Unit3 A taste of English humour
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1. content
adj. 满意的，满足的
vt. 使满意，满足
n. 内容；所包含之物
He is content despite his great poverty.
他虽然很穷，但很满足。
Can you tell me the content of the box?
你能告诉我盒子装的什么吗？
常用结构：
be/ feel content with=be satisfied /pleased with
对…… 满意
be content to do sth.满意/乐意做某事
content oneself with 使某人自己对……感到满足
As there is no bread, we must content ourselves with pancakes.
因为没有面包了，我们只好吃煎饼了。
—Are you content with your present salary?
你对你现在的工资满意吗？
—No...点击查看全部>> , not at all. 不，一点也不满意。
高手过招
翻译句子
①你对你现在的生活满意吗？ （原创）②There is a table of contents at the front of the book.
答案: ① Are you content with your present life?
②书的前面有目录。
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2. entertain
vt.&vi. 使欢乐；招待；款待
He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes.
他给我们讲故事、说笑话，让我们高兴了好几个小时。
We were all entertained by his humorous stories.
他的幽默故事使我们大家都很开心。
常用结构：
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 entertaining story/guest 一个有趣的故事/客人
高手过招
完成句子
（原创）
①这个孩子正在搭积木玩。
The child is his building blocks.
②那个镇上几乎没有娱乐设施。
few in that town.
③这类机器人是为娱乐而设计的。
This type of robot is intended only .
答案: ①entertaining himself with ② There are; entertainments ③ for
entertainment
3. failure
n.［U］失败；［C］失败的经历；失败的人或事
I became successful after many failures.
在多次失败后，我终于成功了。
The new restaurant was a failure and soon closed.
那家新饭店经营不善,不久便关门了。
联想拓展
反义词：success n.成功；成功的人或事
fail v. 失败；不及格
fail in 失败；不及格；不足；缺乏
fail to do sth. （表示否定）未能做某事；没有
I failed to persuade him. 我没能说服他。
高手过招
完成句子
（原创）
①At last, he was （了不起的成功者）, while
she was （失败者）.
②I （不能）see why you find it so amusing.
答案: ① a great success；a failure ② fail to
4. convince
vt. 使确信；使信服
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……
We convinced Anne to go by train rather than plane.
我们说服安妮乘火车而不是乘飞机去。
It’s hard to convince my family that we can’t afford a new car.
很难让我的家人相信我们买不起新车。
联想拓展
convincing adj. 有说服力的；令人信服的
convinced adj. 感到信服的；相信的
convincible adj.可被说服的，可喻之以理的
be convinced of sth./that 相信……
I am convinced of his honesty. 我对他的诚实深信不疑。
高手过招
单项填空
（原创）
①It will be very difficult to them our innocence.
A. convince; of B. believe; in
C. convince; about D. believe; of
②He couldn’t his father that John was telling the truth.
A. Convince B. believe
C. Admit D. display
①解析：选A。convince sb. of sth.意为“使某人相信某事”，符合句意。
②解析：选A。按照句意：他无法使他父亲相信约翰说的是事实。convince
使信服，说服。常用于convince sb. of sth./that
...结构。believe不能用于believe sb. that
...结构；admit承认，允许进入，接纳；display陈列，展览，显示。
5. direct
vt. &vi. 导演；指示；指挥
adj.直接的；笔直的；坦率的
He directed many Shakespearean plays in London.
他在伦敦导演过许多莎士比亚的戏剧。
常用结构：
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