2013 届高三广东北师大版英语一轮复习学案：M6 unit 17 Laughter（1）1. amuse vt. 娱乐,使……高兴,使……发笑The teacher amused the children with a story.老师讲故事取悦孩子们。The new toys amused the children.新玩具使孩子们很高兴。amusement n. 文娱活动，娱乐，消遣do sth. for amusement 做某事以消遣amusement park 游乐园Big cities have theatres, films, basketball matches and many other amusements.大城市有戏剧、电影、篮球比赛以及许多其他的娱乐活动。amusing adj. 有趣的That story is quite amusing.那个故事相当有趣。小丑的滑稽表演逗得我们哈哈大笑。 ___________________________________ ___________________________________体育运动不应纯粹看成是娱乐。 ___________________________________ ___________________________________We were all highly amused by the comedian’s antics.Sports should not be treated only as amusements.2. response n. 回答，响应In response to their hospitality, we wrote a thank-you note.为回报他们的热情, 我们写了一封感谢信。respond vi. 回答，响应他对我的提议的反应是大笑。__________________________________________________________________________1He responded to my suggestion with a laugh / by laughing. 3. delay①vt. 拖延,延误,延迟,耽搁 The heavy rain delayed our journey. 大雨耽搁了我们的行程。②vi. 延缓 I have again delayed long in answering your letter. 我又迟迟没给你回信。③n. ［U］ 迟延 There must be no delay in forwarding the goods. 发送货物不得延误。Because of A/H1N1, they delayed opening the school.由于“甲流”,他们延迟开学。Knowing that her mother was ill, she went back home without delay.得知母亲生病的消息,她马上赶回家。delay, postpone 与 put off①delay：强调因某种困难或障碍而延误,动作 主体是困难本身,延迟的时间不确定。②postpone 或 put off:动作主体是人,表示有意识 地推迟、延迟，时间确定。用 delay, postpone, put off 的适当形式填空My father fell ill all of a sudden, which ________ our trip.Because of...
