人教新課標:必修4 Unit3 單元重點輔導
派生:fortunately adv.幸好(=luckily常置于句首);unfortunate adj. 不幸的(=unlucky) ;unfortunately adv. 不幸的是(=unluckily);fortune n. 運氣,財富,巨款
8. mouthful n. 一口, 滿口
i‘m so full i couldn’t eat another mouthful. 我吃得太飽了,一口也不能多吃了。
he took a mouthful of fresh air. 他吸一口新鮮空氣。
注:不要因以ful結尾而誤以為是形容詞,這類名詞還有handful(一把)等。
9. direct vt. & vi. 導演,指示, 指揮adj. 直接的adv. 直接地
chaplin directed the film. 卓別林導演這部電影。
he took a direct flight to new york. 他直飛紐約。
we flew direct from london to new york. 我們直接從倫敦飛到紐約。
10. outstanding adj. 突出的, 杰出的,顯著的
she is an outstanding actress. 她是一個杰出的演員。
he has many outstanding gifts. 他多才多藝。
12. sense n. 官能,感覺,理性vt. 感覺到,理解
she has no sense of time. 她沒有時間觀念。
he has a good sense of smell. 他的嗅覺很靈敏。
your brother has a good sense of humor. 你兄弟很有幽默感。
the dog sensed that i was afraid. 這只狗感覺到我害怕了。
三、關鍵短語精講
1. be content(=satisfied) with…/to do…對……感到滿意/滿足的
he was content with his work. 他對自己的工作很滿意。
the old man seems content to live here. 這個老人似乎很樂意住在這里。
注:content是表語形容詞,若需作定語,可用contented,如a contented person /smile心滿意足的人/微笑。
2. badly off 窮的,缺少的,處境差
比較級:worse off境況更差,更窮困
反義詞:well off富裕,處境好(比較級:better off)
i am quite badly off recently. 最近我經濟上很拮據。
his health is worse off than before. 他的身體比以前更糟糕。
he is quite well off, i hear. 我聽說他相當富裕。
he is much better off than i am. 他的日子比我寬裕得多。
注:well-to-do life或a better-off life小康生活;well-off family小康之家
3. pick out挑選出,認出,弄懂
please pick out the books that you‘d like to read. 請把你想看的書選出來。
can you pick out your sister in this crowd? 你能在這人群中認出你姐姐來嗎?