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An English humour story
—To absent brothers Unit 3
An Englishman ordered three
glasses of beer and sipped (小
口喝) each one in turn.
It would taste
better if you
bought one at
a time.
I have two
brothers, one in
America, the other
in Australia. I
drink this way to
remember them.
Oh, no. Everyone
is fine. I've just
quit drinking!
I'm sorry for
your loss.
Another day
Two cups.
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状元绘 高中英语
一、重点单词与短语
1. up to now 直到现在
例 句 Everything has gone smoothly up to now.
到目前为止一切进行得很顺利。
2 . c o n t e n t [ k ə n ' t e n t ] a d j . 满 足 的 ; 满 意 的 ‖ n . 满
足 ‖ vt. 使满足
例 句 Don't be content with such a small success.
不要满足于小小的成功。
搭 配 be content with 对……满意(足)
be content to do sth 愿意做某事
content oneself / sb with sth 用……使自己 / 某人满足(满意)
with content 满足(意) 地
拓 展 contentment n. 满意;知足
contented adj. 满意的(常作定语)
3. astonish [ə'stɔniʃ] vt. 使惊诧
例 句 It astonished me that no one had noticed the difference between
the two pictures.
没有人注意到这两幅画的不同,这让我很惊讶。
搭 配 astonish sb with / by sth 用某事使某人惊讶
be astonished at / by sth 对某事感到惊讶
be astonished to do sth 惊讶地做某事
拓 展 astonishing adj. 令人感到惊讶的
astonished adj. 感到惊讶的
astonishment n. 惊讶
4. badly off 穷的;缺少的
例 句 The school is now badly off for experienced teachers.
这所学校现在缺少有经验的教师。
搭 配 be badly off for = be short of 缺少……
拓 展 well off 富裕的
better off 更富有的
worse off 更穷的;境况更差;更缺少的
5. ordinary ['ɔ:dənəri] adj. 平常的;普通的
例 句 The girl's remarkable performance made the other competitors
look ordinary.
这个女孩出色的表现使其他比赛者看起来很普通。
我们常与现在完成时连用。
up to
now
so far
till
now
surprised astonished
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辨 析
common “普遍的;共同的”,强调出现的次数频繁或范围广泛。
ordinary “普通的;平凡的”,强调不重要或无吸引人之处。
usual “通常的;惯常的”,侧重于经常出现而不变。
6. entertain ['entə'tein] vt. & vi. 使快乐;款待
例 句 All the children were entertained by the clown's tricks.
所有的孩子都被小丑的戏法逗乐了。
搭 配 entertain sb with sth 用……使某人高兴
entertain sb to sth 用……款待某人
enterta