5)与content相关的一些词组:be(feel)content with以......为满足;content oneself with 满意于，满足于;be well content to do sth.非常乐意做某事

【活学活用】 2.选择

The boy often contents himself __________ interesting storybooks.

A.of　　　　　　　 B.with

C.by D.for 

答案：B

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【巧记提示】as(像)+tonish(时髦的),像这样的时髦让人惊讶。

【经典例句】I'm astonished that he paid so much for the ring.

他花这么多钱买这枚戒指,这使我感到很惊讶。

【考点聚焦】 1)astonish是一个及物动词,其形容词有:astonished 惊讶的;astonishing 令人惊讶的。其名词为:astonishment 惊讶；短语to one's astonishment 令某人惊讶的是。

2)be astonished+that从句　如:

We are all greatly astonished(that)she has failed.

她失败了,我们很惊讶。

3)be astonished at sth.对某事感到惊讶　如:

He was astonished at the news.

他听到这个消息感到很吃惊。

4)be astonished to see/learn...看到/得知......感觉很惊讶　如:

He was astonished to see his father here.

在这里见到他父亲他感到很惊讶。

5)同义词:amaze,surprise

6)形容词astonished与astonishing的区别:

astonished感到惊讶的,指人的主观感受;astonishing令人惊讶的,指事物本身特征。

【活学活用】 3.改错

The girl was astonishing to see that her boyfriend was eating with another girl.

答案：astonishing→astonished

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【巧记提示】part(部分)+icular,icular这部分很特殊。

【经典例句】My graduate school training should qualify me for this particular job.

我在研究所的训练使我适合这份特别的工作。

I'd like you to give us full particulars of what happened.

我希望你能为我们提供事情的全部详情。

【考点聚焦】1)与particular相关的一些词组:

in particular 特别，尤其;be particular about 对于......(过于)讲究的，挑剔的，苛求的

2)近义词:special,especial

3)派生词:particularly adv. 特别地 

4)particular作形容词时与special的区别：

special 常指一般场合下的"特殊"，较普通；particular常可与special通用，但含有个别的意味，强调特殊场合下的特殊情况。