必修4unit3課文知識點詳解

1、Unit 3 A taste of English humour 1.Content adj,滿足的，滿意的；vt,使?jié)M足； n,內(nèi)容，目錄，容量。 content作形容詞，通常作表語、后置定語或 狀語;作前置定語時要用contented,如a contented expression滿足的表情; be content to do sth.(=be willing to do sth) 樂意做某事；滿足于做某事 be content with sth.(=be satisfied/pleased with sth.)對某事滿意/滿足 content oneself with sth.滿足于；對

2、感 到滿意,2. astonish vt, 使震驚，使驚訝 (1)astonish sb.with/by sth.用某事使某人驚訝 be astonished at/by sth.對某事感到驚訝 be astonished to do sth.驚訝地做某事 (2)astonished adj.感到吃驚的 astonishment n.驚訝 astonishing adj.令人吃驚的 (3) to ones astonishment使某人驚訝的是 in astonishment吃驚地,3. badly off 貧困的，窮的，缺少的 be worse off 情況更糟，惡化 be badly of

3、f 境況不好；拮據(jù)；貧窮 be well off 境況很好；富裕 be better off 境況(尤指經(jīng)濟境況)較好 go from bad to worse (指不如意的境況等)越來越壞，每況愈下 What is worse= to make matters worse Worse still, 更糟糕的是,worse and worse越來越壞，每況愈下 for better or (for) worse不論好壞；不管怎么樣 即學(xué)即用 (1)當時我們的初級中學(xué)缺少教師。 Our junior middle school was then _ for teachers. (2)這條新法規(guī)可

4、使家庭經(jīng)濟寬裕一些。 Families will _ under the new law,badly off,be better off,4.entertain entertaining adj.愉快的；有趣的,v.款待，招待；使快樂,entertainment n.娛樂活動 entertain sb.(to sth.)宴客；招待，款待某人(尤指在自己家中) entertain sb.(with sth.) (用)使某人快樂 (1)他給我們講故事、說笑話,讓我們高興了好幾個小時。 He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes. (

5、2)昨晚鮑勃和利茲設(shè)宴招待了我們。 Bob and Liz entertained us to dinner last night,5. pick out 挑出，辨別出 pick up拾起；接人；偶得；收聽，收看； 使精神恢復(fù)；收拾，整理；重新開始； 繼續(xù),偶然學(xué)會 pick oneself up 跌倒后站起來 pick up with sb 結(jié)識某人 pick and choose 挑三揀四 pick.apart把 撕成碎片,6.cut off 切斷，隔斷，斷絕 She is going to cut off her long hair. 她打算剪掉長發(fā)。 They cut off the

6、gas supply. 他們停止了煤氣供應(yīng)。 cut across走捷徑；走近路 cut down砍倒；砍傷；砍死；削減，縮減 cut in 插嘴，插話 cut out剪除；切掉；割掉；刪掉，省掉 cut up切碎，剪碎,7. convince vt, 使確信，使信服,convince sb of sth.使某人信服 convince sb to do sth. 說服某人做某事 convince sb that. 使某人確信 be convinced of / that確信 convincing adj,令人信服的 convinced adj ,確信的,Youll need to convin

7、ce them of your enthusiasm for the job. 你要使他們相信你殷切希望得到這份工作。 Ive been trying to convince him to see a doctor.我一直勸他去看病,8.direct vt/vi 導(dǎo)演,指示,指揮 adj,直接的,直率的 (1) direct sb.to do sth. 指示(令)某人做某事 direct+that從句 (謂語動詞用虛擬語氣) (2) in the direction of.朝方向 under the direction of.在指導(dǎo)下 in all directions (=in every

8、direction)朝四面八方 (3) directly adv.直接地，也可作連詞，引導(dǎo)時間 狀語從句，意為“一就,9.Charlie first picks out the laces and eats them as if they were spaghetti.查理 首先挑出鞋帶來吃，像是吃意大利面條一樣。 He behaves _ he owned the place. 他的所作所為好像他是這個地方的主人。 He talks _ he knew where she is. 他說話的樣子好像知道她在哪里似的。 He talks about Rome _ he had been ther

9、e himself. 他談?wù)撈鹆_馬就好像他去過那里似的,as if,as though,as though,_是as if引導(dǎo)的方式狀 語從句，從句中用了_,表示與現(xiàn)在事實相反 的情況。as if的意思是“_”,與_ 相同。用在look,seem,smell,taste,sound等系動詞 后面，引導(dǎo)表語從句；也可用在行為動詞之后， 引 導(dǎo)方式狀語從句。無論是何種從句,當其所表示的情 況是事實或具有很大可能性時，通常用陳述語氣;當 其所表示的情況不是事實,而是主觀的想像或夸大性 的比喻時,通常用虛擬語氣。其動詞時態(tài)的判斷標準 如下,as if they were spaghetti,虛擬語氣,

10、好像,仿佛,as though,注意 as if引導(dǎo)方式狀語從句時可用省略形式，后 面接名詞、形容詞、副詞和介詞短語,也可跟分詞或 不定式,即學(xué)即用 (1)他感到仿佛他要對發(fā)生的一切負責(zé)。 He felt as if he _ what had happened. (2)那棵樹看上去好像很久沒有人給澆水了。 The tree looked as if it _ _ for a long time,were responsible for,hadnt been,watered,10. whisper vt/vi小聲說，低聲說，n,耳語，低語 speak in a whisper低聲說 whisper to sb.向某人低聲說 give