A_taste_of_English_humour-Reading课件.ppt

* 又如： Only in the country can you learn the “true English”. 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. 4. You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk. 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to see…the road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’ll make it my business to help her.??? 我会把帮助她作为我的责任。Do you consider it wise to tell them about it? 2) astonish: v. 使(某人)吃惊, 震惊, 比surprise的 语气要强。如: The earthquake astonished me. 地震使我惊慌失措。 be astonished 吃惊 如： She was astonished to find he was drunk. 发现他喝醉了, 她很吃惊。 I was astonished at/by the news. 这消息使我大吃一惊。 to one’s astonishment 令…惊异的是… To our astonishment the small boy swam across the river. 令我们惊奇的是那小男孩居然游过了那条河。 astonishing adj. 令人吃惊的 an astonishing remark 惊人之语 astonishment n. 惊异; 惊愕; 惊奇 in astonishment 愕然, 吃惊地 如： She stared at me in astonishment. 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: be fortunate (enough) to do 或 be fortunate in doing 意为“……很幸运”。 如： She is fortunate (enough) to have a rich husband. =She is fortunate in having a rich husband. 她很幸运，有一位富有的丈夫。 此外, 还可用于It is fortunate that …这一结构, 意为“……真是幸运”。如： It is fortunate that we got there in time. 很幸运的, 我们及时赶到那里。 fortunately adv. 用来修饰整句话, 意为“幸运 地, 幸亏”, 反义词为unfortunately。 如: Fortunately, I found his house at once. 很幸运地, 我立刻找到了他家。 fortune n. “机会; 命运; 运气” 如: She has had her fortune told. 她请人算了命。 复合词: fortune-teller n. 算命者 固定搭配: make a fortune 发大财 谚语: Fortune favors fool. 傻人有傻福。 6. Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off … worse off: adj. (情况)更糟糕的, 更贫困的 Mark has lost his job and is worse off than ever.? 马克的工作丢了, 情况比以前更糟。 better off 情况更好 He will be better off in hospital.? 他住院留医的话, 病情定会好转。 I’ve only broken my arm; other patients are far worse off tha