A-master-of-nonverbal-humour-language-points

1.uptonow=utillnow到现在为止=sofar常与现在完成时连用直到现在我还没收到过他的信。Ihaven’tgotanylettersfromhimuptonow.【拓展】upto可意为：(1)多达(2)直到(3)取决于……，由……决定(4)能胜任(5)做……，忙于……①uptonow链接It'suptoyoutodecide.由你决定。He'snotuptothework.他不能胜任这项工作。What'sheupto?他在忙什么呢？2.contentadj.满足的;满意的;becontentwithsth.对……感到满意/满足=besatisfied/pleasedwithbecontenttodosth.愿意做某事Areyoucontentwithyourpresentsalary?这对老夫妇很满足于住在乡村。Theoldcouplearewellcontenttoliveinthecountryside.Contented满足的(作定语）contentedsmile(2012·南昌一模)Ishereallycontent________thatlittleearning？Orcanhegetsomeextrapay?•A．toB．with•C．forD．at•[解题指导]句意：他对他的那点收入满意吗？还是他有其他额外的收入？becontentwith对……满意。•[正确答案]Bcontentvt.使满意,使满足contentsb./oneselfwithsth.使…满足于…Icontentmyselfwithaglassofcoffeeeveryday.我每天喝一杯咖啡就满足了。Weshouldnevercontentourselveswithbookknowledgeonly.我们永远不应该只满足于书本上的知识。contents(书的)目录;内含物Hetookoutallthecontentsinthedrawer.contentn.内容IlikethestyleofthebookbutIdon’tlikethecontent.我喜欢这本书的文体,但我不喜欢它的内容。活用单项填空Wesatthere,______withwhatwelistenedto.A.satisfyingB.tosatisfyC.contentedD.content解析本题考查动词用法。satisfying表示“感到满意的”，把A、B两项排除；content既是形容词，又是动词，becontentwith对……满足。①contentn.&adj.D3.NotthatCharlie’sownlifewaseasy!1.我不说“是”并不表明我不同意你的意见。____________________________________________.2.这并不是说他没有幽默感。____________________________________________.3.并不是我不愿意跟你一起去，而是我现在很忙。_____________________________________________________________________.Idon’tsay“yes”—notthatIdisagreewithyouNotthathehasnosenseofhumourNotthatI’munwillingtogowithyou,but(that)I’mbusynow链接:astonishingadj.令人惊讶的(指事物本身的特征)astonishedadj.感到惊讶的(指人的主观感受)astonishmentn.惊讶近义词：amaze，astonish，surprise，shock4.astonishvt.(toseep92no2)at/bysth.因/被某事感到惊讶beastonishedtodosth.对做某事感到惊讶that对……感到惊讶toone'sastonishment让某人惊讶的是……inastonishment惊讶地句型:Itastonishessb.that令某人惊讶的是活用单项填空(1)Itisbelievedthatifareportis______，itwillcertainly______thereadersofthepaper.A.astonished;astonishedB.astonished;astonishC.astonishing;astonishD.astonish;astonish解析考查astonished和astonishing的区别。根据语境：报告应该是“令人震惊的”，所以选C。astonishvt.C近义词：amaze，surprise，shock(2)Toour_____，hewasn't_____atthe______newsatall.A.astonishment;astonish;astonishedB.astonishment;astonished;astonishingC.astonish;astonished;astonishingD.astonishment;astonishing;astonished解析toone's＋名词，所以排除C。其后考查其形容词用法，由于第二个空不能加“令人……”，第三个空则可以，所以答案是B。astonishvt.活用单项填空B5.Unfortunatelyhisfatherdied,leavingthefamilyevenworseoff.不幸的是，他父亲去世了，这令到这个家庭更加潦倒。badlyoff:境况不好，穷困潦倒，比较级是worseoff；welloff:境况好，富裕，比较级是betteroff。他们贫穷得根本谈不上度假。实际上现在大多数人都比五年前要富裕。Theyaretoobadlyofftohaveaholiday.Infactmostpeoplearebetteroffthantheywerefiveyearsago.