Language Points
1. [句式]
As sb. said…正如某人所说，某人说过……

______Victor Hugo ________, “Laughter is the sun that drives the winter from the human face.”
维克多雨果曾经说过，“笑容如阳光，驱走人们脸上的冬天。”
As once said
2. up to now = until now=so far “直到现在” 常与现在完成时连用。如：
I ___________(not get) any letters from him up to now.
直到现在我还没收到过他的信。
haven’t got
So far we ________ four thousand words.
A. learn B. am learning
C. have learned D. learned
C
【拓展】
up to 达到……程度或数量
be up to sth 能胜任某事
be up to sb 取决于某人;该由某人做出决定

Up to 100 students can sit in this classroom.
Tom is not really up to that job.
“Shall we go out?” “It’s up to you!”
3. in between 介乎两者之间，在中间

She has breakfast at 7:30, lunch at 12:30, and sometimes a brunch in between.
I’ m not sure where is it, but I knew it’s somewhere in between New York and Chicago.
4. so they could feel more content with their lives.
1) content adj. 满足; 满意; 知足
常见搭配: fell/be content with sth. 对某事满足
be content to do sth. 对做某事满足
Are you content with your present salary?
你对你现在的工资待遇满意吗？
She is quite content to stay at home looking
after her children.
她呆在家里照顾孩子感到非常知足。
区别: content; contented; satisfied
content与contented意思接近, “满足的”，指虽然各种愿望没有实现, 但人应安于现状不多求
content 一般作表语; contented一般作前置定语;
satisfied “满意的”，指愿望、渴望都得到了满足, 因而心满意足了”。
She has a ___________look. 她显得满足的样子.
She is quite ________. 她很满足。
[译] 知足常乐。
译版一：Happiness lies in a contented mind.
译版二：Those who are content with their life will always be happy.
contented
content
We sat there, ______with what we listened to.
satisfying B. to satisfy
C. contented D. content
D
2) content vt. 使满足
content sb. 使某人满足(+with)
content oneself with使自己满足于
e.g. Her answer seemed to __________. 她的回答好像令他满意。
As he had to drive home, he _________________ two glasses of beer.
由于要开车回家，他只喝了两杯啤酒就算了。
3) content n. 内容，所含之物
I like the style of the book but I don’t like
the content.
我喜欢这本书的文体, 但我不喜欢它的内容。
content him
contented himself with
5. Not that Charlie’s own life was easy!
卓别林自己的生活也并不容易！
Not that …并不是说…
Not that she knew what she was doing.
她并不知道自己在做什么。
Not that scientists have all the answers.
科学家并不能解答所有的问题。
6. 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.
astonish: v. 使 (某人) 吃惊, 震惊+sb./sth
What he did astonished us quite a lot.
astonishing adj. 令人吃惊的
astonished adj. 吃惊的
an _________ comment 惊人之语
She was astonished to find he was drunk.
发现他喝醉了, 她很吃惊。
I was astonished at/by the news.
这消息使我大吃一惊。
astonishing
astonishment n. 惊讶; 惊愕
to one’s astonishment 使某人惊异的是……
in astonishment 吃惊地
________________, the small boy swam
across the river. 令我们惊奇的是那小男孩居然游过了那条河。
She stared at me __________________.
她吃惊地瞪着我。
To our astonishment
in astonishment
To my _______, he was not a bit ______ at the news that he failed the exam.
A. astonishment; astonishing
B. astonished; astonishing
C. astonishment; astonished
D. astonish; astonishment
C
7. unfortunately adv. 不幸的是
fortunately adv. 幸运地, 幸亏
fortune n. “机会; 命运; 运气” 如:
She has had her fortune told.
她请人算了命。
复合词: fortune-teller n. 算命者
固定搭配: make a fortune 发大财
try one’s fortune 碰运气
谚语: Fortune favors fool. 傻人有傻福。
8. “leaving +宾语+宾补”结构做结果状语
Unfortunately his father died, ____________________________
不幸的事他的父亲去世了，使整个家庭状况更加糟糕。
leaving the family even worse off.
V-ing形式做结果状语时，表示自然而然的结果
（be） badly off 穷的
（be） well off 富有的
better off adj. (情况)更好的
worse off: adj. (情况)更糟糕的, 更贫困的
We are not well off, but we are not badly off to beg for a living.
She comes from a well-off family, on the contrary, he comes from a badly-off family.
We shouldn’t complain about being poor; many families are much________.
A. better off B. badly off
C. well off D. worse off
D
ordinary
common
normal
usual
We are ordinary people, come from ordinary family and lead an ordinary life.
普通的
常见的
正常的
通常的
9. …became known throughout the world.
throughout prep. 1) (表示地区) 遍及, 整个
That mafia has helpers throughout the country.

