不幸的是他的父亲去世了，这使得他的家境更加贫寒，因此查理的童年是在照顾生病的母亲和弟弟中度过的。

　　[句型点拨]leaving the family even worse off为现在分词短语作结果状语。

　　[佳句赏析]Nature has provided our country with wealthy natural treasures, making it a happy home for us．

　　 大自然为我们的祖国提供了丰富的自然宝藏，使之成为我们幸福的家园。

　　3．[教材原句]Instead he and another man are hiding in a small hut during a snowstorm with nothing to eat．

　　相反，他和另一个人被暴风雪困在一个小木屋里，没有任何东西可吃。

　　[句型点拨]with的复合结构在句中作状语。

　　[佳句赏析]With the boy to lead the way, we will find the cave easily tomorrow．

　　有小男孩带路，我们明天会很容易找到山洞的。

　　4． [教材原句]Then he picks out the lace of the shoe and eats it as if it were spaghetti．

　　然后他挑出鞋带来吃，像是吃意大利面条一样。

　　[句型点拨]as if在句中引导方式状语从句。

　　[佳句赏析]He behaved as if he had witnessed the whole accident．

　　他的言谈举止就好像他亲眼目睹了整个事件。

　　1．As Victor Hugo once said, "Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face"， and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin．(P18)

　　正如维克多·雨果曾经说过，"笑声如驱走人们脸上寒冬的太阳"。关于这一点，直到今天也没有人能比查理·卓别林做得更好。

　　★up to now直到现在(常与现在完成时连用，可放于句首、句尾或句中)

　　①The scientist is doing an experiment no one has tried up to now．

　　这位科学家正在做一项迄今为止没人做过的实验。

　　②Up to now, the program has_saved (save) thousands of children who would otherwise have died．

　　截止到现在，这个项目已经挽救了成千上万的本来会死去的孩子的生命。

　　2．He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives．(P18)

　　在人们感到沮丧的时候，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。

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

　　(1)be content to do sth．　　意做某事

　　seem/be content with 看上去对/对......感到满意

　　(2)content oneself with 满足于某事

　　(3)to one's heart's content 尽情地做某事 　　①That rich man is tired of city life, so he is content to live in the country．

　　那位富人厌倦了城市生活，因此他愿意生活在乡下。

　　②Andy is content with the toy． It is the best he has ever got．

　　安迪对这个玩具很满意，这是他得到的最好的玩具。

　　③He contents_himself_with what he owns．

　　他满足于自己所拥有的。

　　④We can swim in the river to our hearts' content．

　　我们可以在河里尽情地游泳。

　　3．You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk．(P18)

　　你可能会感到惊奇，查理刚会说话时大人就教他唱歌，他刚会走路时大人就教他跳舞了。

★astonishing adj．令人感到惊讶的