1. He made people laugh at a time when they felt

depressed, so they could feel more content with

their lives.

content adj. 满足、满意的• be content with sth. 对…满意 • Are you content with your present salary?

• be content to do sth. 满足于 , 愿意做…• She is quite content to stay at home looking after her

children.

• contented adj. 满足的 , 心安的 ( 定语 )

• a contented smile; a contented person

content v.

• ~ yourself with sth 满足于……• Martina contented herself with a single glass of wine. • The crowd contented themselves with shouting insults.

• content sb 使某人高兴、满意• My apology seemed to content him. • Nothing would content her.

• content n. 内容• I like the style but I dislike the content.

形式 -------- 内容• She hadn’t read the letter and so was unaware of its

contents.

• The content of the course depends on what the students would like to study.

• Her poetry has a good deal of political content.

• a table of contents 目录

• He got a new job in a restaurant and he ____ it.A. is content to B. is content with C. contents D. satisfies

• That rich woman is tired of city life, so she ____ live in the country.A. is content to B. is content with C. contents D. satisfies

2. You may find it astonishing that …astonishing adj. 令人惊讶的

• She ran 100m in an astonishing 10.9 seconds. • I find it absolutely astonishing that you didn't like

it. astonish v. 使惊讶• The news astonished everyone. • She astonished us by saying she was leaving. • It astonishes me (that) he could be so thoughtless.

13. To our ____, the boss wasn’t ____ at the ____ news at all.A. astonishment; astonish; astonishedB. astonishment; astonished; astonishingC. astonish; astonished; astonishingD. astonishment; astonishing; astonished

• to one’s astonishment 让某人吃惊的是• adj. astonished 感到惊讶的

astonishing 令人惊讶的• I am ____ your behaving like that.

A. astonished in B. astonished atC. astonishing by D. astonishing about

• be astonished at/by sth 对…感到惊讶

• He ____ us with his strange behavior.A. amazed B. surprised C. shocked D. astonished

• surprise 惊讶，叫人诧异，出乎意料，是此意最常用的词，意思较弱。

• astonish 使大吃一惊， =surprise greatly• amaze 使惊奇，令人惊鄂，含惊叹，佩服之意。• shock 使震惊（给人打击的事）

3. Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off.

• be worse off: to be poorer, unhappier, etc. than before or than sb else

• The increase in taxes means that we'll be £30 a month worse off than before.

• I've only broken my arm; other people are far worse off than me.

• 原形： badly off 潦倒；穷困• They are too badly off to have a holiday.• 反义词： well off 富裕的• In fact most people are ______ ___ ____ they were five

yeas ago.better off than

• Perhaps it makes us feel more content with our life because we feel there is someone else ____ than ourselves.A. bad off B. badly off C. well off D. worse off

• We shouldn’t complain about being poor — many families are much ____ than we are.A. worse off B. badly off C. well off D. better off

• He passed away, leaving his job undone. • Don’t walk away , leaving the water running.

• go from bad to worse 越来越坏，每况愈下• 由于生意的失败，他们的生活每况愈下。• Because of the failure of their business,

their life went from bad to worse/their life became worse and worse.

• 更糟糕的是，他拒绝道歉。• What’s worse, he refused to apologize

• To make matters/things worse, he refused to apologize.

• to make matters/things worse 更糟糕的是 = what’s worse = worse still

4. …his subtle acting made everything entertaining.• entertaining adj. 有趣的• an entertaining speech/evening • entertain v. 接待，招待，款待• The job involves a lot of entertaining. • Barbecues are my favourite way of entertaining

friends.• ~ (sb) (with sth): 娱乐• He entertained us for hours with his stories and

jokes. • The aim of the series is both to entertain and

inform.• entertainment n.

5. … the little tramp, became known throughout the world.

• prep. ( 时间 ) 从头到尾 ; ( 地区 ) 遍及They export their products to markets throughout the world.

The museum is open daily throughout the year.• adv.

The house was painted white throughout.

The ceremony lasted two hours and we had to stand throughout.

