高中英语人教版必修4知识点总结：Unit 3 A taste of English humor

【重点词汇、短语】

1. up to now 直到现在

2. content 满足的，满意的

3. feel/be content with 对…满足

4. badly off 穷的，缺少的

5. entertain 使欢乐，款待

6. overcome 战胜，克服

7. pick out 挑出，辨别出

8. cut off 切断，断绝

9. convince 使信服

10. direct 导演，指挥;直接的

11. star in 担任主角

12. slide 使滑动

13. whisper 耳语，低语

14. react 做出反应，回应

　　【重点句型】

1. Not that Charlie’s own life was easy!倒不是说查理自己的生活是轻松的。△ not that“并非，倒不是说”，用于句首或短语之前，表否定含义。

2. 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. 你会觉得震惊，卓别林则会讲话的时候就被教唱歌，刚会走路的时候就学跳舞。△ 此句中it作形式宾语，that从句是真正的主语;astonishing是动词-ing形式作宾语补足语，与宾语构成主谓关系。

3. Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off…不幸地是他的父亲去世了，整个家庭的状况更糟了……△ 本句中leaving the family even worse off…为现在分词短语作结果状语，表示顺其自然的结果。

【语法总结】

现在分词

一. 现在分词的四种形式及其意义

①基本形式：doing (表示主动和进行)②被动式：being done(表示被动和进行)③完成式：having done(表示主动和完成)④完成被动式：having been done(表示被动和完成)

He sat there，reading a newspaper.他坐在那里，读着一张报纸。

The area being studied may be rich in coal.这个正在被研究的地方可能富含煤。

Having finished my homework，I began to watch TV.完成作业后，我开始看电视。

Having been told many times，she still can't remember it.已经被告诉了很多次，她仍然记不住。

二. 现在分词的语法功能

现在分词在句中可以做表语、定语、状语和补语等。

The story is interesting.这个故事有趣。

He sat there，reading a newspaper.(作状语)他坐在那里，读着一张报纸。

The area being studied may be rich in coal.(作定语)这个正在被研究的地方可能富含煤。

He saw the thief stealing some money from the bank.(作宾补)他看到小偷正在从银行偷钱。