Unit 3
A taste of English humour
罗马哲学家塞内加曾经评论说：
“
所有的事情都是为了欢笑或者哭泣而生的。
”
这句话可以理解为欢笑和哭泣都是与某种外界刺激密切相关的情绪反应。
Period 1
Warming Up & Reading
comedy
content
ordinary
throughout
moustache
worn
overcome
chew
outstanding
gesture
Ⅱ
.
根据词性和汉语写出单词，并注意拓展词汇
1
．
__________ (
n
.)
幽默；滑稽
→
humourous (
adj
.)
幽默的；诙谐的
2
．
__________ (
n
.)
表演者；演出者
→
performance (
n
.)
表演
3
．
__________ (
v
t
.)
使惊诧
→
__________ (
adj
.)
令人感到惊讶的
→
astonished (
adj
.)
感到惊讶的
4
．
__________ (
adj
.)
幸运的；吉利的
→
unfortunate (
adj
.)
不幸的；令人遗憾的
humour
performer
astonish
astonishing
fortunate
5
．
______ (
adj
.)
厌烦的
→
boring (
adj
.)
令人厌烦的；乏味的
6
．
__________ (
v
t
. &
v
i
.)
使欢乐；款待
→
__________ (
adj
.)
愉快的；有趣的
→
____________ (
n
.)
娱乐
7
．
__________ (
adj
.)
无家可归的
→
home (
n
.)
家
8
．
__________ (
n
.)
失败
(
者
)
→
fail (
v
i
.)
失败
9
．
__________ (
v
t
.)
使信服
→
convincing (
adj
.)
令人信服的
10
．
__________ (
v
t
. &
v
i
.)
导演；指示；指挥
→
direction (
n
.)
方向；用法说明
bored
entertain
entertaining
entertainment
homeless
failure
convince
direct
构词小窍门
v
.
＋
ion
→
n
.
educate (
v
.)
教育
→
education (
n
.)
教育
collect (
v
.)
收集
→
collection (
n
.)
收集物
correct (
v
.)
改正
→
correction(
n
.)
改正
devote (
v
.)
奉献
→
devotion (
n
.)
奉献
select (
v
.)
挑选
→
selection (
n
.)
挑选
Ⅲ
.
根据汉语提示补全下列短语
1
．
break __________
闯入
2
．
go __________ (
时间
)
流逝，经过
3
．
in __________ of
寻找
4
．
share... __________
与
……
分享
5
．
__________ use of
利用
6
．
make __________
组成，构成；编造
into
by
search
with
make
up
Ⅳ
.
根据语境写出黑体短语的含义
1
．
Up to now
，
the work has been quite smooth.( )
2
．
Don
’
t
be content with
such a small success. ( )
3
．
My parents were
badly off
when we were young.( )
4
．
My mother is going to help me
pick out
a new suit.( )
5
．
The rebels have
cut off
electricity from the capital.( )
6
．
The young actress has
starred in
dozens of films.( )
直到现在
对
……
感到满意
穷的
挑出
切断
主演
Ⅰ
.Read the passage quickly and match each paragraph with its main idea.
Para.1 A
．
An example of a sad situation that he made funny.
Para.2 B
．
His achievements.
Para.3 C
．
What Charlie
’
s childhood was like.
Para.4 D
．
What his most famous character was like.
Para.5 E
．
Why people needed cheering up.
答案：
Para.1
→
E
Para.2
→
C
Para.3
→
D
Para.4
→
A
Para.5
→
B
Ⅱ
.Read the passage carefully and choose the best answers.
1
．
People enjoy seeing other people
’
s bad luck because ______.
A
．
they enjoy doing so
B
．
it makes people more worried about their life
C
．
it makes people more content with their life
D
．
there
’
s much fun in doing so
2
．
Which of the following is NOT true about the description of Charlie Chaplin
，
as a tramp in the film?
A
．
He wore large trousers
，
worn
out shoes.
B
．
He was a poor
，
homeless man with a moustache.
C
．
He walked around stiffly carrying a walking stick.
D
．
He couldn
’
t overcome difficulties with determination.
