高中英语必修四Unit3课文详解Book4unit3

1、必修四 Unit 3 A Taste of English Humour 品味英国人的幽默I Vocabularyhumour n.幽默；滑稽punchline n.故事、笑话中的妙语；关键语verbal adj.口头上 nonverbal adj.不用语言的mime n. 哑剧comedy n.戏剧up to now 直到现在brighten vt.使更愉快；使更有希望depressed adj.忧愁的；沮丧的content adj.满足的；满意的feel/be content with对满足astonish vt.使惊诧 astonishing adj.令人感到惊讶的fortunate a

2、dj.幸运的；吉利的 unfortunately adv.不幸地badly off 穷的；缺少的ordinary adj.平常的；普通的bored adj.厌烦的subtle adj.微妙的；精巧的；技艺精湛的entertain vt. & vi.使欢乐；款待 entertaining adj.愉快的；有趣的charming adj.迷人的；有魅力的tramp n.流浪的；行乞者throughout prep.遍及；贯穿 adv.到处；始终；全部moustache n.小胡子worn adj.用旧的；用坏的；破烂的worn-out adj.磨破的；穿旧的stiffly adv.僵硬地f

3、ailure n.失败（者）optimism n.乐观；乐观主义overcome vt. & vi.战胜；克服underdog n.失败者；处于劣势的一方snowstorm n.暴风雪leather n. 皮革pick out 挑出；辨别出cut off 切断；断绝chew vt. & vi.咀嚼mouthful n.一口；满口enjoyment n.享受；欢乐；乐趣convince vt.使信服 convincing adj.令人信服的direct vt. & vi.导演；指示；指挥star in 担任主角；主演outstanding adj.突出的；杰出的confi

4、dence n.信心；信念costume n.服装；戏装gesture n.姿态；手势II Reading A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOUR无语的幽默大师As Victor Hugo once said, “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”, and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin.正如维克特·雨果曾经所说的：“欢笑就是驱走人们脸上冬霭的阳光”，至今为止，在这方面查理&

5、#183;卓别林做得最好。He brightened the lives of Americans and British through two world wars and the hard years in between.在整个两次世界大战及两次大战之间的艰苦岁月，他点亮了美国人和英国人的生活。【注释： in between在中间的状况：eg. My roommates disagreed and I was caught in between.我的室友不同意，我被夹在中间进退两难】 He made people laugh at a time when they felt depre

6、ssed, so（that） they could feel more content with their lives.在人们感到沮丧时，他使人们欢笑，使人们对生活更加满意。【注释：at a time 每次；在某时 be content with = be satisfied with = be pleased with = be happey with 对满意； be content to do sth.乐意做某事； content sb./ oneself with sth.满足于；对感到满意； to ones hearts content心满意足地；尽情地 eg. 1) We can

7、swim in the river to our hearts' content.我们可以在河里尽情地游泳。 2） He is content to work as a teacher.他当了一名教师很满意。 3） Dont be content with such a small success.不要满足于这样的小成功。 4） We should never content ourselves with book knowledge only.我们不可以满足于仅仅有一点书本知识。 试题：Those who are not _ with the progress they have m

8、ade will have greater success.A. content B. proud C. strict D. popular 辨析：content多指内心的满意程度，只能作表语，若需作定语，则用contented; contented是过去分词作形容词，作表语时与content相同，但只能与with搭配，不能接不定式。Eg. a contented smile; He is by all means content/ contented with her answer.他一定很满意她的答案。（by all means尽一切办法；一定。） 】Not that Charlies o

9、wn life was easy! 倒不是查理自己的生活很安逸.【注释：not that倒不是 eg. He is poor in English, not that he doesnt work hard, but that he lacks right methods. 】He was born in a poor family in 1889.他于1889年出生在一个贫苦的家庭， His parents were both poor music hall performers.他的父母两个都是贫穷的音乐大厅演职人员。You may find it astonishing that Cha

10、rlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk.你也许会觉得令人惊讶的是：卓别林刚会说话就有人教他音乐，刚一会走路就有人教他跳舞。【注释：astonishing adj. 令人十分惊讶的； to ones astonishment使某人万分惊讶的是；in astonishment惊讶地； be astonished at/ by sth.因某事而吃惊； be astonished to do sth.因干某事而吃惊 eg. 1) We were astonished at

