New words

Unit 3

A of Taste English Humour

(not using words)nonverbal adj. word building

non- : ( prefix) “not” nonparty

nonhuman

nonsmoker

nonviolent

verbal adj. verbal adj. (Use oral language to show one’s feeling,etc.)

(Use oral language to show one’s feeling,etc.)

a humorous play or sth. silly and unreasonable which alaways makes you laugh loundly

farce n. mine n. mine n.

comedycomedy

Charlie Chaplin

Edward Lear(funny poems)

Edward Lear (1812-1888) was an artist.

slidev.@ n.滑动 ; 幻灯片

slide on a banana skin

skin n.

bump hit/knock sb in a sudden

bump into knock with sb atrongly

bump hit/knock sb in a sudden

bump into knock with sb atrongly

cruel adj.cruel adj.

make someone suffer or feel unhappy make someone suffer or feel unhappy

content adj. happy and satisfied

1.be content with…

相当于 : be satisfied with…2. be content to do sth.相当于： be willing to do sth.

vt. content sb./oneself (with)…

Eg. We should never content ourselves with book knowledge only.

surprise someone very muchastonish vt.

be astonished at…/ to do sth.

badly off be poor of, ba lack of

badly off be poor of, ba lack of

poverty very poorpoverty very poor

particular adj. special, more than usual

particular adj. special, more than usual

give people pleasureentertain v. n.

entertainment 文娱节目 ; 款待entertaining 有趣的 ; 使人娱乐

的adj.

charmingcharmingtramp n a person of wanders in the street and has to beg in order to live

tramp n a person of wanders in the street and has to beg in order to live

throughout prep @ adv.throughout prep @ adv.

throughtout the worldthroughtout the noght

throughtout the worldthroughtout the noght

homeless adj.

-less:

useless careless

fearless harmless

too old or damaged to be used

extremely good

worn-out adj.

outstanding adj.

failure n.someone or sth. that is

not successful

fail v. fail to do sth.

Eg.1. Doctors failed to save the girl’s life.

2.The letter failed to arrive

1. 没做… ; 2. 做……不成功

1fail a exam 考试不及格

1. successfully control a feeling or problem

overcome vt.@ vi.

2. to fight and win against sb. or sth.

two explanation:

克服

战胜overcome difficulties / the enemy etc.

boil v.

boiling point

boiling water

boiled water

1. much money 2. luckfortune n.

fortunate

adv. fortunately

( 反 ) unfortunate(ly)

adj.

snowstorm n.

brainstorm

• pick out

• Lace

• Cut off• Bottom the lowest part of sth.

Bottoms up!

• chew vt. vi. to bite food at times chewing gum 口香糖

a mouthful of 满口的

mouthful n. 一口，满口

similar words:

useful phrase:

a mouthful of beera mouthful of bread

handful cupful spoonful basketful

enjoymnet enjoymnet

1. tell how to do sth.,how to get somewhere

direct vt.@ vi.

2. manage, control

two explanation

指示 , 指挥管理 , 指导 , 导演

n.

adj. adv.

direct: 直的 , 直接的direct: 直接地 , 一直directly: 直接地 , 一直 ; 马上

director: 指导者 ; 导演 ; 董事direction: 方向 ; 说明 ; 管理 , 指挥

( 反 ) indirect(ly)

practice :Excuse me,can you tell me the ______ of Company ABC.

put a starshaped markstar vt.@ vi.

useful phrase:

star in… 担任主角第一主角starring role

starred item 标有星号的项目n. a five-star hotel 五星级酒店

super star 超级巨星

outstanding adj

extremely good

Switzerland n.

Swiss

swing

v.@ n.摇摆 ; 秋千

custumecustumetype of clothestype of clothes

knock intoknock into

fortune n.fortune n. 1.much money

2. luck

1.much money 2. luck

pancake n.

mountainous adj.

n.

mountain

whisper v.@ n.

whisper a storywhisper to sb.

speak in a whisper

extremely large,huge

vast adj.

sense n.sense n.

sense of humorsense of humor 幽默感幽默感nonsensenonsense 胡说，废话胡说，废话