高中英語必修4_unit3語言點(diǎn)

1、A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOURReading“ To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it! ” -Charlie ChaplinThe writer mentioned that Charplins character “l(fā)ittle tramp” is charming and lovable, and he won an Oscar for a lifetime of outstanding work,which proves that the writer likes

2、 Charplin and appreciates his work. Whats the authors attitude to Charlie Charplin? A. positive B. negative C. serious D. appreciativeD in between adv.在中間一個城鎮(zhèn)連接另一個城鎮(zhèn),兩者之間有一條路。One town ends where the next begins and theres a road in between.今天下午我們有兩節(jié)課,課間有些休息時間。We have two lessons this afternoon, but

3、theres some time for rest in between.Language PointsNot that Charlies own life was easy! 卓別林自己的生活并沒有那么容易！本句可轉(zhuǎn)換為: Charlies own life was not that easy! that為副詞, 修飾形容詞easy。英語在中, 有時為了強(qiáng)調(diào)某一成分而將具有 否定意義的副詞置于句首構(gòu)成倒裝句, 這樣的副詞有not, never, seldom, little, few等。又如：Only in the country can you learn the “true Englis

4、h”. Never have I seen such a performance. Nowhere will you find the answer to this question. Not until the child fell asleep did the mother leave the room. . and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin. 句中up to now = up till now, 表示“到現(xiàn)在為止”, 常與現(xiàn)在完成時連用。如： 直到現(xiàn)在我還沒收到過他的信。 I

5、 havent got any letters from him up to now. 她的生活到目前仍一帆風(fēng)順。Her life has run smoothly up to now. content adj. 滿足; 滿意; 知足常見搭配: be content with sth. be content to do sth. 你對你的學(xué)習(xí)滿意嗎？Are you content with your studies?她呆在家里照顧孩子感到非常知足。She is quite content to stay at home looking after her children. 她顯得滿意的樣子。

6、She has a contented look.我喜歡這本書的文體, 但我不喜歡它的內(nèi)容。I like the style of the book but I dont like the content.她的回答好像令他滿意。( content v. )Her answer seemed to content him.區(qū)別: content; contented; satisfiedcontent與contented意思接近, 指“雖然各種愿望沒有實(shí)現(xiàn), 但人應(yīng)安于現(xiàn)狀不再多求”, content 一般作表語, 而contented一般作定語; satisfied指“愿望、渴望或需求都得到了

7、滿足, 因而心滿意足了”。content n. 所含之物, 內(nèi)容contentment n. 滿足astonish: v. 使(某人)吃驚, 震驚, 比surprise的語氣要強(qiáng)。地震使我驚慌失措。 The earthquake astonished me. 發(fā)現(xiàn)他喝醉了, 她很吃驚。 She was astonished to find he was drunk. 這令人吃驚的消息使我大吃一驚。I was astonished at / by the astonishing news. astonishing adj. 令人吃驚的 astonishment n. 驚訝, 驚奇;令人驚訝的事物

8、或人 to ones astonishment 令驚異的是令我們驚奇的是那小男孩居然游過了那條河。 To our astonishment the small boy swam across the river. in astonishment 愕然, 吃驚地 如：她吃驚地瞪著我。She stared at me in astonishment.fortunate為形容詞, 意為“幸運(yùn)的; 運(yùn)氣好的”, 相當(dāng)于lucky, 其反義詞為unfortunate。 常用結(jié)構(gòu): be fortunate (enough) to do 或be fortunate in doing 意為“很幸運(yùn)”。 如：

9、她很幸運(yùn)，有一位富有的丈夫。She is fortunate (enough) to have a rich husband.=She is fortunate in having a rich husband. It is fortunate that 意為“真是幸運(yùn)”。很幸運(yùn)的, 我們及時趕到那里。It is fortunate that we got there in time. fortunately adv. 用來修飾整句話, 意為“幸運(yùn)地, 幸虧”, 反義詞為unfortunately。 如:很幸運(yùn)地, 我立刻找到了他家。Fortunately, I found his house

10、 at once. fortune n. “機(jī)會; 命運(yùn); 運(yùn)氣” 如:她請人算了命。She has had her fortune told. 復(fù)合詞: fortune-teller n. 算命者 固定搭配: make a fortune 發(fā)大財傻人有傻福。Fortune favors fool. worse off: adj. (情況)更糟糕的, 更貧困的馬克的工作丟了, 情況比以前更糟。Mark has lost his job and is worse off than ever. better off 情況更好他住院留醫(yī)的話, 病情定會好轉(zhuǎn)。He will be better off

