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1. Children particularly would burst into laughter at his behavior.（P20）尤其是孩子们看到他的表演会突然大笑。 particular adj.特殊的；特别的 讲究；挑剔n.细节；细目 be particular about sth.对某事很挑剔 in particular=especially尤其地；特别地 particularly adv.特殊地；特别地The story happened on that particular day. 故事发生在那特殊的一天。 I enjoyed the play, particularly the second half. 我很欣赏那部戏剧，特别是后半段。 She’s very particular about her clothes. 她对衣着特别挑剔。 You should avoid eating fat meat, pork in particular. 你要避免吃肥肉，特别是肥猪肉。 练习： (1)今天我没有特别的事情要做。（汉译英） ___________________________________________________________ (2)He was so ________about everything that no servants could please him. A. especial B. Particular C. special D. curious (3)He stressed that point_________________（特别地）. 2. On one occasion in a restaurant he ordered a steak tartare. (P20)有一次他在一个餐馆中点了一份牛排。 occasion n.时刻；场合 on this/that occasion这/那次 on one occasion有一次 on the occasion of在……的时候 on occasion（s）偶尔；有时 occasion表示“时机，场合”时，后面的定语从句如果缺少状语，一般用when引导。On one occasion, she was caught in the rain. 有一次她被雨淋了。 I will never forget the occasions when my father encouraged me not to lose heart in face of difficulty. 我永远不会忘记那些场合，那时父亲鼓励我在困难面前不要灰心。 He has been known to lose his temper on occasion. 大家都知道他有时会发脾气。 练习： (1)这种场合需要冷静的头脑。（汉译英） ___________________________________________________________ (2)我记得他因为健康不佳而被迫取消的情况绝无仅有。 I can remember very few occasions _________he had to cancel because of ill health. (3)他在退休时获赠这块手表。 He was presented with the watch ______________his retirement. 3. There are thousands of jokes which use “play on words” to amuse us. (P22) 有成千上万的笑话是以玩文字游戏的方式来逗我们发笑的。 amuse vt.使发笑；使愉快 amuse oneself自娱自乐 amuse sb.with/by sth.用……逗乐某人 amusement n.娱乐；消遣（复数）；娱乐活动 to one’s amusement使人感到好笑的是 amusing adj.好笑的，有趣的 amused adj.逗乐的，觉得好笑的 be amused by/at sth对某事觉得好笑 keep sb amused使某人快乐；使某人消遣The boys amuse themselves by drawing pictures of their teacher. 男孩子们以画老师的漫画取乐。 I fail to see why you find it so amusing. 我不明白你们为什么对这件事感到如此好笑。 练习： 4. Sherlock Hol