必修4 第二单元 知识点讲解.ppt

1、Unit 3,Unit 3 A taste of English humour,1. , so they could feel more content with their lives. 仔细阅读下列句子，并试着总结content 的含义及用法。 1) Most of his poems have a lot of political content. content n. 意为“（作品等的）内容（与形式相对）” 2) High daytime temperatures increase the sugar content of the grapes. content n. “含量”,3)

2、Now my grandmother began to live in peace and content. content n. “满足，心满意足”，不可数名词 4) I always read the contents of a book before judging it. content n. 意为“目录” 5) Can you give a description of the contents of your lost wallet? content n.“里面的东西，内容” ，常用复数形式,6) Great people are never content with small

3、success. 7) Being tired of city life, she is content to live in peace in the countryside. content adj.，意为“_” ，be content with .意为“_”，be content to do sth. 愿意做某事。,满意的，满足的,对满足,8) Martina contented herself with a bowl of soup. 9) My apology seemed to content him. content v.，意为“满足，使满足” ，content oneself

4、with sth.使自己满足于。,翻译下列句子。 1. 我们不应该使自己仅仅满足于课本知识。 We should not content ourselves with book knowledge only. 2. 我愿意等候。 I was / am content to wait.,区别: content; contented; satisfied content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”。,2.

5、You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing astonish使（某人）吃惊， 震惊。比surprise的语气要强。 e.g. The earthquake astonished me. 地震使我惊慌失措。 be astonished 吃惊 e.g. I was astonished to see her here. 我很惊讶能在这见到她。,be astonished+ at (by) /to do/that 被(因)惊吓 e.g. She was astonished to find he was drunk. 发现他

6、喝醉了, 她很吃惊。 He was much astonished that you had failed. 你居然失败，他大感惊讶。 I was astonished at/by the news. 这消息使我大吃一惊。,astonishing adj. 令人吃惊的 an astonishing remark 惊人之语 astonishment n. 惊异；惊愕；惊奇 in astonishment 愕然， 吃惊地 e.g. She stared at me in astonishment. 她吃惊地瞪着我。,to ones astonishment 令惊异的是 e.g. To our as

7、tonishment the little boy swam across the river. 令我们惊奇的是那小男孩居然游 过了那条河。,3. his subtle acting made everything entertaining. 仔细阅读下列句子，并试着总结。 entertain的含义及用法。 1) We were all entertained by his humourous stories. entertain作_词，意为“使欢乐，使有兴趣”,动,2) They often entertained their friends on weekends. 3) Barbecue

8、s are a favourite way of entertaining friends. “_” 拓展 entertainment n. 招待，款待，娱乐 entertaining adj. 有趣的，娱乐的，愉快 的,招待，款待,用entertain的适当形式填空。 1. Every summer they _ the neighbours at an outdoor party. 2. Childrens TV programmes nowadays are much more _.,entertain,entertaining,4. Unfortunately, his father

9、died, leaving the family even worse off. 仔细阅读下列句子，并试着总结badly off的含义及用法。 1) Mrs. Smith was quite badly off for a while after her husband died. 2) No matter how badly off we were, we never went to bed hungry.,badly off 多与 be 连用，意为 “_”,穷的，生活困难的,3) The school is rather badly off for equipment. 4) Our ju

10、nior middle school was then badly off for teachers. “_” badly off for 意为“缺乏”。,缺少的,拓展 well off 有钱的，富裕的（badly off 的反义词） worse off 境况差一些（更糟）的（badly off 的比较级） better off 较富裕的，环境较好的（well off 的比较级）,选出最佳选项。 1. They dont seem too badly _ they have nice clothes and a good house. A. on B. over C. for D. off 2

11、. The people there were badly off _ medicine and food after the big earthquake. A. with B. for C. from D. on,D,B,5. He grew more and more popular as his charming character, the little tramp, became known throughout the world. throughout prep. 1)（表示地区）遍及, 整个 e.g. The company has branches throughout t

