A-master-of-nonverbal-humour-language-points.ppt

1、Language Points,1.up to now = utill now到现在为止=so far 常与现在完成时连用 直到现在我还没收到过他的信。 I havent got any letters from him up to now.,【拓展】,up to 可意为： (1)多达 (2)直到(3)取决于，由决定(4)能胜任 (5)做，忙于, up to now,链接,Its up to you to decide. 由你决定。 Hes not up to the work. 他不能胜任这项工作。 Whats he up to? 他在忙什么呢？,2.content adj. 满足的; 满意

2、的; be content with sth. 对 感到满意/满足 = be satisfied/pleased with be content to do sth. 愿意做某事 Are you content with your present salary? 这对老夫妇很满足于住在乡村。 The old couple are well content to live in the countryside.,Contented 满足的(作定语）contented smile,(2012南昌一模)Is he really content _ that little earning？Or can

3、 he get some extra pay? Ato Bwith Cfor Dat 解题指导句意：他对他的那点收入满意吗？还是他有其他额外的收入？be content with对满意。 正确答案B,content vt. 使满意, 使满足 content sb./oneself with sth. 使满足于 I content myself with a glass of coffee everyday. 我每天喝一杯咖啡就满足了。,We should never content ourselves with book knowledge only.,我们永远不应该只满足于书本上的知识。,c

4、ontents (书的)目录;内含物 He took out all the contents in the drawer.,content n. 内容 I like the style of the book but I dont like the content. 我喜欢这本书的文体, 但我不喜欢它的内容。,活用 单项填空 We sat there, _with what we listened to. A. satisfying B. to satisfy C. contented D. content,解析 本题考查动词用法。satisfying 表示“感到满意的”，把A、B两项排除；

5、content既是形容词，又是动词，be content with 对满足。, content n. astonished B. astonished; astonish C. astonishing; astonish D. astonish; astonish,解析考查astonished和astonishing的区别。根据语境：报告应该是“令人震惊的”，所以选C。,astonish vt.,C,近义词：amaze，surprise，shock,(2) To our _， he wasnt _at the _news at all. A. astonishment; astonish; a

6、stonished B. astonishment; astonished; astonishing C. astonish; astonished; astonishing D. astonishment; astonishing; astonished,解析to ones 名词，所以排除C。其后考查其形容词用法，由于第二个空不能加“令人”，第三个空则可以，所以答案是B。,astonish vt.,活用 单项填空,B,5.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

7、加潦倒。,badly off: 境况不好，穷困潦倒，比较级是worse off；well off:境况好，富裕，比较级是better off。,他们贫穷得根本谈不上度假。 实际上现在大多数人都比五年前要富裕。,They are too badly off to have a holiday.,In fact most people are better off than they were five years ago.,另外，badly off 还有“缺乏，匮乏”之意，此时后面加for The school is rather badly off for equipment. 这所学校相当缺

8、乏设备。,worse and worse越来越坏；每况愈下 go from bad to worse越来越坏，每况愈下 to make matters worse(and) what is worse而更糟糕的是,单项填空 We shouldnt complain about being poor because many families are much _. A. better off B. badly off C. well off D. worse off,解析 句意为“我们不应该抱怨贫穷，因为有许多家庭更加穷困”。根据“贫穷”可以排除A、C两项，much修饰比较级，所以选D。,D,

9、badly off,-Can you lend me some money? -I am _ than you. You know I live from hand to mouth. A. better off B. worse off C. more badly D. much poor,6.No one was ever bored watching him his subtle acting made everything entertaining. entertaining adj. “使人快乐的; 有趣的” He told us an entertaining story yest

10、erday. 昨天他给我们讲了一个有趣的故事。 Films should be entertaining.,entertain v. 款待，使愉快 entertain sb to dinner/food 请某人吃饭（食物） entertain sb with sth 用使某人愉快 明天我要请朋友吃饭 Tomorrow I will entertain my friends to dinner. 她给我们讲了很多幽默故事使我们很开心 She entertained us with many humourous stories. n. entertainment 娱乐 forms of enter

