Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour话题词汇1.admirev.钦佩;赞美2.positiveadj.积极的3.entertainv.娱乐;招待4.humourn.幽默;滑稽5.performv.表演,行动6.applaudv.鼓掌欢迎7.recreationn.娱乐;消遣8.relaxv.(使)放松,轻松9.burstintolaughter突然大笑起来10.becontentwith对……满意话题佳作假设你是吴刚,喜欢学习英语,在学习的过程中发现自己看不懂一些英语笑话,请根据以下要点给某英文报刊编辑写一封信就这一问题进行咨询。要点:1.我是个英语爱好者,英语成绩还不错;2.不能理解英语杂志上小笑话的幽默之处;3.向编辑咨询出现这种现象的原因并寻求改进建议。佳作欣赏Deareditor,IamWuGang,aseniorhighschoolstudent,wholovesEnglishverymuch,andIamwritingtoaskyouforhelp.IhavebeenlearningEnglishhardforaboutsixyearsandmyEnglishteacheroftenpraisesmeformyexcellentperformance.However,IamverypuzzledwhenIcan’tunderstandsomejokesatallinsomeEnglishmagazinessuchasReader’sDigest,althoughIknowallthewords.CouldyoupleasetellmethereasonwhyIcan’ttakeinthehumorinthejokes?Maybeyoucangivemesomesuggestionsonhowtochangethesituation.Bestwishestoyou!Iamlookingforwardtoreceivingyourletter.Sincerelyyours,WuGang名师点睛本文思路清晰,三个要点非常明确,每个条理都很分明。文中词汇丰富,如高级词汇puzzled,situation,suchas等;文章句式多变,成功地使用了时间状语从句whenIcan’tunderstandsomejokesatallinsomeEnglishmagazines...及让步状语从句,althoughIknowallthewords等。文章的另一个亮点是过渡性词语使用得非常成功,如however,although,when,maybe等。A.写作必记单词1.contentadj.满足的;满意的;n.满足;vt.使满足(1)be/feelcontentwith对……满足/满意toone’sheart’scontent心满意足地;尽情地(2)Butheisnotcontenttosimplyrecord(record)thesevoicesbeforetheydisappearwithoutrecord.(2014·新课标全国Ⅰ)(3)Hewascontentwithonepieceofcake.(同义句转换)→Hecontentedhimselfwithonepieceofcake.用法点拨(1)形容词content只用作表语,不作定语,若要加强语气,可在content前加quite,perfectly,well等修饰词。(2)content作“目录”解时,总是用复数形式。2.entertainvt.&vi.使欢乐;款待(1)entertainsb.to...招待某人……(2)Suchgamesareentertaining(entertain)andfun.(3)Toooftenitisviewedasmereentertainment(entertain),butcertainlynotaneducationpriority.3.overcomevt.&vi.战胜;克服(1)beovercomeby被(感情等)压倒;受不了(2)Iwasovercomebythatthought.我受不了那种想法。4.convincevt.使信服(1)convincedadj.确信的;坚信不移的convincingadj.令人信服的(2)convincesb.ofsth.使某人相信某事convincesb.todosth.说服某人做某事(3)Isaidinanadolescentvoicethatwasnotveryconvincing(convince).(4)Convinced(convince)ofitstruth,hefeltpleased.5.directvt.&vi.导演;指示;指挥;adj.直的;直接的;直率的(1)Thegeneraldirectedthatanadvance(should)bemade(make)thenextmorning.(2)Underthedirectionofhisteacher,hisstudyhasimprovedalot.(填介词)(3)Whenthepolicearrived,thecrowdscatteredinalldirections.(填介词)(4)Iwenthomedirectly(direct)Ihadfinishedwork.用法点拨(1)direct后的宾语从句要用虚拟语气,即谓语动词要用(should)do。(2)directly可用作连词,引导时间状语从句,意为“一……就……”。6.occasionn.时刻;场合(1)onoccasion偶尔,有时(2)[用适当的关系词填空]①Icanrememberveryfewoccasionswhenhehadtoaskforleavebecauseofillhealth.②It’sahappyoccasionwherepeoplefeastontastymooncakes.(3)Weoccasionally(occasion)meetforadrinkafterwork.用法点拨occasion作先行词,其后跟定语从句时,如果引导词在定语从句中作状语表示“时刻”时,应用关系副词when;表示“场合”时,则应用关系副词where。7.whispern.耳语;低语;vt.&vi.低语;小声说(...