Unit 3 A taste of English humour
词汇过关
短语习得
重点句型
目标解读
词汇过关
1. 重点单词拼写
1)After taking a m of the bitter medicine, young Tom made a face.
【答案】 mouthful
2) Her p way of smiling left a good impression on me.
【答案】 particular
3) It is also believed that playing firecrackers will bring good f the
coming year.
【答案】 fortune
4) After two hours of interview, Martina was f to get her
desirable job.
【答案】 fortunate
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5) Yuan Long ping are invited to travel t the world circulating
the growing of the super hybrid rice.
【答案】 throughout
6) Though she is a f in life, she gained great success in her career.
【答案】 failuret
7) Some people are never c with their life and is always thinking
of gaining wealth.
【答案】 content
8) The learner of a second language has many obstacles to o .
【答案】 overcome
9) It’s funny to see a man s over a watermelon skin.
词汇过关
【答案】 sliding
10)A truck k into a car when running around a corner.
【答案】 knocked
2. 重点词词形变换
1)At the news, the girl burst out crying. (astonish)
【答案】 astonishing
2) He had been worn down by and illness. (poor)
【答案】 poverty
3) I had the good to be chosen for a trip abroad, that is to say,
it was for me to be chosen for a trip abroad. (fortune)
【答案】 fortune, fortunate
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4)He fell in the water, much to the of the children.
At the party, he met with a most guest. (entertain)
【答案】 entertainment, entertaining
5) The organization provide emergency accommodation for the in
the flood. (home)
【答案】 homeless
6) He in the examination last week. And his made his
parents very angry. (fail)
【答案】 failed, failure
7) In a storm, there are always waves on the sea. (mountain)
【答案】 mountainous
词汇过关
8) He saw a lot of in the prison camp. (cruel)
【答案】cruelty
9) Bad planning will lead to later. (difficult)
【答案】difficulty
10) Because of his illness, he only ate a few of food. (mouth)
【答案】mouthful
短语习得
1. 短语积累
bump into 碰见；巧遇
at times 偶而；有时
be content with 对……满意; 对……满足
worse off　 穷的；　缺少的
in poverty　 贫穷
throughout the world 全世界
overcome difficulties 克服困难
be set in 以……为背景
in search of 寻找
pick out 挑出；辨别出；领会
cut off 切断；断绝
knock into 撞上；撞见
短语习得
break down 分解；停止运转；瓦解；
（健康状况）变得恶劣
It happens that...　　 碰巧
end in failure 以失败告终
make tea 沏茶
go camping 野营
in the open air 在开阔地方
a third time 又一次
no more than 只有
【答案】 bumped into
2. 从上面列举的短语中选择适当的，填入下面的空格中
1)Guess who I in the street in the morning?
短语习得
2) Her health under the pressure of work.
【答案】 broke down
3) I passed by when the accident happened.
【答案】 It happened that
4) Scientists are a cure for the disease.
【答案】 in search of
5) Are you your present salary?
【答案】 content with
重点句型
1. Do you find it funny to see someone sliding on a banana skin,... (P17
It在此句中充当形式宾语，真正宾语是后面的不定式短语to see someone sliding..., 含有形式宾语it的句型是：主语＋动词＋it＋宾补（n./adj）+ 真正宾语（to do/ doing/that clause）。常用动词有：believe, make, consider, regard, suppose, feel, think, find,...
I find it quite pleasant to talk with you.
You’l find it enjoyable living here.
John has made it clear that he will have nothing to do with the matter.
【答案】 Tom thinks it his duty to take good care of the garden.
即时强化练习：
用it翻译下面句子
1) Tom认为照料好这个花园是他的职责。
重点句型
2) 我们觉得没有必要召开这次会议。
【答案】 We don’t feel it necessary to hold the meeting.
3) 我们相信一个人掌握一门外语很重要。
【答案】 We believe it very important that one should master a foreign language.
2.It happened that this flower was a new species which I had been growing throughout the summer.
It happens that clause 意为 “碰巧”。可以转换成：happen to do sth
It happened that he wasn’t at home.→ He happened not to be at home.
即时强化练习：
重点句型
用happen的两个句型翻译下面句子
1) 上次我去拜访你，你碰巧出差去了。
【答案】 1)It happened that you were on business last time I went to visit you.
2) You happened to be on business last time I went to visit you.
1. Perhaps it makes us feel more content with our life because we feel there is someone else worse off than ourselves. (P17)
content adj. 满足的；满意的；满足于……
We were content with the respectable result in the latest match.
Not content with her new car, Jenny now wants a bike for trips into
the city centre.
