高考英语 拉分专项训练 专题18 A taste of English humor素材 新人教版必修4.docVIP

Unit 3 A taste of English humour 【重点词汇】 1. content n. 内容，目录；满足；adj. 满意的vt. 使满足 You?have to?content?yourself?with?what you have.?你必须满足于现状。 Be not?content?with?the?commonplace?in?character.?不要满足于普通的共性。 There is no Table of Contents.没有目录。 Stricter controls were placed on the content of videos. 对录像的内容有了更严格的控制。 2. entertain vt. 娱乐；招待； vi. 款待 They were entertained by top singers, dancers and celebrities.他们饶有兴趣地看了顶级歌手、舞蹈演员和名流们的演出。 To generate new money the sport needs to be more entertaining.想生更多的财，这项运动得更有娱乐性。 I dont like to entertain guests anymore.我不再喜欢招待客人。 He loves to entertain.他喜欢宴客。 Can?you?tell?me?something about?how?you?entertain?yourself??你可以告诉我你是怎么娱乐自已的？ You?can?take?your?friend?to?the?amusement?places?and?entertain?them?there.?你可以带你的朋友去娱乐场所?，在那里款待他们。 3. overcome vt. 克服；胜过vi. 克服；得胜 Molly had fought and overcome her fear of flying.莫莉经过努力克服了对飞行的恐惧。 The night before the test I was overcome by fear and despair.考试的前一晚我被恐惧与绝望困扰着。 We?can?overcome?any?difficulty.?我们能战胜任何困难。 If?we?rally round,?we?can?overcome?our?present?troubles.?如果我们同心协力，就能克服我们当前的困难 4. convince vt. 说服；使确信，使信服 That weekend in Plattsburgh, he convinced her to go ahead and marry Bud.在普拉茨堡的那个周末，他说服了她嫁给巴德。 Although I soon convinced him of my innocence, I think he still has serious doubts about my sanity.尽管我很快就使他相信我是清白的，但是他还是非常怀疑我精神是否正常。 But?how?do?you?convince?someone?to?live?this?small??但是你怎么能说服这些人住进这些小房子里呢？ But?they?have yet?to?convince?everyone,?especially?people?living?in?the?area.?但他们还未能说服所有人，特别是居住在这一地区的人们。 5. direct adj. 直接的；亲身的；恰好的vt.指挥；导演； vi. 指导；指挥adv. 直接地；正好； Theyd come on a direct flight from Athens.他们是从雅典乘坐直达航班来的。 You can fly direct from Seattle to Europe.你可以从西雅图直飞欧洲。 He avoided giving a direct answer.他回避作出直截了当的回答。 He directed various TV shows.他导演过各种电视节目。 Could you direct them to Dr. Lamonts office, please?你能告诉他们去拉蒙特医生的办公室怎么走吗？ Christopher will direct day-to-day operations.克里斯托弗将指挥日常工作。 6. slide n. 滑动；幻灯片；滑梯； vi. 滑动；不知不觉陷入vt. 滑动；使滑动； She slid the door open.她把门滑开了。 I slid the wallet into his