AMASTEROFNONVERBALHUMOURReading“Totrulylaugh,youmustbeabletotakeyourpain,andplaywithit!”--CharlieChaplinThewritermentionedthatCharplin’scharacter“littletramp”ischarmingandlovable,andhewonanOscarforalifetimeofoutstandingwork,whichprovesthatthewriterlikesCharplinandappreciateshiswork.What’stheauthor’sattitudetoCharlieCharplin?A.positiveB.negativeC.seriousD.appreciativeDinbetweenadv.在中间一个城镇连接另一个城镇,两者之间有一条路。Onetownendswherethenextbeginsandthere’saroadinbetween.今天下午我们有两节课,课间有些休息时间。Wehavetwolessonsthisafternoon,butthere’ssometimeforrestinbetween.NotthatCharlie’sownlifewaseasy!卓别林自己的生活并没有那么容易!本句可转换为:Charlie’sownlifewasnotthateasy!that为副词,修饰形容词easy。英语在中,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。又如:Onlyinthecountrycanyoulearnthe“trueEnglish”.NeverhaveIseensuchaperformance.Nowherewillyoufindtheanswertothisquestion.Notuntilthechildfellasleepdidthemotherleavetheroom....anduptonownobodyhasbeenabletodothisbetterthanCharlieChaplin.句中uptonow=uptillnow,表示“到现在为止”,常与现在完成时连用。如:直到现在我还没收到过他的信。Ihaven’tgotanylettersfromhimuptonow.她的生活到目前仍一帆风顺。Herlifehasrunsmoothlyuptonow.contentadj.满足;满意;知足常见搭配:becontentwithsth.becontenttodosth.你对你的学习满意吗?Areyoucontentwithyourstudies?她呆在家里照顾孩子感到非常知足。Sheisquitecontenttostayathomelookingafterherchildren.她显得满意的样子。Shehasacontentedlook.我喜欢这本书的文体,但我不喜欢它的内容。IlikethestyleofthebookbutIdon’tlikethecontent.她的回答好像令他满意。(contentv.)Heranswerseemedtocontenthim.区别:content;contented;satisfiedcontent与contented意思接近,指“虽然各种愿望没有实现,但人应安于现状不再多求”,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”。contentn.所含之物,内容contentmentn.满足astonish:v.使(某人)吃惊,震惊,比surprise的语气要强。地震使我惊慌失措。Theearthquakeastonishedme.发现他喝醉了,她很吃惊。Shewasastonishedtofindhewasdrunk.这令人吃惊的消息使我大吃一惊。Iwasastonishedat/bytheastonishingnews.astonishingadj.令人吃惊的astonishmentn.惊讶,惊奇;令人惊讶的事物或人toone’sastonishment令…惊异的是…令我们惊奇的是那小男孩居然游过了那条河。Toourastonishmentthesmallboyswamacrosstheriver.inastonishment愕然,吃惊地如:她吃惊地瞪着我。Shestaredatmeinastonishment.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:她很幸运,有一位富有的丈夫。Sheisfortunate(enough)tohavearichhusband.=Sheisfortunateinhavingarichhusband.Itisfortunatethat…意为“……真是幸运”。很幸运的,我们及时赶到那里。Itisfortunatethatwegotthereintime.fortunatelyadv.用来修饰整句话,意为“幸运地,幸亏”,反义词为unfortunately。如:很幸运地,我立刻找到了他家。Fortunately,Ifoundhishouseatonce.fortunen.“机会;命运;运气”如:她请人算了命。Shehashadherfortunetold.复合词:fortune-tellern.算命者固定搭配:makeafortune发大财傻人有傻福。Fortunefavorsfool.worseoff:adj.(情况)更糟糕的,更贫困的马克的工作丢了,情况比以前更糟。Markhaslosthisjobandisworseoffthanever.betteroff情况更好他住院留医的话,病情定会好转。Hewillbebetteroffinhospital.badlyoff穷的;缺少的welloff富有的entertainingadj.“使人快乐的;有趣的”昨天他给我们讲了一个有趣的故事。Hetoldusanentertainingstoryyesterday.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throughoutprep.1)(表示地区)遍及,整个这家公司的分店遍及全国。Thecompanyhasbranchesthroughoutthecountry.2)(表示时间)整个,从头到尾雨下了一整天。Itrainedthroughouttheday.他一生过着穷苦的生活。Heledapoorlifethroughouthislife.throughoutadv.1)整个地,在所有各处,全部那座山整个都是绿的。Thehillwasgreenthroughout.2)自始至终,到最后她从头到尾都保持沉默。Sheremainedsilentthroughout.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;憔悴的她看起来憔悴不堪。Shelooksworn-out.failure:n.失败;失败者这场戏完全失败了。Theplaywasadeadfailure.cutoff:切断;断绝暴风雨切断了整个地区电力供应。Astormcutoffpowertothewholeregion.电视节目被一条特别新闻报道打断了。Thetelevisionshowwascutoffbyaspecialnewsreport.我把头发剪掉卖了。Ihadmyhaircutoffandsoldit.我们和外界完全隔绝了。Wewerecompletelycutofffromtheoutsideworld.【拓展】cutin插嘴cutoff:切断;断绝cutdown减少;缩减;砍掉cutup切碎cutintopieces切成碎片cutout剪掉;除去,省略,删去IwasjusttalkingtoMargaretwhenJackson_______.(湖南2005)A.cutinB.cutdownC.cutoutD.cutupAcutdown意为“砍倒”;cutout意为“剪掉;除去,省略,删去”;cutup意为“切碎”。Heeatseachmouthfulwithgreatenjoyment.他一口一口地嚼得津津有味。他喝了一口苦药,做了个鬼脸。Hetookamouthfulofthebittermedicineandmadeaface.我太饱了,一口也吃不下了。IfeltsofullthatIcouldn’teatanothermouthful.短语:atamouthful一大口地handful一撮,一把handfulofsand一把沙子cupful一满杯twocupfulsofmilk两杯牛奶spoonful一匙;满匙twospoonfulsofsugar两匙糖houseful满屋;一屋子ahousefulofguests满屋子客人armful(单臂或双臂)一抱之量anarmfulofbooks一抱的书convincing用作形容词,“使人信服的;令人心悦诚服的”。:他的分析总是那么令人信服。Hisanalyseswerealwayssoconvincing.这是我所能找到的最令人信服的证据,以证明我的观点。ThisisthemostconvincingevidencethatIcanfindtoprovemypoint.【拓展】convincevt.使相信;说服;使承认convincedadj.坚信不移的;有坚定信仰的convince...of…使……确信……beconvincedof确信;承认sbbeconvincedthat=sbbelievethat某人相信…directv.“导演”,它还有其它意思:adj.直的;直线的;直达的如:此地没有直达台中的火车。ThereisnodirecttrainfromheretoTaichung.直通伦敦的路adirectroadtoLondon直线飞行flyinadirectlineadj.坦白的;率直的。如:他给我率直的回答。Hegavemeadirectanswer.starv.(在电影中)主演,由……主演;以……为主角这位导演想让吉姆主演他的新片。ThedirectorwantstostarJiminhisnewfilm.她主演了许多好电影。Shehasstarredinalotofgoodfilms.Theboyburstintotears______hesawhismother.A.directB.directionC.directlyD.directlywhen解析:本题考查direct的用法,作动词时表示“导演;指示”;作副词时表示“径直地;直接地”,作形容词时是“直接的”;而d