人教版必修四第三单元核心词汇和短语

Unit3 A taste of English humour （1） 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