1、Unit 3 A taste of English humour Words and expressions【完成句子】(1)We were _that he turned up at the party.我们都很惊奇他会在聚会上出现。(2)He stood there,looking_.他站在那儿,看起来很惊诧。(3)There was an _look on her face.她的脸上充满惊奇。(4)His success was really_.他的成功令人惊奇。1.astonish vt.使惊诧astonishedastonishedastonishingastonished【归纳总结
2、】astonish为使役动词,其有两个形容词:astonishing和astonished。一般情况下,astonishing用来修饰物,astonished用来修饰人。但当用于修饰人的表情、眼神等时,应用astonished。(1)He will entertain his friends _ dinner this evening.今晚,他将会宴请他的朋友。(2)I entertained the guests _ strawberries.我用草莓招待客人。(3)He entertained us _ his stories and jokes.他讲故事和笑话让我们高兴。2.entert
3、ain v.使欢乐;款待towithwith【归纳总结】entertain+sb to sth 宴请某人 entertain sb with sth 用某物招待某人;使某人快乐3.failure n.失败(1)_ is the mother of success.失败是成功之母。(2)He was _ as a scientist.他是一个不成功的科学家。(3)His business ended _.他的生意以失败而告终。Failurea failurein failure【归纳总结】failure 当表示抽象意义的失败的时候为不可数名词,短语end in failure 意为“以失败告终”
4、;当表示具体意义的失败的人或事时,为可数名词。同样的词语还有beauty,difficulty,success,honour,danger,knowledge,surprise等。4.convince vt.使信服【完成句子】(1)That explanation didnt _ me.那种解释无法使我信服。(2)I tried to _ them _his honesty.我设法使他们相信他的诚实。(3)Her smile _she was happy.她的微笑使我确信,她很快乐。(4)We _ him _ go there by car.我们说服他开车去那儿。convinceconvinc
5、e ofconvinced me thatconvinced to【归纳总结】sb 使某人信服convince sb of sth 使某人确信某事 sb that 使某人确信 sb to do 说服某人做某事5.particular adj.特别的,特殊的,特有的;讲究的(1)The teacher showed _ concern for the disabled child.老师特别关心那个残疾儿童。(2)She _ _ _ her clothes.她对衣着很讲究。(3)I like one of the magazines _ _.我特别喜欢其中的一本杂志。particularis particular aboutin particular【归纳总结】be particular about 对挑剔;讲究 in particular=particularly 特别地;特殊地