必修五詞匯Unit3(4)

1、Unit 3知識點講解1. content課文原句 Perhaps it makes us feel more content with our life because wefeel there is some one else worse off tha n ourselves.（P17）名師點撥con te nt adj. 意為滿足的；滿意的”， be content to do 意為樂 意去做某事”；be con te nt with sb / sth意為對某人或某事感到滿意”，相當(dāng)于 bepleased with 或 be satisfied with.女口： I m content

2、 to help you to set up a websiteon the Intern et. Those who are not content with the progress they have made will have greater success.注：worse off是badly off的比較級，意思是境況比”更差”； better off 意為境況比”好”。如： To my surprise ， I found his living conditions were muchworse off than mine. With the development of eco

3、nomy, more and more people are better off. 知識拓展content還可作動詞，意為使?jié)M足”；作名詞時，表示滿 足；心滿意足”，也可表示（書、報紙等的）內(nèi)容；目錄；含量”。如：Myexpla nationseemed to content him. Now she began to live in peace and content. Weve discussed the unu sual form of the book now， what about the content ？2. ast onish課文原句However， some actors

4、can astonish us with the deep feelings they can in spire in us for a character they are play ing.（ P17）名師點撥astonish vt.意為使大為吃驚；使驚異，比 surprise 程度強，比 shock 程度弱。如： I was astonished to hear that the professor had broken down because of his hard work. I was astonished by how muchshed grown.知識拓展（1）astonis

5、hing adj. 意為令人驚異的”。如：The astonishing news made the world astonished， anda great many people expressed their opinions on the Internet.（2） astonishedadj.指（某人）處于驚異、吃驚狀況，常用be astonished at sth.女口： He was astonished atwhat Tom had said and done.（ 3） ast oni shme nt n.意為驚訝”，可用 to one sastonishment 表示使某人吃驚

6、的是”。如：To myastonishment ， she still rememberedmy birthday.3. particular課文原句He became famous for using a particular form of acting , including mime and farce.(P17)名師點撥particular adj. 意為專指的；特別的；格外的；不尋常的”。 be particular about / over sth意為對某事很講究 / 很挑剔”。in particular 意為特另 U地”。如： There was no thi ng in th

7、e n ewspaper of particular importa nee. Im not particular about my clothes ； I dont mind what I wear. He talked about the ball games in gen eral and talked about football in particular. What in particular didyou like about the last apartme nt that we saw?4. worn-out課文原句He played a poor and homeless

8、person , who wore large trousers ,worn-out shoes and a small round black hat and carried a walk ing stick.(P18)名師點撥worn-out adj. (1)意為“磨損的；損壞的；穿破的 (用壞的以至完全無用的)”。如： Since your shoes are worn-out , why not buy ano ther pair?(2)意為“筋疲力盡的；耗盡的，相當(dāng)于be tired out.女口： He was worn-outafter the long journ ey.5.

9、failure & overcome課文原句This character was a social failure but he was loved by all whowatched the films for his determ in ati on in overco ming difficulties and being kind even whe n people were unkind to him.(P18)名師點撥(1) failure意為“失敗”時，是不可數(shù)名詞；意為“失敗者；失敗的事”時，是可數(shù)名詞。如： As we all know , failure is the mo

10、ther of success. At last,he was a great success , while she was a failure. To our disappointment , the party turned out to be a failure.(2) overcome v.意為“控制(感情)；克服(困難)；征服； 戰(zhàn)勝”，可用于 to overcome difficulties / obstacles / problems / resista nee等。如： He made great efforts to overcome the difficulty. They

11、 succeeded to overcome the tallest moun ta in in the world.知識拓展fail還可作動詞，意為“失敗；不及格；無法做到”，可用 fail to do sth 或者 fail in doing sth.女口： I failed to persuade him to give up smok ing. = I failed in persuadi ng him to give up smok ing.6. in search of課文原句The film is set in California in the middle of the ni

12、neteenthcen tury whe n gold wasdiscovered and thousa nds of people rushed therein search ofit.(P18)名師點撥in search of意為尋找”。類似的詞組有：in the /a/one s search for / of, make a search for / of，在這三個短語中 search 是名詞。如：Today, manycoun tryside people have rush to the city in search of good jobs. The researchers ar

13、e in their search for the animals which they want to experiment with. 注意：in search of中of不可換用for. 知識拓展search還可以是作動詞，意為搜尋”，search的賓語是尋找的東西所在的處所，即search someplace for sth ，意為搜查某地找”。女口： They searched the building for the robber. He searched his pockets for somechange. 而 search sb for sth 意為搜某人身以找到某物”。如：

14、 He searched the boy for the lost pen. search after / for = look for = hunt for意為 至U處尋找”。如： People who aresearchi ng after inner peace sometimes turn to religio n.7. pick up課文原句 They wash sand from the river in a pan of water , and expect to pick up gold , but they have bee n not fortun ate eno ugh

15、to find any.(P18)名師點撥pick up 意為拾起；拿起”。如： He picked up his hat and went out. pick up還有其他意思：(1)在中途搭載承載 (乘客、貨物等)。如：The bus stopped to pick up passengers. (2)(偶然地)發(fā)現(xiàn)，得到，購買；學(xué)得，得到(知識、利益)。 女口： I picked up the book in a Ionely place. She picked up French very quickly inFran ce. When you live in a country, y

16、ou soon pick up the Ian guage.(3) 恢復(fù)，使恢復(fù)。如：I believe he will pick up by the seaside.(4) 接收，收聽(廣播)。女口： It is easy to pick up the programme clearly through my radio.知識拓展 pickout 意為選好； 選出； 認出； 看清楚”。如： Have you picked out the movie you want to see ?Can you pick out your brother out from that group of people?8. cut off課文原句 Then he cuts off the leather top of the shoe, treating it as ifit were the fin est meat.(P18)名師點撥cut off 意為切下來；剪下來”。如： He cut off piece of clothand wrapped the wound. cut off還可譯為切斷；停掉；使電話中斷”。如： They v e cut off the water temporarily be