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1....anduptonownobodyhasbeenabletodothisbetterthanCharlieChaplin.句中uptonow=uptillnow,表示“到现在为止”,常与现在完成时连用。如：Ihaven’tgotanylettersfromhimuptonow.直到现在我还没收到过他的信。Herlifehasrunsmoothlyuptonow.她的生活到目前仍一帆风顺。【拓展】upto达到……程度或数量beuptosth能胜任某事;忙于某事或从事于某事beuptosb该由某人做出决定;取决于某人2.…sotheycouldfeelmorecontentwiththeirlives.1)contentadj.满足;满意;知足常见搭配:becontentwithsth.becontenttodosth.如：Areyoucontentwithyourpresentsalary?你对你现在的工资待遇满意吗？Sheisquitecontenttostayathomelookingafterherchildren.她呆在家里照顾孩子感到非常知足。区别:content;contented;satisfiedcontent与contented意思接近,指“虽然各种愿望没有实现,但人安于现状不再多求”,content一般作表语,而contented一般作定语;satisfied指“愿望、渴望或需求都得到了满足,因而心满意足了”。Shehasacontentedlook.她显得满意的样子。2)contentn.所含之物,内容如：IlikethestyleofthebookbutIdon’tlikethecontent.我喜欢这本书的文体,但我不喜欢它的内容。Wesatthere,______withwhatwelistenedto.A.satisfyingB.tosatisfyC.contentedD.content解析:本题考查动词用法。satisfied表示“感到满意的”,把A、B两项排除;content既是形容词,又是动词,becontentwith对……满足。D3)contentvt.使满足(+with)e.g.Heranswerseemedtocontenthim.她的回答好像令他满意。3.NotthatCharlie’sownlifewaseasy!卓别林自己的生活并没有那么容易！本句为not构成的倒装句。that为副词,修饰形容词easy。在英语中,有时为了强调某一成分而将具有否定意义的副词置于句首构成倒装句,这样的副词有not,never,seldom,little,few等。本句可转换为:Charlie’sownlifewasnotthateasy!又如：Onlyinthecountrycanyoulearnthe“trueEnglish”.NeverhaveIseensuchaperformance.Nowherewillyoufindtheanswertothisquestion.Notuntilthechildfellasleepdidthemotherleavetheroom.4.YoumayfinditastonishingthatCharliewastaughttosingassoonashecouldspeakanddanceassoonashecouldwalk.令人感到震惊的是,当查理会说话和走路的时候就被教唱歌和跳舞。1)it在句中作形式宾语,动词不定式tosee…theroad才是真正的宾语。当动词不定式作句子的宾语,同时有一个形容词同宾语在一起时，常用it作形式宾语。如：I’llmakeitmybusinesstohelpher.我会把帮助她作为我的责任。Doyouconsideritwisetotellthemaboutit?2)astonish:v.使(某人)吃惊,震惊,比surprise的语气要强。如:Theearthquakeastonishedme.地震使我惊慌失措。beastonished吃惊如：Shewasastonishedtofindhewasdrunk.发现他喝醉了,她很吃惊。Iwasastonishedat/bythenews.这消息使我大吃一惊。toone’sastonishment令…惊异的是…Toourastonishmentthesmallboyswamacrosstheriver.令我们惊奇的是那小男孩居然游过了那条河。astonishingadj.令人吃惊的anastonishingremark惊人之语astonishmentn.惊异;惊愕;惊奇inastonishment愕然,吃惊地如：Shestaredatmeinastonishment.她吃惊地瞪着我。5.fortunate为形容词,意为“幸运的;运气好的”,相当于lucky,其反义词为unfortunate。常用结构:befortunate(enough)todo或befortunateindoing意为“……很幸运”。如：Sheisfortunate(enough)tohavearichhusband.=Sheisfortunateinhavingarichhusband.她很幸运，有一位富有的丈夫。此外,还可用于Itisfortunatethat…这一结构,意为“……真是幸运”。如：Itisfortunatethatwegotthereintime.很幸运的,我们及时赶到那里。fortunatelyadv.用来修饰整句话,意为“幸运地,幸亏”,反义词为unfortunately。如:Fortunately,Ifoundhishouseatonce.很幸运地,我立刻找到了他家。fortunen.“机会;命运;运气”如:Shehashadherfortunetold.她请人算了命。复合词:fortune-tellern.