高中英语人教版必修四课件：Unit 3 A taste of English humour 新知预习课

4. convince vt.使信服 【完成句子】 convince me. (1) That explanation didn’t __________ 那种解释无法使我信服。 of_____his honesty. (2) I tried to convince _________ them 我设法使他们相信他的诚实。 me that (3) Her smile convinced ____________________she was happy. 她的微笑使我确信,她很快乐。 convinced himto (4) We ____________ _______ go there by car. 我们说服他开车去那儿。
【归纳总结】 sb 使某人信服 convince sb of sth 使某人确信某事 sb that… 使某人确信 sb to do 说服某人做某事
5. particular adj. 特别的，特殊的，特有的； 讲究的 (1) The teacher showed __________ particular concern for the disabled child. 老师特别关心那个残疾儿童。 (2) She is __ particular _________about _______ her clothes. 她对衣着很讲究。 in particular (3) I like one of the magazines __ _________. 我特别喜欢其中的一本杂志。
Unit 3 A taste of English humour
• Words and expressions
1. astonish vt. 使惊诧 【完成句子】 astonished (1) We were ___________that he turned up at the party. 我们都很惊奇他会在聚会上出现。 astonished 他站 (2) He stood there, looking_______________. 在那儿，看起来很惊诧。 (3) There was an ________________look on her astonished face. 她的脸上充满惊奇。 astonishing 他的 (4) His success was really________________. 成功令人惊奇。
【归纳总结】
astonish为使役动词，其有两个形容词: astonishing和astonished。一般情况下， astonishing用来修饰物，astonished用来修 饰人。但当用于修饰人的表情、眼神等时， 应用astonished。
2. entertain v. 使欢乐；款待 to (1) He will entertain his friends _______ dinner this evening. 今晚，他将会宴请他的朋友。 with (2) I entertained the guests _________ strawberries. 我用草莓招待客人。 with (3) He entertained us _____________ his stories and jokes. 他讲故事和笑话让我们高兴 。
【归纳总结】
be particular about 对……挑剔；讲究 in particular =particularly 特别地；特殊 地
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【归纳总结】 entertain + sb to sth 宴请某人…… entertain sb with sth 用某物招待某人；使 某人快乐
3. failure n. 失败 Failure (1) _________ is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。 a failure (2) He was _____________ as a scientist. 他是一个不成功的科学家。 in failure (3) His business ended ______________. 他的生意以失败而告终。
【归纳总结】 failure 当表示抽象意义的失败的时候为 不可数名词，短语end in failure 意为 “以失败告终”;当表示具体意义的失败 的人或事时，为可数名词。同样的词语 还有beauty, difficulty, success, honour, danger, knowledge, surprise等。