Languagepoints1.ppt

Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour,Languagepoint,1sotheycouldfellmorecontentwiththeirlives.content(adj.):satisfied,happy,notwantingmore满足;满意;知足。常见搭配：becontentwithsth.becontenttodosth.如：Areyoucontentwithyourpresentsalary?你对你现在的工资待遇满意吗？,Sheisquitecontenttostayathomelookingafterherchildren.她呆在家里照顾孩子感到非常知足。区别:content;contented;satisfiedcontent与contented意思接近，指“虽然各种愿望没有实现，但人应安于现状不再多求”，content一般作表语，,而contented一般作定语；satisfied指“愿望、渴望或需求都得到了满足，因而心满意足了”。如：Shehasacontentedlook.她显得满意的样子。,2)content(n.):thatwhichiscontainedinsth.所含之物，内容如：IlikethestyleofthebookbutIdontlikethecontent.我喜欢这本书的文体，但我不喜欢它的内容。,2YoumayfinditastonishingthatCharliewastaughttosingastonish:tosurprisesb.greatly使（某人）吃惊，震惊比surprise的语气要强。如：Theearthquakeastonishedme.地震使我惊慌失措。,beastonished吃惊如：Shewasastonishedtofindhewasdrunk.发现他喝醉了,她很吃惊。Iwasastonishedat/bythenews.这消息使我大吃一惊toonesastonishment令惊异的是Toourastonishmentthesmallboyswamacrosstheriver.令我们惊奇的是那小男孩居然游过了那条河。,astonishingadj.令人吃惊的anastonishingremark惊人之语astonishmentn.惊异；惊愕；惊奇inastonishment愕然，吃惊地如：Shestaredatmeinastonishment.她吃惊地瞪着我。,3Unfortunatelyhisfatherdied,leavingthefamilyevenworseoffworseoff:a.(情况)更糟糕的,更贫困的Markhaslosthisjobandisworseoffthanever.马克的工作丢了，情况比以前更糟。betteroff:ad.情况更好Hewillbebetteroffinhospital.他住院留医的话，病情定会好转。,4becauseknownthroughouttheworld.throughoutprep.1)（表示地区）遍及,整个如：Thecompanyhasbranchesthroughoutthecountry.这家公司的分店遍及全国。2)（表示时间）整个，从头到尾如：Itrainedthroughouttheday.雨下了一整天。Heledapoorlifethroughouthislife.他一生过着穷苦的生活。,throughoutadv.1)整个地，在所有各处，全部如：Thehillwasgreenthroughout.那座山整个都是绿的。2)自始至终，到最后如：Sheremainedsilentthroughout.她从头到尾都保持沉默。,5.Thetramp,apoor,homelessmanwithamoustache,worelargetrousers,worn-outshoes.homelessadj.无家可归的-less是表示否定意义的形容词后缀,加在某些名词的后面构成否定意义的形容词。类似的如：helpless无力的;无计可施的;无助的;无依无靠的careless粗心的;轻率的,childless没有儿女的harmless无害的;无损害的；没有恶意的;无邪的ceaseless不断的;不停的countless数不尽的;无数的tireless不会疲倦的;不知疲倦的不休止的,worn-outadj.1)（衣类、机器等）磨破的；磨损的；用旧的如：worn-outshoes穿旧的鞋2)精疲力尽的；憔悴的（一般不用在名词前）如：Shelooksworn-out.她看起来憔悴不堪。,6Thischaracterwasasocialfailurenutwaslovedforhisoptimismanddeterminationtoovercomealldifficulties.failure:n.失败Theplaywasadeadfailure.这场戏完全失败了。overcome:战胜；克服Therewillbenodifficultyintheworldthattheycannotovercome.世界上任何困难他们都可以克服。,7Charliefirstpickedoutthelacesandeatsthemasiftheyarespaghetti.pickout:挑出；辨别出Myfatherhelpedmepickoutanewbook.我父亲帮我选了一本新书。,8Thenhecutsofftheleathertopoftheshoeasifitwerethefineststeak.cutoff:切断；