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Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour1.Contentadj,满足的，满意的；vt,使满足；n,内容，目录，容量。content作形容词，通常作表语、后置定语或状语;作前置定语时要用contented,如acontentedexpression满足的表情;becontenttodosth.(=bewillingtodosth)乐意做某事；满足于做某事becontentwithsth.(=besatisfied/pleasedwithsth.)对某事满意/满足contentoneselfwithsth.满足于……；对……感到满意2.astonishvt,使震惊，使惊讶(1)astonishsb.with/bysth.用某事使某人惊讶beastonishedat/bysth.对某事感到惊讶beastonishedtodosth.惊讶地做某事(2)astonishedadj.感到吃惊的astonishmentn.惊讶astonishingadj.令人吃惊的(3)toone’sastonishment使某人惊讶的是inastonishment吃惊地3.badlyoff贫困的，穷的，缺少的beworseoff情况更糟，恶化bebadlyoff境况不好；拮据；贫穷bewelloff境况很好；富裕bebetteroff境况(尤指经济境况)较好gofrombadtoworse(指不如意的境况等)越来越坏，每况愈下Whatisworse=tomakemattersworseWorsestill,更糟糕的是worseandworse越来越坏，每况愈下forbetteror(for)worse不论好坏；不管怎么样即学即用(1)当时我们的初级中学缺少教师。Ourjuniormiddleschoolwasthen_________forteachers.(2)这条新法规可使家庭经济宽裕一些。Familieswill_____________underthenewlaw.badlyoffbebetteroff4.entertainentertainingadj.愉快的；有趣的v.款待，招待；使快乐entertainmentn.娱乐活动entertainsb.(tosth.)宴客；招待，款待某人(尤指在自己家中)entertainsb.(withsth.)(用……)使某人快乐(1)他给我们讲故事、说笑话,让我们高兴了好几个小时。Heentertainedusforhourswithhisstoriesandjokes.(2)昨晚鲍勃和利兹设宴招待了我们。BobandLizentertainedustodinnerlastnight.5.pickout挑出，辨别出pickup拾起；接人；偶得；收听，收看；使精神恢复；收拾，整理；重新开始；继续,偶然学会pickoneselfup跌倒后站起来pickupwithsb结识某人pickandchoose挑三拣四pick...apart把……撕成碎片6.cutoff切断，隔断，断绝Sheisgoingtocutoffherlonghair.她打算剪掉长发。Theycutoffthegassupply.他们停止了煤气供应。cutacross走捷径；走近路cutdown砍倒；砍伤；砍死；削减，缩减cutin插嘴，插话cutout剪除；切掉；割掉；删掉，省掉cutup切碎，剪碎7.convincevt,使确信，使信服convincesbofsth.使某人信服convincesbtodosth.说服某人做某事convincesbthat.使某人确信beconvincedof/that…确信……convincingadj,令人信服的convincedadj,确信的You’llneedtoconvincethemofyourenthusiasmforthejob.你要使他们相信你殷切希望得到这份工作。I’vebeentryingtoconvincehimtoseeadoctor.我一直劝他去看病。8.directvt/vi导演,指示,指挥adj,直接的,直率的(1)directsb.todosth.指示(令)某人做某事direct+that从句(谓语动词用虚拟语气)(2)inthedirectionof...朝……方向underthedirectionof...在……指导下inalldirections(=ineverydirection)朝四面八方(3)directlyadv.直接地，也可作连词，引导时间状语从句，意为“一……就……”。9.Charliefirstpicksoutthelacesandeatsthemasiftheywerespaghetti.查理首先挑出鞋带来吃，像是吃意大利面条一样。Hebehaves______heownedtheplace.他的所作所为好像他是这个地方的主人。Hetalks__________heknewwheresheis.他说话的样子好像知道她在哪里似的。HetalksaboutRome__________hehadbeentherehimself.他谈论起罗马就好像他去过那里似的。asifasthoughasthough__________________________是asif引导的方式状语从句，从句中用了________,表示与现在事实相反的情况。asif的意思是“_________”,与__________相同。用在look,seem,smell,taste,sound等系动词后面，引导表语从句；也可用在行为动词之后，引导方式状语从句。无论是何种从句,当其所表示的情况是事实或具有很大可能性时，通常用陈述语气;当其所表示的情况不是事实,而是主观的想像或夸大性的比喻时,通常用虚拟语气。其动词时态的判断标准如下：asiftheywerespaghetti虚拟语气好像,仿佛asthough注意asif引导方式状语从句时可用省略形式，后面接名词、形容词、副词和介词短语,也可跟分词或不定式。判断条件从句的谓语时态asif从句谓语与主句谓语同时进行一般过去时；系动词一律用wereasif从句谓语在主句谓语之前发生过去完成时,如果从句有过去时间，要用一般过去时asif从句谓语在主句谓语之后发生（很少用）过去将来时would+do即学即用(1)他感到仿佛他要对发生的一切负责。Hefeltasifhe____________________whathadhappened.(2)那棵树看上去好像很久没有人给浇水了。Thetreelookedasifit_____________________foralongtime.wereresponsibleforhadn’tbeenwatered10.whispervt/vi小声说，低声说，n,耳语，低语speakinawhisper低声说whispertosb.向某人低声说givesb.thewhisper对某人耳语；给某人以暗示whispersth.inone’sear在某人耳旁小声说……inawhisper=inwhispers=inalowvoice耳语地，低声地Itis/waswhisperedthat...据秘密传闻……串联扩展背诵以-o结尾的名词复数单数(表自然界的事物)复数tomato西红柿+-estomatoespotato土豆potatoeshero英雄heroesvolcano火山volcanoescargo货物cargoes单数（人类发明之物）复数piano钢琴+-spianosradio收音机radiosphoto相片photoszero零zerostobacco烟草tobaccoskilo千kilos