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高一英语下册知识点: Unit20 Humor 幽默 (二)

重点词汇解析

1.Alone 用作副词,意思是“独立,单独”.

辨析: alone,lonely,lone,lonesome

①alone 表示“单独,独自一个人”,不含感情色彩.

②lonely 指人孤独寂寞,地方荒凉,有浓厚的伤感色彩,可作定语或表语.

③lone 指人孤独寂寞,指物是单独一个,是个定语形容词.

④lonesome 表示“孤独的,冷清的”,指使人感到寂寞孤独的情绪,可作定语或表语.

She lives alone,but she doesn’t feel lonely.她独自住着,但并不感到孤独.

She is lonesome without the children.孩子们不在,她觉得寂寞.

a lonely village 孤寂的村庄a lonely person 孤独的人a lone tree in the garden 园里惟一的树

2.tradition

(1)用作名词,意思是“传统,惯例”.

Hold its old traditions.继承它的古老的传统.

(2)可用作“传说,口传”的意思. oral tradition“口碑”

The story of Robin Hood is based mainly on tradition.罗宾汉的故事主要依据传说.

Tradition says that...据传说……

3.entertain

(1)用作动词,意思是“使某人快乐”,常用的短语entertain sb. with sth.

Could you entertain the children for an hour?你能哄孩子们玩一个小时吗?

He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes.

他给我们讲故事,讲笑话,让我们高兴了好几个小时.

(2)用作“宴客,招待,款待某人(指在自己家中)”,常用的短语是entertain sb to sth..

I don’t entertain very often.我不常在家请客.

Bob and Liz entertained us to dinner last night.昨晚鲍勃和利兹设宴招待了我们.

(3)名词形式是entertainment,意思是“娱乐,宴客,招待”.

He fell in the water,much to the entertainment of the children.

他掉进水里,逗得孩子们乐不可支.

The local entertainments are listed on the newspaper.报纸上登有本地的娱乐活动.

4.satisfy

(1)用作动词,意思是“使满意”,过去分词satisfied可用作表语、定语等.

That answer won’t satisfy her.那个答案不会使她满意.

He was satisfied to know that.他为知道那件事而感到满意.

a satisfied smile满意的微笑

(2)be satisfied with 意思是“对……感到满意”.

I am satisfied with your explanation.我对你的解释感到满意.

(3)常见的类似结构:

be angry with 生某人的气 be careful with 对……细心

be disappointed with 对……感到失望 be patient with 对……有耐心

be pleased with 喜欢……,对……感到满意

5.辨析 most,mostly

①most 指“最大限度地,极度地”,是 much 的最高级,主要用来构成多音节形容词和副词的最高级,修饰动词.

②mostly 指“主要地,大部分地”,主要修饰 be 动词和介词短语.

the most carefully 最细心地 a most interesting book 一本极有趣的书

I like summer most.我最喜欢夏天.

The students in our class are mostly northerners.我们的学生大部分是北方人.

I write to my mother every week,mostly on Sundays.

我每周都给母亲写信,大部分在星期日写.

6.interview 作名词,意思是“面谈,面试”,其他两种名词形式:

interviewee意思是“被接见者,被访问者”.

interviewer意思是“面谈者,采访者”.

相似的构成有动词employ的两种名词形式:

employee意思是“员工,雇员”.

employer意思是“雇主,老板”.