另外，badlyoff还有“缺乏，匮乏”之意，此时后面加forTheschoolisratherbadlyoffforequipment.这所学校相当缺乏设备。•worseandworse越来越坏；每况愈下•gofrombadtoworse越来越坏，每况愈下•tomakemattersworse＝(and)whatisworse而更糟糕的是单项填空Weshouldn'tcomplainaboutbeingpoorbecausemanyfamiliesaremuch______.A.betteroffB.badlyoffC.welloffD.worseoff解析句意为“我们不应该抱怨贫穷，因为有许多家庭更加穷困”。根据“贫穷”可以排除A、C两项，much修饰比较级，所以选D。Dbadlyoff---Canyoulendmesomemoney?---Iam_____thanyou.YouknowIlivefromhandtomouth.A.betteroffB.worseoffC.morebadlyD.muchpoor6.Noonewaseverboredwatchinghim—hissubtleactingmadeeverythingentertaining.entertainingadj.“使人快乐的;有趣的”Hetoldusanentertainingstoryyesterday.昨天他给我们讲了一个有趣的故事。Filmsshouldbeentertaining.entertainv.款待，使愉快entertainsbtodinner/food请某人吃饭（食物）entertainsbwithsth用…使某人愉快明天我要请朋友吃饭TomorrowIwillentertainmyfriendstodinner.她给我们讲了很多幽默故事使我们很开心Sheentertaineduswithmanyhumourousstories.n.entertainment娱乐formsofentertainment娱乐形式entertainern.(娱乐节目的)表演者,艺人•2．Mywife________themashonoredguests.•A．entertainedB．interested•C．amusedD．encouraged•解析：entertainsb.款待某人。•答案：A7.throughoutprep.1)（表示地区）遍及,整个如：Thecompanyhasbranchesthroughoutthecountry.这家公司的分店遍及全国。2)（表示时间）整个，从头到尾如：Itrainedthroughouttheday.雨下了一整天。Heledapoorlifethroughouthislife.他一生过着穷苦的生活。8.worn-outadj.1)（衣类、机器等）磨破的；磨损的；用旧的worn-outshoes穿旧的鞋2)精疲力尽的；憔悴的（一般不用在名词前）Shelooksworn-out.她看起来憔悴不堪。Mypatiencewaswornout.9.Thischaracterwasasocialfailurebuthewaslovedforhisoptimismanddeterminationtoovercomealldifficulties.这个角色是个社会生活中的失败者,但是他战胜困难的乐观和决心使得他被所有看电影的人所喜爱。1)overcome–overcame-overcome克服，战胜Heovercameabadhabit.他克服了一项恶习。beovercomewith/by…被（悲哀、恐怖等）打倒，因为……而崩溃/垮掉。如：Shewasovercomewith/bygrief.她因为悲伤而崩溃了。10.Charliefirstpicksoutthelacesandeatsthemasiftheywerespaghetti.Thenhecutsofftheleathertopoftheshoeasifitwerethefinestmeat.他首先吃起鞋带，就像吃意大利面条一样。然后他把鞋子上端的皮子切下来，就像切下一块最好的肉。1)pickouta.(从同类当中)选出……；挑选Shepickedoutapinkdressforherdaughter.她给女儿挑了粉红色的衣服。b.(在许多人当中)看出；辨认出……Canyoupickoutyourmotherinthecrowd?你能在人群中找到你母亲吗？pickup捡起；学会；用车接某人；收听到；身体好转[考例]ItwassodarkinthecinemathatIcouldhardly___myfriend.(四川2007)A.turnoutB.bringoutC.calloutD.pickout[点拨]本题考查短语辨析。pickout辨认出；turnout结果是；bringout拿出；callout叫出。•1．(2012·杭州模拟)Everyoneinthevillagehopedthatmanwould________afterafewdays'treatment.•A．pickupB．comeup•C．keepupD．makeup•解析：pickup恢复；好起来。•答案：Acutoff1)Ihadmyhaircutoffandsoldit.切断2)Thetelevisionshowwascutoffbyaspecialnewsreport.打断3)Ourwatersupplywascutoff.停止,中断（供给）4)Wewerecompletelycutofffromtheoutsideworld.切断…的去路，使…与外界隔绝【拓展】cutin插嘴cutdown减少;缩减cutup切碎cutintopieces切成碎片IwasjusttalkingtoMargaretwhenJackson_______.(湖南2