3
．
Chaplin was given a special Oscar for ________.
A
．
they enjoy doing so
B
．
the films he directed
C
．
the joy he gave us in his films
D
．
the contributions he made to films
4
．
From the text, we can know that ________.
A
．
Victor Hugo had made friends with Chaplin
B
．
many people went to California to become rich in the 1840s
C
．
Charlie Chaplin had a happy life when he was young
D
．
when the little tramp chewed the shoe, he made the audience believe it was delicious
答案：
1
～
4
CDDD
Ⅲ
.Complete the following sentences and think about the reasons.
1
．
He made people laugh at a time __________ they felt depressed
，
so they could feel more content __________ their lives.
2
．
__________ his teens
，
Charlie had
，
__________ his humour
，
become one of the most popular child actors in England.
3
．
__________ time went by
，
he began making films.
4
．
__________ so many others
，
the little tramp has rushed there in search __________ gold
，
but __________ success.
5
．
Charlie cuts __________ the leather top of the shoe and shares the shoe __________ the other fellow.
when
with
By
through
As
Like
of
without
off
with
Ⅳ
.Fill in the blanks according to the passage or the given words.
Chaplin made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed
，
1.______ they could feel more content 2.______ their lives.He was popular with people all over the world for his particular form of 3.______ (humor)acting.The little tramp became 4.______ (know) throughout the world.He played the main character 5.______ was poor and homeless
，
and 6.______ (wear) large trousers
，
worn
out shoes and a small round black hat
，
and carried 7.______ walking stick.
The character was a social 8.______ (fail)
，
but he won the love of his audience for his determination in overcoming difficulties
，
and being kind to others.
In his film
The
Gold
Rush
，
Chaplin 9.______ (success) made a sad situation entertaining by eating a boiled shoe.
As an everlasting humour master
，
Charlie Chaplin will always 10.______ (remember)by us.
答案：
1.so
2.with
3.humorous
4.known
5.who
6.wore
7.a
8.failure
9.successfully
10
．
be remembered
词汇
1
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.
正如维克多
·
雨果曾经说过：
“
笑声如驱走人们脸上寒冬的太阳。
”
关于这一点，直到今天也没有人能比查理
·
卓别林做得更好。
◎
up to now
直到现在
①
__________
，
I haven
’
t worked out the meaning of the word.
直到现在，我还没有明白那词的意思。
[
名师点津
]
(1)up to now
意为
“
直到现在
”
，常与现在完成时连用，可放于句首、句尾或句中。
(2)up to now
的同义词组有
up to present
，
so far
，
till now
等。
Up to now
up to
还可表示下列含义：
(1)
“
多达；至多
”
；后面常接数字
(2)
“
从事于；忙于
”
；有时含有
“
密谋干坏事
”
之意
(3)
“
由
……
决定
”
，常用
it
作主语
(4)
“
胜任；适合
”
(5)
“
是
……
的职责
”
写出下列句中
up to
的含义
②
Up to
10,000 students have dropped off school this year.__________
③
What is he
up to
now
？
__________
④
It
’
s
up to
you to decide whether to go or not.__________
⑤
He is not
up to
his work.__________
多达
忙于
由
……
决定
胜任；适合
◎
content
adj.
满足的；满意的
n.
满足
vt.
使满足
①
Though he is not rich
，
he is quite
content
with his own life.
尽管他不富裕，但他非常满意于他自己的生活。
词汇
2
He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed
，
so they could feel more
content
with their lives.
在感到沮丧的时候，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。
(1)feel
/be content with...
对
……
满足
/
满意
be content to do sth.
满足于做某事
(2)to one
’
s heart
’
s content
尽情地
content
n
.
内容；目录
(3)content oneself with
满足于
②
She is
content
to live a quiet life in the countryside.
她满足于在乡村过着安静的生活。
③
He likes singing songs
to his heart
’
s content
.
他喜欢尽情地唱歌。
④
He ___________________ what he owns.
他满足于自己所拥有的。
[
名师点津
]
be content with
＝
be pleased/satisfied with...
对
……
感到满意。
contents himself with
◎
astonishing
adj.
