2015年高考英语 拉分专项训练 专题18 A taste of English humor素材 新人教版必修4

Unit 3 A taste of English humour【重点词汇】1. content n. 内容，目录；满足；adj. 满意的 vt. 使满足You have to content yourself with what you have. 你必须满足于现状。Be not content with the commonplace in character. 不要满足于普通的共性。There is no Table of Contents.没有目录。Stricter controls were placed on the content of videos.对录像的内容有了更严格的控制。2. entertain vt. 娱乐；招待； vi. 款待They were entertained by top singers, dancers and celebrities.他们饶有兴趣地看了顶级歌手、舞蹈演员和名流们的演出。To generate new money the sport needs to be more entertaining.想生更多的财，这项运动得更有娱乐性。I don't like to entertain guests anymore.我不再喜欢招待客人。He loves to entertain.他喜欢宴客。Can you tell me something about how you entertain yourself? 你 可 以告诉我你是怎么娱乐自已的？You can take your friend to the amusement places and entertain them there. 你可以带你的朋友去娱乐场所 ，在那里款待他们。3. overcome vt. 克服；胜过 vi. 克服；得胜Molly had fought and overcome her fear of flying.莫莉经过努力克服了对飞行的恐惧。The night before the test I was overcome by fear and despair.考试的前一晚我被恐惧与绝望困扰着。We can overcome any difficulty. 我们能战胜任何困难。If we rally round, we can overcome our present troubles. 如果我们同心协力，就能克服我们当前的困难4. convince vt. 说服；使确信，使信服That weekend in Plattsburgh, he convinced her to go ahead and marry Bud.在普拉茨堡的那个周末，他说服了她嫁给巴德。Although I soon convinced him of my innocence, I think he still has serious doubts about my sanity.尽管我很快就使他相信我是清白的，但是他还是非常怀疑我精神是否正常。But how do you convince someone to live this small? 但是你怎么能说服这些人住进这些小房子里呢？But they have yet to convince everyone, especially people living in the area. 但 他 们还未能说服所有人，...