unit 3 A taste of English humour1. up to now(常与现在完成时连用)直到现在E.g. He has made three mistakes up to now.拓展：up to now 直到现在 Eg:Up to now he's been quiet. be up to sb 由某人决定 up to date = up-to-date adj. 最近的,最新的be up to sth 胜任 up and down 上上下下What’s up ? 什么事？2.content adj. 满足的,满意的 n 满足feel/be content with sth. 满足于某事 be content to do sth. 愿意做某事be content that 满足…. be satisfied /pleased with 满足….e.g. She is content _______the job.She is quite content to stay at home looking after her children.她待在家里照顾孩子,感到非常满足.3.badly off1).贫困的He is quite badly off recently. 最近他经济上很拮据。
2).缺少的(for) The school is badly off for teachers.worse off ( 更穷的)( badly off的比较级) well off 富裕的(badly off的反义词)better off (更富的)(well off 的比较级) 联想拓展:be badly off for sth. 需要(某物)(某物)供应不足 worse off 境况更差；更穷困well off 富裕；处境好 (比较级：better off境况更佳)Eg :His health is worse off than before. 他的身体状况比以前更糟糕了。
Eg: The refugees are badly off for blankets, and even worse off for food. 难民需要毯子, 更需要食物。
Eg: Capitalism can make you well off. 资本主义可以让你变得富裕。
4. entertain v.(1) 使娱乐，使欢乐We were all entertained by his humorous stories.他的幽默故事使我们大家都很开心。
2 ) 款待, 招待.entertain sb.with sth. 用…使某人快乐entertain sb. to sth. 用…招待/款待某人I often entertain friends to dinner on Sundays. 我常在星期天请朋友们吃饭。
联想拓展: entertaining adj. 使人愉快的；有趣的entertainment n. 款待；请客；娱乐；消遣an entertainingstory/guest 一个有趣的故事/客人5. overcome v. 战胜,克服 overcame-overcaomeEg:We should try our best to _________ the difficulty.He overcame a bad habit. 他克服了一项恶习。
be overcome with / by…被(悲哀、恐怖等)打倒;因为…崩溃/垮掉She was overcome with / by grief. 她因为悲伤而崩溃了。
6. pick outa. (从同类当中) 挑出 Eg:She picked out a pink dress from all her clothes.b. (在许多人当中) 辨认出… Eg:Can you pick out your mother in this crowd?pick up 捡起;改良;进步;增加;获得;收听7.cut off1). 切下,割下,剪下Eg:Her finger was cut off in an accident at the factory.2).切断(电力/煤气/自来水等),停止…的供给Eg:Our water supply has been cut off . 我们断水了cut off the water 断水cut off the supply of electricity 停止供电3). (在通话中)切断We were cut off in the middle of our telephonge conversation 我们打到一半就断线了4). 使分离,使隔绝The country once cut itself off from the rest of the world. 这个国家曾一度与外部世界隔绝The village was cut off by the heavy snow.联想拓展:cut down 砍倒；消减，降低 cut in 插嘴cut across 取捷径；走近路 cut up 切碎8.convince v. 使信服1. convince A of B 使A相信BEg:He wants to convince me of his sincerity. 他想使我相信他的诚意。
2. be convinced of sth./that 相信…… Eg:I am convinced of his honesty. 我对他的诚实深信不疑。
常用结构：be convinced/sure of sth./that确信；坚信 convince sb. to do sth. 说服某人做某事convince sb. of sth./that 使某人相信……联想拓展: convincing adj. 有说服力的；令人信服的Eg:This is a convincing story.9.direct(1).vt.导演;指示;指挥;命令Eg:The film was directed by Zhang Yimou. 这部电影是由艺谋导演的。
(2 ).指导Direc sb.to do sth.He directed the students to answer.他指导学生回答。
The driver directed us to the airport.司机给我们指引去机场的路。
拓展： director n 导演 direction n 方向10. star in（在电影中）主演，由……主演；以……为主角如：E g: The director wants to star Jim in his new film.She has starred in a lot of good films. 她曾主演过许多部影片。
11.slide vt＆vi (使)滑动；(使)滑行n 滑；滑动；幻灯片Eg:The boys amused themselves by sliding down the banister. 孩子们从楼梯扶手滑下以取乐。
The car slid into the ditch. 汽车滑进了沟里。
She slid out of the classroom. 她从教室里悄悄地溜走了。
The car went into a slide on the iced road. 汽车在结冰的路上打滑。
12.whisper n 耳语；低语vt ＆vi 低语；小声说1.whisper to sb.Eg:She whispered something in his ear. 她在他耳边低语。
The children were whispering in the corner .那些小孩在角落里说悄悄话。
2.:in whispers=in a whisper 耳语；低语They spoke in whispers. 他们在交头接耳。
13.react v 做出反应；反应搭配: react to 对…作出反应The dog reacted to the loud noise by barking. 那声巨响引来狗的叫。
拓展：reaction n 反应；反动；对抗1 4. outstanding a dj. 突出的；杰出的。
例如：显著的例子 an outstanding example杰出人物 an outstanding person15.throughout prep.1)（表示地区）遍及, 整个如：The company has branches throughoutthe country./the world.2)（表示时间）整个，从头到尾如：It rained throughout the day./throughout the night./year/month.He led a poor life throughout his life.16.worn-out adj. 不能再穿(用)的，穿旧的；筋疲力尽。
He often wears a worn-out coat. 他常穿一件破烂不堪的大衣。
a worn-out coat一件穿破的大衣 a worn–out automobile 一辆破旧的汽17..fortunate adj.幸运的，吉利的1. be fortunate in doing 在……方面幸运她很幸运嫁了一个好丈夫。
She is fortunate in having a good husband.2. be fortunate to do sth. 幸运的能做某事我很幸运有健康的身体。
Im fortunate to have good health.3. It is fortunate that………是幸运的说来幸运，他被恰好驶过的船救起。
It was fortunate that he was saved by the passing boat. 18. particular adj./ n.，“特定的”，“特别的”❀in particular (particularly) 尤其，特别❀be particular about 过于讲究的，对…挑剔的☆ She's very _________________ what she wears.☆Among all the goods, I was interested in the mobile phone _________ .19. occasion❀on occasion 有时❀on no occasion 决不他只在特殊场合才打领带。