content后面接介词with sth.或to do sth.。作及物动词用时,常构成content oneself with 短语。作名词用时不可数,属抽象名词。

　　选译

　　(1)We should never ________ ourselves with a little book knowledge only.

　　Which of the following is WRONG?

　　A.satisfy　 B.meet

　　C.content D.please

　　解析:A、C和D项都有"使......满意"的意思；而meet表示"满足"时,后面要接demand,need等名词作宾语。句意:我们切不可满足于仅仅有一点点书本知识。

　　答案:B

　　翻译句子

　　(2)看到这样的美景,我很满足。

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　　答案:I'm well content to see such wonderful sights.

　　3.badly off贫穷；缺少

　　【典型例句】

　　My family was badly off in those days.

　　在那些日子里,我家很穷。

　　The school is now badly off for experienced teachers.

　　这所学校现在缺少有经验的教师。

　　【相关链接】

　　badly的比较级是worse。如果进行比较时,常用worse off。

　　well off 处境不错；幸运的；富有的。例如:

　　He seemed to be very well off.他好像很富有。

　　选译

　　When we think of the children whose families are ________in the less developed areas,we are rather fortunate to have good chances to study and nutritious foods to eat.

　　A.poorer off　　 B.harder off

　　C.farther off D.worse off

　　解析:此处是指比我们穷的人。用badly off的比较级worse off。

　　答案:D

　　4.astonish vt.使惊讶

　　【典型例句】

　　The news of her sudden death astonished us.=We were astonished at the news of her sudden death.

她突然去世的消息使我们震惊。