Unit 3
A taste of English humour
英语谚语·妙笔生花
Let′s have a try！
Translate the following proverbs into English！
正如谚语所说，冰冻三尺非一日之寒。
As the saying goes, Rome wasn′t built
in a day.
众所周知，一份耕耘，一份收获。
As is known to all, No pains, no gains.
有志者事竟成。
Where there is a will, there is a way.
行动胜于言语。
Actions speak louder than words.
条条大路通罗马。
All roads lead to Rome.
滴水穿石。
Drops of water outwear the stone.
患难之交才是真正的朋友。
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
失败是成功之母。
Failure is the mother of success.
岁月不等人
Time and tide wait for no man.
孰能生巧。
Practice makes perfect.
Unit 3　A taste of English humour——感受英语的幽默
教学目标
基础盘点 自测自评
考点串讲 讲练互动
核心单词
高频短语
经典句式
1．___________ adj.满足的；满意的 n．满足 vt.使满足
2．___________ adj.平常的；普通的
3．___________ prep.遍及，贯穿 adv.到处；始终；全部
4．____________ vt. & vi.战胜；克服
5．____________ adj.突出的；杰出的；显著的
6．____________ n．姿态；手势 vi.做手势
7．____________ n．时刻；场合
content
ordinary
throughout
overcome
outstanding
gesture
occasion
8．___________(slid，slid) vt. & vi.(使)滑动；(使)滑行 n．
滑；滑动；幻灯片
9．____________ n．耳语；低语 vt. & vi.低语；小声说
10．____________ vt.使发笑;使愉快
11． ____________ n. 解释;讲解;说明
12． ____________ n．幽默;滑稽→humourous adj.幽默的
13． ____________ n．表演者;演出者→perform v．执行;表演→performance n．执行;演出
14． ____________ vt.使惊诧→astonished adj.感到惊讶的→astonishing adj.令人感到惊讶的→astonishment n．惊讶
slide
whisper
amuse
explanation
humour
performer
astonish
15．__________ adj.幸运的;吉利的→fortune n．运气,财富→fortunately adv.幸运地→unfortunately反义词
16． __________ vt.& vi.使欢乐;款待→entertaining adj.愉快的,有趣的→entertainment n．娱乐
17． __________ vt.使信服→convinced adj.坚信不移的→convincing adj.令人信服的
18． __________ vt.& vi.导演;指示;指挥;adj直的;直接的;直率的→direction n．指导→director n．导演→directly adv.& conj.直接地,径直地;一……就……
19． __________ adj.特殊的,特别的; n．细节;细目→particularly adv.特别地,特殊地
20． __________ vi.作出反应;回应→reaction n．反应;回应
fortunate
entertain
convince
direct
particular
react
1．________________　直到现在
2．___________________ 对……满足
3．________________ 穷的；缺少的
4．________________ 挑出；辨别出
5．________________ 切断；断绝
6．________________ ……担任主角；主演
7．________________ 朝……的方向
8．___________________ 对……挑剔
9．________________ 破门而入
10．________________ 穿破；使……疲惫
up to now
feel/be content with
badly off
pick out
cut off
star in
in the direction of
be particular about
break into
wear out
[高频短语]
[精典句式]
1．As sb.said...正如某人所说、某人说过……
____Victor Hugo___________,“Laughter is the sun that drives 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”,……
2．“leaving＋宾语＋宾补”结构作结果状语
Unfortunately his father died,_________________________________,...
不幸的是他的父亲去世了,整个家庭状况就更糟了,……
once said
As
leaving the family even worse off
3．抽象名词具体化：具体到一个人，一件事
This character was ___social failure but was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all difficuties.
