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1、Book 4 Unit 3 A taste of English humour Period One Explanations of new words and phrasesI.Words. I1. content adj.表示或感到满意或满足的; 心满意足的:_vt. 1) We should never content ourselves with book knowledge oniy. Adj. 1) He is content to stay in his present job. 2) Dont be content with such a small success. n. 1
2、) The drawer had been emptied of its contents. 2) The content of your essay is excellent, but its not very well expressed.3) We can swim in the river to our hearts content.2. inspire adj. 有创作力的,受灵感启示的:_ 有创作力的诗人_vt. 1) Our first sight of the dingy little hotel did not inspire us with much confidence.
3、2) This inspired in us a love for learning. 3) The teacher inspired us to work harder.4) The teacher inspired us to great efforts.3. entertain _n. 宴客; 招待; 款待; 娱乐_n.娱乐节目的表演者; 尤指艺人_vt.1) He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes. 2) I usually entertain friends to dinner on Sundays.拓展：ente
4、rtaining adj. 使人愉快的，有趣：his entertaining silent movies他那逗乐的无声电影，an entertaining story/guess一个有趣的故事/客人。4. direct n. 方向，指导_主管，导演_说明书_vt. 1) Can you direct me to the station? 2) The owners directed that the factory be closed.3) The officer directed them to advance.【辨析】direct/directly direct. adv 1) 中途不停
5、地; 径直地; 笔直地2) 亲自地; 直接地 directly. adv 1) 径直地; 直接地; 坦率地; 直爽地 2) 立即; 马上Come in directly3) conj as soon as 一俟; 一.就.: He took a direct flight to New York. 他直飞纽约。We flew direct from London to New York. 我们直接从伦敦飞到纽约5. sense n. 官能，感觉，理性vt. 感觉到，理解n. 1) He is far from any sense of responsibility. 2) There is n
6、o sense in getting upset about it .3) It doesnt make sense to buy that expensive coat when these cheaper ones are just as good. 4) Can you make sense of this poem?5) She came to senses in hospital.6Your brother has a good sense of humor. 你兄弟很有幽默感。7)The dog sensed that I was afraid. 这只狗感觉到我害怕了。6. ast
7、onish vt 使惊讶(= surprise sb. greatly)The earthquake astonished the whole country. 这次地震震惊了全国。辨析：astonishing adj.令人震惊的；astonished adj.感到惊呀的 7. particular 非一般的，特别的，特殊的He left for no particular reason. 他无缘无故就走了。To Jane, her diary is a particular friend. 对简来说，日记是她的特殊朋友。搭配：in particular =especially特别是8. th
8、roughout prep. 普及, 贯穿adv. 到处, 始终, 全部It rained throughout the night. 雨下了一整夜。I watched the film and cried throughout. 我看那个电影时从头哭到尾。9. failure n.失败(不可数)；失败的经历，失败的人或事(可数)Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。I became successful after many failures. 在屡次失败后，我终于成功了。She was a failure as a manager. 她是一个不
9、称职的经理。10. overcome v. 克服，战胜(defeat)；找到解决的方法)He has overcome the bad habit of smoking. 他改掉了吸烟的坏习惯。After hours of hard working, they overcame the difficulty. 经过几个小时的努力，他们终于把这难题解决了。搭配：be overcome with /by因不能自持He was overcome by the heat. 他热得受不了。11. fortunate adj. 幸运的，交好运的(=lucky)He is a fortunate man (
10、=a lucky dog). 他是个幸运的人。I was fortunate to have a good teacher. 派生：fortunately adv.幸好(=luckily常置于句首)；unfortunate adj. 不幸的(=unlucky)；unfortunately adv. 不幸的是(=unluckily)；fortune n. 运气，财富，巨款12. mouthful n. 一口, 满口Im so full I couldnt eat another mouthful. 我吃得太饱了，一口也不能多吃了。He took a mouthful of fresh air.
11、他吸一口新鲜空气。注：不要因以ful结尾而误以为是形容词，这类名词还有handful(一把)等。13. outstanding adj. 突出的, 杰出的，显著的She is an outstanding actress. 她是一个杰出的演员。He has many outstanding gifts.他多才多艺。14. sense n. 官能，感觉，理性vt. 感觉到，理解 She has no sense of time. 她没有时间观念。He has a good sense of smell. 他的嗅觉很灵敏。Your brother has a good sense of humor
12、. 你兄弟很有幽默感。The dog sensed that I was afraid. 这只狗感觉到我害怕了。. Phrases.1. be content(=satisfied) with/to do对感到满意/满足的He was content with his work. 他对自己的工作很满意。The old man seems content to live here. 这个老人似乎很乐意住在这里。注：content是表语形容词，假设需作定语，可用contented，如a contented person /smile心满意足的人/微笑。2. badly off 穷的，缺少的，处境差
13、比拟级：worse off境况更差，更穷困反义词：well off富裕，处境好(比拟级：better off)I am quite badly off recently. 最近我经济上很拮据。His health is worse off than before. 他的身体比以前更糟糕。He is quite well off, I hear. 我听说他相当富裕。He is much better off than I am. 他的日子比我宽裕得多。注：well-to-do life或a better-off life小康生活；well-off family小康之家3. pick out挑选出
14、，认出，弄懂Please pick out the books that youd like to read. 请把你想看的书选出来。Can you pick out your sister in this crowd? 你能在这人群中认出你姐姐来吗？The box was so dirty that we couldnt pick out the directions on the label. 盒子太脏，我们看不清标签上的说明。真题：This picture was taken a long time ago. I wonder if you can _my father. ()A. fi
15、nd outB. pick outC. look outD. speak out解析：表示从人群中“识别出，用pick out，应选B。4. cut off切断，割下；隔开，断绝；停止供给Mind you dont cut your fingers off. 小心别切断手指头。She feels very cut off living in the country. 她感到生活在乡间很闭塞。 Our water supply has been cut off. 我们断水了。真题：He was in hospital for six months. He felt as if he was _from the outside world. ()A.
