2018版高中英语（人教版）必修4同步教师用书：Unit 3 Section Ⅱ Warming Up Reading—Language Points.docVIP

Section Ⅱ　Warming Up Reading—Language Points up to now 直到现在 (教材P18)As Victor Hugo once said，“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”，and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin. 正如维克多·雨果曾经说过“笑声如驱走人们脸上寒冬的太阳”。关于这一点，直到今天也没有人能比查理·卓别林做得更好。 (1)till/until now　直到现在 by now 到现在 just now 此刻；刚才 right now 立刻；马上；就在此时 from now on 从现在开始 (2)up to 直到；多达；由……决定；能胜 任；忙于 ①I can take up to four people in my car. 我的汽车最多能坐四个人。 ②Where did you go just now？I didnt find you in the room. 刚才你去哪儿了？我在房间没有找到你。 ③The students have_made(make) great progress in studying till now. 到目前为止学生们在学业方面已经取得了巨大进步。 [名师点津]　 现在完成时态的标志性词语 up to now，so far(到目前为止，迄今为止)，till/until now，recently(最近)，in/over the last/past few years(在过去的几年里) content adj.满足的；满意的 vt.使满足 n．满足 (教材P18)He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed，so they could feel more content with their lives. 在感到沮丧的时候，他可以使他们开怀大笑，于是人们就对自己的生活感到比较满足。 (1) (2)content oneself with...　满足于…… ①That rich man is tired of city life，so he is_content_to_live(live) in the country. 那位富人厌倦了城市生活，因此他愿意生活在乡下。 ②I content myself with a cup of coffee every day. 每天能喝上一杯咖啡我很满足。 ③She is well content with her present life. 她对目前的生活十分满意。 [图形助记]　 一词多义的content astonishing adj.令人感到惊讶的 (教材P18)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. 你可能会感到惊奇，查理刚会说话时大人就教他唱歌，他刚会走路时大人就教他跳舞了。 (1)astonish vt.　　　　　使惊讶 (2)astonished adj. 对……感到吃惊的 be astonished at/by 对……感到惊讶 be astonished that.../to do... 惊讶于……/做某事感到惊讶 (3)astonishment n. 惊异；惊讶 in astonishment 吃惊地(用作状语) to ones astonishment 令某人吃惊的是 (多用作插入语) ①We were astonished at the news of his failure. 他失败的消息使我们震惊。 ②We were_astonished(astonish) that their football team had won the champion. 听到他们的足球队获得了冠军的消息，我们很惊讶。 ③I looked around in astonishment (astonish)． 我惊愕地环视四周。 [语境助记]　 To my astonishment，they werent astonished at the astonishing news，so I looked at them in astonishment. 让我吃惊的是，他们听到这个令人惊讶的消息时并不吃惊，于是我惊讶地