高考英语 拉分专项训练 专题18 A taste of English humor素材 新人教版必修4.doc

unit 3 a taste of english humour【重点词汇】1. content n. 内容，目录；满足；adj. 满意的vt. 使满足youhave tocontentyourselfwithwhat you have.你必须满足于现状。be notcontentwiththecommonplaceincharacter.不要满足于普通的共性。there is no table of contents.没有目录。stricter controls were placed on the content of videos.对录像的内容有了更严格的控制。2. entertain vt. 娱乐；招待； vi. 款待they were entertained by top singers, dancers and celebrities.他们饶有兴趣地看了顶级歌手、舞蹈演员和名流们的演出。to generate new money the sport needs to be more entertaining.想生更多的财，这项运动得更有娱乐性。i dont like to entertain guests anymore.我不再喜欢招待客人。he loves to entertain.他喜欢宴客。canyoutellmesomething abouthowyouentertainyourself?你可以告诉我你是怎么娱乐自已的？youcantakeyourfriendtotheamusementplacesandentertainthemthere.你可以带你的朋友去娱乐场所，在那里款待他们。3. overcome vt. 克服；胜过vi. 克服；得胜molly had fought and overcome her fear of flying.莫莉经过努力克服了对飞行的恐惧。the night before the test i was overcome by fear and despair.考试的前一晚我被恐惧与绝望困扰着。wecanovercomeanydifficulty.我们能战胜任何困难。ifwerally round,wecanovercomeourpresenttroubles.如果我们同心协力，就能克服我们当前的困难4. convince vt. 说服；使确信，使信服that weekend in plattsburgh, he convinced her to go ahead and marry bud.在普拉茨堡的那个周末，他说服了她嫁给巴德。although i soon convinced him of my innocence, i think he still has serious doubts about my sanity.尽管我很快就使他相信我是清白的，但是他还是非常怀疑我精神是否正常。buthowdoyouconvincesomeonetolivethissmall?但是你怎么能说服这些人住进这些小房子里呢？buttheyhave yettoconvinceeveryone,especiallypeoplelivinginthearea.但他们还未能说服所有人，特别是居住在这一地区的人们。5. direct adj. 直接的；亲身的；恰好的vt.指挥；导演； vi. 指导；指挥adv. 直接地；正好；theyd come on a direct flight from athens.他们是从雅典乘坐直达航班来的。you can fly direct from seattle to europe.你可以从西雅图直飞欧洲。he avoided giving a direct answer.他回避作出直截了当的回答。he directed various tv shows.他导演过各种电视节目。could you direct them to dr. lamonts office, please?你能告诉他们去拉蒙特医生的办公室怎么走吗？christopher will direct day-to-day operations.克里斯托弗将指挥日常工作。6. slide n. 滑动；幻灯片；滑梯； vi. 滑动；不知不觉陷入vt. 滑动；使滑动； she slid the door open.她把门滑开了。i slid the wallet into his pocket.我把那钱包滑进了他的口袋。he slid into the drivers seat.他悄悄地坐到了司机的座位上。.a slide show.幻灯片放映。.two young children playing on a slide.在玩滑梯的两个年幼的孩子。7. amuse vt. 娱乐；消遣；使发笑；使愉快the thought seemed to amuse him.这个想法好像让他觉得好笑。i need to amuse myself so i wont keep thinking about things.我需要自我消遣，这样我才不会一直想事情。itrumped upastorytoamusethechildren.我编了一个故事逗孩子们开心。8.whisper: n. 私语；谣传；飒飒的声音vi. 耳语；密谈；飒飒地响vt. 低声说出keep your voice down, i whispered.“小声点，”我悄声说。she sat on rossis knee as he whispered in her ear.她坐在罗西的膝盖上，罗西在对她嚅嚅耳语。he whispered the message to david.他悄声把消息告诉了戴维。men were talking in whispers in every office.男人们在每个办公室里悄声交谈着。9.react: vi. 反应；影响；反抗；起反作用vt. 使发生相互作用；使起化学反应they reacted violently to the news.他们对这条新闻反应强烈。someone allergic to milk is likely to react to cheese.对牛奶过敏的人可能会对奶酪也有不良反应。todothisyouneed toreactquickly.要做到这一点，你需要快速反应。ishoutedather,butshedidntreactat all.我向她大声喊叫，但她毫无反应。【重点短语】1.feel/ be content(=satisfied) with/to do对感到满意/满足的he was content with his work. 他对自己的工作很满意。the old man seems content to live here. 这个老人似乎很乐意住在这里。注：content是表语形容词，若需作定语，可用contented，如a contented person /smile心满意足的人/微笑。2. badly off 穷的，缺少的，处境差比较级：worse off境况更差，更穷困反义词：well off富裕，处境好(比较级：better off)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。he is quite well off, i hear. 