1、Unit 3 A taste of English humourSection 单元知识巩固重 点 短 语 重 点 单 词 话 题 写 作 重 点 句 型 重 点 单 词 1content adj.满足的；满意的 vt.使满足 n.满足；内容；目录；所含之物be content _ sth.满意做某事feel/be content _对感到满意content _ with满足于某事_ ones hearts content尽情地做某事content _的容量；含量to dowithoneselftoof2astonishing adj.令人感到惊讶的 _ adj.感到惊讶的(指人的主观感受)b
2、e astonished _ sth.因某事感到惊讶be astonished _ sth.对做某事感到惊讶be astonished that._ n.惊讶_ ones astonishment让某人惊讶的是astonishedat/byto do对感到惊讶astonishmentto3entertaining adj.愉快的；有趣的 entertain vt.&vi._entertain sb._ sth.用某物使某人快乐entertain sb._ sth.用某物招待某人_ n.娱乐；文娱节目_adj.(感到)愉快的使欢乐；款待withtoentertainmententertained
3、4failure nC 失败的人/事；U 失败 failure 作“_”讲是不可数名词，表示抽象意义；作“_”讲是可数名词，表示具体意义。这种用法被称为“抽象名词的具体化”。失败失败者，失败的事5convince vt.使信服；说服 convince sb._ sth.使某人确信/明白某事convince sb.that._convince sb._sth.说服某人做某事_ adj.令人信服的_ adj.确信的；坚信的_(that)/of.(某人)相信of使某人相信to doconvincingconvincedbe convinced6direct vi.&vt.导演；指示；指挥 adj.直
4、的；直接的；直率的 direct sb._ sth.指示某人做某事direct sb._ some place 告诉某人去某地direct thatclause_(从句谓语动词用 should动词原形，should 可以省略)_ n.方向；方位；指示；说明书(复数)_ the direction_朝的方向to doto指示/命令directioninof_all directions四面八方_ sb.s direction 在某人的指示下_adv.直接地；立即(也可作连词，引导时间状语从句，表示“一就”)_n.导演inunderdirectlydirector7particularly adv
5、.特殊地；特别地 _ adj.特殊的；特别的n.细节；细目_particular(particularly)特别地；尤其地be particular _对挑剔particularinabout8occasion n时刻；机会；原因；场合 _ occasion(s)有时；间或_ this/that occasion这/那次on the occasion _ sth.在之际have occasion _ sth.有理由做某事_ adj.偶尔的；偶然的_ adv.偶然地；有时ononofto dooccasionaloccasionally9amuse vt.使发笑；使愉快amuse sb._.用/
6、以娱乐某人amuse _自娱自乐_ amuses sb.to do sth.做某事使某人发笑_ adj.觉得好笑的；逗乐的be amused _.对觉得好笑keep sb._使某人快乐_ adj.好笑的；有趣的_ n.愉悦；娱乐_ ones amusement使某人感到好笑的是with/byoneselfItamusedat/byamusedamusingamusementto10whisper n耳语；低语 vt.&vi.低语；小声说 whisper _ sb.与某人耳语in _whisper in _耳语地；低声地whisper sth._ ones ear在某人耳旁小声说某事It is/
7、was whispered _.据秘密传闻toawhispersinthat11mess n脏或乱的状态；麻烦；困境；混乱 v.把搞乱；把弄脏What _ mess!真乱啊！be _ a mess(be in trouble)处于困境中；一团糟make a mess _ sth.把某事搞糟get _ a mess(get into trouble)陷入困境中get sb._ a mess使某人陷入困境mess _把弄乱/弄糟ainofintointoup12react vi.作出反应；回应 react _(对)作出反应；回应react _(和)起化学反应；发生物理变化react _反对；反抗r
8、eact _对起作用/有影响_ n.反应；回应towithagainston/uponreaction重 点 短 语 1break into 强行闯入；突然开始(笑、唱等)；打入；参与 break _脱离；离开break _停止运转；出故障；失败break _结束(关系)；(使)折断break _爆发；突然发生break _冲破；突破break _(使)破裂；分解awaydownoffoutthroughup2up to now 直到现在(1)up to now 意为“直到现在”，常与_时连用，可放于句首、句尾或句中。(2)up to 的其他含义：“_”，后面常接数字_“_”，常用 it 作主
9、语_现在完成多达，至多从事于；忙于由决定胜任；适合是的职责3badly off 穷的；缺少的 be _ off境况很好；富裕be _ off(经济)境况较好be _ off(经济)境况较差；比更穷go from bad to _每况愈下wellbetterworseworse4cut off 切断；断绝；中断电话 cut _走捷径；抄近路穿过cut _砍倒；删节；削减cut _插嘴；插入cut _剪除；删掉cut _切碎；伤心；难过acrossdowninoutup5pick out 挑出；辨别出 pick _捡起；拾起；开车接；(偶然)获得；学会；恢复；好转；(在无线电里)收听到pick _
10、瞄准射击；摘去pick _故意刁难；找别扭；选择(某人或某物)pick _精挑细选upoffonover重 点 句 型 1句中 as 引导非限制性定语从句，意为“正如”As Victor Hugo once said，“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”，and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin.仿写 正如上面所提到的那样，高中生的数量在不断增加。_,the number of the students i
11、n high schools is increasing.As is mentioned above2“by时间名词”通常和完成时连用 By his teens,Charlie had,through his humour,become one of the most popular child actors in England.仿写 到 14 岁时，他已经自学了数学。By fourteen,_ all by himself.he had learned maths3with 复合结构 Instead he and another man are hiding in a small hut
12、during a snowstorm with nothing to eat.仿写 有小男孩带路，我们明天会很容易找到山洞的。_ the way,we will find the cave easily tomorrow.With the boy to lead4as if 引导方式状语从句，其后用虚拟语气 Then he picks out the lace of the shoe and eats it as if it were spaghetti.仿写 我多么希望人们不要把我当小孩看待。I wish people wouldnt treat me _.5“make宾语宾补”结构 Ins
13、tead,what he gets is another kind of answer which makes the situation funny.仿写 他的礼物令她非常高兴。His gift _as if I were a childmade her very happy6should have done 意为“本应该而”What did John think Mary should have done with the mess in the pan?仿写 不要为你上一周本该做了什么或者明天可能会做什么而焦虑。Dont worry about what you _ last week
14、or what you might be able to do tomorrow.should have done7whenever 引导让步状语从句 Whenever you finish your story,you will feel a sense of success.仿写 每当她想起在乡村的老妈妈，就忍不住热泪盈眶。_ her old mother in the countryside,tears came to her eyes.Whenever she thought of话 题 写 作.根据要求运用本单元所学知识完成下面句子。1我们的英语老师有些特别之处。(in partic
15、ular)_2他总是使用一些让人感到愉快的方式来指导我们学习英语。(amusing；direct)_3他让我们相信英语学习的重要性。(convince)_There is something in particular for our English teacher.He is always employing some amusing ways to direct us to learn English.He has convinced us of the importance of English reading.4我们乐于阅读他给我们选择的材料。(pick out)_5当我们感到厌倦时，
16、他总是告诫我们不要满足现在拥有的一切。(bored；content)_We are willing to read any materials he picks out for us.When we feel bored,he is always telling us that we should not be content with what we have owned.将以上句子连成短文，要求衔接连贯、过渡自然。_One possible version：There is something in particular for our English teacher，who is alw
17、ays employing some amusing ways to direct us to learn English.He has convinced us of the importance of English reading;as a result,we are willing to read any materials he picks out for us.When we feel bored,he is always telling us that we should not be content with what we have owned.What a teacher!