教学设计完整版：A taste of English humour

Unit3A

taste

of

English

humour语言点教学设计词汇详解：一．词语辨析

1.

specially

/

especially

/

particularly

【解释】

specially

=

on

purpose故意地；专门地

(不是为了别的，而只是为了某一目的而专门采用

的某种方式。如：I

came

here

specially

to

see

you.

我特地到这儿来看你。

especially

=

particularly

=

in

particular

=

in

especial特别地；尤其是；特别是，通常用来对

前面所叙述的事情作进一步说明或补充，是有意突出到显眼或例外的程度，强调“超过其

他，与众不同”，在介词或连词前用得较多。如：I

like

Harbin,

especially

in

summer.

我喜

爱哈尔滨，尤其是哈尔滨的夏天。

【练习】用specially，especially，particularly填空。

1).

I

like

my

hometown,

_______

in

spring.

2).

These

shoes

were

_______

made

for

you.

3).

A

committee

has

been

_______

appointed

to

look

into

the

matter.

4).

We

did

very

well

in

this

exam,

_______

our

monitor.

Key:

1).

especially/particularly

2).

specially

3).

specially

4).

especially

2.

common

/

usual

/

ordinary

【解释】

common意为“普通的，平常的”，指常见的，常发生的，不足为奇的。

usual意为“通常的，习惯性的”，可用于一切频繁发生的事情。

ordinary意为“通常的，普通的，日常的，随时都可以碰到的”，与common意思接近。

【练习】用common，usual，ordinary填空。

1).

He

arrived

later

than

_______.

2).

Rabbits

and

foxes

are

_______

in

Britain.

3).

Tom

Sawyer

was

a/an

_______

American

boy

who

kept

getting

into

trouble.

4).

Our

_______

workday

is

eight

hours.

5).

He’s

not

an

officer,

but

a/an

________

soldier.

Key:

1).

usual

2).

common

3).

ordinary

4).

ordinary

5).

common/

ordinary

3.

convince

/

persuade

【解释】

convince

“说服”，着重理智方面的“辩论，证明”。

persuade

“说服”，着重情感上的“劝告”或“说服某人做/不做某事”。

【练习】用convince，persuade填空。

1).

He

_______

me

that

I

should

study

law.

2).

He

_______

me

not

to

stay.

3).

The

officials

were

eager

to

_______

us

of

the

safety

of

the

nuclear

reactors.

4).

I

_______

(convince)

I

saw

you

there,

but

it

must

have

been

someone

else.

5).

How

can

we

persuade

him

into

_______

(join)

us?

Key:

1).

convinced

2).

convinced/persuaded

3).

convince

4).

was

convinced

5).

Joining二．词性变化

1.

humour

n.

幽默，诙谐

humorous

adj.幽默的，诙谐的

2.

fortune

n.(大量)

财产，

大笔的钱；运气，命运

fortunate

adj.幸运的，侥幸的

fortunately

adv.幸运地，幸亏

3.

bore

vt.

使厌烦；n.

令人

讨厌的人(或事)

bored

adj.感到无趣的或单调的

boring

adj.令人厌烦的，乏味的

4.

mouth

n.

嘴，口

mouthful

n.一口；少量

5.

direct

adj.直接的；坦率

的adv.直接地vt.对准；指导

direction

n.方向[pl.]说明书；指引；指导

director

n.指导者，主管；董事；导演

6.

explain

v.

讲解，解释

explanation

n.解释，说明，阐述

【练习】用括号内所提供词的适当形式填空。

1).

________

(fortune),

the

drowning

child

was

saved.

2).

He

gave

a

________

(humor)

account

of

their

trip

to

Spain

first.

3).

Tom

went

off

in

one

________

(direct)

and

Harry

in

another.

4).

He

now

felt

ready

to

take

on

the

role

of

________

(direct).

5).

The

earthquake

left

thousands

of

people

________

(home).

6).

I’m

stuffed.

I

couldn’t

eat

another

________

(mouth).

7).

Not

only

are

mothers

not

paid

but

also

most

of

their

________

(bore)

or

difficult

work

is

unnoticed.

8).

There

is

no

convincing

________

(explain)

of

the

overall

structure

of

the

universe.

Keys:

1).

Fortunately

2).

humorous

3).

direction

4).

director

5).

homeless

6).

mouthful

7).

boring

8).

explanation

三．重点词汇

1.

content

vt.

(使)满足；满意

n.[u]满足；书的内容目录；容器里的东西

adj.感到满足的

[典例]

1).

