金版新学案2015届高考英语大一轮复习讲义 Unit 3 A taste of English humour（含解析）新人教版必修4

Unit 3 A taste of English humour

1．content(adj.) 满足的；满意的 (n.) 满足

2．fortunate(adj.) 幸运的；吉利的 3．overcome(vt.& vi.) 战胜；克服

4．outstanding(adj.) 突出的；杰出的；显著的 5．gesture(n.) 姿态；手势 (vi.) 做手势

6．particular(adj.) 特殊的；特别的 (n.) 细节；细目

7．occasion(n.) 时刻；场合

8．slide(vt.& vi.) (使)滑动；(使)滑行 (n.) 滑；滑动；幻灯片 9．whisper(n.) 耳语；低语 (vt.& vi.) 低语；小声说 10．mess(n.) 脏或乱的状态

11．humour(n.)幽默；滑稽→humourous(adj.)滑稽的；幽默的

12．performer(n.)表演者；演出者→perform(v.)执行；表演→performance(n.)执行；演出

13．entertain(vt.& vi.)使欢乐；款待→entertainment(n.)娱乐→entertaining(adj.)愉快的；有趣的

14．convince(vt.)使信服→convincing(adj.)令人信服的→convinced(adj.)坚信不移的

15．direct(vt.& vi.)导演；指示；指挥；(adj.)直的；直接的；直率的→director(n.)导演→direction(n.)指导→directly(adv.& conj.)直接地；径直的；一??就??

16．amuse(vt.)使发笑；使愉快→amusing(adj.)好笑的；有趣的→amused(adj.)愉快的→amusement(n.)消遣；娱乐(活动)

17．astonish vt.使惊诧→astonished adj.感到惊讶的→astonishing adj.令人感到惊讶的→astonishment n．惊讶

18．react vi.作出反应；回应→reaction n．反应；回应

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1．up_to_now 直到现在

2．feel/be_content_with 对??满足 3．badly_off 穷的；缺少的 4．pick_out 挑出；辨别出 5．cut_off 切断；断绝 6．as_if/as_though 好像 7．star_in 担任主角；主演 8．be_particular_about 对??挑剔

1．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.

维克多·雨果曾经说过：“笑容如阳光，能驱走人们脸上的冬天。”关于这一点，直到今天也没有人能比查理·卓别林做得更好。

名师指津：as引导定语从句，意为“正如，正像”。

例句仿写：正如我们多次强调的那样，“为人民服务”是我们的第一宗旨。 As we have stressed many times，“serve the people” is our first policy. 2．Unfortunately his father died，leaving the family even worse off，so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.

不幸的是他的父亲去世了，使得他的家庭状况更糟了，因此查理的童年是在照顾生病的母亲和弟弟中度过的。

名师指津：leaving the family even worse off为现在分词短语作结果状语。 例句仿写：大自然为我们的祖国提供了丰富的自然宝藏，使之成为我们幸福的家园。 Nature has provided our country with wealthy natural treasures，making_it_a_happy_home for us.

3．By his teens，Charlie had，through his humour，become one of the most popular child actors in England.在十多岁的时候，凭借着自己的幽默，查理已经在英国成为最受欢迎的童星之一。

名师指津：by表示“到??为止”，句子常用完成时态。 例句仿写：到明年的这个时刻，你们大家就都成为大学生了。

By this time of next year，all of you will_have_become_college_students.

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content adj.满足的，满意的；n.内容，目录，容量；满足；vt.使满足

教材原句P18：He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed，so they could feel more content with their lives.

在人们感到沮丧的时候，他可以使他们开怀大笑，于是人们就对自己的生活感到比较满足。

??be content to do sth.乐于做某事(1)?

?be content with对??满足/满意?

(2)content oneself with

满足于；使(某人)自己对??感到满足

①(朗文P433)I was_no_longer_content/satisfied_with the life that had once contented me.

我已经不再满足于曾经使我满足的生活了。

②That rich man is tired of city life，so he is_content_to_live in the country.那位富人厌倦了城市生活，于是他愿意生活在乡下。

③We should never content ourselves with book knowledge only. 我们永远不要仅仅满足于书本知识。

④She dropped her purse and the contents fell out on the floor. 她的皮包掉下，里面的东西散落在地板上。

direct vt.& vi.导演；指挥；指示；adj.径直的；直接的；直率的；adv.直接地 (朗文P567)A policeman stood in the middle of the road，directing the traffic.一名警察站在路中央指挥交通。

direct sb.to do sth.指示令某人做某事??

(1)?direct＋that从句谓语动词用虚拟语气??direct sb.to a place告诉某人去某地

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in the direction of...朝??方向??

(2)?under the direction of...在??指导下?＝?

朝四面八方

(3)directly adv.直接地，也可作连词，引导时间状语从句， 意为“一??就??”。

①The general directed that the prisoners (should) be set free. 将军下令释放犯人。

②I like to make friends with anyone who is_open_and_direct. 我喜欢和任何坦诚直爽的人交朋友。

③Directly the teacher came in everyone was quiet. 老师一进来大家就安静了。

particular adj.特殊的；特别的；挑剔的；n.细节；细目

(2011·江西卷单项填空)She has already tried her best.Please don’t be too particular about her job.

她已经尽力了，请不要过分挑剔她的工作。

(1)be particular about/over sth.对??讲究；挑剔 be particular to do sth.特地做某事 in particular尤其；特别；格外 (2)particularly adv.尤其；特别

①I have nothing particular to do this evening，so let’s go out for a walk.今晚我没有什么特别的事要做，咱们出去散散步吧！

②She loves the song in_particular，because her mother used to sing it.她特别喜欢这首歌，因为她妈妈过去常常唱。

③Text messages are very popular in recent years，particularly among young people.

近年来手机短信大受欢迎，尤其在年轻人当中。

whisper vi.& vt.低语，小声说；把(秘密等)悄悄传开；n.耳语，低语 (牛津P2294)She leaned over and whispered something in his ear. 她探过身去附耳给他说了些什么。

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whisper to sb.与某人耳语

in a whisper＝in whispers＝in a low voice耳语地，低声地 It is/was whispered that...据秘密传闻??

①The manager was angry at seeing his employee whispering in the office then warned them not to do that again.经理看到员工在办公室里窃窃私语特别生气，于是警告他们不要再私下交谈。

②They sat at the back of the room，talking_in_whispers. 他们坐在房间的后面低声谈话。

convince vt.使确信(信服)

(2011·江苏书面表达)The picture convinces me that it is even more important to be a good daughter than a good student.这幅图画让我深信做一个好女儿甚至比做一个“好”学生更重要。

convince sb.of sth.使某人信服????

(1)?convince sb.to do sth.说服某人做某事??convince sb.that使某人确信??(2)be convinced of/that...确信?? (3)convincing adj.有说服力的；令人信服的

①You need to convince_your_interviewer_of your ability to master the work. 你需要让你的面试官相信你有驾驭这份工作的能力。

②Truly_convinced that the government can lead them out of the financial crisis，people are optimistic about the future of the country.相信政府可以带领他们走出金融危机，人们对国家的未来感到乐观。

③There is now convincing evidence that smoking causes lung cancer.现有令人信服的证据说吸烟能导致肺癌。

Ⅰ.完成句子

1．__________________________________(对目前的工作不满意)，he has been busy hunting for a new one.

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