11、 in hospital. badly off 窮的; 缺少的well off 富有的entertaining adj. “使人快樂的; 有趣的”昨天他給我們講了一個有趣的故事。He told us an entertaining story yesterday. entertain v. 使感興趣; 使娛樂; 招待entertainment n. 娛樂; 款待; 招待entertainer n. (娛樂節(jié)目的)表演者throughout prep. 1) (表示地區(qū)) 遍及, 整個這家公司的分店遍及全國。 The company has branches throughout the cou

12、ntry. 2)(表示時間) 整個, 從頭到尾雨下了一整天。It rained throughout the day. 他一生過著窮苦的生活。He led a poor life throughout his life.throughout adv. 1) 整個地, 在所有各處, 全部 那座山整個都是綠的。 The hill was green throughout. 2) 自始至終, 到最后 她從頭到尾都保持沉默。 She remained silent throughout.homeless adj. 無家可歸的 -less是表示否定意義的形容詞后綴, 加在某些名詞的后面構(gòu)成否定意義的形容

13、詞, 類似的如：helpless 無力的; 無計可施的; 無助的; 無依無靠的careless 粗心的; 輕率的childless 沒有兒女的harmless 無害的; 無損害的;沒有惡意的; 無邪的ceaseless 不斷的; 不停的countless 數(shù)不盡的; 無數(shù)的tireless 不會疲倦的; 不知疲倦的, 不休止的worn-out adj.1.(衣類、機(jī)器等)磨破的; 磨損的; 用舊的 如： worn-out shoes 穿舊的鞋2.精疲力盡的; 憔悴的她看起來憔悴不堪。 She looks worn-out. failure: n. 失敗; 失敗者這場戲完全失敗了。 The pl

14、ay was a dead failure.cut off: 切斷; 斷絕暴風(fēng)雨切斷了整個地區(qū)電力供應(yīng)。A storm cut off power to the whole region. 電視節(jié)目被一條特別新聞報道打斷了。 The television show was cut off by a special news report. 我把頭發(fā)剪掉賣了。 I had my hair cut off and sold it. 我們和外界完全隔絕了。 We were completely cut off from the outside world. 【拓展】cut in 插嘴 cut off

15、: 切斷; 斷絕cut down 減少; 縮減 ;砍掉 cut up 切碎cut into pieces 切成碎片cut out 剪掉; 除去, 省略, 刪去 I was just talking to Margaret when Jackson _. (湖南2005) A. cut in B. cut down C. cut out D. cut up A cut down 意為“砍倒”；cut out 意為“剪掉; 除去, 省略, 刪去”;cut up 意為“切碎”。He eats each mouthful with great enjoyment.他一口一口地嚼得津津有味。他喝了一口苦

16、藥, 做了個鬼臉。He took a mouthful of the bitter medicine and made a face. 我太飽了, 一口也吃不下了。I felt so full that I couldnt eat another mouthful. 短語: at a mouthful 一大口地handful 一撮, 一把 handful of sand 一把沙子cupful 一滿杯two cupfuls of milk 兩杯牛奶spoonful 一匙; 滿匙two spoonfuls of sugar 兩匙糖houseful 滿屋; 一屋子a houseful of gues

17、ts 滿屋子客人 armful (單臂或雙臂)一抱之量 an armful of books 一抱的書convincing 用作形容詞, “使人信服的; 令人心悅誠服的”。：他的分析總是那么令人信服。 His analyses were always so convincing. 這是我所能找到的最令人信服的證據(jù), 以證明我的觀點(diǎn)。 This is the most convincing evidence that I can find to prove my point. 【拓展】convince vt 使相信; 說服; 使承認(rèn)convinced adj 堅(jiān)信不移的; 有堅(jiān)定信仰的convi

18、nce . of 使確信be convinced of 確信; 承認(rèn)sb be convinced that = sb believe that 某人相信direct v. “導(dǎo)演”, 它還有其它意思: adj. 直的; 直線的; 直達(dá)的 如：此地沒有直達(dá)臺中的火車。There is no direct train from here to Taichung.直通倫敦的路 a direct road to London直線飛行 fly in a direct line adj. 坦白的; 率直的。 如：他給我率直的回答。He gave me a direct answer. star v. (在電影中)主演, 由主演; 以為主角 這位導(dǎo)演想讓吉姆主演他的新片。 The director wants to star Jim in his new film.她主演了許多好電影。 She has starred in a lot of good films. The boy burst into tears _ he saw his mother.di