Language points for Reading I
Language points for Reading II
Language Data Bank
1. find it… to do 发现做(某事)很……
他发现向父母解释自己的困境是很难的。
He found _____ ____ ____ ____his difficulties to his parents.
她发现学好英语是很重要的。
She found it very important to learn English well.
it hard to explain
Language points for Reading I
2. content adj. 满足的，满意的；
vt. 使满足。
be content with sth /sb
be content to do sth
你对你的工作满意吗？
Are you content with your work?

她带在家里照顾孩子,感到非常满足.
She is quite content to stay at home looking after her children.

content n. 所含之物;内容
3. worse off 穷的，缺少的；境况更差。

I went to her home and found her living condition was______ _____＿＿＿＿＿.
我们不应该因为穷而叫苦连天---许多人的家境更糟。
We shouldn’t complain about being poor ---many families are much worse off.
我去她家一看，发现她的生活状况比我的更差。
worse off than mine
原形: badly off : in a poor position, esp. financially 潦倒；穷困
反义词：well off
他们贫困得根本谈不上度假。
They are too badly off to have a holiday.
实际上现在大多数人都比五年前要富裕。
In fact most people are______ _____ ____ they were five yeas ago.
better off than
4. astonish vt. 使惊异；使大为吃惊。
astonish sb. 使某人惊奇
这个消息令大家惊讶。
The news astonished everybody.
be astonished+ at (by) /to do/that…
被(因)……惊吓
我被那些巨大的声响吓了一条。
I was astonished at/to hear the loud sound.
他出现在宴会上，使我们感到惊讶。
We were astonished that he appeared at the party.
5.inspire sth. in sb.
(=inspire sb. with sth.)
使某人产生某种感情，激发某人的某种感情。
那位父亲激发了儿子的信心。
The father inspired confidence in his son.
他经常引起我们的厌恶。
He inspires dislike in us.

[问题探究]We were inspired by his inspiring speech?这句话如何翻译？
他那令人鼓舞的演讲令我们受到鼓舞。
inspire sb. to sth./to do sth.

激励某人做某事。

老师激励我们更加努力。
The teacher inspired us to work harder.
The teacher inspired us to great efforts.
6. worn-out
adj. 不能再穿(用)的，穿旧的；筋疲力尽。

他常穿一件破烂不堪的大衣。
He often wears a worn-out coat.
7.be set in　以……为背景。
这个戏剧的背景是伦敦。
The play is set in London.

那本小说以18世纪的巴黎为背景。
The novel is set in 18th century Paris.
8. fortunate adj. 幸运的，吉利的。
be fortunate in doing 在……方面幸运
她很幸运嫁了一个好丈夫。
She is fortunate in having a good husband.
be fortunate to do sth. 幸运的能做某事
我很幸运有健康的身体。
I’m fortunate to have good health.
It is fortunate that… ……是幸运的
说来幸运，他被恰好驶过的船救起。
It was fortunate that he was saved by the passing boat.
9. be caught in 遇上，被绊住，受阻。

我们遇到了交通堵塞，开会来晚了。
We were caught in a heavy traffic jam and arrived late for the meeting.
10. try vt. & vi. 尝试，试行；设法；审理(案件)；
try to do sth.
try doing sth.
他试着用酒精擦拭那污渣。
He tried cleaning the spot with alcohol.

我要设法学会西班牙语。
I’ll try to learn Spanish.
尽力做某事
尝试着做某事
11. mouthful n. 一口
-ful是一个后缀，加在名词之后，表示“充满的”。例如：
他喝了一口苦药，扮了个鬼脸。
He took a mouthful of the bitter medicine and made a face.
a handful of
an armful of
a basketful of
a bucketful of
一把
一抱
一篮
一桶
12. outstanding adj. 突出的；杰出的。例如：
显著的例子
an outstanding example
杰出人物
an outstanding person
13. wave goodbye to somebody
向某人挥手告别
我挥手向他告别。
I waved goodbye to him.
我们向老师问好。
We waved a greeting to the teacher.
whisper v. 耳语；私语；密谈。例如：

whisper sth.
whisper to sb.
whisper sth. to sb.
whisper to sb. that…
whisper that…
It is whispered that…
Language points for Reading II
他对她耳语，以避免让别人听到。
He whispered to her so that no one else would hear.
她小声对我说她觉得很害怕。
She whispered to me that she felt very afraid.
传闻说他身患癌症。
It is whispered that he has cancer.