11、tainment 娱乐形式 entertainer n. (娱乐节目的)表演者,艺人,2My wife _ them as honored guests. Aentertained Binterested Camused Dencouraged 解析：entertain sb.款待某人。 答案：A,7.throughout prep. 1)（表示地区）遍及, 整个 如： The company has branches throughout the country. 这家公司的分店遍及全国。,2)（表示时间）整个，从头到尾 如： It rained throughout the day. 雨下

12、了一整天。 He led a poor life throughout his life. 他一生过着穷苦的生活。,8.worn-out adj. 1)（衣类、机器等）磨破的；磨损的；用旧的 worn-out shoes 穿旧的鞋 2) 精疲力尽的；憔悴的（一般不用在名词前） She looks worn-out. 她看起来憔悴不堪。,My patience was worn out .,9. This character was a social failure but he was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome a

13、ll difficulties . 这个角色是个社会生活中的失败者, 但是他战胜困难的乐观和决心使得他被所有看电影的人所喜爱。,1) overcome overcame-overcome 克服，战胜,He overcame a bad habit. 他克服了一项恶习。 be overcome with/by 被（悲哀、恐怖等）打倒， 因为而崩溃/垮掉。如： She was overcome with/by grief. 她因为悲伤而崩溃了。,10. Charlie first picks out the laces and eats them as if they were spaghetti

14、. Then he cuts off the leather top of the shoe as if it were the finest meat. 他首先吃起鞋带，就像吃意大利面条一样。然后他把鞋子上端的皮子切下来，就像切下一块最好的肉。,1) pick out a. (从同类当中) 选出；挑选 She picked out a pink dress for her daughter. 她给女儿挑了粉红色的衣服。 b. (在许多人当中)看出；辨认出 Can you pick out your mother in the crowd? 你能在人群中找到你母亲吗？,pick up捡起； 学

15、会；用车接某人；收听到；身体好转,考例 It was so dark in the cinema that I could hardly _ my friend. (四川2007) A. turn outB. bring out C. call outD. pick out 点拨 本题考查短语辨析。pick out辨认出；turn out结果是；bring out 拿出；call out叫出。,1(2012杭州模拟)Everyone in the village hoped that man would _ after a few days treatment. Apick upBcome u

16、p Ckeep up Dmake up 解析：pick up恢复；好起来。 答案：A,cut off,1) I had my hair cut off and sold it.,切断,2) The television show was cut off by a special news report.,打断,3) Our water supply was cut off .,停止,中断（供给）,4) We were completely cut off from the outside world.,切断的去路，使与外界隔绝,【拓展】,cut in 插嘴,cut down 减少; 缩减,cu

17、t up 切碎,cut into pieces 切成碎片,I was just talking to Margaret when Jackson _. (湖南2005) A. cut in B. cut down C. cut out D. cut up,A,cut down 意为“砍倒”； cut out 意为“剪掉; 省略, 删去”; cut up 意为“切碎”。,He eats each mouthful with great enjoyment. 他每一口都吃得津津有味,mouthful n. 一口 a mouthful of 一口 他喝了一口苦药，扮了个鬼脸。 He took a m

18、outhful of the bitter medicine and made a face. a handful of sand a basketful of vegetables a bucketful of water a spoonful of sugar a houseful of guests,11.The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted! 卓别林的表演是那么有说服力，以至于你会相信这顿饭是他所吃过的最美味的一餐

19、 convincing adj. 令人信服的 ，使人心悦诚服的 convinced adj. 感到信服的 ，坚信 This is the most convincing evidence that I can find to prove my point. 这是我所能找到的最令人信服的证据, 以证明 我的观点。 I am convinced that he is innocent. I am convinced of his innocence.,v. convince 使信服 convince sb of sth 使某人相信 Convince sb to do sth 说服某人做某事 我使得他们相信了这个故事是真的 I managed to convince them of the story . 我们最终使他们相信了我们的清白。 Finall