1、 Unit4 Humour 第二课时 词汇讲解 重点词汇重点词汇1.whisper vi.&vt.悄声说,低语,耳语n.低语,小声说的话After a while,somebody whispered in my ear.(教材原句)过了一会儿,有人在我耳边低语【归纳拓展归纳拓展】(1)whisper sth in ones ear 在某人耳边小声说某事whisper sth to sb 把某事悄悄告诉某人It is/was whispered that.有人私下说;据秘密传闻(2)in a whisper/whispers 低声地 单句填空(1)It(whisper)that the sup
2、er star has been arrested for taking drugs.(2)“I was chosen to star in a new film,”she whispered my ear.(3)In the wedding ceremony,Jack whispered her so that no one else would hear.完成句子(4)She told me(低声地)the news that she would set off for Australia.is whisperedintoin a whisper2.embarrassment n.窘迫,尴
3、尬I made a joke about myself and that helped solve all the embarrassments.(教材原句)我拿自己开了个玩笑,那有助于解决所有的尴尬。【归纳拓展归纳拓展】(1)to ones embarrassment 使某人尴尬的是(2)embarrass v.使局促不安;使尴尬;使困惑embarrass sb with/by.用使某人尴尬/苦恼/为难(3)embarrassed adj.感到为难的be/feel embarrassed about/at.对感到难为情be/feel embarrassed to do.对做感到难为情(4)e
4、mbarrassing adj.令人为难的 用embarrass的适当形式填空(1)It was so to sing in public.(2)Are you trying me by saying that?(3)She was about her weight and decided to lose it.(4)He could not hide his after seeing his childrens rudeness.(5)Her questions about my private life me yesterday.embarrassingto embarrassembarr
5、assedembarrassmentembarrassed完成句子(6)他对在大庭广众之下说英语感到窘迫。He speaking English in public.(7)他十分难堪地开口承认犯了一个错误。He _ _ _ _making a mistake.is/feels embarrassed about/atwas embarrassed to admit3.amuse vt.使开心;逗笑He has a reputation for constantly encountering awkward situations,which greatly amuses audiences of
6、 all nationalities and cultures.(教材原句)他以经常遇到尴尬的情况而闻名,这使来自不同国家和文化的观众都觉得非常好笑。【归纳拓展归纳拓展】(1)amuse oneself with/by 以自我娱乐(2)amusing adj.好笑的,有趣的(3)amused adj.感到有意思的,被逗乐的be amused at/by 感到有意思,被逗乐(4)amusement n.欢乐,快乐;娱乐活动to ones amusement 令某人开心的是 单句填空(1)I would never choose to watch football as an (amuse).(2
7、)They amused themselves playing games.(3)It keeps me(amuse)to live with her.(4)However (amuse)the story is,I have to put it away and focus on my studies this week.amusementwith/byamusedamusing完成句子(5)大家都被那条狗的故事逗笑了。Everyone _ _ _ the story about the dog.(6)他工作之余常以音乐自娱。He often _ _ _ music after work.w
8、as amused by/atamuses himself with/by4.rely on依赖;信赖His humour is always made clear through a series of simple and funny acts that rely purely on body language that is universal.(教材原句)他的幽默总是通过一连串简单、滑稽的动作清晰地表现出来,这些动作完全依靠肢体语言这一全世界都能理解的方式。【归纳拓展归纳拓展】rely on sb to do sth 信赖某人做某事rely on sb for sth 依靠某人某事re
9、ly on it that.指望/相信 单句填空(1)As a student,he relies entirely his parents for food and clothes.(2)You can rely on that I can help you when you are in trouble.(3)You can rely on me(solve)the problem of water pollution.onitto solve完成句子(4)我的父母相信我会处理好这件事情。My parents _ _ _ _I can deal with the matter well.(
10、5)不要总是指望别人去理解与同情。Dont always _ _ _ _understand and sympathize.rely on it thatrely on others to5.astonished adj.吃惊的,惊讶的When he looks at the menu,an astonished look quickly appears on his face.(教材原句)当他看菜单时,惊讶的表情很快出现在他的脸上。【归纳拓展归纳拓展】(1)be astonished at/by.对感到惊讶be astonished to do sth 对做某事感到惊讶be astonish
