Section_ⅡWarming Up & Reading - Language Points

　　(一)词义配对

　　1．content　　　　　A．to succeed in dealing with or controlling a problem

　　2．failure B．be happy and satisfied with something

　　3．overcome C．a lack of success in achieving or doing something

　　4．ordinary D．make somebody believe that something is true

　　5．convince E．normal or average, and not unusual or special

　　答案：1～5　BCAED

　　(二)根据所给词性和汉语意思写出单词

　　6．humour n．幽默；滑稽→humourous adj. 幽默的；滑稽的

　　7．performer n．表演者；演出者→perform vt.表演；演出→performance n．演出；表演

　　8．astonish vt.使惊诧→astonishing adj.令人感到惊讶的→astonished adj.吃惊的→astonishment n．惊讶

　　9．fortunate adj.幸运的；吉利的→fortunately adv.幸运地；吉利地→unfortunately adv.不幸地

　　10．direct vt.& vi.导演；指示；指挥 adj.直的；直接的；直率的→director n．指挥；指导者→direction n．方向

　　1．content adj.满足的；满意的 vt.使满足n.满足；内容；目录；所含之物

　　★背诵佳句培养语感

　　(教材原句)　He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives.

　　在感到沮丧的时候，他可以使他们开怀大笑，于是人们就对自己的生活感到比较满足。

　　(鲜活例句)　We should never content ourselves with book knowledge only.

　　我们切不可满足于仅仅有一点书本知识。

　　(鲜活例句)　I like the style of his writing but I don't like the content.

　　我喜欢他的写作风格，但是不喜欢他写的内容。

　　★归纳拓展全析考点

　　(1)feel/be content with　对......满意

　　be content to do sth. 愿意做某事

　　(2)content/satisfy oneself with ...

　　 使某人满足于......

　　①Nowadays more and more people are tired of city life, so they are well content to live in the country.

　　现在越来越多的人厌倦了城市生活，因而他们非常愿意生活在乡下。

②He is quite content_with his present salary.