失败是成功之母。
4．“with＋宾语＋to do”结构
Instead he and another man are hiding in a small hut during a snowstorm______________________.相反,他和另一个人被暴风雪困在一个小木屋中,没有任何吃的东西。
a
with nothing to eat
[单词精研]
1. content　adj.满足的;满意的　vt. 使满足
n．内容,目录（ contents）;满足
I am content with my job and my family.　我对我的工作和家庭都非常满意。
羡慕吧！
2. astonish　vt. 使惊诧
(教材P18)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.　你可能会感到惊奇,查理刚会说话时大人就教他唱歌,他刚会走路时大人就教他跳舞。
归纳拓展
(1)astonished adj.感到吃惊的
astonishing adj.令人吃惊的
(2)astonishment n．惊讶
to one’s astonishment使某人惊讶的是
To our great astonishment, the boss wasn’t astonished at the astonishing news at all.
使我们非常吃惊的是,老板对这个令人吃惊的消息一点也不吃惊。
3. direct　vt.& vi. 导演；指示；指挥
adj. 直的；直接的；直率的
(教材P18)Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced the films he starred in.
查理·卓别林自编、自导、自制他主演的电影。
归纳拓展
①A policeman stood in the middle of the road, directing the traffic.一名警察站在路中央指挥交通。
②The general directed that the prisoners (should) be set free.将军下令释放犯人。
③A new film directed by Zhang Yimou will be released next month.
张艺谋导演的一部新影片将于下月发行。
④Directly the teacher came in, everyone was quiet.
老师一进来大家都静了下来。
4. convince　vt. 使信服
(教材P18)The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted.
令人心悦诚服的表演使你相信这是他吃过的最可口的一顿饭菜。
①You need to convince your interviewer（面试官） of your ability to master the work.
你需要让你的面试官相信你有驾驭这份工作的能力。

②His convincing words finally convinced me, and I was convinced that he was innocent.
他令人信服的话最终说服了我,我相信他是无辜的。
[跟踪训练]
Ⅰ.用括号内所给词的适当形式填空
1．We felt ___________(astonish) to hear the news that Liuxiang failed to compete in the London Olympic Games.
2．There is no ____________(convince) evidence that smoking will cause lung cancer.
3．Smoking is harmful to health,____________(particular) for women and children.
4．________(direct) he heard the step of his mother, the little boy pretended to be reading a book.
astonished
convincing
particularly
Directly
Ⅱ.单项填空
1.(2013·北京卷)Nowadays young people are not __________just to read good articles; they hope to write their own blogs on the Internet.
A．content　　　　　　　　　
B．generous
C．confident
D．outstanding
解析：选A。句意：现在的年轻人已经不满足于读好文章,他们希望在网上自己写博客。be content to do sth.表示“满足于做某事”。
2.(2013·江苏卷)His ________ look suggested that he hadn’t expected that result.
A．astonishing
B．astonished
C．surprising
D．being astonished
解析：选B。句意：他诧异的表情表明他没预料到那个结果.
astonishing指事物本身的特征;astonished指人的主观感受,故B项正确。
3.(2013·青岛一模) When I was in hospital, my mother made a promise that she would take me to Qingdao ________ I was well enough to travel, which ________ my recovery.
A．direct; contributed to
B．directly; contributed to
C．directly; attributed to
D．direct; attributed to
解析：选B。directly作连词,表示“一……就……”,direct没有此用法;contribute to 意思是“有助于……”。句意：在我住院的时候,妈妈向我承诺一旦我恢复到可以出行了,就带我去青岛,这有助于我的康复。
1. badly off　穷的；缺少的
We are so badly off that we can’t afford to buy the food.
我们如此贫穷以致于我们买不起吃的。
归纳拓展
2. pick out　挑出；辨别出
She picked out her old friend from the crowd.　
她从人群中辨认出了她的老朋友。
归纳拓展
pick up拾起,捡起;(偶然)学会;用车接某人;收听到;身体好转
pick one’s pocket 扒窃,掏包
①It was so dark in the cinema that I could hardly pick out my friend.
电影院里是那么黑以至于我几乎辨认不出我的朋友。
②He picked up some French while he was away on a business trip in Paris.
他在巴黎出差时顺便学会了一些法语。
③You’ll soon pick up health when you get to the seaside.