11、ed that.对感到惊讶(2)astonish vt.使惊诧(3)astonishing adj.令人感到惊讶的(4)astonishment n.惊诧;震惊to ones astonishment 使某人惊讶的是 用astonish的适当形式填空(1)She looked at me with an look.(2)Much to my,she still remembered my name!(3)Its that so many people should be absent.(4)Diana her family by winning three competitions in a
12、row.astonishedastonishmentastonishingastonished6.on the contrary与此相反,恰恰相反On the contrary,he is nothing like Mr Bean.(教材原句)恰恰相反,他一点也不像憨豆先生。【归纳拓展归纳拓展】to the contrary 相反的;相对的contrary to=opposite to 与相反 单句填空(1)Their criticism did not discourage me.the contrary,I worked even harder.(2)Contrary your idea,
13、Im in favour of the plan.(3)But I couldnt give examples the contrary.Ontoto完成句子(4)他不听医生的吩咐,又回去工作了。_ _the doctors orders,he had gone back to work.(5)我会星期一过来,除非你写信叫我别来。I will come on Monday unless you write _ _ _.Contrary toto the contrary7.obtain vt.获得,得到At Oxford,he obtained his masters degree in el
14、ectrical engineering.(教材原句)在牛津大学,他获得了电气工程硕士学位。【归纳拓展归纳拓展】obtain.from/out of/through.从中得到【易混辨析易混辨析】obtain与attain(1)obtain多指凭努力或恳求得到急需或很想得到的具体的、实用的东西。(2)attain常跟表示“目标,抱负”等的词语连用,主要指通过努力达到重要目标或得到珍贵的东西。单句填空/选词填空:attain,obtain(1)Some of the salt that we use is obtained the sea.(2)We can obtain experience c
15、onstant practice.(3)These are the results(obtain)through these surveys.(4)We need to identify the best way of our goals.(5)I finally managed to a copy of the report.from/throughthrough/fromobtainedattainingobtain8.talent n.天资,天赋,才能As early as primary school,Rowan had already shown a talent for actin
16、g,but it was only later at university that he decided to become an actor.(教材原句)早在小学的时候,罗温就已经表现出了表演天赋,但直到后来在大学里,他才决定成为一名演员。【归纳拓展归纳拓展】(1)show a talent/gift for 表现出的天赋have a talent/gift for 有的天赋(2)talented adj.有才能的;有天赋的 单句填空(1)Mother has a talent making people feel at home.(2)Beethoven is a(talent)musi
17、cian.翻译句子(3)The boy has shown a talent for dancing and acting at such an early age.fortalented这个男孩在这么小的年纪就显示出了舞蹈和表演天赋。9.convinced adj.确信的,信服的John Lloyd,who worked as a producer for BBC Television,says that one rarely meets someone with such genius,and that when he worked with Atkinson he became conv
18、inced that Rowan would be more famous than Charlie Chaplin.(教材原句)英国广播公司电视台的制片人约翰劳埃德说,遇到这样的天才很难得,当他与罗温共事后,他相信罗温会比查理卓别林更出名。【归纳拓展归纳拓展】(1)be convinced of.确信;相信be convinced that.确信(2)convince v.使信服;说服convince sb of sth 使某人相信某事convince sb that.使某人相信convince sb to do sth 说服某人做某事(3)convincing adj.令人信服的;有说服力
19、的 单句填空(1)We convinced Anne(go)by train rather than by plane.(2)There is now(convince)evidence that smoking causes lung cancer.(3)We are(convince)that the event will be a great success.to goconvincingconvinced完成句子(4)我会说服他们接受我们的建议。Ill _ _ _ _our suggestion.(5)这幅图画让我深信做一个好女儿甚至比做一个好学生更重要。The picture _ _ _it is even more important to be a good daughter than a good student.convince them to acceptconvinces me that
