 他既讲故事又说笑话，把我们逗乐了好几个小时。 [快速闪记] (1)entertain sb with sth 用……使某人有兴趣 (2)entertaining adj. 使人愉快的；有趣的 entertainer n. 表演者 entertainment n. 娱乐(活动) 4．throughout prep. 遍及；贯穿 adv. 到处；始终；全部 This experience will be of value to them throughout their lives. 这个经历对他们一辈子都将是宝贵的。 5．convince vt. 使信服 It convinced me of his honesty.＝It convinced me that he was honest. 这使我相信他确实是诚实的。 [快速闪记] (1)convince sb of sth 使某人相信某事 convince sb to do sth 说服某人做某事 convince sb that从句 使某人确信…… (2)convinced adj. 确信的，信服的 convincing adj. 令人信服的 6．outstanding adj. 突出的；杰出的；显著的 The girl who won the scholarship was quite outstanding. 得奖学金的女孩是相当杰出的。 7．gesture n. 姿态；手势 vi. 做手势 She gestured to the waiter to bring some more coffee. 她打手势示意服务员再拿些咖啡来。 8．particular adj. 特殊的；特别的 n. 细节；细目 The story happened on that particular day. 故事就发生在那一天。 [快速闪记] in particular ＝ particularly 尤其地；特别地 be particular about sth 对……很挑剔 9．occasion n. 时刻；场合 By occasion of rain，we can't play basketball. 因为下雨，我们不能打篮球了。 [快速闪记] (1)by occasion of 因为…… on occasion 有时；间或 (2)occasional adj. 偶尔的；偶然的 occasionally adv. 偶然地；有时 10．amuse vt. 使发笑；使愉快 We were all amused at his foolish behaviour. 我们为他那愚蠢的行为感到好笑。 [快速闪记] (1)be amused at 因为……感到好笑 be amused to hear/see/find... (听到、看到、发现等)觉得好笑的 (2)amusing adj. 有趣的；逗乐的 amused adj. 觉得好笑的 amusement n. 消遣，娱乐(活动) Ⅱ. 高频短语必会 1．up to now 直到现在 Up to now nobody has claimed the suitcase. 到现在还没人认领这个行李箱。 [快速闪记] 同义词：up to present，so far，till now等。 2．badly off 穷的；缺少的 The refugees are badly off for blankets，and even worse off for food. 难民需要毯子，更需要食物。 [快速闪记] be badly off for sth 某物短缺；……不够 be well off 有钱；富裕；境况良好 be well off for sth ……充裕 同义短语：be short of/be lacking in 3．pick out 挑出；辨别出 See if you can pick me out in this photo. 看你能不能把我从这张相片中认出来。 [快速闪记] pick up 捡起，拿起(某物)；扶起(某人)；(用车)接(某人)；收拾；整理；(无意中)学会；掌握 4．cut off 切断；断绝 They cut off our food supply. 他们中断了我们的食物供应。 [快速闪记] cut down 砍倒；砍伤；砍死 cut in 插嘴；超车 cut up 切碎 5．star in 担任主角；主演 Who is starring in the film at the local cinema? 本地那家电影院上演的那部片子是谁主演的？ [快速闪记] star as 担任……角色 Ⅲ. 写作句式必学 1．He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed，so they could feel more content with their lives. 在感到沮丧的时候，他可以使他们开怀大笑，于是人们就对自己的生活感到比较满足。 2．You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk.你可能会感到惊奇，查理刚会说话时大人就教他唱歌，他刚会走路时大人就教他跳舞了。 3．Instead he and another man are hiding in a small hut during a snowstorm with nothing to eat. 他和另一个人反而被暴风雪困在一个小木屋里，没有任何东西可吃。 4．The answer to the question contains a word which，when spoken，can have two meanings. 问题的答案中包含有一个单词，这个单词在说的时候，可以有两层意思。 5．What did John think Mary should have done with the mess in the pan? 约翰认为玛丽本应该怎样处理锅里的脏东西呢？ Ⅲ. 短文语法填空，然后背诵短文，熟记本单元的重点词汇。 Chaplin Chaplin was an extraordinary __1__(perform) who starred in and directed many outstanding comedies.Few __2__(be) bored watching his moustache，his gestures or his entertaining reactions when __3__(chase) by detectives.Being drunk，sliding on a banana skin or __4__(whisper) his own failures to nobody，he made us feel more content with our life without any verbal explanation.His particular sense of humor has astonished everybody throughout the world up __5__ now. In a small budget film，he played a badly－off and homeless person wearing worn－out shoes and __6__(mess) clothes.On one occasion，he __7__(trap) by a snowstorm in a vast mountainous area.Though he overcame many difficulties，he wasn't fortunate enough.With all the porridge eaten up，he picked out a shoe and boiled it __8__(eat)．He cut off the leather bottom and chewed __9__ like a pancake.According to an actress，his acting was __10__ convincing and amusing that everybody couldn't help bursting into laughter. 答案：1.performer 2.were 3.chased 4.whispering 5. to 6. messy 7. was trapped 8. to eat 9. it 10. so |
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