Unit 3 A taste of English humour
1content adj.满足的，满意的
n．内容；目录；容量；满足 vt.使满足
He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives.(教材P18)
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满足于做某事(1)?
?be content with＝be satisfied with对??满足/满意?
(2)content oneself with满足于??；使(某人)自己对??感到满足
①Are you going to be content always to_drift (drift) with the stream? 难道你总是满足于随大流吗？
②She dropped her purse and the contents (content) fell out on the floor. 她的钱包掉了，里面的东西散落在地板上。
③We should never content ourselves with book knowledge only. 我们永远不要仅仅满足于书本知识。 2astonish vt.使惊诧
You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk.(教材P18)
你可能会感到惊奇，查理刚会说话时大人就教他唱歌，他刚会走路时大人就教他跳舞了。 (1)It astonishes sb that?令某人惊讶的是?? astonished adj.感到惊讶的??
(2)?be astonished at/by sth因/对某事感到惊讶??be astonished to do sth对做某事感到惊讶(3)astonishing adj.令人吃惊的
astonishment n.惊讶??
(4)?to one's astonishment使某人惊讶的是??in astonishment吃惊地
①They were_astonished (astonish) to find the driver was a six-year-old boy. 令他们吃惊的是，开车的居然是个6岁的小男孩。
②Much to my astonishment (astonish), she still remembered my name! 使我万分惊讶的是，她仍然记得我的名字！
③China is developing at an astonishing (astonish) speed, and will soon be one of the most powerful countries in the world.
中国正以惊人的速度发展，不久将成为世界上最强大国家之一。 3convince vt.使(人)信服；使相信
The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted！(教材P18)
令人心悦诚服的表演使你相信这是他吃过的最可口的饭菜！ (1)convincing adj.令人信服的；有说服力的
?convinced adj.确信的；深信的?(2)?
??be ?firmly? convinced of/that?确信；承认??
sb of使某人信服????
(3)convince?sb to do sth说服某人做某事
??sb that?使某人相信??
①He became convinced (convince) that his illness was purely imaginary: that made it none the better.
他逐渐相信了自己的病纯粹是想象出来的，但那也没有让他的病情有任何好转。 ②You 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。
③His mother has been trying to convince him to_see (see) a doctor. 他母亲一直设法说服他去看医生。
4direct vt.& vi.导演；指挥；指示；带领；管理；控制
adj.直的；直接的；直率的 adv.直接地
Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced the films he starred in.(教材P18)
查理·卓别林自编、自导、自制他主演的电影。 【一词多义】 写出下列句中direct的含义。
①The old man is willing to stand on the bend and direct the traffic. 指挥
②I like to make friends with anyone who is open and direct. 坦诚的
③The general manager directed the company through a difficult time. 带领；
指导
④He directed five Shakespearean plays. 导演 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?
??sb to sp告诉某人去某地
direction n.方向，方位；说明；指示；目标??in the direction of朝??方向(2)?under the direction of在??指导下??in all directions＝in every direction 朝四面八方
(3)directly adv.直接地；坦率地；正好地；立即(也可作连词，引导时间状语从句，意为“一??就??”)
⑤The singing group is under the direction of Mr Blair. 合唱团是由布莱尔先生指挥的。
⑥When the police arrived, the crowd scattered in all directions (direct). 警察到来时，人群向四处散去。
⑦Directly (direct) the teacher came in everyone was quiet. 老师一进来大家就都安静了。
5particular adj.特殊的；特别的；挑剔的
Children particularly would burst into laughter at his behaviour.(教材P20) 孩子们尤其对他的表演报之以大笑。 (1)be particular about对??讲究/挑剔 (2)in particular尤其；特别；格外 (3)particularly adv.尤其；特别地；特殊地
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，所以咱们出去散散步吧！
②He is very particular about food while he doesn't care about money. 他对吃的东西特别挑剔，而对钱不怎么在乎。
③Twitter is very popular in recent years, particularly (particular) among young people.
近年来推特大受欢迎，尤其受年轻人欢迎。
1badly off 穷的；缺少的
不幸的是他父亲去世了，使得他的家境更加艰难??
??be badly off for sth＝be short of/lack of 某物短缺(1)?
?be worse off 更穷；情况变坏，恶化?
be well off 有钱；富裕??
(2)?be well off for sth某方面充裕的??be better off 更富裕；处境较好
?go from bad to worse 越来越坏；每况愈下?(3)?
??to make matters worse＝?and? what is worse 更糟糕的是
①We aren't too badly (bad) off but we can't afford a house like that. 我们并不是一文不名，但我们负担不起那样的房子。
②The school is rather badly off for books and equipment.
③If he had worked harder when young, he would be better (good) off now. 如果他年轻时多努力一点，现在就能过得舒服些。 2pick out 挑出；辨别出；领会
Then he picks out the lace of the shoe and eats it as if it were spaghetti.(教材P18)
然后他挑出鞋带来吃，像吃意大利面一样。 【一词多义】 写出下列句中pick out的含义。
①At once I picked out my elder brother in the crowd.辨别出，认出
②I have to pick out its meaning with the help of an English translation. 领会
③A competition was held to pick out the best table tennis players. 挑出
??2?收拾，整理
??3??偶然?学会或获得?消息?；接收到
pick up ??4?用车接某人
??5?身体恢复；?生意、天气等?好转??6?收听到
pick and choose 挑三拣四 lived there very long.
?1?拾起，捡起
④It's surprising that your brother picked up Russian so quickly—he hasn't
真令人吃惊，你弟弟学会俄语如此快，他在俄国没待多久。
⑤I began to pick up after staying in hospital for several days. 在医院待了几天，我的病情开始好转。
3cut off 切断；剪下；断绝(水、电、煤气等)供应
Then he cuts off the leather top of the shoe as if it were the finest steak.(教材P18)
然后他把皮鞋上端的皮子切下来，就像是切下一块最好的牛排。
①He was in hospital for six months. He felt as if he was cut off from the outside world.
他住院六个月，感觉自己好像与外界隔绝了一样。
②Her little finger was cut off in an accident in the factory. 她的小手指是在工厂的一次事故中被切掉的。 cut away 砍掉；剪掉；逃走；跑开 cut down 砍倒；砍伤；砍死；削减，缩减 cut in 插嘴；打断(谈话) cut out 剪除；切掉；删除；省掉 cut up 切碎；使伤心
③When you give a speech, you'd better cut out unimportant details. 当你演讲时，最好删掉那些不重要的细节。
④She was really cut up when all her friends refused to help her. 当所有的朋友都拒绝帮助她时，她真的很难过。
“leave＋宾语＋宾补”意为“使??处于某种状态”
不幸的是他的父亲去世了，使得他的家境更加艰难，因此查理的童年是在照顾生病的母亲和弟弟中度过的。
【句式点拨】
leave 表示“使??处于某种状态”时，常用于“leave＋宾语＋宾补”的结构，其中宾补这一成分可以由过去分词、现在分词、不定式、形容词、名词或介词短语等来充当，即：
(1)leave sb doing sth让某人一直做某事 (宾语和宾补之间是主谓关系，表示动作正在进行) (2)leave sth undone 留下某事未做
(宾语和宾补之间是动宾关系，表示被动和完成，一般与undone, unfinished, unsettled, untouched 等搭配)
(3)leave sb to do sth留下某人做某事
(4)leave sth to be done 留下某事要做(不定式表示将来的动作)
另外，此句中“leaving the family even worse off”是v.-ing作(结果)状语。 ①Leave the windows open. It's so stuffy here. 让窗子开着，这儿太闷热了。