As

there’s

no

cream,

we’ll

have

to

content

ourselves

with

black

coffee.

既然没有奶油,

我们只好喝清咖啡算了。

2).

He

is

content

to

remain

where

he

is

now.

他安於现状。

[重点用法]

content

oneself

with

sth.

满足或满意於某事物

be/feel

content

with

对……感到满足

be

content

to

do

sth.

愿意做某事

to

one’s

heart’s

content

尽情地；心满意足地

[练习]

根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词或翻译。

1).

Simple

praise

is

enough

to

______

him.

2).

I

like

the

style

of

the

book

but

I

don’t

like

the

______.

3).

She

_______

(感到非常满足)

stay

at

home

looking

after

her

children.

Keys:

1).

content

2).

content

3).

is/was

content

to

2.

astonish

vt.

使惊诧；使吃惊

astonishing

adj.令人惊讶的

astonished

adj.

感到惊讶的

[典例]

1).

The

news

astonished

everybody.

这个消息令大家惊讶。

2).

I

was

astonished

at/to

hear

the

loud

sound.

我被那些巨大的声响吓了一跳。

[重点用法]

be

astonished

at/by

sth.

因/被……感到惊讶

be

astonished

to

do

sth.

对做某事感到惊讶

It

astonishes

sb.

that

令某人惊讶的是

be

astonished

that

对感到惊讶

[练习]

根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词。

1).

It

astonished

me

______

no

one

has

thought

of

this

before.

2).

We

were

_______

(astonish)

that

he

appeared

at

the

party.

3).

I

find

_______

quite

_______

(astonish)

that

none

of

you

like

the

play.

Keys:

1).

that

2).

astonished

3).

it;

astonishing

3.

entertain

vt.使欢乐；款待

entertaining

adj.愉快的；有趣的

entertainment

n.

娱乐；款待

[典例]

1).

Bob

and

Liz

entertained

us

to

dinner

last

night.

昨晚鲍勃和利兹设宴招待了我们。

2).

Could

you

entertain

the

children

for

an

hour,

while

I

make

supper?

我做晚饭时,

你能哄孩子们玩一个小时吗?

[重点用法]

entertain

sb.

with

sth./by

doing

sth.

用某物/通过做某事使某人欢乐

[练习]

根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词。

1).

He

entertained

us

for

hours

________

(介词)

his

stories

and

jokes.

2).

He

fell

in

the

water,

much

to

the

_________

(entertain)

of

the

children.

3).

We

hired

a

magician

to

keep

the

children

_________

(entertain).

Keys:

1).

with

2).

entertainment

3).

entertained

4.

convince

vt.

使信服；使确信

convincing

adj.

令人信服的

[典例]

1).

We

convinced

him

to

go

by

train

rather

than

plane.

我们说服了他坐火车去，不要搭飞机去。

2).

How

can

I

convince

you

(of

her

honesty)?

我怎样才能使你相信（她很诚实）呢?

[重点用法]

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

be

convinced

of

/

that坚信……；确信……

[练习]

根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词。

1).

What

she

said

_______

(convince)

me

that

I

was

mistaken.

2).

I

soon

convinced

him

______

(介词)

my

innocence.

3).

What

convinced

you

_______

(vote)

for

them?

4).

I‟m

________

(convince)

that

he

is

guilty.

5).

That

was

the

most

_______

(convince)

I

had

ever

heard.

Keys:

1).

convinced

2).

of

3).

to

vote

4).

convinced

5).

convincing

5.

direct

vt.&vi.导演，指示，指挥

adj.直的，直接的，直率的

adv.径直地

[典例]

1).

Can

you

direct

me

(to

the

station)?

你告诉我（到车站）怎麽走好吗?

2).

She

has

a

direct

way

of

speaking.

她说话直爽。

[重点用法]

direct

短语：

direct...at/towards

sb./sth.

把……指向某人/事

direct

sb.

to

a

place

指引某人到某处

direct

sb.

to

do

sth.

指示/命令某人做某事

direct

(that)

sb./sth.

(should)

do/be

done

指示/命令某人/事做/被做……

[练习]

根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词。

1).

He

was

directed

_______

(介词)

a

table

beside

the

window.

2).

The

judge

directed

that

the

mother

_______

(give)

custody

of

the

children.

3).

There

was

a

police

officer

_______

(direct)

the

traffic.

Keys:

1).

to

2).

be

given

3).

directing

6.

whisper

v.&n.

耳语；私语；密谈

[典例]

1).

“I

feel

very

afraid,”

she

whispered.

“我觉得很害怕，”她低声说。

2).

