Book 4 Unit3 A taste of English humour
Period 3 Language study
预习导学
一：重点词汇学习
1.up to now直到现在
2.feel/ be content with 对……满足
3.badly off 穷的；缺少的
4.entertain vt.&vi. 使欢乐，款待
5.throughout prep.贯穿；遍及
adv. 到处；始终；全部（一般用于句末，表示时间或地域）
6.overcome vt. & vi.战胜；克服
7.cut off 切断、停止；中断
8.pick out 挑出；辨别出
9.convincing adj. 令人信服的
二：重点句子学习
1. not that 倒不是；并不是说
2.多个形容词修饰同一个名词的排列顺序
3.with复合结构
知识讲解
1.up to now直到现在
拓展：up to还可表示下列含义:
(1)“多达;至多”;后面常接数字
(2)“....决定”，常用it作主语
I can take up to four people in my car. 我的汽车最多能带四个人。
Shall we go out for supper or stay at home?It's up to/you
我们到外面还是在家里吃晚饭呢?这由你决定
2.feel/be content with对...满足
拓展:content adj.满足的;满意的
vt.使满足n. [U满足:内容)[复数]目录;所含之物[单数]含量be content to do sth.愿意做某事
3.be badly off
拓展be bady off/for sth.某物短缺;不够(相当于be short of/be lacking in) be well off 有钱;富裕;境况良好
be well off for sth.充裕
4. entertain vt.& vi. 使欢乐，款待
搭配：entertain sb. with sth. = sb. be entertained with sth. 用....使某人快乐entertain sb. to sth. 用.....招待某人
拓展：entertaining adj.令人感到愉快的
entertainment n.娱乐(活动);招待
She was always so funny and entertaining.她总是那么风趣，令人愉快。
5.throughout
1)preb贯穿;遍及
He remained in Paris throughout the war. 在整个战争期间，他都待在巴黎。
(2)adv.到处;始终;全部(- -般用于句末，表时间或地域)
He remained silent throughout. 他自始至终保持缄默
6. overcome vt. & Vt。战胜;克服
She struggled to overcome her shyness. 她努力克服自己的羞怯。
7. cut off
1)切断
He had his finger cut off in an accident at work.他在一次工伤中被切断了手指。
2)停止，中断(供给）
They were cut off for not paying their phone bill.他们未付电话费，被停机了。
3)使....与外界隔绝，常用于:cut sb. /sth. off from...
He was cut off from all human contact.他被断绝了与所有人的联系。
8.pick out挑出;辨别出
There's such a big crowd that I can't pick Sam out.人太多了，我找不出山姆来。
拓展：pick up改善，好转
pick sb. up(开车)接某人;让某人乘车
pick sth. up拿起;接收(信号等);(偶然)学会;取回;买到;感染
9.convincing adj.令人信服的
拓展(1 ) convince vt.使信服;说服
corvince 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.....
He convinced me that I should study law.他使我相信，我应该学法律。
重点句子学习
1.Not that意为“倒不是;并不是说”，有时可构成not that... but that.. 结构,意为“不是(因为....而是(因为).....
2. The tramp, a poor,homelessman with a moustache, wore large trousers,worn- out shoes and a small round black hat. 该流浪汉，一个贫穷、无家可归的人，留着胡须，身穿大裤子，脚穿破旧的鞋子，头戴一顶黑色的小圆帽子。
点拨:多个词同时修饰一个名词时，排列顺序如下:限定词(the, my...)+数字十描绘性形容词(good, pretty:beautiful...)+大小、长短、高低等形体性形容词(large,round,long... )+新旧(old,new...)+颜色(red, green...)+国籍(Chinese...) +材料( wooden...) +用途( walking...)+被修饰词。
