1、Unit 3A taste of English humour核心单词1._ n.幽默；滑稽_ adj.幽默的_ adv.幽默地2._ adj.满足的；满意的n.满足 vt.使满足3._ n.表演者；演出者_ v.表演_ n.表演4._ vt.使惊诧_ adj.吃惊的_ adj.令人感到惊讶的_ n.惊讶humour(humor)humouroushumourouslycontentperformerperformperformanceastonishastonishedastonishingastonishment5._ adj.幸运的；吉利的_ adv.幸 运地 _ adj.不 幸的_ a
2、dv.不幸地_ n.不幸；晦气；灾难；逆境6._ adj.平常的；普通的_ adv.平常地ordinaryordinarilyboredboring7._ adj.厌烦的_ adj.无聊的；令人厌烦的entertainentertainmententertaining8._ vt.&vi.使欢乐；款待_n.娱乐_ adj.愉快的；有趣的fortunatefortunatelyunfortunateunfortunatelymisfortune9._ adj.无家的；无家可归的10._ adj.用旧的；用坏的；破烂的11._ n.失败(者)_ vi.失败12._ vt.&vi.战胜；克服13._
3、 vt.使信服_ adj.令人信服的_ adj.相信的；信服的14._ vt.&vi.导演；指示；指挥 adj.直的；直接的；直率的_ n.导演_ n.方向_ adv.直地；直接地homelesswornfailurefailovercomeconvinceconvincingconvinceddirectdirectordirectiondirectly15._ adj.突出的；杰出的；显著的16._ n.姿态；手势vi.做手势17._ adj.特殊的；特别的n.细节；细目_ adv.特殊地；特别地18._ n.时刻；场合_ adj.偶然的；临时的_ adv.偶然地n.滑；滑动；19._ v
4、t.&vi.(使)滑动；(使)滑行幻灯片outstandinggestureparticularparticularlyoccasionoccasionaloccasionallyslide20._ vt.使发笑；使愉快_n.消遣_ adj.愉快的_ adj.好笑的；有趣的amuseamusementamusedamusing21._ n.解释；讲解；说明_vt.解释explanationexplainwhispermess22._ n.耳语；低语vt.&vi.低语；小声说23._ n.脏或乱的状态24._ vt.作出反应；回应_ n.反应reactreaction常考短语1.up _ _ 直
5、到现在2._ at 嘲笑3.be/feel _ with 对满足4._ off 穷的；缺少的5.in _ of 寻找6.cut _ 切断；断绝7._ if/though 好像；仿佛8._ out 挑出；辨别出tolaughcontentbadlysearchaspickoffnow9._ in 在担任主角；主演10.in the _ _ 在户外；在露天11._ to 对作出反应12.in _ 尤其；特别13.be _ about 对挑剔14._ sb.of sth.使某人相信某事starreactparticularparticularconvinceopenair经典佳句leavingthe
6、even off1.You may _ _ _ that Charlie wastaught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as hecould walk.你可能会感到惊奇，查理刚会说话时大人就教他唱歌，他刚会走路时大人就教他跳舞了。itastonishing2.Unfortunately his father died,_ _ _ _ _，so Charlie spenthis childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.不幸的是他的父亲去世了，使得他
7、的家境更加艰难，因此，查理童年时期都在照顾他生病的母亲和弟弟。findfamilyworse3._ _ _ _，he began makingfilms.随着时间的推移，他开始拍电影。4.Then he picks out the lace of the shoe and eats it _ _ _ spaghetti.然后他挑出鞋带来吃，像是吃意大利面条一样。Astimewentby5.The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe that itis _ _ _ _ _ he hasever tasted.卓别林的表演是那么有说服
8、力，以至于你会相信这顿饭是他吃过的最美味的一餐。asifitwereoneofthemealsbest课文回顾Charlie Chaplin was one of the greatest comedy 1._(actor)in the world.He 2._(bear)in a poor family in1889.He was taught to sing 3._ dance when he was veryyoung because both of his parents were poor music hall4._(perform).By his teens,he 5._(beco
9、me)one of the most famous child actors in England.Peoplewere interested 6._ his acting which made everything7._(entertain).With time going by,he beganmaking films.His films were so funny that people all over 8._world like watching them.He not only directed films,but also9._(star)in them.In 1972 he w
10、as given a special Oscar forhis outstanding work in films.He died in Switzerland in 1977.He isloved and remembered as a great actor who could inspire peoplewith great 10._(confident).actorswas bornandperformershad becomeinentertainingthestarredconfidence单句语法填空1.Although he failed in the examination
11、again,he knew thesuccess came after many _(fail).failures2._(fortunate),after a brief stay in hospital,Benwas well enough to be allowed to leave and later the family met upfor dinner.Fortunatelyperformer3.According to my understanding,a good teacher is also agood _(perform).4.His _ words finally _ m
12、e,and I was_ that he was innocent.(convince)convinced5.The _ film made almost all the people present_.(bore)boringboredparticularly6.It is _(particular)important for outstandingperformance in jobs at the lower levels of an organization.7.To my_，he was not _ at the newswe all think _.(astonish)astoni
13、shmentastonishedconvincingconvincedastonishing8.After school,she _(direct)went off in the directionof the cinema to see the film.directly9.He gave an _(explain)for what he was doingthat evening.explanationoff10.The water supply has been cut _ because theworkers are repairing one of the main pipes.1.
