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

uptonow=uptillnow到现在为止常与现在完成时连用直到现在我还没收到过他的信。Ihaven’tgotanylettersfromhimuptonow.upto还可表示“达到…数量”Upto1000peoplewanttojoininthisactivity.【拓展】contentadj.满足的;满意的;becontentwithsth.对……感到满意/满足=besatisfied/pleasedwithbecontenttodosth.愿意做某事/满足于做某事Areyoucontentwithyourpresentsalary?这对老夫妇很满足于住在乡村。Theoldcouplearewellcontenttoliveinthecountryside.contentvt.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。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’mbusynowEveryonewasastonishedat/bythenews.Itwasastonishingthathewasdrunk.astonishv.使吃惊astonishingadj.令人吃惊的astonishedadj.感到吃惊的astonishmentn.惊异；惊愕；惊奇Thenewsastonishedeverybody.令我们惊奇的是那小男孩居然游过了那条河。Toourastonishment,thesmallboyswamacrosstheriver.Shestaredatmeinastonishment.3.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。Iwenttoherhomeandfoundherlivingconditionwas___________.我们不应该因为穷而叫苦连天---许多人的家境更糟。Weshouldn’tcomplainaboutbeingpoor---manyfamiliesaremuchworseoff.我去她家一看，发现她的生活状况比我的更差。worseoffthanmineNoonewaseverboredwatchinghim—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。throughoutadv.1)整个地，在所有各处，全部如：Thehillwasgreenthroughout.那座山整个都是绿的。2)自始至终，到最后如：Sheremainedsilentthroughout.她从头到尾都保持沉默。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.6.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。7.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？[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。cutoff1)Ihadmyhaircutoffandsoldit.切断，剪掉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Wewerecutoffinthemiddleofourconversation.我们的电话打到一半断了。Hefeelsverycutofflivinginthecountry.他住在乡间感到很闭塞。补充两个例句IwasjusttalkingtoMargaretwhenJackson_______.(湖南2005)A.cutinB.cutdownC.cutoutD.cutupAcutdown意为“砍倒”；cutout意为“剪掉;除去,省略,删去”;cutup意为“切碎”。Heeatseachmouthfulwithgreatenjoyment.他每一口都吃得津津有味mouthfuln.一口amouthfulof一口…他喝了一口苦药，扮了个鬼脸。Hetookamouthfulofthebittermedicineandmadeaface.ahandfulofsandabasketfulofvegetablesabucketfulofwateraspoonfulofsugarahousefulofguestsTheactingissoconvincingthatitmakesyoubelievethatitisoneofthebestmealshehasevertasted!卓别林的表演是那么有说服力，以至于你会相信这顿饭是他所吃过的最美味的一餐convincingadj.令人信服的，使人心悦诚服的convincedadj.感到信服的，坚信ThisisthemostconvincingevidencethatIcanfindtoprovemypoint.这是我所能找到的最令人信服的证据,以证明我的观点。Iamconvincedthatheisinnocent.Iamconvincedofhisinnocence.v.convince使信服convincesbofsth使某人相信我使得他们相信了这个故事是真的Imanagedtoconvincethemofthestory.我们最终使他们相信了我们的清白。Finallyweconvincedthemofourinnocence.Chaplinwrote,directed,andproducedthefilmshestarredin.卓别林自编、自导、自制一些他自演的电影。starv.(在电影中)主演,由……主演;ThedirectorwantstostarJiminhisnewfilm.这位导演想让吉姆主演他的新片。Shehasstarredinalotofgoodfilms.她主演了许多好电影。directv.导演directorn.导演directafilm导演一部电影其它意思:adj.直的;直线的;直达的如：ThereisnodirecttrainfromheretoShanghai.此地没有直达上海的火车。adirectroadtoLondon直通伦敦的路adj.坦白的;率直的。如：Hegavemeadirectanswer.他给我率直的回答。Heansweredmedirectly.Theboyburstintotears______hesawhismother.A.directB.directionC.directlyD.directlywhendirectly表示“一……就”,相当于ass