必修4unit3课文知识点详解.ppt

7. convince vt, 使确信，使信服 convince sb of sth.使某人信服 convince sb to do sth. 说服某人做某事 convince sb that. 使某人确信 be convinced of / that…确信…… convincing adj,令人信服的 convinced adj ,确信的 * Unit 3 A taste of English humour 1.Content adj,满足的，满意的；vt,使满足； n,内容，目录，容量。 content作形容词，通常作表语、后置定语或 状语;作前置定语时要用contented,如a contented expression满足的表情; be content to do sth.(=be willing to do sth) 乐意做某事；满足于做某事 be content with sth.(=be satisfied/pleased with sth.)对某事满意/满足 content oneself with sth.满足于……；对……感 到满意 2. astonish vt, 使震惊，使惊讶 (1)astonish sb.with/by sth.用某事使某人惊讶 be astonished at/by sth.对某事感到惊讶 be astonished to do sth.惊讶地做某事 (2)astonished adj.感到吃惊的 astonishment n.惊讶 astonishing adj.令人吃惊的 (3) to one’s astonishment使某人惊讶的是 in astonishment吃惊地 3. badly off 贫困的，穷的，缺少的 be worse off 情况更糟，恶化 be badly off 境况不好；拮据；贫穷 be well off 境况很好；富裕 be better off 境况(尤指经济境况)较好 go from bad to worse (指不如意的境况等)越来越坏，每况愈下 What is worse= to make matters worse Worse still, 更糟糕的是 worse and worse越来越坏，每况愈下 for better or (for) worse不论好坏；不管怎么样 即学即用 (1)当时我们的初级中学缺少教师。 Our junior middle school was then _________ for teachers. (2)这条新法规可使家庭经济宽裕一些。 Families will _____________ under the new law. badly off be better off 4.entertain entertaining adj.愉快的；有趣的 v.款待，招待；使快乐 entertainment n.娱乐活动 entertain sb.(to sth.)宴客；招待，款待某人(尤指在自己家中) entertain sb.(with sth.) (用……)使某人快乐 (1)他给我们讲故事、说笑话,让我们高兴了好几个小时。 He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes. (2)昨晚鲍勃和利兹设宴招待了我们。 Bob and Liz entertained us to dinner last night. 5. pick out 挑出，辨别出 pick up拾起；接人；偶得；收听，收看； 使精神恢复；收拾，整理；重新开始； 继续,偶然学会 pick oneself up 跌倒后站起来 pick up with sb 结识某人 pick and choose 挑三拣四 pick...apart把…… 撕成碎片 6.cut off 切断，隔断，断绝 She is going to cut off her long hair. 她打算剪掉长发。 They cut off the gas supply. 他们停止了煤气供应。 cut across走捷径；走近路 cut down砍倒；砍伤；砍死；削减，缩减 cut in 插嘴，插话 cut out剪除；切掉；割掉；删掉，省掉 cut up切碎，剪碎 You’ll need to convince them of your enthusiasm for the job. 你要使他们相信你殷切希望得到这份工作。 I’ve been trying to convince