He

spoke

in

a

whisper.

他低声说话。

[重点用法]

whisper

短语：

whisper

sth.

小声说某事

whisper

to

sb.

小声对某人说

whisper

sth.

to

sb.

小声对某人说某事

whisper

to

sb.

that…

小声对某人说……

whisper

that…

小声说……

It

is

whispered

that…

据说……

[练习]

根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词。

1).

He

whispered

a

word

_______

(介词)

my

ear.

2).

He

whispered

_______

(介词)

her

so

that

no

one

else

would

hear.

3).

It

_______

(whisper)

that

the

firm

is

likely

to

go

bankrupt.

Keys:

1).

in

2).

to

3).

is

whispered

四．

重点词组

1.

badly

off

过得很差；穷的；缺少的

[做表语或定语]

[典例]

1).

They

are

too

badly

off

to

have

a

holiday.

他们贫困得根本谈不上度假。

2).

We

shouldn‟t

complain

about

being

poor

---

many

families

are

much

worse

off.

我们不应该因为穷而叫苦连天

——

许多人的家境更糟。

[重点用法]

反义词：well

off

过得很富；富的；富有的[做表语或定语]

[练习]

根据句子的意思翻译。

1).

In

the

old

days

people

______

______

______

(过得很差).

2).

Though

he

is

always

wearing

old

clothes,

he

is

______

______

______

______

(并不如你想的那么穷)

as

you

think.

3).

In

fact

most

people

are

_______

_______

_____(要富裕)

they

were

five

yeas

ago.

Keys:

1).

were

badly

off

/

were

very

poor

2).

not

as/so

badly

off

3).

better

off

than

2.

pick

out

挑出；辨别出

[典例]

1).

He

picked

out

the

ripest

peach.

他把熟得最透的桃挑了出来。

2).

The

window

frames

are

picked

out

in

blue

against

the

white

walls.

蓝色的窗框衬在白墙上十分显眼。

[重点用法]

pick

out

sb./sth.

from......

从……中挑出/辨别出某人/物

pick

up

捡起；让某人搭车；继续；摔倒后站起来；便宜地买到；接收(节目)；无意中学会

[练习]

根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的短语。

1).

She

_______

_______

_______

from

thousands

of

applicants

for

the

job.

2).

We’ll

_______

_______

where

we

finished

yesterday.

3).

She

soon

_______

_______

French

when

she

went

to

live

in

France.

4).

_______

_______

those

books

that

you’d

like

to

read.

Keys:

1).

was

picked

out

2).

pick

up

3).

picked

up

4).

Pick

out

3.

cut

off

切断(供应等)；断绝(联系等)

[典例]

1).

Our

water

supply

has

been

cut

off.

我们断水了。

2).

If

you

don’t

pay

your

gas

bill

soon

you

may

be

cut

off.

你若不立即付清煤气费，就要停止向你供气。

[重点用法]

cut短语：

cut

down

砍倒；削减

cut

in

插嘴

cut

up

切碎

cut

sth

in

half/two把某物切割成两半

cut

sth

into

halves/thirds/quarters/把某物切割成两半/三瓣/四瓣

[练习]

根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的cut短语或介词。

1).

The

village

was

________

________

from

the

outside

world

by

the

heavy

snow

for

days.

2).

She

always

________

________

when

other

people

are

talking.

3).

I

won’t

have

a

cigarette,

thanks

---

I’m

trying

to

________

________

on

them.

4).

He

was

asking

400

for

the

car,

but

we

cut

him

down

________

(介词)￡350.

5).

She

________

________

the

vegetables

and

then

put

them

into

the

hot

pot.

Keys:

1).

cut

off

2).

cuts

in

3).

cut

down

4).

to

5).

cut

up

4.

star

in

在……主演；担任主角

[典例]

She

is

to

star

in

a

new

film.

她将主演一部新影片。

[重点用法]

star短语：

star

sb

(in

sth.)

使某人担任主角；由某人主演

[练习]

根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的短语或介词。

1).

Ben

Kingsley

________

________

the

film

“Gandhi”.

2).

The

director

wanted

to

star

Michael

Caine

________

(介词)

his

new

film.

Keys:

1).

starred

in

2).

in

五．重点句子

1.

Not

that

Charlie’s

own

life

was

easy!

倒不是说查理自己的生活是轻松的。

[解释]

not

that“并非，倒不是说”，用于句首或短语之前，表否定含义。如：

Who

were

you

with

last

night?

Not

that

I

care,

of

course.

你昨晚和谁在一起？当然我不计较。

[练习]

根据句子的意