1. content

「课文原句」Perhaps it makes us feel more content with our life because we feel there is someone else worse off than ourselves. （P17）

「名师点拨」content adj.意为"满足的；满意的"，be content to do意为"乐意去做某事"；be content with sb / sth意为"对某人或某事感到满意"，相当于be pleased with或be satisfied with.

如：I'm content to help you to set up a website on the Internet. Those who are not content with the progress they have made will have greater success.

注：worse off是badly off的比较级，意思是"境况比......更差"；better off意为"境况比......好"。

如：To my surprise， I found his living conditions were much worse off than mine. With the development of economy， more and more people are better off.

「知识拓展」content还可作动词，意为"使满足"；作名词时，表示"满足；心满意足"，也可表示"（书、报纸等的）内容；目录；含量"。

如：My explanation seemed to content him. Now she began to live in peace and content. We've discussed the unusual form of the book - now， what about the content？

2. astonish