Book4Unit3重点短语1.bebadly/welloff没钱/有钱;贫穷/富有1)They'reratherbadlyoff.2)Heiswelloffandwillingtoworkfornothing.2.becontentwith满足的;满意的becontenttodo满足于做某事...1)Areyoncontentwithyourpresentsalary?2)Youshouldbecontentwithwhatyouhave.3.insearchofsth.寻找1)Assoonastheyputuptheirtents,thecamperswentinsearchofwater.2)Manyyoungpeoplelefttheirhomevillageinsearchofbetterjobs.tosearch(….)for4.pickout选出;辨别出1)Haveyoupickedoutthemovieyouwanttosee.2)Canyoupickyourbrotheroutfromthatgroupofpeople?pickup拾起;(用车)顺便搭载;通过耳闻而学会:收听节目5.cutoff切除;切断(电力、煤气、自来水等)供给cutofffromtheoutsideworld与世隔绝cutup切碎cutdown削减cutout剪下,切去;删掉Hecutoutthepicturefromthenewspaper.6.starin主演starring/starred7.knock/bumpagainst/intosth/sb碰撞;与……相撞;偶然遇见1)Intheaccident,thecarbumpedintoabigtree.2)Ibumpedintoyourmotherinthesupermarketyesterday.8.besetin以……为背景Thebookissetinthe17thcenturySpain.9.throughout(allthrough,allover)theworldthroughout/allthroughtheyear/alltheyear(a)round10.uptonow/uptillnowIhaveheardnothingfromhimuptonow.11.notthat用于句首或短语前表达否定含义,意为:并不是说,倒不是Shedidn’thandinherhomework.Notthatshewaslazy,butthatshewasill.12.convincesb.ofsth.convincesb.thatconvincesb.todo=persuadesb.todo13.attimes偶尔,有时nowandthenfromtimetotimeoccasionally/sometimes区别:atatime一次atonetime曾经innotime立刻atnotime决不14.playonwords玩文字游戏Heisgoodatplayingonwords.MuchEnglishhumorconsistsofplaysonwords.许多英语幽默都运用了双关语。15.be/getcaughtin被绊住;受阻同义:be/getstuck/trappedin被陷在/困在16.entertainsbwithsth=amusesbwithsthbeentertained/amusedby/withHeentertained/amuseduswithahumour.17.beparticularabout对….挑剔18.reactto对…作出反应〔评价,应答〕Theeyereactstolight.Adogreactstokindnessbywaggingitstail.respondto对…作出反应〔回答〕Thewomanconductorkindlyrespondedtomyquestion.19.brighten(up)同义:lightupElectriclightsbrightenupthestreets.(照亮)Theskyslowlybrightenup.(发亮)Herfacebrightenedupatthenews.(高兴起来)20.inspiresb.withsth.inspiresth.insb.inspiresb.todoaninspiringleader/story