A taste of English humour电子课件7.pptVIP

Unit 3;Unit 3;1. …, so they could feel more content with their lives. 仔细阅读下列句子，并试着总结content 的含义及用法。 1) Most of his poems have a lot of political content. content n. 意为“（作品等的）内容（与形式相对）” 2) High daytime temperatures increase the sugar content of the grapes. content n. “含量”;3) Now my grandmother began to live in peace and content. content n. “满足，心满意足”，不可数名词 4) I always read the contents of a book before judging it. content n. 意为“目录” 5) Can you give a description of the contents of your lost wallet? content n.“里面的东西，内容” ，常用复数形式;6) Great people are never content with small success. 7) Being tired of city life, she is content to live in peace in the countryside. content adj.，意为“_______________” ，be content with ...意为“____________”，be content to do sth. 愿意做某事。;8) Martina contented herself with a bowl of soup. 9) My apology seemed to content him. content v.，意为“满足，使满足” ，content oneself with sth.使自己满足于……。; 翻译下列句子。 1. 我们不应该使自己仅仅满足于课本知识。 We should not content ourselves with book knowledge only. 2. 我愿意等候。 I was / am content to wait.;区别: content; contented; satisfied content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”。;2. You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing … astonish使（某人）吃惊， 震惊。比surprise的语气要强。 e.g. The earthquake astonished me. 地震使我惊慌失措。 be astonished 吃惊 e.g. I was astonished to see her here. 我很惊讶能在这见到她。;be astonished+ at (by) /to do/that… 被(因)……惊吓 e.g. She was astonished to find he was drunk. 发现他喝醉了, 她很吃惊。 He was much astonished that you had failed. 你居然失败，他大感惊讶。 I was astonished at/by the news. 这消息使我大吃一惊。;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 e.g. She stared at me in astonishment. 她吃惊地瞪着我。;to one’s astonishment 令……惊异的是…… e.g. To our astonishment the little boy swam a