Unit 3 A taste of English humour
1.Through this study tour, I have a good knowledge not only of the places of interest in Beijing, such as the Great Wall, the Palace Museum and so on, but also of the Chinese people's humour.
这次游学,不仅使我对北京的名胜,如长城、故宫等有了很好的了解,而且也对中国人的幽默有了很好的了解。
2.Having listening to the lecture by Prof. Lee, I had a good idea of English humour.
听了李教授的讲座,我对英语中的幽默有了更好的理解。
3.I was very impressed by your humorous teaching method, so I want to join the society directed by you. I would be grateful if you could take my application into consideration.
您幽默的教学方法给我留下了深刻的印象。所以我想加入您指导的社团。如果您能考虑我的申请,我将不胜感激。
4.If you want to leave a deep impression on the children, you must have a sense of humour.
如果你想给孩子们留下深刻印象,你必须具有幽默感。
自主排查 夯基固本
Ⅰ 核心单词
(1)content (adj.) 满足的;满意的 (n.) 满足 (vt.) 使满足
(2)entertain (vt.& vi.) 使欢乐;款待→entertainment (n.) 娱乐→entertaining (adj.) 有趣的;愉快的
(3)overcome (vt.& vi.) 战胜;克服→overcame (过去式)→overcome (过去分词) (4)convince (vt.) 使信服→convincing (adj.) 令人信服的
(5)direct (vt.& vi.) 导演;指示;指挥 (adj.) 直的;直接的;直率的→direction (n.) 指导;方向→director (n.) 导演→directly (adv.& conj.) 直接地,径直地;一……就……
(6)slide (vt.& vi.) (使)滑动;(使)滑行 (n.) 滑;滑动;幻灯片→slid (过去式
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(7)whisper (n.) 耳语;低语 (v.) 低语;小声说 (8)react (vi.) 作出反应;回应→reaction (n.) 反应;回应 Ⅱ 阅读单词 (1)humour (n.) 幽默 (2)astonish (vt.) 使惊诧
(3)astonishing (adj.) 令人感到惊讶的 (4)fortunate (adj.) 幸运的;吉利的 (5)unfortunately (adv.) 不幸地 (6)ordinary (adj.) 平常的;普通的 (7)bored (adj.) 厌烦的
(8)worn (adj.) 用旧的;用坏的;破烂的 (9)failure (n.) 失败(者)
(10)outstanding (adj.) 突出的;杰出的;显著的 (11)gesture (n.) 姿态;手势 (vi.) 做手势 (12)particularly (adv.) 特殊地;特别地 (13)occasion (n.) 时刻;场合 (14)amuse (vt.) 使发笑;使愉快 (15)explanation (n.) 解释;讲解;说明 (16)drunk (adj.) 醉的
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1.What was Jeff's ________ (react) when you told him about the job? 答案:reaction
2.My English teacher suggested that I should learn from my________ (fail) and hoped I could do better next time.
答案:failure
3.The judge didn't believe his ________ (explain) that he had stolen the money in order to give it to charity.
答案:explanation
4.But I am not persuaded that he, or anybody else, offers ________ (convince) answers.
答案:convincing
5.The boy is ________ (particular) interested in making model planes. 答案:particularly
6.A boy shouted in my ________ (direct) across the playground. 答案:direction
7.She ________ (whisper) a few words weakly before she fell down. 答案:whispered
8.Children's TV nowadays is much more ________ (entertain). 答案:entertaining
9.They were dancing and singing on the square, much to the ________ (amuse) of passers-by.
答案:amusement
10.________ (slide) on the ice, the boy tried to keep his balance to avoid falling down.
答案:Sliding 联想积累
1.“-ous”后缀形容词一览 ①humorous 幽默的 ②dangerous 危险的 ③mountainous 多山的 ④continuous 连续的 ⑤poisonous 有毒的 ⑥generous 慷慨的 ⑦famous 著名的 ⑧numerous 大量的 2.“满足;满意”家族
①content adj. 满足的;满意的 ②satisfy vt. 使满意;满足 ③satisfaction n. 满意;满足 ④pleased adj. 高兴的;满意的 ⑤meet vt. 满足 3.各种“惊讶”
①astonishing 令人惊讶的 ②amazing 令人吃惊的 ③surprising 出人意料的 ④shocking 令人震惊的
4.“说”法荟萃 ①whisper 小声说;耳语 ②speak 说;演讲;发言 ③chat 聊天 ④inform 通知;告诉 ⑤announce 宣告;宣布 ⑥declare 宣布;声明 ⑦comment 评论;议论
1.up_to_now 直到现在
2.feel/be_content_with 对……满足 3.badly_off 穷的;缺少的 4.pick_out 挑出;辨别出 5.cut off 切断;断绝
6.star in 在……担任主角;主演
7.pick up 偶尔获得;收听;好转;拾起;用车接某人 8.react to 对……作出反应;回应
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star in, badly off, cut off, pick out, react to, be content with 1.The teacher ________ what the students had done in the holidays. 答案:was content with
2.Everyone makes mistakes, but the real test is how you ________ them. 答案:react to
3.It is usually easier to ________ the meaning of a word in a given context. 答案:pick out
4.The water supply in that city ________ for several days because of pollution. 答案:has been cut off
5.We are not too ________ but we cannot afford a house like that. 答案:badly off
6.Everybody thought this young actor would have a bright future after he ________ two films.
答案:starred in
联想积累
1.“be+adj.+about”短语小结 ①be particular about 对……挑剔 ②be anxious about 为……感到担心/焦虑 ③be cautious about 对……谨慎 ④be crazy about 热衷于…… ⑤be curious about 对……感到好奇 ⑥be nervous about 对……感到紧张 ⑦be sceptical about 对……感到怀疑 ⑧be certain about 确信
⑨be disappointed about/at 对……感到失望 ⑩be mad about/on 对……入迷 ?be serious about 对……认真 ?be worried about 对……担心;忧虑 2.“v.+into”短语大全 ①break into 闯入;破门而入 ②burst into 闯入;突然发作 ③get into 进入;陷入
④go into 加入;从事(某类工作);开始做某事 ⑤look into 调查;审查
⑥put ... into 往……投入(资金);将……注入;耗费 ⑦run into 撞上;偶然碰见 ⑧turn into 变成
课文原句 1.Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse 现在分词可以作状语,表示结果。也off ... 不幸的是,他的父亲去世了,整个家庭状况更糟可以表示伴随、原因、条件等。 句式梳理 仿写训练 I'm writing in reply to the notice for a volunteer, ________________________________ to act as a tour guide. 作为对志愿者公告的回复,我特写此信,希望有机会担任导游。