令人感到惊讶的
①
It is
astonishing
that the hacker is a little boy.
令人惊讶的是那个黑客是个小男孩。
词汇
3
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.
你可能会感到惊奇，查理刚会说话时大人就教他唱歌，他刚会走路时大人就教他跳舞了。
(1)astonish
v
t
.
使惊讶
what astonishes sb. is...
令某人吃惊的是
……
(2)astonished
adj
.
对
……
感到吃惊的
be astonished at/by
对
……
感到惊讶
be astonished that...
/to do...
惊讶于
……
/
做某事感到惊讶
(3)astonishment
n
.
惊异；惊讶
in astonishment
吃惊地
(
用作状语
)
to one
’
s astonishment
令某人吃惊的是
(
多用作插入语
)
②
We were __________ at the news of his failure.
他失败的消息使我们震惊。
③
I looked around
in astonishment
.
我惊愕地环视四周。
④
__________________
，
they won the match.
令我们惊讶的是，他们赢得了比赛。
astonished
To our astonishment
To my astonishment
，
they
weren
’
t astonished at
the
astonishing
news
，
so I looked at them
in astonishment.
让我吃惊的是，他们听到这个令人惊讶的消息时并不吃惊，于是我惊讶地望着他们。
词汇
4
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，这使得他的家境更加艰难，因此查理的童年是在照顾生病的母亲和弟弟中度过的。
◎
badly off
穷的；缺少的
①
We are not that
badly off
to beg.
我们还没穷到去乞讨的地步。
(1)be badly off for sth.
某物短缺；不够
(
相当于
be short of/be lacking in)
(2)be well off
有钱；富裕；境况良好
be well off for sth.
某物充裕
②
The victims in this earthquake are __________ blankets
，
and even
worse off for
food.
这次地震的受害者需要毯子，更需要食物。
③
He seemed to __________.
他好像很富有。
[
名师点津
]
(1)badly off
的比较级是
worse off
，意为
“
境况更差
”
。
(2)well off
的比较级是
better off
，意为
“
更富裕
/
有
”
。
badly off for
be well off
词汇
5
No one was ever bored watching him
－
his subtle acting made everything
entertaining
.
他的表演从没有人会感到无聊
——
他巧妙的表演使得一切都那么滑稽可笑。
◎
entertaining
adj.
愉快的；有趣的
①
We thought that the new comedy was very
entertaining
.
我们认为这部新喜剧非常有趣。
②
Yesterday we saw a very _____________ film.
昨天我们看了一部很有趣的电影。
entertaining
(1)entertain
v
t
. &
v
i
.
使欢乐；款待
entertain sb. with sth.
＝
sb. be entertained with sth.
用某物使某人快乐
entertain sb. to sth.
用某物招待某人
(2)entertainment
n
.
娱乐；文娱节目
③
I entertained my friends ______ dinner yesterday evening.
昨晚我招待朋友吃晚饭。
④
The clown __________ the children __________ all kinds of tricks.
那个小丑以各种把戏逗乐儿童。
to
entertained
with
Bob and Liz
entertained
us
to
dinner last night
，
during which time Bob told us many jokes for
entertainment
，
making it an
entertaining
night.
Bob
和
Liz
昨晚设宴款待我们，期间
Bob
讲了很多笑话娱乐我们，让我们度过了一个愉快的夜晚。
◎
cut off
切断；断绝；中断电话
①
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。
②
The village
was cut off
by the snow for more than a month.
这个村庄被大雪封闭了一个多月。
词汇
6
Charlie
cuts off
the leather top of the shoe and shares the shoe with the other fellow.
查理把皮鞋上端的皮子切下来并和同伴分享鞋子。
cut out
删除；停止
cut in
插话；超车
cut down
砍倒；削减
cut up
切碎
cut across/through
取捷径，走近路
③
She kept __________ on our conversation.
我们谈话时她老是插嘴。
④
When you give a speech
，
you
’
d better __________ unimportant details.
当你演讲时，你最好删掉那些不重要的细节。
cutting in
cut out
◎
pick out
挑出；辨别出
①
She was
picked out
from hundreds of applicants for the job.
