A taste of English humour单元.pptVIP

Unit 3 A taste of English humour;词汇过关;词汇过关;词汇过关;词汇过关;词汇过关;短语习得;短语习得;短语习得;重点句型;重点句型;重点句型;1. Perhaps it makes us feel more content with our life because we feel there is someone else worse off than ourselves. (P17) content adj. 满足的；满意的；满足于…… We were content with the respectable result in the latest match.  Not content with her new car, Jenny now wants a bike for trips into the city centre.  They’re content to socialize with a very small circle of people.  content 还可作动词，表示“使（人或自己）满足；使满意” You’re quite easily contented, aren’t you? content 还可作名词，表示“内容，容量，目录” Most of the gallery’s contents were damaged in the fire. The graphics are brilliant. It’s just a shame that the content is so poor. worse off (than ourselves) 意思为“境况（比我们）更差”，在句中作; 定语修饰“someone else”，类似表达有“better off”，意思是“情况较 好”。 People in rural areas are even worse off, as they have no regular bus service. I will be better off if I work hard at my English because I’ll do well in exams then. 2. However, some actors can astonish us with the deep feelings they can inspire in us for a character they are playing. (P17) astonish v. 使吃惊，惊讶 astonished adj. 感到吃惊 astonishing adj.　 使人惊讶的  astonishment n. 惊讶 The news astonished everyone. It astonished me that no one had thought of this before.; He was/ looked astonished to hear he had got the job. I find it quite astonishing that none of you liked the play. To my astonishment, it had completely disappeared. inspire vt. 鼓舞，感动；激发，启示；使生灵感，产生 After her trip to Venezuela, she felt inspired to learn Spanish.  I hope this success will inspire you to greater efforts.  The captain’s heroic effort inspired them with determination. The story was inspired by a chance meeting with an old Russian duke.  【词汇网络】 inspire sb. with sth. 激发某人的某种感情 inspire sth. into sb. 把……灌输给某人  inspire somebody to something 鼓舞某人去获得某物 inspire sth. in sb. 激发某人的某种感情;3. He became famous for using