unit3 a taste of english humour
warming up,pre-reading,reading
重点词语及短语解析
1. feel vt.
（1) 触，摸：
she felt the dog’s nose.
他摸狗的鼻子。
（2）感觉； 觉得
he began to feel uneasy.
他开始感到不安。
how are you feeling today, mrs. brown?
布朗太太，你今天觉得怎么样？
i don’t feel like sleeping,
我不想睡。
2. be content with adj.对……满意的，满足的，安心的
are you content with your present salary?
你对你目前的薪金满意吗？
are you content to go there alone?
你愿意一个人去那儿吗？
词语拓展
（1）contents n. 内容，内部所有之物，目录
are you content with the contents of the novel?
你对小说的内容满意吗？
（2）content n. 不可数名词，满意的状态，满意
he lives in peace and content.
他生活于和平与满足之中。
to one’s heart’s content 尽情地，心满意足
on sundays children play in the park to their hearts’ content.
星期天孩子们在公园里尽情地玩耍。
3. astonish vt.使惊讶；使惊骇；使惊愕
we are astonished at his improvement.
他进步之快，令我们惊讶。
the barbarian customs of the villagers astonished us.
村民的野鸾习俗令我们吃惊。
词语拓展
astonishing adj.令人惊讶的；
astonished adj. 感到惊讶的；
astonishment n. 惊讶，惊骇。
4. unfortunate 不幸的：
she is an unfortunate woman.
她是个不幸的女人。
词语拓展
fortunate adj. 幸运的'=lucky
fortunately adv. 幸运地=luckily
fortunately for him, he has passed.
对他来说幸运的是，他过关了。
unfortunate adj. 不幸的,=unlucky
unfortunately adv. 不幸地=unluckily
5. worse
（1）adj. 更坏的
she got worse last night.
她昨天的情况恶化了。
what is worse 更坏的是
what was worse, it was getting cold.
更坏的是，天渐渐冷起来了。
（2）adv. 更坏地，更恶劣地
it is raining worse than ever.
雨下更大了。
词语拓展
badly off 穷困的，潦倒的，是worse off 的原级；well off 是badly off的反义词。
he is badly off while his brother is well off.
他过着穷困潦倒的生活而他的哥哥过着富裕的生活。
bad, badly 和 ill 的比较级都是worse；
worse still = what is worse =to make matters worse更坏的是
worsen v.t.使更糟糕
be bad at sth.不擅长于
he is bad at english.
他不擅长英语。
be bad for sth. 对……有坏处
don’t read in bed. it is bad for your eyes.
不要躺在床上读书。那样对你的眼有害。
be bad to sb.待某人不好
her stepmother is bad to her.
她的继母虐待她。
do badly in sth.在……方面做得不好
he did badly in the exam yesterday.
昨天他考得不好。
6. ordinary
（1）adj. 普通的；正常的
he attended the party in ordinary dress.
他穿着便服去赴宴。
（2）中下等的；平凡的；平常的
an ordinary letter平信
7. bore v.t.使（某人）感到无聊、厌烦
his stories bored me very much.
