1、Unit 3 A taste of English humour,1.adj. 满足的 n. 满足 2.n. 表演者/演出者 3.v. 使惊诧 4.adj. 令人惊讶的 5.adj. 幸运/吉利的 6.adv. 不幸地 7.adj. 平常的,普通的 8.adj. 厌烦的 9.v. 使欢乐,款待 10. prep. 遍及;贯穿,1. content 2.performer 3.astonish 4.astonishing 5.fortunate 6.unfortunately 7. ordinary8.bored9.entertain 10. throughout,11.adj. 无家可归的 1
2、2.n. 小胡子 13.adj. 用旧/破烂的 14.n. 失败（者） 15.v. 战胜;克服 16.n. 皮革 17.v.嚼碎;咀嚼 18.v. 使信服 19.adj. 令人信服的 20.v.导演,指示,指挥,11.homeless 12. moustache 13.worn 14.failure 15.overcome 16.leather 17.chew 18.convince 19.convincing 20.direct,21. adj.杰出的 22.n. 瑞士 23.n./v. 姿态;手势 24.adj.特殊的 n.细节 25.n. 时刻,场合 26.n. 预算,开支 27.n.
3、女演员 28.v.幻灯片 29.直到现在 30.对满意,21.outstanding22.Switzerland23.gesture24.particular25.occasion26.budget27.actress28.slide29.up to now30.be content with,1.up to now 直到现在be up to sb由某人决定up to date = up-to-date adj. 最近的,最新的be up to sth 胜任 up and down 上上下下Whats up ? 什么事？,2. bright adj. 明亮/阳光/生动/聪明/有前途的brigh
4、ten vt. 使变亮,使生辉He brightened (up) when he heard the good news. 他听到这个好消息时喜形於色。The sky / weather is brightening. 天空 / 天气转晴。brightness n. 光亮/明亮/聪明,3 so they could fell more content with their lives.1).content (adj.) =satisfied, pleased满足的,满意的; be content with sth. 满足于某事be content to do sth. 愿意做某事be con
5、tent that 满足.be satisfied /pleased with满足.,2) content n.所含之物,内容,目录 I like the style of his book but I dont like the content. the contents of my desk drawer我抽屉存放的东西 the content of the speech 演讲的内容 3) content vt.使满意, 使满足content sb./oneself with sth.使某人/自己满足于 I content myself with a glass of coffee eve
6、ryday.,4. astonish vt. 使惊异;使大为吃惊 1) astonish sb. 使某人惊奇 The news astonished everybody. 2) be astonished+ at (by) /to do/that 被(因)惊吓我被那些巨大的声响吓了一跳。 I was astonished to hear the loud sound.他出现在宴会上,使我们感到惊讶。We were astonished that he appeared at the party.,to ones astonishment 令惊异的是 To our astonishment th
7、e small boy swam across the river. astonishing adj. 令人吃惊的 an astonishing remark 惊人之语 astonishment n. 惊异；惊愕；惊奇 in astonishment 愕然， 吃惊地 如：She stared at me in astonishment.,6. Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family the family even worse off.be badly off 贫困,潦倒,境况不好的;缺少的(句中的 worse off 为其比较级) I
8、 am quite badly off recently. 最近我经济上很拮据。 The refugees are badly off for blankets, and even worse off for food.难民需要毯子，更需要食物。,be worse off 情况带坏,恶化be well off 富裕的,处境好的be better off (尤指经济)境况较好我去她家一看,发现她的生活状况比我的更差。I went to her home and found her living condition was worse off than mine.我们不应该因为穷而叫苦连天-许多人
9、的家境更糟。 We shouldnt complain about being poor -many families are much worse off.,7. bore v.使厌烦 n.讨厌的人/麻烦事 He bored us all by talking for hours about his new house. bored adj. 厌烦的，无聊的 boring adj. 令人厌烦的be bored with 厌烦做 .1.The children quickly got /were _with staying indoors.2.There was a _expression o
10、n her face.3.The _evening made them all _.,bored,bored,boring,bored,8, because known throughout the world.1)The company has branches throughout the country/the world.prep. (表示地区)遍及2)It rained throughout the night.prep. (表示时间)贯穿3) The hill was green throughout. adv. 到处4) She remained silent throughou
