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Period Four Lesson 2 & Lesson 3—Language Points
组一 自主研读
1.(教材P14)He has a reputation for constantly encountering awkward situations, which greatly amuses audiences of all nationalities and cultures.
他的著名之处在于总是遇到尴尬的情景,这使不同国家、不同文化背景的观众都觉得非常好笑。
encounter vt.遭遇,遇到(尤指令人不快或困难的事);偶然碰到 n.相遇,邂逅,遭遇
encounter sb 偶遇某人
have an encounter with sb 与某人相遇
[联想] (1)表示“偶然碰到”的短语还有:come across, run across, run into。(2)表示“遇到(困难)”的短语还有:run into, meet with。
(1)She encountered an old friend on her way home.她在回家的路上偶然碰到一位老朋友。
(2)I had a close encounter with a poisonous(有毒的) snake in the woods yesterday.
昨天我在树林里近距离地遇到一条毒蛇。
(3)Why do some students give up when they encounter difficulties, whereas others who are no more skilled continue to strive and learn?
为什么有些学生在遇到困难时就放弃,而另一些并没有更多技能的学生却继续奋斗和学习?
amuse vt.使开心;逗笑
①amuse oneself (by doing sth) (通过做某事)自娱自乐
②amused adj.逗乐的;觉得好笑的
be amused at/by… 以……为乐;觉得……有趣
③amusing adj.有趣的;好笑的
④amusement n.娱乐;消遣活动
to one's amusement 令某人感到好笑的是……
(4)The children amused themselves by playing all kinds of games.孩子们玩各种游戏自娱自乐。
(5)The audience were amused at/by his humorous performance, which made him very content.
观众被他幽默的表演逗乐了,这使他很满足。
(6)(2022·6月天津)When you smell something good or hear amusing(amuse) sounds, certain emotions are awakened. 当你闻到好闻的东西或听到有趣的声音时,某些情绪会被唤醒。
(7)To his amusement, his pet dog is wearing a red coat.使他感到好笑的是,他的宠物狗穿着一件红色的外套。
[语境串记]
Yesterday we went to the park for amusement.The park provided a lot of amusing performances, which amused the tourists a lot.Especially, the clowns made the children really amused.昨天我们去公园游玩。公园里有许多有趣的表演,使游客们很开心。尤其是小丑们把孩子们逗乐了。
2.(教材P14)When he looks at the menu, an astonished look quickly appears on his face.
看菜单时,憨豆先生脸上立刻露出震惊的表情。
astonished adj.吃惊的,惊讶的
①be astonished at/by…对……感到惊讶
be astonished to do… 对做……感到惊讶
sb be astonished that… 某人对……感到吃惊
②astonish vt.使惊诧;使吃惊
③astonishment n.惊异;惊讶
to one's astonishment 令某人惊讶的是……
④astonishing adj.令人感到惊讶的
(1)Human beings will continue to adapt to the changing clima