1、Language pointsUnit 31.humo(u)r n. 幽默，詼諧幽默，詼諧humorous adj. 幽默的，詼諧的幽默的，詼諧的 humorist n. 幽默作家；談吐 詼諧的人have a sense of humor2. and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin. up to now = up till now, “到現在為止到現在為止”, 常與現在完成時連用。常與現在完成時連用。Her life has run smoothly up to now. 她的生活到目前

2、仍一帆風順。她的生活到目前仍一帆風順。【拓展】【拓展】up to 達到達到時間或數量時間或數量be up to sth 能勝任某事能勝任某事be up to sb 輪到某人做輪到某人做; 取決于某人取決于某人. He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives. at a time每次；at times 有時，間或in no time 立刻，馬上ahead of time提前at one time 曾經，一度3,at a time w

3、hen-cl 在在的時候的時候. =sometimes /from time to timeat no time 從不,決不all the time一直=immediately4. depressed adj.感到沮喪的 depressing adj.令人沮喪的 depress vt.使沮喪5. 1) content (adj.): 樂意做樂意做事情事情 2) content (vt.) 使滿意使滿意, 使滿足使滿足content sb./oneself with sth. 使使滿足于滿足于3) content (n.): 內容內容6,not that not that“并非，倒不是說并非，倒

4、不是說”，用于句首或短語之用于句首或短語之前，表否定含義。前，表否定含義。如：如： Kate had lost some weight - _ _ _ _ _(我倒不關心我倒不關心). not that I care 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. 令人感到震驚的是，當查理會說話和走路的時候就被教唱歌和跳舞。7 ，astonishing adj. She was astonished

5、to find he was drunk. I was astonished at/by the news. astonished adj. astonish V. +sb.astonishment n. in astonishment 愕然， 吃驚地 to ones astonishment 令驚異的是8， as soon as as long as as well as as far asUnfortunately his father died , _(leave) the family even worse off.(L9)leaving9. fortunate adj., “幸運的幸

6、運的”=lucky -unfortunatefortunately adv-unfortunatelyfortune n. “機會機會; 命運命運; 運氣運氣”復合詞復合詞: fortune-teller n. 算命者算命者 固定搭配固定搭配: make a fortune 發大財發大財常用結構常用結構: be fortunate (enough) to dobe fortunate in doing 意為意為“很幸運很幸運”。 如：如：She is fortunate (enough) to have a rich husband.=She is fortunate in having a

7、rich husband. It is fortunate that 意為意為“真是幸運真是幸運”。如：。如：It is fortunate that we got there in time. 10. be badly off 潦倒潦倒,窮困窮困 be worse off 情況情況較較壞，惡化壞，惡化 be well off 富裕的，處境好的富裕的，處境好的 be better off11,entertaining adj. 表示表示“使人快樂的使人快樂的; 有趣的有趣的”an entertaining story【拓展】【拓展】entertain v. 使娛樂使娛樂; 招待招待entert

8、ain sb. with sth. 用用使某人快樂使某人快樂entertain sb. to sth. 用用款待某人款待某人entertainment n. 娛樂娛樂; 款待款待; 招待招待12. because known throughout the world.throughout prep. 1) (表示地區表示地區) 遍及遍及, 整個整個 如：如：The company has branches throughout the country. 2)(表示時間表示時間) 整個整個, 從頭到尾從頭到尾 如：如：It rained throughout the day. He led a

9、poor life throughout his life.throughout adv. 1) 整個地整個地, 在所有各處在所有各處, 全部全部 e.g. The hill was green throughout. 那座山整個都是綠的。那座山整個都是綠的。 2) 自始至終自始至終, 到最后到最后 如：如：She remained silent throughout.她從頭到尾都保持沉默。她從頭到尾都保持沉默。13 homeless adj. 無家可歸的無家可歸的 -less是表示否定意義的形容詞后綴是表示否定意義的形容詞后綴, 加在某些加在某些名詞的后面構成否定意義的形容詞名詞的后面構成否

10、定意義的形容詞, 類似的如：類似的如：helpless 無助的無助的; careless 粗心的粗心的; childless 沒有兒女的沒有兒女的harmless 無害的無害的; 沒有惡意的沒有惡意的; countless 數不盡的數不盡的tireless 不知疲倦的不知疲倦的14. worn-out adj. (衣類、機器等衣類、機器等) 磨損的磨損的; 用舊的用舊的 如：如： worn-out shoes 穿舊的鞋穿舊的鞋 精疲力盡的精疲力盡的; 憔悴的憔悴的(一般不用在名詞前一般不用在名詞前) 如：如： She looks worn-out. 15.failure failure n.失

11、敗；（失敗；（其反義詞其反義詞success用法一用法一樣樣） Failure is the mother of success. n.失敗的人或事失敗的人或事 Mr Tom is a success as a teacher. But as a businessman ,he is a big failure. This character was a social failure but he was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties. 16,overcome overcame-ove

12、rcome = get over 意為: 克服（困難等）；打敗（敵人等） He overcame a bad habit. 他克服了一項惡習。be overcome with/by 被（悲哀、恐怖等）打倒， 因為崩潰/垮掉。如: She was overcome with/by grief. 她因為悲傷而崩潰了。 17, cut off a. 切下；割下如： Her little finger was cut off in an accident at the factory.b. 切斷電話線使某人通話中斷。如：We were cut off in the middle of our conv

13、ersation. 類似的：cut in 打斷別人的談話，插嘴。c. 隔絕He was in hospital for six months. He felt as if he was cut off from the outside world.【拓展】【拓展】 cut短語短語： cut down 砍倒；削減砍倒；削減 cut in 插嘴插嘴 cut up 切碎切碎 cut across 取捷徑取捷徑; 走近路走近路 cut out 切掉切掉; 割掉割掉 cut into pieces 切成碎片切成碎片 Charlie first picks out the laces and eats t

14、hem as if they were spaghetti. 18,pick out a. (從同類當中) 選出；選擇 如： She picked out a pink dress for her daughter. b. (在許多人當中)看出；辨認出 如： Can you pick out your mother in this crowd? 拓展與拓展與pick有關的短語有關的短語:pick off 摘取摘取pick up 1) 拾起拾起; 2)駕車去接（人）駕車去接（人）;3) 接收（信號接收（信號 節目）節目）; 4) 學會（語言）學會（語言）;pick up with 在偶然機會認識

15、（人）在偶然機會認識（人）19, as if=as though，好像The clouds are gathering. It seems as if it is going to rain. The pen in the water looks as if it were broken.(1)He acted as if _ .（他是一個女孩子）（他是一個女孩子）(2)He talked as if he _ (他作出了很大貢獻他作出了很大貢獻),but in fact, Tom did most of the job.he were a girlhad made great contrib

16、utions20. He eats each mouthful with great enjoyment. 他一口一口地嚼得津津有味。 mouthful n. 一口；滿口. He took a mouthful of the bitter medicine and made a face. 類似的如：a handful of sand 一把沙子two cupfuls of milk 兩杯牛奶two spoonfuls of sugar 兩匙糖 an armful of books 一抱的書 a houseful of books 滿屋子的書21. The acting is so convin

17、cing that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted! convincing adj. 令人信服的 convinced adj. 感到信服的 v. convince 使信服=make sb. believe convince sb of sth 使某人相信 sb. that我使他們相信這個故事是真的I managed to convince them of the story 我們最終使他們相信了我們的清白（innocence)Finally we convinced them of our innocence. Chaplin wrote, directed, and produced the films he starred in. 22 direct V