11、the news of her sudden death. 2) It was an astonishing story. 3) He was astonished to learn hed won the competition. 4) To my astonishment, the man lifted the rock effortlessly. 5) I looked round me in astonishment. 试题：1） They are so _ for they have never thought of it before.A. astonishing B. aston

12、ished C. surprising D. afraid 2) I hadnt thought he would attend the party, so his appearance _ me.A. astonished B. woke C. assumed D. puzzled 辨析： shock, amaze, astonish, surprise (1) shock程度最强，指“震惊”，一般指“令人震惊的坏事”。 Eg. They were shocked by her rudeness.(2) amaze和astonish程度较强，amaze一般指“令人惊讶的好事”；astonis

13、h特指 “由于遇到不可理解的意外而吃惊”。 Eg. Your passing the college entrance examination did amaze me. (3) Surprise程度最弱，指“由于意外或突然而感到惊讶”。 I was surprised to learn that he was taking drugs.】 Such training was common in acting families at this time, especially when the family income was often uncertain.尤其是当家庭收入是经常的不确定时

14、，这种训练在当时的表演家庭是常见的。 Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off, so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.不幸的是，他的父亲去世了，使得家庭更为贫困，所以查理的童年是在照看生病的妈妈和弟弟上度过的。【注释：leave sb./sth. + 补语：让某人处于某种状态 eg. When I went to school I left my books at home.去上学时，我把书

15、落在家里了。 worse off恶化；情况更坏；badly off贫困，贫穷; better off情况较好 eg. You'd be better off with a bicycle.你最好骑自行车。； right off立刻，马上 (= straight off)； well off富裕； be well off for某物充裕 eg. 1) I have got a big room so Im not too badly off.我有一间大房子，所以住得还不错。 2） His family is not well off.他的家境不太富裕。 3） Were well off

16、for storage space in the new offices.我们的新办公室里有很多储藏东西的地方。 试题：In fact, most people in Africa are _ than those in Europe. A. poorer off B. worse off C. better off D. richer off 】 By his teens, Charlis had, through his humour, become one of the most popular child actors in England.到十几岁的时候，查理通过他的幽默，已经成为一

17、个英国最受欢迎的儿童演员。 He could mime and act the fool doing ordinary everyday tasks.他能模仿表演傻子做的日常事务。 No one was ever bored watching him his subtle acting made everything entertaining.观看他的表演，没有人会感到厌烦他那微妙的表演使得每一件事都具有娱乐性。As time went by, he began making films.接着，他开始拍电影。 He grew more and more popular as his charm

18、ing character, the little tramp, became known throughout the world.随着他那迷人的角色流浪汉闻名于世，他越来越受欢迎。【注释：be/ become known for = be famous for以出名 eg. 1) The islanders are known for their hospitality.岛上的居民以好客闻名。 2) This new theatre is becoming known for its good productions.这家新剧院因上演节目的质量好而渐渐出名。 Be known as + 身

19、份名词 = be famous as + 身份名词 ：被称为；以而出名。 eg. They are known as the House of Representatives and the Senate.它们以众议院和参议院而出名。】 The tramp, a poor, homeless man with a moustache, wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat.那个流浪汉，一个贫穷、无家可归的人，留着小胡子，穿着肥大的裤子，一双破鞋和一顶小的黑色圆帽。【注释：形容词语序排列：限描大长高，形年新

20、老少，色国料用类：限（定词：冠词、数词基数词和序数词、指示代词）描(述性）大（小）长（短）高（低），形（状方形、圆形)年(龄）新（旧）老少，（颜）色国（籍或来源出处）料（材料）用（途）类（别）+名词。如：a small round black hat.】 He walked around stiffly carrying a walking stick.手里拿着拐杖，僵硬地到处走动。【注释：carrying a walking stick是现在分词短语作状语，表示伴随的情况。此时的carrying与主语“He”之间的逻辑关系为主动关系，故用现在分词形式。】 This character was

21、 a social failure but was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties. 这个角色是一个社会的失败者，但却为他的乐观主义和克服各种困难的决心所喜欢，He was the underdog who was kind even when others were unkind to him.他是一个受压迫者:即便当别人对他不友好，但他依然对别人友好。【注释：even when = even though =even if即便，即使。】How did the little tramp