12、he country. 这家公司的分店遍及全国。,2)（表示时间）整个，从头到尾 e.g. It rained throughout the day. 雨下了一整天。 He led a poor life throughout his life. 他一生过着穷苦的生活。,throughout adv. 1) 整个地，在所有各处，全部 e.g. The hill was green throughout. 那座山整个都是绿的。 2) 自始至终，到最后 e.g. She remained silent throughout. 她从头到尾都保持沉默。,6. The tramp, a poor, ho

13、meless man with a moustache, wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat. homeless adj. 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。 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

14、知疲倦的， 不休止的,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。,I was so worn out after running. 跑完步之后，我已经筋疲力尽。,He often wears a worn-out coat. 他常穿一件破烂不堪的大衣。 a worn-out coat 一件穿破的大衣 a worn-out automobile 一辆破旧的汽车 a worn-out age 风烛残年,7. This ch

15、aracter was a social failure but was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties. failure n. a. a person or a thing that fails e.g. She said she was a failure as a manager. 她说她是一个失败的经理。,His first attempt at ice-skating was a miserable failure. 他第一次尝试滑冰很糟糕。,b. lack of succes

16、s e.g. All of my efforts ended in failure. 我所有的努力都以失败告终。,overcome v. 过去式overcame; 过去分词 overcome 意为“克服（困难等）；打败 （敌人等）”。 e.g. He overcame a bad habit. 他克服了一项恶习。,短语：be overcome with/by 被（悲哀、恐怖等）打倒， 因为而崩溃/垮掉。 e.g. She was overcome with/by grief. 她因为悲伤而崩溃了。,8. Charlie cuts off the leather top of the shoes

17、. 仔细阅读下列句子，并试着总结cut off的 含义及用法。 We were cut off in the middle of our phone conversation. 使电话中断 2) If you dont pay your gas bill on time, you may be cut off. 切断，停掉,3) They were then almost completely cut off from the outside world. 隔绝，断绝 联想 cut in 插进来说，插嘴，夹塞，干预 cut down压缩，削减（数量、开支等）， 砍倒,用含cut的短语填空。 1

18、. The floods _ us _ from our homes. 2. Julia had been completely _ by all her family and friends.,cut,off,cut off,9. Then he picks out the lace of the shoe and eats it as if it were spaghetti. pick out a. (从同类当中) 选出；选择 e.g. She picked out a pink dress for her daughter. 她给女儿挑了一件粉红色的衣服。 b. (在许多人当中)看出；

19、辨认出 e.g. Can you pick out your mother in this crowd? 你能在人群中找到你的妈妈吗？,拓展与pick有关的短语: pick off 摘取 pick oneself up（倒下的人）站起来 pick up 拾起，（车，船）搭载客人 驾车去接（人），接收（信号，广 播、电视节目），学会（语言） pick up with 在偶然机会认识（人）,10. He eats each mouthful with great enjoyment. mouthful n. 一口；满口 -ful为形容词后缀，加在名词之后， 表示“充满的”的意思。,e.g. He

20、took a mouthful of the bitter medicine and made a face. 他喝了一口苦药，做了个鬼脸。 I felt so full that I couldnt eat another mouthful. 我太饱了， 一口也吃不下了。,短语：at a mouthful 一大口 类似的如： handful 一撮，一把 a handful of sand 一把沙子 cupful 一满杯 two cupfuls of milk 两杯牛奶 spoonful 一匙；满匙 two spoonfuls of sugar 两匙糖,houseful 满屋；一屋子 armf

21、ul （单臂或双臂）一抱之量 an armful of books 一抱的书,11. Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced the films he starred in. direct v. “导演”，此外，它还有其它意思。,a. adj. 直的；直线的；直达的 e.g. There is no direct train from here to Taiyuan. 此地没有直达太原的火车。 a direct road to London 直通伦敦的路 fly in a direct line 直线飞行,b. adj. 坦白的；率直的。 如： He has a direct way of speaking. 他说话坦白。 He gave me a direct answer. 他给我率直的