我听说他相当富裕。he is much better off than i am. 他的日子比我宽裕得多。注：well-to-do life或a better-off life小康生活；well-off family小康之家3. pick out挑选出，认出，弄懂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。4. cut off切断，割下；隔开，断绝；停止供应mind you dont cut your fingers off. 小心别切断手指头。she feels very cut off living in the country. 她感到生活在乡间很闭塞。 our water supply has been cut off. 我们断水了。5. star in 主演，在中担任主角she has starred in some thirty films. 她主演过大约三十部影片。6. knock into撞上，撞见the boy knocked into her. 那个男孩撞到了她身上。i knocked into an old friend of mine in the park. 我昨天在公园里碰见一位老朋友。7. bump into 碰上，偶遇，邂逅(= meet sb. /sth. by chance)i bumped into an old friend of mine in the street yesterday.我昨天在街上遇到一个老朋友。the bus bumped into the car in front.巴士撞上了前面那辆汽车。8. in search of 寻找，寻求they came here in search of new markets for their products. 他们来此为他们的产品寻找新市场。they started off at once in search of (=in their search for) the missing girl. 他们立刻动身寻找那个失踪的女孩。注：若名词search前有物主代词或冠词等限定词时，多用介词for。9. be/get caught in a rain / traffic jam遇上雨/交通阻塞we got caught in the storm. 我们碰上暴雨了。caught in a rain, he was wet all over. 淋到了一场雨，他全身都湿了。i was caught in the traffic jam. thats why i was late. 我遇上阻车了，这就是我迟到的原因。10. as if = as though 好像 似乎as if 引导状语或表语从句时，从句内容若是事实用陈述语气，若不是事实就用虚拟语气(be一般用were)。如：she talked to me in such a way as if we were sisters. 她那样对我说话，就好像我们是姐妹一样。he opened his mouth as if (he was) to speak. 他张开嘴好像要说话。【重点句型】1. not that charlies own life was easy! 然而卓别林自己的生活也并不容易!【考点】not that意为“我并不是说、尽管我并不”，用于句首或短语之前表达否定含义，是对上面所说的话或所做的事进行补充说明，以免引起误会。如： not that i hate the work. im not strong enough for it. 并非我讨厌这份工作，而是我不够强壮，无法胜任。mary has a new job not that i care. 玛莉有一份新工作 那我倒不关心。who were you with last night? not that i care, of course. 你昨晚和谁在一起？我当然不计较。not that it matters, but how did you spend the money i gave you? 我并不是说这个很要紧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.令人感到震惊的是，当查理会说话和走路的时候就被教唱歌和跳舞【考点】1) it在句中作形式宾语，动词不定式to seethe road才是真正的宾语。当动词不定式作句子的宾语，同时有一个形容词同宾语在一起时，常用it作形式宾语。如： ill make it my business to help her. 我会把帮助她作为我的责任。do you consider it wise to tell them about it? 你觉得告诉他们明智吗？ we consider it useless arguing with him on that point. 我们认为在那点上与他争论是没有用的。2) 句中的astonishing为动词的-ing形式作宾语补足语。 4. unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off, 不幸的是，他父亲去世了，这令到这 个家庭更加潦倒。【考点】leave sb/sth +n/ adj/doing/ done/ prep. phrases如：his father died, leaving him much money.who left the door open?he went out, leaving his work unfinished.the teacher left him standing outside.the parents left the child in the room.3. then he cuts off the leather top of the shoe as if it were the finest steak.然后他把皮鞋上端的皮子切下来，就像是切下一块最好的牛排。【考点】句中as if引导状语从句。as if从句中的内容有时有主观想像或夸大性的比喻，此时从句中常用虚拟语气。若从句中的动词与主句谓语动词同时发生，则从句谓语动词用过去时；若先于主句则用过去完成时，若后于主句，则用过去将来时。he looks as if he were an artist.他看起来就像是一位艺术家。he speaks english so fluently as if he had studied english in america.他说英语如此流利好像他在美国学过一样。he learns english so hard as if he would go to the usa.他学英语如此努力就像他会去美国一样。【重点语法】1. 动词-ing形式作表语 (1)动名词作表语，说明主语的内容，指一般性、经常性的动作。如：his job is teaching english. 他的工作是教英语。(可以说成teaching english is his job.)(2)现在分词作表语，相当于形容词，说明主语的性质；可有比较形式，亦可被very等副词所修饰。如：he was very amusing. 他很有趣。skiing is more exciting than skating. 滑雪比溜冰更刺激。2. 动词-ing形式作定语(1)