Period 3 知识讲练课

学习目标

1.To grasp the usage of such words and expressions as astonish,entertain,failure,convince,badly off,pick out,etc.

2.To master the following patterns.

(1)As Victor Hugo once said,“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”. (2)Then he picks out the lace of the shoe and eats it as if it were spaghetti.

学习过程

?Step 1 Revision:课文再现

A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOR

Charlie was born in a poor family.You may find it (1) (惊奇的)that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk.(2) (不幸的是)his father died,(3)(使得)the family even (4) (更贫穷),so Charlie spent his childhood (5) (照顾)his sick mother and his brother.By his teens,Charlie had

become one of the most popular child actors in England.He could mime and act the fool (6) (做日常的事物).His subtle acting made everything (7) (滑稽可笑).

(8) (随着时间的流逝),he became known throughout the world as the little tramp.This character was a social (9) (失败者)but was loved for his optimism and determination to (10) (战胜所有困难).

Here is an example from one of his most famous films,The Gold Rush.He and his friend are

so hungry that the little tramp tries boiling one of his leather shoes for dinner.Then he (11) (切)the leather top of the shoe and (12) (和同伴分享这只鞋)the other fellow.Charlie (13) (挑出)the lace of the shoe and eats it as if it were spaghetti.He eats each mouthful with great enjoyment.The acting is so (14) (有说服力的)that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted!

Charlie Chaplin wrote,(15) (指导)and produced the films he (16) (主演).In 1972 he was given a special Oscar for his (17) (杰出的)work in films.He is loved and remembered as a great actor who could (18) (鼓舞)people with great (19) (信心).

?Step 2 Reading

1. ...up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin. ……关于这一点,直到今天也没有人能比查理·卓别林做得更好。 【观察思考】

(1)He has been unconscious up to now. 直到现在他还不省人事。

(2)We haven’t heard from her up to now. 直到现在我们还没有收到她的来信。 up to now常与现在完成时连用。 up to还可表示下列意义 (1) The hall can hold up to 100 people. (2)

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What are you up to? (3) It’s up to you. (4) I’m not up to the job. 【尝试运用】

(1)—What shall we do tonight then? — —whatever you want.

A.Help yourself B.It’s a deal

C.No problem D.It’s up to you

(2)Up to now,the program thousands of children who would otherwise have died. A.would save B.saves C.had saved D.has saved

2.He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed,so they could feel more content with their lives.

在感到沮丧的时候,他可以使人们开怀大笑,于是人们对自己的生活感到比较满足。 【观察思考】

(1)Are you content with your present achievement? 你对你目前的成就满意吗?

(2)I amcontentto do shopping online. 我愿意网上购物。

(3)I am content that I have a happy family. 我有一个幸福的家庭,我很满意。

(4)Looking at her grandson,the granny smiled with content. 看着她的孙子,这个老奶奶满意地笑了。

(5)Martina contented herself with a single glass of wine. 玛蒂娜只喝了一杯酒就心满意足了。 adj.(1)be content with ; be content to do ; be content that... n.(2)with content vt.(3)content oneself with (4)“对……感到满意”的表达方式有: 【尝试运用】

Those who are their present situations will surely make no more advances in life. A.content to B.satisfied of C.pleased to D.content with

3.Instead he and another man are hiding in a small hut during a snowstorm with nothing to eat.

相反,他和另一个人被暴风雪困在一个小木屋中,没有任何可以吃的东西。 【观察思考】

(1)With the final examination approaching,the students are studying much harder. 由于期末考试要到了,学生们学习更努力了。

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(2)With their homework finished,the children ran out to play. 作业完成后,孩子们跑出去玩了。

(3)With a lot of work to do,I couldn’t go to see the doctor. 有很多作业要做,我不能看医生了。

(4)In summer,she usually sleeps with the window open. 夏天,她通常开着窗户睡觉。

(5)He left the room with the light on. 他亮着灯离开了这个房间。

(6)A young lady came in with a baby in her arms. 一个年轻女士怀里抱着一个婴儿进来了。

with nothing to eat为with复合结构,with+宾语+宾语补足语,宾语补足语可以是 (1) (与宾语存在主动关系) (2) (与宾语存在动宾关系) (3) (表示未发生的动作) (4)介词短语 (5) ; (表示状态) 【尝试运用】

Tired,Jim fell asleep with his back a big tree. A.in B.below C.beside D.against

4.Charlie cuts off the leather top of the shoe and shares the shoe with the other fellow. 查理切掉皮鞋上面的部分,和同伴分享这只鞋。 【观察思考】

(1)Students are required to cut off long hair according to school regulations. 根据学校规定,学生都不准留长发。 (2)Our water supply has been cut off. 我们断水了。

(3)Don’t cut me off when I’m talking. 我说话时别打断我。

(1)cut across (2)cut in (3)cut into (4)cut out (5)cut down (6)cut up 【尝试运用】

(1)Struck by the terrible earthquake,Wenchuan,a county in Sichuan Province,was from the outside.

A.cut up B.cut down C.cut in D.cut off

(2)My uncle hasn’t been able to quit smoking,but at least he has . A.cut out B.cut down C.cut up D.cut in

5.Then he picks out the lace of the shoe and eats it as if it were spaghetti. 然后他挑出鞋带来吃,像吃意大利面一样。 【观察思考】

(1)My elder brother picked out a new car for me. 我哥哥给我挑选了一辆新车。

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