到了海滨,你就会很快地恢复健康。
④(2012·高考山东卷·阅读理解C) The story was picked up by the media, and Nutty Narrows became known in newspapers all over the world.这个故事偶然被媒体得知,经报纸报道后,松鼠桥开始闻名于世。

⑤On the way home, he found his pocket picked.
在回家的路上,他发现他的口袋被扒窃了。
单项填空
1.(2012·高考四川卷) It’s surprising that your brother ________ Russian so quickly—he hasn’t lived there very long.
A．picked up　　　　　　　
B．looked up
C．put up
D．made up
解析：选A。pick up意为“(无意之间、偶然地)学会”;look up意为“(在书籍中)查找”;put up意为“张贴;搭建”;make up意为“构成;编造”。句意：令人惊奇的是,你弟弟这么快就学会说俄语了——他在那儿生活的时间并不长。根据句意选A。
[跟踪训练]
2.(2012·潍坊市高三第二次质量检查)—How could you ________your friend so easily?
—She is the kind of person who ________in a crowd.
A．pick out; stands out
B．make out; stands for
C．take out; stands by
D．bring out; stands aside
解析：选A。句意：——你是怎样这么容易就认出你的朋友的？——她是那种就算是在人群中也很显眼的女孩。pick out选出,拣出,辨认出;stand out引人注目,脱颖而出;stand for代表,象征;take out取出,带……出去;stand by站在……一边,袖手旁观,支持;stand aside站开。
3.—How are the things in your village?
—Modern farming methods have been brought in and the villagers are________now than before.
A．well off　　　
B．better off
C．badly off　
D．worse off
解析：选B。根据前面的“引进了现代化的耕作方法”和连词than来判断,村民的生活比以前“更富裕了”,所以用well off的比较级better off。worse off是badly off的比较级。
1.(教材P18)As Victor Hugo once said,“ Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face,” and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin.
正如维克多·雨果曾说过：“笑是阳光能驱赶人脸上的寒意”,直到现在为止没有人能比查理·卓别林更好地做到这一点。
[句法分析]
as在此引导定语从句,修饰后面整个句子,此时,定语从句的位置比较灵活,可放在句首、句中或句末,译为“正如,正像”。
[句型精析]
[易混辨析] as与which引导定语从句
[巧思妙解]
用as, which填空
(1)He forgot to bring his pen with him,________ was often the case.
(2)After graduating from college, I took some time off to go travelling,________ turned out to be a wise decision.
(3)(2013·济宁检测)Beijing was attacked by such a terrible sandstorm ________ few residents had ever experienced before.
(4)The Chinese government,__________ was reported, will develop a beautiful rural environment where farmers can live a happy life.
as
which
as
as
2.(教材P18)Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off,...
不幸的是他的父亲去世了,整个家庭状况更糟了,……
[句法分析]
leaving...为现在分词短语作结果状语。现在分词作结果状语,表示顺其自然的结果。
①European football is played in 80 countries, making it the most popular sport in the world.
八十个国家踢欧式足球,使它成为世界上最流行的运动。
②His parents died in the terrible accident, leaving him an orphan.他的父母在可怕的事故中丧生,使他成为孤儿。
【温馨提示】　现在分词作结果状语常表示“意料、情理之中”,而不定式作结果状语常表出乎意料的结果。
④(2012·高考四川卷)Tom took a taxi to the airport, only to find his plane high up in the sky.
汤姆乘的士赶到机场,结果发现他要乘坐的飞机已经飞入高空了。
1.(2012·高考山东卷)George returned after the war, only ________ that his wife had left him.
A．to be told
B．telling
C．being told
D．told
解析：选A。考查非谓语动词。句意：George战后回来,却被告知他妻子已经离开了他。 “only＋不定式”作结果状语时,表示的是出乎意料的结果,通常是一种令人失望的后果, 此题应用“only＋不定式”的结构。
高考链接
2.(2012·北京市卷)The man answered the phone in a loud voice at the meeting, __________made Andy annoyed.
A．that
B．what
C．who
D．which
解析：选D。考查定语从句。由该空前的逗号可知,此处是which引导的非限制性定语从句,代指前面整句话。
Homework
完成Unit 3测试小卷
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