算命者固定搭配:makeafortune发大财谚语:Fortunefavorsfool.傻人有傻福。6.Unfortunatelyhisfatherdied,leavingthefamilyevenworseoff…worseoff:adj.(情况)更糟糕的,更贫困的Markhaslosthisjobandisworseoffthanever.马克的工作丢了,情况比以前更糟。betteroff情况更好Hewillbebetteroffinhospital.他住院留医的话,病情定会好转。I’veonlybrokenmyarm;otherpatientsarefarworseoffthanme.我只是胳膊折了,其他病人比我严重得多。Tomhaslosthisjobandisworseoffthanever.汤姆的工作丢了,情况比以前更糟。【拓展】badlyoff穷的;缺少的welloff富有的7.Noonewaseverboredwatchinghim—hissubtleactingmadeeverythingentertaining.entertainingadj.表示“使人快乐的;有趣的”Hetoldusanentertainingstoryyesterday.昨天他给我们讲了一个有趣的故事。Filmsshouldbeentertaining.【拓展】entertainv.使感兴趣;使娱乐;招待entertainmentn.娱乐;款待;招待entertainern.(娱乐节目的)表演者8.…becauseknownthroughouttheworld.throughoutprep.1)(表示地区)遍及,整个如：Thecompanyhasbranchesthroughoutthecountry.这家公司的分店遍及全国。2)(表示时间)整个,从头到尾如：Itrainedthroughouttheday.雨下了一整天。Heledapoorlifethroughouthislife.他一生过着穷苦的生活。throughoutadv.1)整个地,在所有各处,全部e.g.Thehillwasgreenthroughout.那座山整个都是绿的。2)自始至终,到最后如：Sheremainedsilentthroughout.她从头到尾都保持沉默。9.Thetramp,apoor,homelessmanwithamoustache,worelargetrousers,worn-outshoes...1)homelessadj.无家可归的-less是表示否定意义的形容词后缀,加在某些名词的后面构成否定意义的形容词,类似的如：helpless无力的;无计可施的;无助的;无依无靠的careless粗心的;轻率的childless没有儿女的harmless无害的;无损害的;没有恶意的;无邪的ceaseless不断的;不停的countless数不尽的;无数的tireless不会疲倦的;不知疲倦的,不休止的2)worn-outadj.①(衣类、机器等)磨破的;磨损的;用旧的如：worn-outshoes穿旧的鞋②精疲力尽的;憔悴的(一般不用在名词前)如：Shelooksworn-out.她看起来憔悴不堪。10.Thischaracterwasasocialfailurebutwaslovedforhisoptimismanddeterminationtoovercomealldifficulties.这个角色是社会生活中的失败者,但他的乐观精神和战胜困难的决心使他受到人们的喜爱。本句为but连接的并列句,but后的分句承前省略了主语thischaracter;toovercomealldifficulties为动词不定式短语作定语,修饰determination。本句可理解为:Thischaracterwasnotasuccessfulpersoninsociallife,butpeoplelovedhimbecauseofhisoptimismanddeterminationtoovercomealldifficulties.failure:n.失败;失败者Theplaywasadeadfailure.这场戏完全失败了。overcomev.(overcame,overcome)战胜;克服Therewillbenodifficultyintheworldthattheycannotovercome.世界上任何困难他们都可以克服。11.Charliefirstpickedoutthelacesandeatsthemasiftheyarespaghetti.pickout:挑出;辨别出Myfatherhelpedmepickoutanewbook.我父亲帮我选了一本新书。与pick有关的短语:pickoff摘取pickoneselfup(倒下的人)站起来pickup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)pickupwith在偶然机会认识(人)Thispicturewastakenalongtimeago.Iwonderifyoucan____myfather.(湖北2005)A.findoutB.pickoutC.lookoutD.speakoutBfindout(通过研究、努力)发现,找出；lookout向外看,当心,注意；speakout大声且清楚地说出。只有pickout意思合适。12.Thenhecutsofftheleathertopoftheshoeasifitwerethefineststeak.cutoff:切断;断绝Astormcutoffpowertothewholeregion.暴风雨切断了整个地区电力供应。Thetelevisionshowwascutoffbyaspecialnewsreport.电视节目被一条特别新闻报道打断了。Ihadmyhaircutoffandsoldit.我把头发剪掉卖了。Wewerecom