英语必修4unit 3 Vocabulary

1、Unit 3 A Taste of English HumorVocabulary刘妮the amount of a particular substance contained in sth. adj. 满足的；满意的满足的；满意的contentn. 表演者；演出表演者；演出者者performervt. 使惊诧使惊诧astonishn. 含量；容含量；容量量vt. 使满足使满足pleased with your situation and not hoping for change or improvement to make someone feel happy and satisfied

2、 a person who entertains people by acting, singing, dancing or playing music to surprise someone very much adj. 令人感到惊讶令人感到惊讶的的astonishingadj. 幸运的；吉利幸运的；吉利的的fortunateadv. 不幸地不幸地unfortunatelyadj. 平常的；普通平常的；普通的的ordinaryvery surprising lucky used to say that sth. is sad, disappointing or has a bad effec

3、t not different or special or unexpected in any way; usual to keep a group of people interested or enjoying themselves; to invite someone to your house and give food and drink to them in every part, or during the whole period of time feeling tired and unhappy because sth. is not interesting or becau

4、se you have nothing to do adj. 厌烦的厌烦的boredvt. & vi. 使欢乐；款使欢乐；款待待entertainprep. 遍及；贯穿遍及；贯穿adv. 到处；始终；全部到处；始终；全部throughoutin every place or in all places; from beginning to end n. 小胡子小胡子moustacheadj. 用旧的；用坏的；破烂的用旧的；用坏的；破烂的wornn. 失败失败(者者)failureadj. 无家的；无家可归无家的；无家可归的的homelesswithout a home hair whi

5、ch a man grows above his upper lip damaged or thinner than normal because it is old and has been used a lot when someone or sth. does not succeed animal skin treated in order to preserve it, and used to make shoes, bags, clothes, equipment, etc n. 皮革皮革 leathervt. & vi. 嚼碎；咀嚼嚼碎；咀嚼(食物食物)chewto cru

6、sh food into smaller, softer pieces with the teeth so that it can be swallowed; to bite sth. with your teeth, usually in order to taste its flavour to defeat or succeed in controlling or dealing with sth. vt. & vi. 战胜；克战胜；克服服overcomeable to make you believe that sth. is true or right adj. 令人信服令人

7、信服的的 convincingvt. 使信服使信服convinceto persuade someone or make them certain adj. 突出的；杰出的；显著突出的；杰出的；显著的的outstandingexcellent; clearly very much better than what is usual direct adj. 直的；直接的；直率直的；直接的；直率的的going in a straight line towards somewhere or someone without stopping or changing direction; without

8、 anyone or anything else being involved or between; describes someone who says what they think in a very honest way without worrying about other peoples opinions to be in charge of a film or play and tell the actors how to play their parts; to control or be in charge of an activity, organization, et

9、c.; to order someone, especially officially vt. & vi. 导演；指示；指导演；指示；指挥挥1. up to nowI have heard nothing from him up to now.But up to now, we indeed have seen many problems.Up to now everything has been successful. 直到现在直到现在Up to now, the program _ thousands of children who would otherwise have die

10、d. (2010山东山东) A. would save B. saves C. had saved D. has savedChoose the best answer.2. content Are you content with your present salary?She is quite content to stay at home looking after her children. adj. 满足的；满意的满足的；满意的Translate the following sentences. 既然她已经道了歉，我也就满意了。既然她已经道了歉，我也就满意了。 Now that sh

11、e has apologized, I am content. 他对现在的工作心满意足。他对现在的工作心满意足。He is content with his present job. 他安于现状。他安于现状。He is content to remain where he is now. 3. astonishvt. 使惊诧使惊诧adj. 令人感到惊讶令人感到惊讶的的astonishingastonished The news astonished everyone. adj. 感到惊讶；吃惊的感到惊讶；吃惊的She looked astonished when she heard the n

12、ews. I find it quite astonishing that none of you liked the play. I find it quite _ that large numbers of teenagers all over the world are crazy about Lady Gaga. A. astonish B. astonishing C. to astonish D. astonished Choose the best answer.4. overcome There will be no difficulty in the world that t

13、hey cannot overcome. After shed overcome her initial shyness, she became very friendly. v. 战胜；克服战胜；克服5. pick out My father helped me pick out a new book. He picked out the ripest peach. He pick a thorn out of one of his fingers. 挑出；辨别出挑出；辨别出It was so dark in the cinema that I could hardly _ my frien

14、d. (2007四川四川)A. turn out B. bring out C. call out D. pick outChoose the best answer.6. cut off Our water supply was cut off due to water pollution. We were cut off in the middle of our telephone conversation. 切断；断绝切断；断绝回顾回顾 cut downIn this way they cut down the fat and increased the fibre in the mea

15、l. (必修必修3)削减；减少；砍倒削减；减少；砍倒Because of the bad weather, he had to _ his trip to Japan for two weeks. A. cut off B. put off C. turn off D. set offChoose the best answer.7. convince My friend convinced me that she didnt tell a lie. I am convinced that no one can match him in maths in our class. We canno

16、t convince him of having done wrong in the matter. vt. 使信服使信服be convinced that 确信确信convince sb. 说服某人说服某人convince sb. of (doing) sth. 使某人信服某事使某人信服某事Translate the following sentences. _ (我相信我相信) that well have a bright future._ (我终于使我终于使我的朋友相信我的朋友相信) that he was the best player in the team.In the end,

17、 I managed to _(让他信服了让他信服了) his mistake in the work.convince him ofI am convincedI convinced my friend at lastCharlie tried to _ them of his honesty, but none of them believed him. A. remind B. convince C. confirm D. impress Choose the best answer.Individualactivity注注: : 另附另附 word word 文档。文档。点击此处链接点

18、击此处链接1. He seems fairly _（满足的）（满足的） with his life.2. What _ (surprised) me was that he didnt seem to mind.3. Youre very _ (lucky) to have found such a lovely house.4. Her last concert appearance in Britain was no _（ 普通的普通的) performance. 5. He was getting _ （厌烦的）（厌烦的）of doing the same thing every day

19、.contentastonishedfortunateordinarybored6. Most childrens television programmes aim to educate and en_ at the same time. 7. He yawned th_ the performance.8. Eventually she managed to ov_ her shyness in class.9. Its useless trying to co_ her (that) she doesnt need to lose any weight.10. Its an area of _ (excellent) natural beauty.entertainthroughoutovercomeconvinceoutstanding1. 维克托维克托伯厄曾经说过伯厄曾经说过“笑是两个人之笑是两个人之 间最短的距离。间最短的距离。” _ Victor Borge _, “Laughter