话题18语言幽默.pptVIP

* 联想 up to达到……的数量或程度 be up to sth. 能胜任某事 be up to sb. 该由某人做决定 运用 根据汉语意思完成句子。 ⑴ ____________(该由你决定) whether we accept the present or not. ⑵ 他直到此刻仍保持沉默。 Up to now he ________ quiet. It’s up to you has been 3. badly off 穷的；缺少的；处境不好(=poor) 原句 Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off. 不幸的是, 他父亲死了, 他的家庭情况更糟了。(B4P18) 例句 I only broke my leg, the other three were far worse off. 我只是腿断了, 其他三人情况更糟糕。 反义 well off 富裕的, 处境好(=rich) 运用 根据汉语意思完成句子。 ⑴他们太穷了, 都不能吃一顿好饭。 They are too _________ to eat a good meal. ⑵他的日子比我宽裕得多。 He is much __________ than I am. ⑶杰克又买了一辆车，他一定很有钱。 Jack has just bought another car, he must be _______ . badly off better off well off 4. pick out 挑出；辨认出 原句 Charlie first picks out the laces and eats them as if they were spaghetti.查理首先挑出鞋带来吃, 像吃意大利面条一样。(B4P18) 例句 The teacher picked out some books on the shelf for the children. 老师给孩子们挑选了一些书架上的书。 联想 pick up拾起; 学会; 收听到; (便宜地)买到 运用 根据汉语意思完成句子。 ⑴你能在人群中认出你妹妹吗？ Can you _________________ in the crowd? ⑵The children _________ (捡到) many sea shells at the seaside. picked up pick out your sister 原句 Then he cuts off the leather top of the shoe as if it were the finest steak. 然后他把皮鞋上端的皮子切下来, 就像是切下一块最好的牛排。(B4P18) 例句 Just when he had reached the most important point, the line was cut off. 正当他听到最重要的地方时, 线被切断了。 5. cut off 切断, 断绝 cut in插嘴 cut down减少；缩减 cut up切碎 cut out切掉；割掉 cut into pieces切成碎片 联想 运用 根据汉语意思完成句子。 ⑴ He had _______________________ (切断了一个手指头)in an accident at work. ⑵ We____________ (被中断)in the middle of our conversation. ⑶____________(不要插嘴) when someone else is talking. Don’t cut in one of his fingers cut off were cut off 6. whisper n. v. 耳语, 低语, 小声说话 原句 Sherlock Holmes looked up at the stars and whispered, “Watson, when you look at that beautiful sky, what do you think of?” 福尔摩斯仰望着星空, 轻声地说道：“华生, 当你仰望着美丽的天空时, 你想到了什么？”(B4P22) 例句 What are you two whispering about over there? 你们两个在那里讲什么悄悄话？ 搭配 whisper sth. to sb. 低声对某人说某事 whisper in one’s ear附耳低语 speak