1、Period 1,A taste of English humour,Period One warming-up 滿意; ：be content with sth. be content to do sth. be content that be satisfied/pleased with,She is quite content to stay at home looking after her children.,Are you content with your present salary?,2) content (n.): 所含之物，內(nèi)容. 目錄. I like the style

2、 of the book but I dont like the content. the contents of my desk drawer the contents of the book the content of the speech,3) content (vt.)使?jié)M意, 使?jié)M足 content sb./oneself with sth. 使?jié)M足于 I content myself with a glass of coffee everyday.,4. astonish vt. 使驚異；使大為吃驚。 1) astonish sb. 使某人驚奇 這個(gè)消息令大家驚訝。 The ne

3、ws astonished everybody. 2) be astonished+ at (by) /to do/that 被(因)驚嚇 我被那些巨大的聲響嚇了一跳。 I was astonished to hear the loud sound. 他出現(xiàn)在宴會(huì)上，使我們感到驚訝。 We were astonished that he appeared at the party.,She was astonished to find he was drunk. He was much astonished that you had failed. I was astonished at/by

4、 the news.,to ones astonishment 令驚異的是 To our astonishment the small boy swam across the river.,astonishing adj. 令人吃驚的 an astonishing remark 驚人之語 astonishment n. 驚異；驚愕；驚奇 in astonishment 愕然， 吃驚地 如： She stared at me in astonishment.,5. leave the family even worse off left the family sleeping in a tree

5、(page2) leave sb./sth. +n. adj. doing done prep phrases His father died, leaving him _. Who left the door _? He went out,leaving his work _. The teacher left him _ . The parents left the child _.,much money,open,unfinished,standing outside,in the room,6. Unfortunately his father died, leaving the fa

6、mily the family even worse off.,badly off: 句中的worse off 為其比較級(jí)形式。,They are too badly off to have a holiday. In fact most people are better off than they were five years ago.,： be well off 富裕的，處境好的 be worse off 情況帶壞，惡化 be better off (尤指經(jīng)濟(jì))境況較好 be badly off,I went to her home and found her living condi

7、tion was_ _. 我們不應(yīng)該因?yàn)楦F而叫苦連天-許多人的家境更糟。 We shouldnt complain about being poor -many families are much worse off.,我去她家一看，發(fā)現(xiàn)她的 生活狀況比我的更差。,worse off than mine,7. bored boring bore vt. be bored with The children quickly got /were bored with staying indoors. There was a _expression on her face. The _evening

8、 made them all _,bored,bored,boring,8. became known throughout the world. throughout prep. 1)（表示地區(qū)）遍及, 整個(gè) 如： The company has branches throughout the country./the world. 2)（表示時(shí)間）整個(gè)，從頭到尾 如： It rained throughout the day./throughout the night. /year/month. He led a poor life throughout his life.,through

9、out adv. 3) 整個(gè)地，在所有各處，全部 如： The hill was green throughout. 4) 自始至終，到最后 如： She remained silent throughout.,9. The tramp, a poor, homeless man with a moustache, wore large trousers, worn-out shoes. homeless adj. 無家可歸的 -less是表示否定意義的形容詞后綴, 加在某些名詞的后面構(gòu)成否定意義的形容詞。類似的如： helpless 無力的; 無計(jì)可施的; 無助的; 無依無靠的 carele

10、ss 粗心的; 輕率的,childless 沒有兒女的 harmless 無害的; 無損害的； 沒有惡意的; 無邪的 countless 數(shù)不盡的; 無數(shù)的 tireless 不會(huì)疲倦的; 不知疲倦的 不休止的,11. worn-out adj. 1)（衣類、機(jī)器等）磨破的；磨損的；用舊的 如： worn-out shoes 穿舊的鞋 2) 精疲力盡的；憔悴的（一般不用在名詞前） 如： She looked/was/ got worn-out when he came back. I was so worn out after running.,a worn-out coat 一件穿破的大衣

11、a worn out automobile 一輛破舊的汽車 He often wears a worn-out coat. 他常穿一件破爛不堪的大衣。 A worn out age 風(fēng)燭殘年,12. This character was a social failure but was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties. failure（1） n. 失敗 They were afraid of risking failure because they didnt want to lose

