1、Discovering useful words and expressions1.直到现在2.对满意 3.潦倒,穷困,缺少的 4.让人吃惊 5.时间流逝6.照顾7.遍及,整个世界8.磨破的,穿旧的,精疲力尽的up to nowbe content with badly off astonish sb.go bylook afterthroughout the worldworn-outUseful phrases9.克服困难10.寻找11.被困住,被绊住,受阻12.在的边缘13.挑出,辨别出14.切/砍下，切断15.主演,担任主角overcome difficultyin search of
2、 be caught in on the edge ofpick outcut offstar in1.,so they could feel more content with their lives.1)content adj.满足的，满意的，知足的be content with sth.be content to do sth.Are you content with your present salary?She is quite content to stay at home looking after her children.2)content vt.使满意,使满足content
3、 sb./oneself with sth.使满足于 I content myself with a glass of coffee everyday.3)content n.所含之物，内容,目录 I like the style of the book but I dont like the content.2.Not that Charlies own life was easy!not that用于句首或短语之前表示否定含义，“倒不是；并不是说”。Not that I hate the work.Im not strong enough for it.Not that I dislike
4、 the task,but that I am not equal to it.Not that I loved Caesar less,but that I loved Rome more.3.Unfortunately,his father died,leaving the family even worse off.badly off 穷困的,缺少的 be worse off 情况更坏的，恶化的be well off 富裕的，处境好的be better off (尤指经济)境况较好的They are too badly off to have a holiday.In fact most
5、 people are better off than they were five years ago.4.You may find it astonishing that Charlie was.astonishing adj.惊人的 The car rushed at the bridge at astonishing speed.astonish v.使惊讶The news astonished everyone.astonished adj.惊讶的She was astonished to find he was drunk.He was much astonished that y
6、ou had failed.I was astonished at/by the news.astonishment n.惊异；惊愕；惊奇in astonishment 愕然地，吃惊地She stared at me in astonishment.to ones astonishment 令某人惊讶的是To our astonishment,the small boy swam across the river.1).It was an _ performance for such a young musician.A.astonish B.astonishing C.astonished
7、D.astonishment2).To our _(astonish),they arrived on time.3).We were _ to hear that their football team had won the championshipBastonishmentastonished2)（表示时间）整个，从头到尾It rained throughout the day.He led a poor life throughout his life.5.,became known throughout the world.throughout prep.1)（表示空间）遍及,整个
8、The company has branches throughout the country.throughout adv.1)整个地，在所有各处，全部The hill was green throughout.那座山整个都是绿的。2)自始至终，到最后She remained silent throughout.她从头到尾都保持沉默。6.Charlie first picks out the laces and eats them as if they were spaghetti.pick out1).(从同类当中)选出；选择She picked out a pink dress for
9、her daughter.2).(在许多人当中)看出；辨认出 Can you pick out her in the crowd?pick up 捡起，收集，继续，得到，恢复pick off 采摘as if/as though“好像”，引导的方式状语如果是虚拟的情况，采用虚拟语气，be动词用were。He behaves as if he were a child.如果描述的是可能发生的实际情况，动词就用与主句对应的时态。It looks as if it isnt clean enough to bathe here.It looks as if it is going to rain.Ja
10、ck wasnt saying anything,but the teacher smiled at him _ he had done something very clever.A.as ifB.in case C.while D.though解析：A“好像，似乎”；B“假若，万一”；C“当时候，然而”；D“虽然，尽管”。本句意思是：杰克什么都没说，但是老师朝他笑了笑，似乎他做了什么明智的事情一样。根据语境可知正确答案为A。7.The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe that ti is one of the convin
11、cing adj.令人信服的I am expecting a convincing response from you.The data we have collected are notconvincing enough.知识拓展 convince vt.使信服Your argument is too weak to convince me.I try to convince him of the reality of the danger.convinced adj确信的；深信的；坚信的People are convinced of the good quality of famous-b
12、rand food.Im not entirely convinced we should invest any money on that business.常用句型：convince sb.of sth.说服某人相信某事convince sb.that 使某人信服(相信)be convinced of 确信be(feel)firmly convinced that 确信；相信；坚信特别提醒：convince后不能接双宾语，若表示“说服某人某事”用convince sb.of sth.或 sb.be convinced of sth1).他使我相信他是无辜的。He convinced me
13、of his innocence.2).我无法说服他认识到他的错误。I couldnt convince him of his mistake.3).这使我相信他确实是诚实的。This convinced me that he is honest.Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs from the box.entertain astonish overcome chew convince1.Their record has sold an _ 15 million copies.2.Childrens TV nowada
14、ys is much more _.3.The actress _ her shyness and became a very good performer.4.Mike took out something that looked like a piece of _ gum.5.I didnt find any of their arguments very _.astonishingentertainingovercamechewingconvincing请根据具体语境,说出同一单词在句中的词性及含义。1.contenta.I like the style of his writing b
15、ut I dont like the content of his books.b.He who is content is always happy.c.As we cant go abroad this year,well have to content ourselves with a holiday in our hometown.2.sensea.George has no sense of humour and is hard to get on with.b.The horse sensed danger and stopped.n.内容adj.满足的v.使满足n.理解力v.感觉
16、到3.failurea.Failure can also breed success.b.The systems failure meant the workers had to wait for the engineer to repair it.4.stara.The star of this film is a previously unknown actor.b.In his last film he starred as a cowboy.5.whispera.She said it in a whisper,so I couldnt hear her.b.The leaves wh
17、ispered in the breeze.n.失败n.故障n.明星v.主演n.耳语v.飒飒作响1.We should learn to _(克服困难),no matter how hard they are.2.Though he is always wearing old clothes,he is _(并不如你想的那么穷)as you think.3.It _(很幸运)that he _(被选出)for the final competition.overcome difficultiesnot so badly offwas picked outwas very fortunateTr
18、anslate the sentences into English.4.Do you _ (觉得他这个人很好相处)吗?5.She _(感到非常满足)stay at home looking after her children.6.He is a _(不是个成功的艺术家),but a success as an art teacher.7._(主演)the film Spiderman III,Tobey Maguire is very popular_(全世界).find it easy to get along with himis quite content tofailure as
19、an artistHaving starred inthroughout the world8._(令我们惊奇是),he was not_(惊奇的)the news _(我们都认为惊奇的).9.There is _(直达的火车)from Germany to France,_(这会节省你很多的时间)。10.Children _(来自富裕家庭的)have more chances to _(国外深造).a direct train which can help you save a lot of timefrom well off familiesgo abroad for further ed
20、ucationTo our astonishmentastonished atwe all think astonishing11.我对这次竞赛的方式很满意。(be/feel content with)12.雨下了一整夜。(throughout)13.黄色的大衣使她在人群中显得非常显眼。(pick out)Im/feel perfectly content with the way of the competition.It rained throughout the night.The yellow coat picks/picked her out in the crowd.14.你不必说
21、服我你是这份工作的合适人选。(convince)15.他的孩子们并没有表现出对看电影的兴趣,这总让他颇感惊讶。(astonish)You dont have to convince me youre the right person for the job.It always astonished him that his children showed little interest in seeing films.Homework1.Finish the exercises in Discovering useful words and expressions.2.Finish the exercises in Using words and expressions in Workbook.