14、content adj.满足的；满意的n.满足；内容vt.使满足be content to do sth.对做某事感到满意be/feel content with 对满足content oneself with 使自己满足于to ones hearts content 心满意足地；尽情地用法指引content 做形容词时，通常在句中做表语、后置定语或补语；做前置定语时要用 contented；在充当表语表示“非常满意”时，要用 be well/quite content，而不能用 be very content。运用单句语法填空with(1)If we are not content _ th
15、e progress we have made,we will have greater success.(2)She took refuge in the library,where she could read_ her hearts content.tocontentourselves(3)Dont be _(content)with such a small success.(4)As theres no cream,well have to content _(us)with black coffee.2.astonish vt.使惊诧astonish sb.with sth.用某物
16、让某人吃惊astonishing adj.令人感到惊讶的astonished adj.感到惊讶的be astonished at/to do sth.对某事/做某事感到吃惊be astonished thatclause 感到惊讶astonishment n.惊讶to ones astonishment 令某人吃惊的是in astonishment 吃惊地一句多译令我吃惊的是她竟然接受这份具有挑战性的工作。It astonishes me/It is astonishing to me/Im astonished that sheshould accept such a challenging
17、 job.What astonishes me is that she should accept such achallenging job.To my astonishment/Much to my astonishment,she shouldaccept such a challenging job.运用单句语法填空witham astonished(1)He astonished all of us _ his wonderful performance.(2)I _(astonish)to see him alive.(3)To our _(astonish),the boss _
18、(astonish)at the _(astonish)news that our team lostthe match.And we all looked at him _ astonishment.astonishmentwasnt astonishedastonishingin3.convince vt.使信服；使相信convince sb.of sth.使某人相信某事convince sb.to do sth.说服某人做某事convince sb.thatclause 使某人确信be convinced of/thatclause 坚信；确信convincing adj.令人信服的易混
19、辨析convince 和 believe(1)convince 侧重“使某人相信”，宾语是人，常用结构为 convince sb.of sth.。(2)believe 侧重“相信某事或某人说的话”，常用结构为believe sth./sb./thatclause。运用单句语法填空convinced(1)Im _(convince)that we can overcome anydifficulty.to see(2)His mother has been trying to convince him _(see)a doctor.ofconvincing(3)I am firmly convi
20、nced _ the significance ofhonesty,which will contribute to building a warm and harmonioussociety.(4)There is now _(convince)evidence that smokingcauses lung cancer.4.whisper n.耳语；低语vt.&vi.低语；小声说whisper(sth.)to sb.小声对某人说(某事)whisper to sb.thatclause 小声对某人说It is whispered that.传闻in whispers 低声地写作佳句Spen
21、d some time wandering among things that were builtbefore our time and listen to the words they whisper to you.花一些时间徜徉在我们这个时代以前所建造的物品，聆听他们对我们的丝丝耳语。运用单句语法填空to(1)He whispered _ her so that no one else would hear.(2)It _(whisper)that the company is likely to gobankrupt.is whispered(3)She leaned over and
22、 _(whisper)something in hisear.whisperedin(4)They sat at the back of the room,talking _ whispers.1.up to now 直到现在；到目前为止；迄今just now 刚才now and again/then 有时；不时from now on 从现在起用法指引(1)up to now 多用于现在完成时，常可与 until now，by now,so far 互换。(2)up to 的其他意义：表示“直到；多达”，后接表示数量、程度、时间、地点等的名词。表示“适于；胜任”，通常用于疑问或否定句中，to
23、的后面可接名词、代词、动名词。表示“轮到；取决于；由决定”，常用于固定句型“It is/was up to sb.to do sth.”中。运用完成句子，每空一词uptonow(1)直到现在我还没收到过他的信。uptoyouI havent got any letters from him _ _.uptoyourownstandards(2)你们必须在八小时内拿定主意。主意由你们拿。Youve got eight hours to make up your minds.Its _ _.(3)我恐怕这批货达不到你们自己的标准。Im afraid that the goods are not _
24、 _ _ _.2.badly off 穷的；缺少的；境况不好的worse off 境况更差的；更穷困的be badly off for sth.需要(某物)；(某物)供应不足well offrich/in a good position 富裕的；处境好的用法指引badly 是副词，但 badly off 是形容词短语，相当 poor，其反义词是 well off。运用单句语法填空worseoffbetter(1)We should satisfy ourselves with the living conditionsmany families are much _(bad)off than