6. The tramp … wore large trousers, worn-out shoes…

worn out adj. 破烂不堪的 ; 精疲力竭的• These shoes are worn out.

• Can we take a rest? I’m worn out.• wear out vt. ( 主语为人 ) 穿破 , 用旧• Children wear out their shoes very quickly.• wear out vi. ( 主语为物 ) 被穿破 / 旧，用旧 / 坏• Cheap clothes wear out quickly.

7. This character was a social failure but was loved…

failure n. 失败 [U]; 失败的人、事、经历 [C]• The success or failure of the plan depends on you. • All my efforts ended in failure. • The whole thing was a complete failure. • He was a failure as a doctor.• fail vt. 失败；不及格，未通过考试；未能够 • I failed the test.

• I failed in the test.

• I failed to pass the test.

8. The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted.

• convincing adj. 令人信服的，有说服力的• convinced adj. 确信的，信服的• convince vt. 使确信，使信服；说服• convince sb of sth convince sb to do

sth• 你的论点太薄弱了，说服不了我。 • Your argument is too weak to convince me. • 他使我确信他的真诚。 • He convinced me of his sincerity. • 我很相信他的真诚。• I am quite convinced of his sincerity. 

9. Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced the films he starred in.

• direct adj. 直接的；坦白的；直达的• They are in direct contact with the hijackers.

• She has direct responsibility for all new trainees.

• a direct flight/train

• a direct answer/question

• She has a very direct way of speaking.

• directly adj

• I will telephone you directly I hear the news. • =immediately instantly the moment/minute/

• direct v.• ~ sth to/towards sth/sb; ~ sth at/against sth/sb • 瞄准；针对• There are three main issues that we need to direct our

attention to. • Most of his anger was directed against himself. • Was that remark directed at me?• 指导，指挥• A new manager has been appointed to direct the project.

• 导演 • The movie was directed by Steven Spielberg. • ~ sb (to ...) 指引• Could you direct me to the station?

• 命令• The police officers had been directed to search the building.

• 10. star v. (-rr-)~ (in sth)

• She starred in the movie 'As Good as it Gets'. • star sb [no passive]• This movie stars Tom Cruise and Demi Moore. • 用 starring 或 starred 填空• With Jackie Chan _______ , the film is bound to

succeed.

• This film, _______ Jet Li, has been shown.

starring

starring

11. he tries cutting and chewing the bottom of the shoes as if It were finest steak. This medicine doesn’t work. Please try having another one.I have tried repairing the machine, but it doens’t help.I'll try to do better so that he won't be disappointed in me.

总结 : try doing 尝试做过，尝试正在做 try to do 试图去做，尽力去做18.She ran as if the Old Boy were after her .He felt as if he almost wished to kill them. It looks as if it will rain before long .He shook his head as if to say no.She paused as if expecting a reply from his father.

• Translation1. 我对目前的生活条件不满意。可当我去她家时，发现她的生活条

件比我的更差。 (content; worse off)

2. 他居然没能通过驾照考试，这太令人惊讶了。 (fail; astonish)

3. 这部由李连杰主演的电影是他导演的。（现在分词作状语） (star; direct)

4. 人群聚集到街上聆听他那有趣的演讲，警察不得不来指挥交通。(entertaining; direct)

5. 在雨中走了 20 分钟以后，我疲惫不堪，并且从里到外都湿透了。(worn-out; throughout)

6. 在这件事情上，我们应该关注事件本身，而不应把我们的怒气针对某个人。 (direct)

7. 你知道为什么你的计划最后失败了吗？因为你取得一点点进步就满足现状，止步不前。 (failure; content)

Translation•I was not content with my present living conditions. But when I went to her home, I found that hers was even worse off than mine.•It astonished me that he should fail the driving test.•Starring Jet Li, this movie is directed by him.•People crowded into the street to listen to his entertaining speech and policemen had to come to direct the traffic.•Having walked for 20 minutes in the rain, I’m worn-out and wet throughout.•In this case, we should direct our attention to the case itself instead of directing our anger at a certain person.•Do you know why your plan turned out to be a failure in the end? This is because you contented yourself with a little progress.