人教版必修四unit3教案

Unit 3 A taste of English humour

1. break into 闯入；强行进入 break away from…从…中逃脱；脱离(组织、团体等)burst into突然爆发 burst into

laughter/tears 突然笑/哭起来 break down(身体)垮掉；(机器)出故障；分解；失败 break up(关系)结束；解散；破碎

break off 中断；暂停；折断 break in 闯入；插话；打断 break out (战争、火灾、瘟疫等)爆发；突然发生break through

突破；克服 辨析：break in 和break into 都有“闯入”的意思，但in是副词，其后不能接宾语；into 为介词，后面需要接宾语。

(1) Three strangers broke into the shop and got it robbed of.

(2) His home was broken into while he was away on holiday.

(3) Let’s break off for half an hour and have some coffee.

(4) Don’t break in while others are speaking.

(5) The peace talk broke down and no agreement was reached.

(6) Hearing the story, we all break into laughter.

2. up to now 直到现在 up to date最新的；时尚的；新式的 be up to+数字 达到(某数量、程度等);至多有；直到；不迟于 be up to sth(体力或精力上)能胜任某事;正在干某事；在捣鬼；从事某事(尤指坏事) be up to sb(to do sth)由某人决定(做某事);(做某事)是某人的责任

(1) We have got no news about her up to now.

(2) I can take up to four people.

(3) I don’t feel up to going to work today.

(4) I’m sure he is up to no good.

(5) It’s not up to you to tell me how to do my work.

(6) Shall we go to the art exhibition right away? It’s all up to you.

(7) The temperature went up to 35℃ yesterday, which made many people uncomfortable.

(8) The writer has completed five novels up to now.

(9) It is up to you to decide when and where our party should take place.

3. brighten vt.使更愉快；使更有希望；使更明亮 brighten sth up放晴；使活跃起来；使更加鲜艳；使更有希望

(1) In the distance, the sky was beginning to brighten.

(2) A smile brightens her face.

(3) She brightened up at the words of encouragement.

(4) According to the forecast, it should brighten up later.

(5) A personal letter will usually brighten up a person’s day.

(6) She has her hair brightened with some shampoo.

(7) Fresh flowers will brighten any room in the house.

(8) To the joy of the children,it finally brightened up after raining a whole day.

4. in between (时间或空间上)介于…之间

(1) The house was near a park but there was a road in between.

(2) I see her most weekends but not often in between.

(3) I’ll leave on June 6th and return on June 12th,so you’ll not see me in between.

(4) He stays at home before 8:00 a. m. and after 5:00 p.m.,but he is always busy with his work in his office in between.

5. a time when一段…时间 It/This /That is /was a time when…. There is/was a time when… There were/are other times

when…有别的…的时候

(1) He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed.

(2) There was a time when I hated to talk to anyone.

(3) That was a time when Blacks were looked down upon in America.

(4) It was a time when women were not allowed to attend school.

(5) We are going through a time when science and technology is developing very fast.

(6) This is a time when women and men can have equal pay for doing the same work.

6. feel content with对…感到满足/满意 be content to do sth愿意干某事 content adj.满足的；满意的；愿意 只作表语；contented adj.尤其指因生活好而满意的；知足的；惬意的 只作定语 ；content oneself with sth /doing sth使某人自己满足于某事/做某事

(1) There is a contented smile on her face.

(2) My parents feel quite content with their present life.

(3) I am content to wait for next chance. (4) I don’t feel quite content with my present job.

(5) My father is content to live in the countryside.

(6) We should not content ourselves with book knowledge only;practice is also very important to a person’s development.

7. unfortunately adv.不幸地；遗憾地；可惜地 unfortunate adj. fortunate adj. fortunately adv. fortune

n.运气；机会；大笔的钱 make a fortune 发财

(1) Unfortunately,his mother died when he was only 12 years old.

(2) It won’t be finished for a few weeks,unfortunately.

(3) I was late,but fortunately, the meeting hadn’t started.

(4) He is said to have made a fortune recently.

(5) It was an unfortunate accident.

(6) Unfortunately for him,the police were informed and were waiting outside.

8. be badly off拮据；贫穷；境况不好 be badly off for sth 某物短少，某物不够 be worse off (比以前或其他人 )更穷、更不愉快 be well off 有钱；富裕 be well off for sth 某物充裕 be better off 经济较宽裕 be better off doing sth

处于某状况或做某事较高兴、较满意

(1)They were badly off in those terrible years.

(2)I have got quite a big house,so I am not too badly off.

(3)They were once badly off for good teachers of primary school.

(4)The death of her husband left her life worse off.

9. ordinary adj. 普通的；正常的；平凡的；平庸的 in the ordinary way 一般的，通常的 out of the ordinary 不一般，超凡脱俗，特殊 unusual adj.不同寻常的 irregular adj.不规律的；不规则的uncommon adj.不常见的；稀罕的 extraordinary adj.不平常的；奇怪的

(1)We have spent another ordinary sort of day.

(2)In the ordinary way,he is not a nervous person.

(3)I’m looking for something that is a little more out of the ordinary.

(4)It’s extraordinary that he managed to sleep through the party.

(5)He visited his parents at irregular intervals.

(6)It is not uncommon for college students to live at home.

(7)He got up at the usual time today.

(8)There are regular bus services to the airport.

(9)Cold is a common disease.

(10)Most people are ordinary people.

(11)We do not ordinarily carry out this type of work.

(12)You can’t expect everything to be out of the ordinary.

10. entertain vt.使欢乐；款待 entertain sb to dinner/lunch 请某人吃晚餐/午餐 entertain sb with sth通过某事物使某人快乐 entertaining adj.有趣的；愉快的 entertainment n. 招待；款待；娱乐 amuse vt.逗乐；提供消遣 amusement

n.娱乐；消遣

(1)Mr. Song entertained us to dinner last night.

(2)He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes.

(3)This is a family entertainment.

(4)I found the talk both informative and entertaining.

(5)We were entertained to a big dinner,and with funny performance last weekend.

(6)It is said that the early European playing cards were designed for entertainment and education.

11. as time went by随着…/当…时候，一边…一边… with 随着，伴着，由于

(1)As time went by,he began making films.

(2)As spring draws near,it is becoming warmer and warmer.

(3)We talked happily as we walked home.

(4)With everything bought/As everything was bought,he left the market.

(5)With the local guide leading the way, we found the cave easily.

(6)We had to stay indoors as it was very cold outside.(原因状语，由于，因为)

(7)He did everything as he was told.(方式状语，按照)

(8)Tired as she was,she went on to prepare dinner for her family.(让步状语，虽然，尽管 。从句要用倒装语序)

(9)As he grew older,he gained in confidence.