book 4 unit 3 a taste of english humor

课件20张PPT。 Language
points 1, Up to now 直到现在相当于until now
E.g. I have heard nothing from him up to now. 2,He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives. Content adj. 满足的；满意的 n 满足 vt. 使满足be content with sth /sb满足于(以...为满足)be content to do sth
你对你的工作满意吗？
Are you content with your work?
她带在家里照顾孩子,感到非常满足.
She is quite content to stay at home looking after her children.Content 内容
I like the style of her writing but I don’t like the content. 3.Not that Charlie’s own life was easy!
然而卓别林自己的生活也并不容易。Not that用于句首或短语之前表达否定含义，“倒不是；并不是说”。Sarah has a new house-not that I care.
莎拉有了个新房子------那我倒不关心。
Not that I care what they think, but it’s you I’m worrying about.
他们怎么想我不管，我担心的是你。 4. 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. astonish vt. 使惊讶astonish sb. 使某人惊奇
The news astonished everybody.
be astonished+ at (by) /to do/that…
被(因)……惊吓
I was astonished at/to hear the loud sound.
We were astonished that he appeared at the party.形容词astonished 与astonishing 的区别：
Astonished 感到惊讶的，指人的主观感受；astonishing令人惊讶的，指事物本身的“特征”astonishingShe __________ me with her beautiful
handwriting astonished5. Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off. fortunate adj. 幸运的，吉利的be fortunate in doing 在……方面幸运
她很幸运嫁了一个好丈夫。
She is fortunate in having a good husband.
be fortunate to do sth. 幸运的能做某事
我很幸运有健康的身体。
I’m fortunate to have good health.
It is fortunate that… ……是幸运的
说来幸运，他被恰好驶过的船救起。
It was fortunate that he was saved by the passing boat.worse off 穷的，缺少的
原形：badly off
The school was then badly off for teachers.
当时学校缺少教师。 我去她家一看，发现她的生活状况比我的更差。I went to her home and found her living
condition was______ _____?＿＿?＿＿＿.worse? off ?than? mine6. He grew more and more popular as his charming character, the little tramp, became known throughout the world.
他塑造得可爱的“小流浪汉”角色开始闻名于世，而他（查理）也越来越受欢迎。Character n (1) 人物；角色
What’s the name of the major character in this novel?
(2) 品质；特性
She is a woman of good character. Throughout prep. 遍及；贯穿 adv. 到处；始终；全部做介词时，常见搭配：
Throughout one’s life 终生
throughout history 在整个历史上
Throughout the country 遍及全国
做副词时，常用于句尾。
The house is painted throughout. 7. This character was a social failure but was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties. Failure n. 1. 失败；失败者
She said she was a failure as a manager.
她说她是个不成功的经理。
2. 失败；不成功
All of my efforts ended in failure. 8. Instead they are hiding in a small hut on the edge of a mountain during a snowstorm with nothing to eat. On the edge of 在….边缘
He sat on the edge of a chair.
还可引申为“即将；濒于”
She was on the edge of screaming at the sight of a snake.
一看到蛇，她几乎叫起来。9. Charlie first picks out the laces and eats them as if they were spaghetti. Pick out 挑选；选择；挑出
She picked out one dress that she liked.
辨别；分辨；认出
He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can’t pick him out. As if (though) 就像…似的； 仿佛…似的As if 引导的方式状语从句如果描述的是虚拟的情况，be 动词要用were.
She acted as if she were mad.
如果从句描述的情况是可能发生的实际情况，动词就用与主句对应的时态。
It feels as if it’s going to rain. 10. Then he cuts off the leather top of the shoe as if it were the finest steak. Cut off: 切断；断绝
She cut off my apology.
相关词组：cut down 砍倒；削减；减少
cut across 抄近路穿过
cut sb short 打断某人（的话）11. He eats each mouthful with great enjoyment. mouthful n. 一口；满口
-ful是一个后缀，加在名词之后，表示“充满的”。例如：
他喝了一口苦药，扮了个鬼脸。
He took a mouthful of the bitter medicine and made a face.
a handful of
an armful of
a basketful of
a bucketful of
一把
一抱
一篮
一桶 11. Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced the films he starred in. Star in 担任主角；主演
He starred in dozens of films during his lifetime.
他一生主演过几十部电影。
Star 以…为主角
The director wanted to star her in the new film .
导演想让她在这部新影片中担任主角。13. outstanding adj. 突出的；杰出的。例如：
显著的例子
an outstanding example
杰出人物
an outstanding personwhisper v. 耳语；私语；密谈。例如：
whisper sth.
whisper to sb.
whisper sth. to sb.
whisper to sb. that…
whisper that…
It is whispered that…他对她耳语，以避免让别人听到。
He whispered to her so that no one else would hear.
她小声对我说她觉得很害怕。
She whispered to me that she felt very afraid.
传闻说他身患癌症。
It is whispered that he has cancer.