2) (表示时间) 整个, 从头到尾
It rained throughout the day.
He led a poor life throughout his life.
那个黑老大的爪牙遍及全国。
雨下了一整天。
他一生过着穷苦的生活。
throughout adv. 1) 整个地, 在所有各处
e.g. The hill was green throughout.

2) 自始至终, 到最后
She remained silent throughout.
那座山整个都是绿的。
她从头到尾都保持沉默。
10. The tramp, a poor, homeless man with a
moustache, wore large trousers, worn-out
shoes...
1) homeless adj. 无家可归的
n.+less adj.
如：
helpless
childless
harmless
无助的
没有儿女的
无害的
countless
tireless
不知疲倦的
无数的
2) worn-out adj.
(衣类、机器等)磨破的; 磨损的; 用旧的 如：


She looks worn-out.
她看起来憔悴不堪。
精疲力尽的; 憔悴的 (一般不用在名词前)
worn-out shoes
11. 抽象名词具体化：指代具体的一个人，或一件事
This character was _____ social failure but loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties.
failure: n. 失败[U]; 失败者[C]
类似词汇：success; experience; surprise
When you tour around our school, you will come across surprises, esp. in spring.
a
12.
cut off: 切断; （使）隔绝,（使）孤立
A storm cut off power to the whole city. 
暴风雨切断了整个地区电力供应。
One of his fingers was cut off in the accident.
他的一个手指在事故中切断了。
They were completely cut off from the outside world.
他们和外界完全隔绝了。
【拓展】
cut out 切掉; 割掉
cut up 切碎
cut across 穿过；走近路
cut in 插嘴
cut down 砍倒； 削减
cut into pieces 切成碎片
I was just talking to Margaret when Jackson _______. (湖南2005)
A. cut in B. cut down
C. cut out D. cut up
A
He was in hospital for six months. He felt as
if he was ______ from the outside world.
A. cut out B. cut off
C. cut up D. cut across
B
13. He picks out the lace and eat it as if it were spaghetti.
pick out: 挑出; 辨别出
My father helped me pick out a new book. 
我父亲帮我选了一本新书。

pick up 拾起；驾车去接 (人)；接收(信号, 广播、电视节目)； 学会 (语言)
This picture was taken a long time ago. I wonder if you can ____ my father. (湖北2005)
A. find out B. pick out
C. look out D. speak out
B
find out (通过努力) 发现, 找出；
look out 向外看, 当心, 注意；
speak out 大声且清楚地说出
14. He eats each mouthful with great
enjoyment.  他一口一口地嚼得津津有味。mouthful n. 一口
handful  n. 一撮, 一把 a handful of sand 

cupful  n. 一满杯  two cupfuls of milk
一把沙子
两杯牛奶
15. convincing adj. 令人信服的

Many TV series are not very popular as the performance of the actors is not very convincing.
convinced adj. 坚信不移的; 有坚定信仰的
convince vt． 使相信; 说服; 使承认
[常见结构]
convince sb. of sth 使某人相信某事
be convinced of 对……坚信
convince sb to do sth 说服某人做某事
I tried hard to convince him of the importance of being optimistic (乐观的).
He is convinced of the importance of being optimistic.
He is ______ of what his friend said.
A. convinced B. determined
C. promised D. avoided
A
16. Chaplin produced, directed, and wrote the
movies he starred in.
卓别林自制、自导、自编一些他自演的电影。
direct v.
The general (将军) directed that all the prisoners (should) be set free.
A film directed by Zhang Yimou
导演; 指示、指挥
adj.
There is no direct train from here to Xizang.
此地没有直达西藏的火车。
A direct flight will save us a lot of troubles.
直达的航班可以省去我们不少麻烦。
adj. 坦白的; 率直的。 如：
He has a direct way of speaking.

He gave me a direct answer.
直的; 直线的; 直达的
他说话坦白。
他给我率直的回答。
He flew ______ to Beijing.
direct B. bent
C. directly D. gradually
direct adv. 径直地; 直接地
directly adv. 直接地 （不指实际距离）
The new policy(政策) will directly affect our daily life.
direction n. 方向；指挥；说明
A
2) star in (在电影中)担任主演

She has starred in a lot of good films.
她主演了许多好电影。
“To truly laugh, you must be
able to take your pain, and
play with it!”
--Charlie Chaplin