11、t.adv.自始至终,9.particular adj. 特殊的,特别的in particular 特别,尤其You should avoid eating fat meat, pork in particular.be particular about sth 对某事挑剔 He is very particular about what he eats.from the particular to the universal,从特殊到普通,10. knock into 撞上(车,墙等)knock at (on) 敲(门) knock against 冲着敲 knock out (of)敲倒
12、/ 破坏 / 筋疲力竭knock down 击倒,拆卸,拍卖出 knock over 打翻,搜查,吃掉 knock off 敲落(中止,下班),1)These old houses are going to be knocked _. 2)The policeman knocked the gun _ of the thiefs hand . 3)If you knock _ someone, you should say sorry. 4) - Are either you or he going to visit the exhibition? - He is. I cant knock
13、_ working until 6 oclock.,down,out,into,off,11. The tramp, a poor, homeless man with a moustache, wore large trousers, worn-out shoes.homeless adj. 无家可归的 helpless adj. 无助的; 无依无靠的careless adj. 粗心的; 轻率childless adj. 没有儿女的harmless adj. 无害的; 无损害的；countless adj. 数不尽的; 无数的tireless adj. 不知疲倦的,无休止的,12. worn
14、-out adj. 1)(衣类/机器等)磨破的;磨损的;用旧的(一般用在名词前)a worn-out coat一件穿破的大衣a worn-out automobile 一辆破旧的汽车a worn-out age 风烛残年 2)精疲力尽的,憔悴的(一般不用在名词前)She looked /was / got worn-out when he came back.,13. overcome v. 战胜,克服He overcame a bad habit.他克服了一项恶习。be overcome with / by 被(悲哀、恐怖等)打倒;因为崩溃/垮掉She was overcome with /
15、 by grief.她因为悲伤而崩溃了。,14 .pick out a. (从同类当中) 选出,选择 She picked out a pink dress for her daughter. b. (在许多人当中)看出;辨认出 Can you pick out your mother in this crowd? pick up 拾起;(车/船)搭载客人,驾车去接(人);接收(信号/广播/电视节目)学会(语言),15. cut off (1) Her little finger was cut off in an accident at the factory. 切下；割下，砍下 (2) W
16、e were cut off in the middle of our conversation. 切断电话线使某人通话中断 (3) Disease cut him off in the best part of life. 疾病死亡,cut in 打断别人的谈话，插嘴cut across 抄近路穿过In order not to be late, she cut across the fields. 为了不迟到，她抄近路穿过田野。cut out 切断, 删除, 停止, 取代, 裁剪cut down 削减, 击倒, 杀死cut up 切碎,16.He eats each mouthful wi
17、th great enjoyment. 他一口一口地嚼得津津有味。mouthful n. 一口；满口He took a mouthful of the bitter medicine and made a face. 他喝了一口苦药，做了个鬼脸。a mouthful of 一大口的at a mouthful 一大口,handful n. 一撮，一把 a handful of sand 一把沙子cupful n.一满杯 two cupfuls of milk 两杯牛奶spoonful n.一匙；满匙 two spoonfuls of sugar 两匙糖,17. convincing adj. 使
18、人信服的，有力的，令人心悦诚服的 This is not a convincing story but most people like to talk about it. convince v. 使确信，使信服，说服 convince sb of sth 使某人相信某事 convince sb to do sth说服某人做某事 convince sb that 使某人相信,Finally we failed to convince them. 最后我们说服不了他们。 He convinced me of his sincerity. 他使我确信他的真诚。In order to_ us of
19、his innocence. he gave us several _cases which could make us_of him.,convince,convincing,convinced,18. Chaplin wrote, directed, and produced the films he starred in. 1)The driver directed us to the airport.direct v. 指挥,导演,命令,指示2)There is no direct train from here to Taiwang. direct adj. 直的,直线的;直达的 3
20、)He gave me a direct answer. direct adj. 坦白的; 率直的,19. star in (在电影中)主演, 由主演；以为主角 She has starred in a lot of good films. 20.fortunate adj. 幸运的，吉利的. fortune n. 幸运,运气fortunately adv.幸运地unfortunately adv.不幸地be fortunate in doing 在方面幸运,be fortunate to do sth. 幸运的能做某事我很幸运有健康的身体。Im fortunate to have good health. It is fortunate that 是幸运的说来幸运,他被恰好驶过的船救起。It was fortunate that he was saved by the passing boat.,
