人教版高中英语必修4 Unit 3 A Taste of English Humour language points知识点课件（共19张PPT）

(共19张PPT)
Language points
Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.
——Victor Hugo
Para 1
People need cheering up:
Up to now, nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie.
up to now: 直到现在为止

2. He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives.
a. content adj.满足的:
feel/be content with: be satisfied with
be content to do …
b. content n.满足，内容
c. content vt. 使满意, 使满足
content sb./oneself with sth. 使…满足于…
1. 你对你现在的工资待遇满意吗？ be content with

Are you content with your present salary?

2. 她呆在家里照顾孩子感到非常知足。be content to do

She is quite content to stay at home looking after her children.

3. 每天我用一杯咖啡满足自己。content oneself with

I content myself with a cup of coffee every day.

4.我不喜欢这本书的内容. content n.

I don’t like the contents of this book.
Translation:
Para 2
What was Charlie’s childhood like?
1. Not that his own life was easy.
His own life was not that easy.
并不是那么
2. 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.
被教
一…就
very surprising 令人震惊的
作宾语补足语
it在句中作形式宾语,
that 引导的从句真正的宾语
4. 令我们惊奇的是那小男孩居然游过了那条河。 n.
To our astonishment, the small boy swam across the river.
1. 这个消息令大家惊讶。vt.
Translation:
The news astonished everybody.
2. 我被那些巨大的声响吓了一跳。 adj. 短语
I was astonished to hear /at the loud sound.
3. 他出现在宴会上，使我们感到惊讶。从句
We were astonished that he appeared at the party.
3. Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family the family even worse off.
which left…
leave sb/sth +宾补
fortunate adj. 幸运的，侥幸的
联想
(1) fortunate (adj.) _________ (n.) ; __________ (adv.); ________________(adv.)
(2)luck --- lucky (adj.) --- ___________(adv.) --- unluckily (adv.)
fortune
fortunately
luckily
unfortunately
◆搭配
be fortunate to do = be lucky to do 幸运的做某事
make a / one’s fortune 发财
be in good / bad fortune 运气好（坏）
他靠卖房子发了财。
He made a fortune by selling houses.
我很幸运有健康的身体。
I am fortunate to have good health.
3. Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family the family even worse off.
badly off:穷的，缺少的；境况更差, 穷困潦倒的
反义词: well off
比较级:worse off , better off
■运用
(1)他们太穷了，都不能吃一顿好饭。
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(2)他的日子比我宽裕得多。
_________________________________________
(3)他的身体比以前更糟糕。
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They are too badly off to eat a good meal.
He is much better off than I am.
His health is worse off than before.
1. He grew more and more popular as his charming character, the little tramp, became known throughout the world.
1) character的用法：
a. a person in a novel, play, film etc. 人物。
What’s the name of the major character in this novel?


Give a description on little tramp?
Para 3

b. the quality that makes sb./sth. different from other people/things; the nature of sb./sth. （个人、集体、民族等特有的）品质；特性。
Although they are twins, their characters are quite different.
2） throughout
这家公司的分店遍及全国。
The company has branches throughout the country.
雨下了一整天。
It rained throughout the day.
他一生过着穷苦的生活。
He led a poor life throughout his life.
Prep. (空间)遍及, 整个 ; (时间)整个，从头到尾
2. The tramp, a poor, homeless man with a moustache, wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat.
homeless adj. 无家可归的
-less是表示否定意义的形容词后缀, 加在某些名词的后面构成否定意义的形容词。类似的 如：
helpless
careless
childless
harmless
countless
tireless

无力的，无计可施的；无助的，无依无靠的
粗心的，轻率的
没有儿女的
无害的，无损害的；没有恶意的，无邪的
数不尽的，无数的
不会疲倦的，不知疲倦的， 不休止的
Para 4
He made a sad situation entertaining
1. Why did they rush to California?
They are so hungry that …
in search of gold, but without success
2. Why did they eat boiled leather shoes?
3. How did he eat the boiled shoes?
1) pick out…as if…were…
2) cut off …as if…were…
3) chew …as if…were…
4) eat each mouthful with great enjoyment
1) pick out
a. (从同类当中) 选出……；选择 如：
她 给女儿挑了粉红色的衣服。
She picked out a pink dress for her daughter.
b. (在许多人当中)看出；辨认出…… 如：
你能在人群中找到你的妈妈吗？
Can you pick out your mother in this crowd?
pick out: 选出，认出
pick up: 接人，搭载， 捡起，学会，接收
2) cut off
a. to separate by cutting it from the main part 切下；割下，砍下。如：
Her little finger was cut off in an accident at the factory.
她的小指是在工厂的一次事故中被切掉的。
b. to interrupt sb. speaking on the phone by breaking the connection切断电话线使某人通话中断。如：
We were cut off in the middle of our conversation.
我们的通话被切断了。
类似的：cut in 打断别人的谈话，插嘴。
cut down
cut up
我相信她很诚实.
I am convinced of her honesty.
她的一番话使我认识到我错了。
What she said convinced me that I was mistaken.
究竟是什么使得你愿意投他们的票？
What was it that convinced you to vote for them?
归纳总结
convince sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事
convince sb. to do sth. 说服某人做某事
convince sb. that 使某人相信……
convincing adj. 令人信服的；有说服力的
outstanding adj. 突出的；杰出的。例如：
显著的例子
an outstanding example
杰出人物
an outstanding person
2) He was given a special Oscar for his
outstanding work in films.
.inspire sth. in sb. (=inspire sb. with sth.)
使某人产生某种感情，激发某人的某种感情。
那位父亲激发了儿子的信心。
The father inspired confidence in his son.
他经常引起我们的厌恶。
He inspires dislike in us.

[问题探究]
We were inspired by his inspiring speech?这句话如何翻译？
他那令人鼓舞的演讲令我们受到鼓舞。
3)He is loved and remembered as a great actor and inspires people with great confidence.
inspire sb. to sth./to do sth.

激励某人做某事。

老师激励我们更加努力。
The teacher inspired us to work harder.
The teacher inspired us to great efforts.