她是从数百位申请人里被挑选出来做这份工作的。
②
He __________ his sister from the crowd.
他从人群中认出了他的姐姐。
词汇
7
Then he
picks out
the lace of the shoe and eats it as if it were spaghetti.
然后他挑出鞋带来吃，像是吃意大利面条一样。
picked out
pick up
捡起；拾起；开车接；
(
偶然
)
获得；学会；恢复；好转；
(
在无线电里
)
收听到
写出下列句中
pick up
的含义
③
The children
picked up
many seashells at the seashore.__________
④
She
picked up
English when she was living in the USA.__________
⑤
I believe things will
pick up
soon.__________
⑥
My husband will
pick
you
up
in the car.__________
捡起
学会
好转
开车接某人
◎
convincing
adj.
令人信服的
①
Nobody could come up with a __________ explanation of why the dinosaur died out.
没有人能对恐龙的灭绝作出一个令人信服的解释。
词汇
8
The acting is so
convincing
that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted
！
卓别林的表演是那么有说服力，以至于你会相信这顿饭是他所吃过的最美味的一顿！
convincing
(1)convince
v
t
.
使信服；说服
convince sb.of sth.
使某人确信
/
明白某事
convince sb.that...
使某人相信
……
convince sb.to do sth.
说服某人做某事
(2)convinced
adj
.
确信的；信服的
be convinced that / of...(
某人
)
相信
……
②
He convinced me __________ his innocence.
他使我相信他是无辜的。
③
Tom
convinced
them that
he hadn
’
t lied to them.
汤姆使他们相信他没有向他们撒谎。
④
I
’
ve been trying to __________________ a doctor.
我一直劝他去看病。
⑤
We ______________ the safety of these products.
我们确信这些产品是安全的。
of
convince him to see
are convinced of
句型
1
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.
维克多
·
雨果曾经说过：
“
笑声如阳光，驱走人们脸上的冬天。
”
关于这一点，直到今天也没有人能比查理
·
卓别林做得更好。
[
句式剖析
]
as
引导的非限制性定语从句表示说话人的态度、看法、评论或解释，含
“
正如
”
之意。
as
是关系代词，在从句中可以作主语、宾语或表语。
as
从句可放句首、句中或句末。
①
As is known to all
，
light travels faster than sound.
众所周知，光比声音传播得快。
②
There was a net bar around here
，
as I remember
.
我记得过去这儿附近有一家网吧。
③
As
everybody knows
(
＝
________________)
，
Shakespeare is a famous writer.
众所周知，莎士比亚是一位著名的作家。
As is known to all
(1)as
引导的此类定语从句通常的固定表达有：
as is said above
，
as we all know
，
as is known to all
，
as is expected
，
as is often the case
，
as often happens
等。
④
__________ you grow older
，
you
’
ll know better and better about yourself.
随着年龄增长，你会越来越了解自己。
⑤
Child as he is
，
he knows a lot.
尽管他是个孩子，他知道的很多。
⑥
When in Rome
，
do
as the Romans do
.
入乡随俗。
As
[
句式剖析
]
本句中
with nothing to eat
为
with
的复合结构，在句子中作状语。
①
I couldn
’
t go to see the film
，
with a lot of work to do
.
由于有许多工作要做，我不能去看电影了。
句型
2
Instead he and another man are hiding in a small hut during a snowstorm
with nothing to eat
.
相反，他和另一个人被暴风雪困在一个小木屋里，没有任何东西可吃。
②
With spring __________ on
，
trees turn green.
＝
As spring is coming on
，
trees turn green.
春天来了，树变绿了。
③
The man sat in the chair
，
with his hands __________ behind his back.
＝
The man sat in the chair
，
whose hands were tied
behind his back.
这个人坐在椅子上，双手被绑在背后。
coming
tied
[
名师点津
]
当
with
后的宾语和作宾补的动词之间是主谓关系且正在发生，用动词
ing
形式；如果是动宾关系，则用动词
ed
形式；不定式表示将来的动作。有些
with
的复合结构可以转换成相应的定语从句或状语从句。
Unit
3
Exercise 1
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