They’re content to socialize with a very small circle of people.
content 还可作动词，表示“使（人或自己）满足；使满意”
You’re quite easily contented, aren’t you?
content 还可作名词，表示“内容，容量，目录”
Most of the gallery’s contents were damaged in the fire.
The graphics are brilliant. It’s just a shame that the content is so poor.
worse off (than ourselves) 意思为“境况（比我们）更差”，在句中作
目标解读
定语修饰“someone else”，类似表达有“better off”，意思是“情况较
好”。
People in rural areas are even worse off, as they have no regular bus
service.
I will be better off if I work hard at my English because I’ll do well in
exams then.
2. However, some actors can astonish us with the deep feelings they can inspire in us for a character they are playing. (P17)
astonish v. 使吃惊，惊讶 astonished adj. 感到吃惊 astonishing adj.　
使人惊讶的
astonishment n. 惊讶
The news astonished everyone.
It astonished me that no one had thought of this before.
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He was/ looked astonished to hear he had got the job.
I find it quite astonishing that none of you liked the play.
To my astonishment, it had completely disappeared.
inspire vt. 鼓舞，感动；激发，启示；使生灵感，产生
After her trip to Venezuela, she felt inspired to learn Spanish.
I hope this success will inspire you to greater efforts.
The captain’s heroic effort inspired them with determination.
The story was inspired by a chance meeting with an old Russian duke.
【词汇网络】
inspire sb. with sth. 激发某人的某种感情
inspire sth. into sb. 把……灌输给某人
inspire somebody to something 鼓舞某人去获得某物
inspire sth. in sb. 激发某人的某种感情
目标解读
3. He became famous for using a particular form of acting, including mine and farce. (P17)
1）particular adj. 特殊/别/定的；个别的；详细的，细致的；苛求
的，挑剔的；
I remember one particular incident when he almost drove his car off a
cliff.
The report focuses on the particular rather than the general and so
doesn’t draw any overall conclusions.
be particular about 对……挑剔
He’s very particular about the kitchen—everything has to be perfectly
clean and in its place.
2）n. 细节，详情，个别部分
For further particulars, contact the Market Department.
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in particular = particularly = especially = more than usual
What in particular did you like about the last apartment that we saw?
We’re particularly interested to hear from people who speak two or
more European languages.
3）include v. 包括；包含
The tour included a visit to the Science Museum.
i ncluding prep. 包括在内　
The band played many songs, including some of my favourites.
= The band played many songs, some of my favourites included.
4.... and thousands of people rushed there in search of it.(P18)
in search of sb./sth. 相当于 searching for sb./sth.
He was sent in search of a cheap hotel.
【词汇网络】
search sb./sth. for sb./sth. 细查……以寻找 ……
目标解读
search through sth. for sth. 搜索
search sb./sth. out 找出
5. First he picks out the laces and eats them as if they were spaghetti. (P18)
pick somebody/something out 意思为“挑选；认出；领会；”
She picked out a navy blue dress.
His story was picked out as the best by the judges.
I picked out Valerie’s voice from among the general conversation.
I could just pick out some letters carved into the stone.
【词汇网络】pick on sb 选中做某事
pick up 好转；继续；用车接某人；拿起；得（病）；打听到
pick one’s pockets 扒窃
pick up speed 加速
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pick holes in sth.找漏洞
6. Then he cuts off the leather top of the shoe, treating it as if it were the finest meat.(P18)
cut off 切下来； cut (sth./sb) off 切断；停止；使电话中断；隔绝
Remember to cut off the fat before you try the steak.
If this bill is not paid within five days, your gas supply will be cut off.
We were cut off before she could give me directions.
Many villages have been cut off by the heavy snow.
【词汇网络】cut away 切除
cut down 杀死；砍掉；删减
cut in (on sb/sth) 超车抢道；打搅
cut out 去掉或省略；切去
cut sth open 切开
目标解读
as if... / as though... 好像，似乎。用在虚拟语气时表示与事实相反
的 假设。
It sounds as though she’s been really ill.
Chary was behaving as though nothing had happened.
She stared at me as if she didn’t know me.
【比较】even if/though 即使; 尽管
Even if/though I have to walk all the way I’ll get there.
I like her even though she can be annoying.
7. He was in such a hurry that he bumped into an old lady. (P19)
bump into = knock into 撞到；bump into还有“偶然遇到”的意思。
bump V(t./i.) 碰(伤)，撞(破)，颠簸
I ran after him, bumping against people in my hurry.
She bumped her arm on the chair.
We bumped into Karen when we were in New York last week.
目标解读