山东省临朐实验中学高中英语（新人教版必修4）导学案：《BOOK4,UNIT3 A TASTE OF ENGLISH HUMOUR》2.doc

1、1.and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin. (P18)到现在为止还没有人能做得比查理卓别林更好。up to now直到现在（一般用于现在完成时）常用于现在完成时的时间状语还有：so far, since, ever since, recently, in the past/last few years等。to this day 直到现在until/till now 直到现在I have heard nothing from him up to now.迄今为止我没得到他一点音信。Ive

2、 seen him twice up to now.到现在为止，我已经见过他两次了。练习：(1)_（到现在为止）,the work has been easy.(2)He hasnt made a decision _（至今）.2. He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives.(P18)在人们感到沮丧时，他可以使他们开怀大笑，于是人们就对自己的生活感到比较满足。feel/be content with对满足（=be satisf

3、ied with=be pleased with）content adj.满足的;满意的（只能作表语）be content to do sth.甘愿做某事content n.满足；含量；容量contents pl. n.容纳的东西，内藏物;内容；目录content vt.使满足；使满意content oneself with sth.满足于I managed to understand the contents of her speech.我设法了解她的演讲的内容。At the front of the book is a table of contents.书的前面是目录。She is co

4、ntent with such a small success. 她对这样一个小小的成功就感到满足。We contented ourselves with a few small purchases.我们只好买些小东西。练习：（1）The old couple seemed_（满足的）to sit in front of the television all night.（2）Nothing contents her; she is always complaining.（英译汉） _（3）_(箱子里的东西)fell onto the floor.（4）我很愿意留在这里。（汉译英） _3. Y

5、ou may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak.(P18）你可能会感到惊奇，查理刚会说话时大人就教他唱歌astonish vt.使惊诧 astonishing adj.令人震惊的astonished adj.感到惊讶的 be astonished at因而惊讶be astonished to do做某事感到惊讶be astonished that.惊讶astonishment n.惊讶to ones astonishment令某人感到惊讶的是in astonishment惊

6、讶地It astonishes me that no one has thought of this before.以前谁也没有想到这一点，这使我感到惊讶。The birth rate of the whole world is astonishing. 全世界的人口出生率简直惊人。He was astonished to see his father here. 在这儿见到父亲他感到惊讶。He looked at me in astonishment. 他惊奇地看着我。练习：练习：（1）She was quite_（很贫困）for a while after her husband died

7、.（2）Mark has lost his job and is_（更糟）than ever.（3）最近我经济上很拮据。（汉译英） _5. No one was ever bored watching him his subtle acting made everything entertaining. (P18）没有人讨厌看到他他精湛的表演使一切变得有趣。entertain vt.使欢乐；款待 entertain sb.with sth.用使人快乐entertain sb. to sth.招待，款待某人entertaining adj.愉快的；有趣的entertainment n.娱乐；款待

8、Jacks grandma entertained us for hours with her stories and jokes.杰克的奶奶给我们讲故事和笑话，让我们高兴了好几个小时。The couple entertained us to dinner last night. 昨晚这对夫妇设宴招待了我们。It is challenging, and its entertaining. 是挑战，也能带来娱乐。It is easy to remember an entertaining ad. 通常娱乐广告就很容易记忆。练习：(1)Tom often entertains his friend

9、s to dinner.（英译汉） _(2)We were all_（逗乐了）by his tricks.(3) He tried to make his speech more _(有趣).6. The tramp, a poor, homeless man with a moustache, wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat. (P18）这个流浪汉是一个贫穷的、无家可归的人，留着小胡子，穿着肥大的裤子、破了的鞋子，戴着一顶小小的圆形黑礼帽。多个形容词并列作定语修饰名词时，其先后顺序可以通过下面的口

10、诀来记忆：限定描绘大长高，形状年龄和新老，颜色国籍跟材料，作用类别往后靠。“限定词”指的是：冠词，物主代词，指示代词和数词；“描绘”性的词是beautiful，bad等形容词；“大长高”指的是：大小，长短，高低；形状指的是round，square等词；“新老”指的是new，old；“材料”指的是wooden，silk，stone等词。Lucy bought a red silk skirt today.露西今天买了一件红色丝绸的裙子。I want to buy a beautiful new yellow wooden chair.我想买一把漂亮的新的黄色木制的椅子。练习：This _girl

11、 is Marys sister.A. pretty little Spanish B. Spanish little prettyC. Spanish pretty little D. little pretty Spanish7This character was a social failure but was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties.（P18）这个角色是社会中的失败者，但是他的乐观精神和战胜困难的决心使他深受喜爱。 overcome vt. & vi.（overcame，