25、we are.(2)I hear that he is quite well _ to buy a car himself.(3)He is _(well)off than ten years ago.3.pick out 挑出；辨别出；了解(含义)pick up 捡起；获得；学会；用车接送；身体好转pick off 取走；摘掉pick at 吃一点点；挑毛病pick on 选择；挑中(某人作挨骂或受罚对象)pick ones pocket 扒包；掏包一词多义(1)Having read the passage many times,I finally picked out itsmain i
26、dea.领会(2)A competition was held to pick out the best table tennisplayers.挑选(3)Although he had not seen his sister for 20 years,he pickedher out as soon as she got off the plane.辨认出运用用适当的介词或副词填空(1)I will pick _ three new plays particularly.(2)Its surprising that your brother picks _ Russian soquickly
27、he hasnt lived there very long.(3)You should not pick _ any of the flowers.(4)Why do you always pick _ me to do the unpleasantjobs?outupoffon4.cut off 切断；断绝；中断cut out 删掉；剪除cut up 切碎；伤心；难过cut down 砍倒；削减，减少cut in 插嘴；打断(谈话)cut through 穿过cut across 取捷径，走近路用法指引cut off 是一个由“动词副词”构成的及物动词词组，常做表语，结构为 be/feel
28、 cut off。运用用适当的介词或副词填空(1)A helicopter dropped supplies to farms cut _ by thesnow.offoutinup(2)When you give a speech,youd better cut _ thoseunimportant details.(3)As we were talking,she cut _ with a question.(4)The woman was cut _ when all her friends refusedto help her.原句 1You may find it astonishi
29、ng that Charlie was taughtto sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he couldwalk.你可能会感到惊奇，查理刚会说话时大人就教他唱歌，他刚会走路时大人就教他跳舞了。(1)句中 it 为形式宾语，真正的宾语为“Charlie was taught tosing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he couldwalk”；as soon as 表示“一就”。(2)“find itadj./n.to do/thatclause”结构中，i
30、t 做形式宾语，动词不定式或 that 从句是真正的宾语，adj./n.做宾语补足语。与 find 用法类似的动词还有 think,feel,consider,make 等。运用单句语法填空itto solve(1)He considers _ an honor to work here.(2)I found it difficult _(solve)the pollution problemcaused by cars.(3)He found himself _(surround)by a group ofstudents.surrounded原句 2 Then he picks out t
31、he lace of the shoe and eats it as ifit were spaghetti.然后他挑出鞋带来吃，像是吃意大利面条一样。“as if it were spaghetti”是 as if 引导的方式状语从句，从句中用了虚拟语气，表示与现在事实相反的情况。as if 意为“好像，仿佛”，相当于as though，用在 look,seem,smell,taste,sound等系动词后面，引导表语从句；也可用在行为动词之后，引导方式状语从句。无论是何种从句，当其所表示的情况是事实或具有很大可能性时，通常用陈述语气；当其所表示的情况不是事实，而是主观的想象或夸大性的比喻时
32、，通常用虚拟语气。运用单句语法填空(1)She closed her eyes as if/though she _(be)tootired.wereto speakseeing(2)He opened his mouth as if _(speak).(3)He stared at the little girl as if _(see)her for thefirst time.(4)The two strangers talked as if they _(be)friendsfor years.had been运用所学语言基础知识，补充完整下面短文，并背诵下来The story is
33、set in the Great Depression in 1929.The1._(economic)in the United States 2._(break)down completely at that time and the Greens,like many otherAmericans,3._(be)out of work.Therefore they were even4._(bad)off than ever.It seemed that everybody 5._(search)for jobs.With great 6._(difficult),Mr.Green sei
34、zed a chance for an interview.Although he was caughteconomybrokewereworsesearchingwasdifficulty7._ the heavy rain on his way 8._ the interview,hedid manage to get to the spot on time.The manager offered him ajob 9._(immediate)when she saw Mr.Green was allwet.Mr.Green was so glad that he didnt recognize the manager,10._ was his former classmate.intoimmediatelywho