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Unit 3 book 41.up to nowup to now 直到现在；到目前为止（通常与现在完成时连用）同义短语so far，by now, till/until now Up to now, no one has made comments on this matter.I have heard nothing from him up to now. 2. content ktent adj.满足的；满意的 1)content adj. 满足的；心满意足的:be (feel)content/satisfied with以为满足；be well content to do sth.非常乐意做某事Dont be content with such a small success/what you have achieved.反义词：discontent2) vt. 使满足content作动词时也常和with搭配使用：content oneself with 满意于；满足于；Youd better not content yourself with such a small success.3) n. 满足 “满足；满意”，不可数。n.u满足；to one s heart s content 尽情地；心满意足地还有“容量；题材；内容；”的意思。书的目录contents(常用复数形式)； 3. performer n.表演者，演出者perform v.表演；做，履行，执行（carry out）performance n.表演，履行，成绩4. astonish v.使惊讶astonishing adj.令人惊讶的 astonished adj.感到惊讶的astonishment n.惊讶be astonished/surprised at / by 对感到惊讶 be astonished to see/hear/know/learn 听到/看到/得知 很吃惊。 astonished adj. (人) 惊讶的 astonishing adj. 令人惊讶的 astonishment n to ones astonishment 令人感到惊讶的是 5 fortunate adj.幸运的unfortunate adj.不幸的fortunately adv.幸运地-unfortunately adv.不幸地fortune.n.幸运，运气；财产Everyone is the architect of his own fortune.Laziness is a spring of ill fortune.He dreamed of making a fortune.6. badly offbadly off 穷的；处境差；缺少的（for sth）比较级：worse off境况更差，更穷困反义词：well off富裕，处境好（比较级：better off境况更佳）I am quite badly off recently. 最近我经济上很拮据。His health is worse off than before. 他的身体比以前更糟糕。【联想拓展】go from bad to worse 越来越差，每况愈下 get worse and worse越来越差，每况愈下7. entertain【知识归纳】entertain vt. & vi. 使欢乐, 招待, 款待He entertain us for hours with his story and joke. 他给我们讲故事、说笑话，让我们高兴了好几小时。We were all entertained by his humorous stories. 他的幽默故事使我们大家都很开心。They often entertained their friends at weekends. 他们常在周末招待朋友。I dont entertain very often. 我不常在家请客.【联想拓展】entertaining adj. 使人愉快的，有趣的：his entertaining silent movies他那逗乐的无声电影，an entertaining story/guest一个有趣的故事/客人。 entertainment n.款待，请客；娱乐，消遣8. throughout 1)throughout prep.遍及, 贯穿(既可以表示时间也可表示空间)It rained throughout the night. 雨下了一整夜。Words and images are being sent throughout the world by the internet.文字和图像正通过移动电话传遍全世界。常见的搭配有：throughout the day 整天throughout ones life 终生throughout history 在整个历史上throughout the century 整个世纪throughout the country 遍及全国【联想拓展】1)作介词时，throughout + 地点 = all over + 地点throughout + 时间 = all through + 时间2)throughout adv. 到处, 始终, 全部,常用于句尾。如：I watched the film and cried throughout.我看那个电影时从头哭到尾。The house is painted throughout / all over.这所房子全部油漆了一遍。9. Homeless: 无家可归的 adj. Lets chip in some money to help the homeless.10. failure n.失败(不可数)；失败的经历，失败的人或事(可数)Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。I became successful after many failures. 在多次失败后，我终于成功了。She was a failure as a manager but a great success as a father. 她是一个不称职的经理但是他是一个伟大的父亲。11.Optimistic: adj 乐观的，The stockholders are optimistic about the companys future.12. overcome v. overcameovercome克服，战胜(defeat.get over)；找到解决的办法)He has overcome the bad habit of smoking. 他改掉了吸烟的坏习惯。After hours of hard working, they overcame the difficulty. 经过几个小时的努力，他们终于把这难题解决了。搭配：be overcome with /by因不能自持He was overcome by the heat. 他热得受不了。13. Pick outPick out 挑选出，认出(recognize)，弄懂(work out,)Please pick out the books that youd like to read. 请把你想看的书选出来。Can you pick out your sister in this crowd? 你能在这人群中认出你姐姐来吗？The box was so dirty that we couldnt pick out the directions on the label. 盒子太脏，我们看不清标签上的说明。归纳拓展：pick up可用的语境特别多，所以对它的多种意思都要掌握。拾起、接人、偶然学会(人)恢复健康，恢复体力 ，（事情）好起来He soon picked up after a few days rest. 他休息了几天，身体很快复原了。 I believe things will pick up with the development of technology.14. cut off 切断，割下；隔开，断绝；停止供应1) We were cut off in the middle of our conversation. 2) Our water supply has been cut off.3) She feels very cut off living in the country. Mind you dont cut your fingers off. 小心别切断手指头。【搭配】cut down_ cut in_ cut through_ cut up_cut out_ cut away_ 【搭配】 削减；插嘴；抄近路；切碎；删掉；切除15. mouthful n. 一口, 满口Im so full I couldnt eat another mouthful. 我吃得太饱了，一口也不能多吃了。He took a mouthful of fresh air. 他吸一口新鲜空气。注：不要因以ful结尾而误以为是形容词，这类名词还有handful(一把)等。习惯表达: a handful of _ an armful of _ a basketful of _ a bucketful of _ a mouthful of _16. convince vt 使确信，说服习惯表达：1. convince sb/ yourself (of sth) _ I try to convince him of the reality of the danger.相信：sb. be convinced of sth./that 从句（用被动语态结构）_(不要混淆)：sb. believe sth./that从句（主动语态）2. convince sb. to do sth. (persuade sb. to do sth.)His mother has been trying to convince him to see a doctor. 3. convince v.使信服convincing adj.令人信服的, 有说服力的。convinced adj.相信的，信服的（be convinced of）17. direct v.导演，指示，指挥director n.导演，指挥direction n.指导, 方向vt. Can you direct me to the station? The officer directed them to advance.Chaplin directed the film. 卓别林导演这部电影。adj.直的(形状)，直接的（不停顿）,直率的（人的性格）He took a direct flight to New York. 他直飞纽约。She speaks very_ to people.【搭配】in the direction of _ in all directions=_under the direction of_ 18. star in 主演，在中担任主角(过去式过去分词双写r)She has starred in some thirty films. 她主演过大约三十部影片。19. particular adj.特有的；1. particular adj.特别的，特殊的，是相对一般而言的，强调与众不同。The teacher asks for the paticular student from Japan to go to his office. （特定的）The teacher showed particular concern for the disabled child. 老师特别关心那个残疾儿童。Ifyoudonthaveanyparticularreason,youshouldcometomorrow.如果你没有什么特殊的原因，2. (be particular about/over sth)；苛求的，讲究的，挑剔的She is very particular about clothes and food.3. (用于强调)in particular /particularly特别；尤其Is there anything in particular youd like for dinner? No, nothing in particular.He studies in particular the fishes of the Indian Ocean.2、special adj.特殊的，特别的，强调的是事物特有的性质、性格或专门的目的、用途。 You need a special tool to do that干那个活儿要用专用工具。 如: aspecialhospital:专科医院 HecametoBeijingonaspecialvisittohisfriend.他来北京是专门为了看一看他的朋友。 单句改错1）She is very particular for her clothes.2）These documents are of particularly importance.【答案】1) for改为about/over 2）particularly改为particular20. outstanding adj. 突出的, 杰出的，显著的She is