人教版必修四第三单元核心词汇和短语

Unit3 A taste of English humour

（一）核心词汇：

1.content adj 满足的；满意的

n 满足

vt 使满足

1）feel /be content with 对...满足/满意He feels content with his life .

他对自己的生活很满意。

2）be content to do sth 满足于做某事The old man is content to live in the countryside .那个老人乐意住在乡下。3）content oneself with使某人满足于The girl contented herself with a nice film .

女孩看了一部好电影，很满足。

2.astonish vt 使惊诧

1）sth: astonish sb

It astonishes me that no one has thought of it before .使我感到惊讶的是，以前谁也没有想到这事。

2）Sb : be astonished by /at

由于...感到吃惊

Sth :be astonishing 某事令人吃惊

3）to one’s astonishment令人惊讶的是

in astonishment惊讶地；震惊地

To my astonishment , he was astonished at the astonishing news and look at me in astonishment .

令我吃惊的是，听到那个令人惊讶的消息，他非常吃惊并且惊讶地看着我。

3 .badly off 穷的；缺少的

1）be badly off for sth缺少某东西

The farmers here are badly off and they are badly off for food and money .这儿的农民很穷，他们缺钱和食物。

2）相关短语：

be worse off 更穷的；处境更差

be well off 境况很好；富裕

be better off境况更好

go from bad to worse

越来越坏；每况愈下

to make matters worse 更糟糕的是The villagers are better off now than before .

村民比以前富裕多了。

4 .entertain vt&vi 使欢乐；款待

1）entertain sb with sth

用某物使某人快乐

Knowledgeable guides will entertain you with the most interesting stories .

博学的导游会用最有趣的故事让你高兴。2）entertain sb to sth

用某物款待某人

The Greens entertained us to French food yesterday .昨天格林一家用法国食物款待我们。

3）entertaining adj 有趣的；令人愉快

a very entertaining film.

一部很有趣的电影

a most entertaining guest

很有风趣的客人

5.convince vt 使信服

1）convince sb to do sth 说服某人做某事We convinced Jack to go there by train .

我们说服杰克乘火车去那儿。

2）convince sb of sth 使某人相信某事

convince sb that... 使某人相信...

He convinced me of his honesty.

He convinced me that he is honest.

他使我相信他是诚实的。

2）convince d adj 确信的;坚信不疑的

a convinced look坚信不疑的表情

be convinced of sth 确信；相信

be convinced that...确信...

I’m convinced of his honesty.

I’m convinced that he is honest .

我相信他是诚实的。

3）convinc ing adj 令人信服的

a convincing story 一个令人信服的故事

6 .direct vt&vi 导演；指示；指挥

adj 直的；直接的；直率的

1）direct a film导演一部电影

direct sb to do sth 指示某人做某事

direct that sb（should）do sth指示某人

应该做某事

Her boss directed her to call off the

meeting .

=Her boss directed that she should all

off the meeting .

她的老板指示她取消这次会议。

3）direct ion n 指导；方向

in the direction of 朝...方向

in all directions =in every direction

朝四面八方

4）direct ly conj “一...就...”,引导时间状语从句。类似还有：immediately ; instantly. Directly/Immediately/Instantly he heard the good news ,he jumped with joy.

一听到这个好消息，他就高兴地跳起来了。

7 .whisper n 耳语；di

Vt&vi 低语；小声说

1）whisper to sb低声对某人说

It is whispered that..

传闻/据说，据小道消息...

He whispered to me that he was a shy man .他低声对我说他是一个害羞的人。It is whispered that he would be a promising leader in the future.

传闻将来他将成为一名有前途的领导人。2）in a whisper /in whispers 低声地