12、overcome）打败,征服;战胜;克服(困难)smooth away克服We can overcome the difficulties by working hard. 努力工作才能克服困难。We had a lot of difficulties to overcome. 我们有很多困难要克服。He was not overcome with emotion and had to leave the room.他控制不了自己的情绪，只好离开房间。练习：（1）克服我们的缺点不是件容易的事。Its not easy to _our shortcomings.（2）We were overco

13、me with joy.（英译汉） _（3）我们必须战胜学习中的困难。（汉译英） _8. Charlie cuts off the leather top of the shoe and shares the shoe with the other fellow. (P18) 查理切掉皮鞋上面的部分，和同伴分享这只鞋。cut off切断；断绝 cut down减少；砍倒（树）cut up切碎 cut in插嘴；强行超车cut across抄近路穿过，取捷径通过He cut off a small piece of bread and gave it to me. 他切下一小片面包递给了我。Ou

14、r water supply has been cut off again. 我们的供水又被切断了。Several trees have been cut down. 有几棵树被砍倒了。He cut up the meat on his plate. 他在盘子里把肉切成小块。They cut across the fields. 他们从田地中间穿过去。练习：(1)Be careful！Dont _（切掉）your fingers.(2)The water was_（中断）for 2 hours yesterday.(3)Dont _（插嘴）while Im talking.(4)The tra

15、ffic was _ because of heavy rain.A. cut offB. cut down C. cut inD. cut out9. Then he picks out the lace of the shoe and eats it as if it were spaghetti.（P18）然后他挑出鞋带来吃，像是吃意大利面条一样。 pick out挑出；辨别出pick up搭载；专车接；拾起；非正规地学会；收听到；偶然获得消息；恢复健康;购买Lets pick out the bad potatoes from the basket.我们将篮子里的坏土豆都拣出去吧。We

16、 could not pick Bob out in the big crowd. 我们在那么大人群中分辨不出鲍勃。Pick up the piece of paper, please. 请捡起那张纸。练习：(1)We must_（找出）the enemys weakest units for attack.(2)Are you really sure you_（不能找出来）the wrong one?(3)The thief_（被认出）by several people.10. The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe tha

17、t it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted!（P18）他的表演是如此有说服力以至于你会相信这顿饭是他所吃过的最美味的一餐！ convince vt.使信服 convince sb.of/that使某人信服be convinced of/that某人信服 convince sb.to do sth.说服某人做某事convincing adj.使人信服的 convinced adj.坚信不疑的He convinced me of his sincerity. 他使我确信他的真诚。He convinced me that I should stu

18、dy law. 他使我相信我应该学法律。Ive been trying to convince him to see a doctor. 我一直试着劝说他去看病。He made a convincing speech. 他发表了让人信服的演讲。I got convinced that I was mistaken. 我相信我错了。练习：(1)I try to_（使他相信）of the reality of the danger.(2)How can we_（使他相信）that hes wrong?(3)The data we have collected is not enough to be

19、_（令人信服）.(4)Can I convince you to stay?（替换） _11. Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced the films he starred in.（P18）查理卓别林自编、自导、自制他主演的电影。direct vt.& vi.导演；指示；指挥direct sth. to/towards sth./sb 把对准（某方向或某人）direct sb.to+地点给某人指路direct sb.to do sth.指导/指示某人做某事direct that.命令direct adj.直的；直接的；直率的 directo

20、r n.导演；经理direction n.方向 directions n.说明书Who directed the new film? 谁导演了这部新电影？I directed the traveller to the hotel. 我告诉了这个旅行者去旅馆的路。His boss directed him to cancel the meeting. 老板指示他取消会议。Can you make a direct answer? 你能给出一个坦率的回答吗？He went direct to the airport. 他直接去了机场。练习：(1)The officer directed his m

21、en to advance slowly.（英译汉）_(2)The policeman_（命令）the crowd to move back for safety.(3)Excuse me, can you _me to the station?A. moveB. directC. preferD. performstar n.明星；名角v.主演 star in担任主角；主演star sb.使主演；由担任主角play a main role in主演 have the lead担任主角He starred in a lot of good films.他主演了许多好电影。The director wants to star Jim in his new film.这位导演想让吉姆主演他的新片。练习：(4)Since her first film, Gong Li_（主演）many other successful films.(5)She will play a main role in this movie.（替换）_(6)The young actress has starred in dozens of films.（英译汉） _学案二