22、 make a sad situation entertaining?这个小流浪汉是怎样将一个悲伤的境遇变成愉快的、有趣的呢？【注释：entertain sb. (to sth.)宴客；招待，款待； entertain sb. (with sth.)（用)使某人快乐。如： 1） They often entertained their friends at weekends.他们常在周末款待朋友。 2） I like to entertain friends with music and refreshments at home.我喜欢在家里用音乐和茶点招待朋友。 试题：1) The acto

23、r _ the children with all kinds of tricks, which they _ very much.A. entertained; entertained B. entertained; enjoyed C. enjoyed; entertained D. enjoyed; enjoyed2) In his spare time, he often listens to the music and watches _ films to relax himself. A. fighting B. entertaining C. educating D. under

24、standing 】 Here is an example from one of his most famous films, The Gold Rush.这是来自他的最著名的电影淘金热的一个例子。 It is the mid-nineteenth century and gold has just been discovered in California.那是十九世纪中叶，在加利福尼亚刚刚发现金矿。 Like so many others, the little tramp and his friend have rushed there in search of gold, but w

25、ithout success.像那么多的人一样，这个小流浪汉和他的朋友们也冲到那里去寻找金子，但没有成功。【注释：so many/ much/ few/ little + n. 注意：当little表示“少”时，用so修饰；如果little表示的意思为“小”时，则不可用so,而要用such, 如： They are such little children.他们是那么小的孩子。 There is so little water in the bottle.这个瓶子里的水是那么少。】 Instead they are hiding in a small hut on the edge of a

26、mountain during a snowstorm with nothing to eat.而是在一场暴风雪中躲藏在山边的一间小草屋里，没有东西吃。【注释：with nothing to eat系“with + n. + 补语（形容词、现在分词、过去分词、介词短语、不定式）”结构。 如：1） With nothing to do, all of us went home yesterday. 2）Tom just sat there with his mouth open.汤姆只张着嘴坐在那儿。 3） The teacher came in with a book in his hand.

27、 4) With all the work completed, the workers are now on holiday. 】 They are so hungry that they try boiling a pair of leather shoes for their dinner.他们是那样的饥饿以致于他们试着煮一双皮鞋当饭吃。【注释：try doing sth.试着做某事； try to do sth.试图/努力做某事。如： 1） He tried to climb the tree, but he could not.他试图爬树，可爬不上去。 2) They learned

28、 to try using new methods, and to trust their own ideas instead of follwing older ways.他们学习试用新的方法,相信自己的思想,而不是循用老的方法。(08湘-34) Susan wanted to be independent of her parents. She tried _ alone, but she didn't like it and moved back home. A. living B. to live C. to be living D. having lived 注意：有些动词后

29、跟动名词和不定式意义完全不一样。如： mean doing sth.意味着做某事； mean to do sth.打算做某事；（06湘） If you think that treating a woman well means always _ her permission for things, think again. A. gets B. got C. to get D. getting forget doing sth.忘记做过某事（已经做过某事，只是忘记了）；forget to do sth.忘记做某事（某事忘记做了，即未做某事）； regret doing sth.对做过了的事情

30、感到遗憾，即遗憾做过某事；regret to do sth.对要做的事感到遗憾，即遗憾要做某事； remember doing sth.记得做过某事；remember to do sth.记得要做某事。(95-26) You were brave enough to raise objections at the meeting. Well, now I regret _ that. A. to do B. to be doing C. to have done D. having done （=doing) （09陕-12） I still remember _ to the Famen T

31、emple and what I saw there. A. to take B. to be taken C. taking D. being taken (= having been taken)stop to do sth.停下来（现在做的事）开始做（不定式所表示的）某事； stop doing sth.停止做某事（停止现在在做的事）； go on to do sth.(做完一件事之后)接着做另一件事； go on doing sth.继续做一直在做的某事； cant help to do sth.不能帮助做某事; cant help doing sth.情不自禁地做某事 】 Charlie first picks out the laces and eats them as if they were spaghetti.查理首先挑出饰带吃，（吃起来）好像是意大利面条似的。【注释：pick out：挑选，选出： eg. picked out the best piece of silk.挑出最好的一匹丝绸 分辨：从环境中辩认出；分辨出：picked out their cousins from the crowd.从