12、face.,failure n.（3） a. a person or a thing that fails 失敗的人 ；失敗的事 如： She said she was a failure as a manager.,He is a failure at his career. He is a failure as an artist, but a success as an art teacher.,（2）fail ( in )the exam fail to do sth. He failed to come to the party. It failed to rain for a fe

13、w days,13. overcome:戰(zhàn)勝；克服 1.There will be no difficulty in the world that they cannot overcome. 2.I know that it is really hard to overcome these difficulties. 3.He struggled to overcome his shyness.,He overcame a bad habit. 他克服了一項(xiàng)惡習(xí)。 短語：be overcome with/by 被（悲哀、恐怖等）打倒， 因?yàn)槊姹罎?垮掉。如： She was overcome

14、with/by grief./illness 她因?yàn)楸瘋罎⒘恕?14 .) pick out a. (從同類當(dāng)中) 選出；選擇 如： She picked out a pink dress for her daughter. . b. (在許多人當(dāng)中)看出；辨認(rèn)出 如： Can you pick out your mother in this crowd?,拓展與pick有關(guān)的短語: pick oneself up（倒下的人）站起來 pick up 拾起，（車，船）搭載客人，駕車去接（人），接收（信號(hào)，廣播、電視節(jié)目），學(xué)會(huì)（語言）,15. cut off (1) 切下；割下，砍下。如：

15、Her little finger was cut off in an accident at the factory.,( 2)切斷電話線使某人通話中斷。如： We were cut off in the middle of our conversation. (3) 疾病死亡 He was cut off when he was still young. Disease cut him off in the best part of life. cut in 打斷別人的談話，插嘴 across out down up,17. He eats each mouthful with great

16、 enjoyment. 他一口一口地嚼得津津有味。,mouthful n. 一口；滿口 ful為形容詞后綴，加在名詞之后， 表示“充滿的”的意思。如:,He took a mouthful of the bitter medicine and made a face. 他喝了一口苦藥，做了個(gè)鬼臉。 I felt so full that I couldnt eat another mouthful. 我太飽了， 一口也吃不下了。,短語：at a mouthful 一大口 類似的如： handful 一撮，一把 a handful of sand 一把沙子 cupful 一滿杯 two cupf

17、uls of milk 兩杯牛奶 spoonful 一匙；滿匙 two spoonfuls of sugar 兩匙糖,18. convincing adj. convince v. This is not a convincing story but most people like to talk about it. convince v. convince sb. of sth. sb. to do sth. sb. that In order to _ us of his innocence. he gave us several _cases which could make us _

18、of him.,convince,convinced,convincing,19. Chaplin wrote, directed, and produced the films he starred in. 卓別林自制、自導(dǎo)、自編一些他自演的電影。,1) direct 在句中意為“導(dǎo)演”，此外，它還有其它意思。,Who directed the new India film? He directed the students to answer. The driver directed us to the airport.,There is no direct train from here

19、 to Taiwang a direct road to London fly in a direct line They flew direct to Paris.,(2). adj. 直的；直線的；直達(dá)的 如：,(3). adj. 坦白的；率直的。 如： He has a direct way of speaking. He gave me a direct answer.,20. star（在電影中）主演，由主演；以為主角 如： The director wants to star Jim in his new film. She has starred in a lot of good

20、 films.,21 . fortunate adj. 幸運(yùn)的，吉利的. fortune n fortunately . adv unfortunately adv be fortunate in doing 在方面幸運(yùn) 她很幸運(yùn)嫁了一個(gè)好丈夫。 She is fortunate in having a good husband. be fortunate to do sth. 幸運(yùn)的能做某事 我很幸運(yùn)有健康的身體。 Im fortunate to have good health. It is fortunate that 是幸運(yùn)的 說來幸運(yùn)，他被恰好駛過的船救起。 It was fortu

21、nate that he was saved by the passing boat.,Exercises,People enjoy seeing other peoples bad luck because _. they enjoy doing so. it makes people more worried about their life. it makes people more content with their life. theres much fun in doing so.,2. The Little Tramp is well known because _. Chap

22、lin played a poor and homeless person. The character was social failure. Chaplin wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat and carried a walking stick. Chaplin play a role as a man who determined to overcome difficulties and was kind even when people were unkind to him.,3. Chaplin was given a special Oscar for _. the characters he played i