A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOURReading “ To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it! ” --Charlie ChaplinThe writer mentioned that Charplin’s character “little tramp” is charming and lovable, and he won an Oscar for a lifetime of outstanding work,which proves that the writer likes Charplin and appreciates his work. What’s the author’s attitude to Charlie Charplin? A. positive B. negative C. serious D. appreciativeD in between adv. 在中间一个城镇连接另一个城镇 , 两者之间有一条路。One town ends where the next begins and there’s a road in between.今天下午我们有两节课 , 课间有些休息时间。We have two lessons this afternoon, but there’s some time for rest in between. Not that Charlie’s own life was easy! 卓别林自己的生活并没有那么容易！本句可转换为 : Charlie’s own life was not that easy! that 为副词 , 修饰形容词 easy 。英语在中 , 有时为了强调某一成分而将具有 否定意义的副词置于句首构成倒装句 , 这样的副词有 not, never, seldom, little, few 等。 又如：Only in the country can you learn the “true English”. Never have I seen such a performance. Nowhere will you find the answer to this question. Not until the child fell asleep did the mother leave the room. ... and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin. 句中 up to now = up till now, 表示“到现在为止” , 常与现在完成时连用。如： 直到现在我还没收到过他的信。 I haven’t got any letters from him up to now. 她的生活到目前仍一帆风顺。Her life has run smoothly up to now. content adj. 满足 ; 满意 ; 知足常见搭配 : be content with sth. be content to do sth. 你对你的学习满意吗？Are you content with your studies?她呆在家里照顾孩子感到非常知足。She is quite content to stay at home looking after her children. ...
