十几年前，社会上就流传着这样一句话：未来几年人类必须掌握的三大技能是英语、驾驶、计算机。精品小编准备了高二英语A taste of English humour教案设计，具体请看以下内容。

1. up to now =_____________或 __________

2. 其后通常与_____________ 连用。

I have heard nothing from him up to now.

迄今为止我没得到他一点音信。

Up to now, the number of the death has grown to 228.

到现在，死亡的数目已增加到好228。

2. ... so they could fell more content with their lives.

content

1).content (adj.): satisfied, happy, 满足的; 满意的;

用法: ___________________= ___________________

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Eg.

She is content with her salary.

She is quite content to stay at home looking after her children.

She is quite content that she has passed the exam.

Ex.

1.你对你的工作满意吗? _____________________________________

3. 她呆在家里年看电视感到非常知足。

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4. 现在，他每天都能睡到10点多，感到非常知足。

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2) n. 所含之物;内容;目录

What does "content"mean in the following prhases?

the contents of my desk drawer ( )

the contents of the book ( )

the content of the speech ( )

Ex. 我喜欢这书的风格，但不喜欢它的内容。

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3) content (vt.)使满意, 使满足

用法：content sb./oneself with sth. 使...满足于...

The baby contented himself with a new toy.

Ex. 这名运动员不满足于得了块银牌.

The player didn't _______________________________ a silver medal.

3. Not that Charlie's own life was easy!

not that 用于句首或短语前表达否定含义，指"____________________"。

She didn't hand in her homework. Not that she was lazy, but that she was ill.

Mary has a new job-not that I care.......那我倒不关心.

Ex. 并不是说我不喜欢这工作，而是我不适合这工作。(be fit for 适合......)

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4. astonish vt. 使惊异;使大为吃惊。

1) astonish sb. 使某人惊奇

这个消息令大家惊讶。The news ____________ everybody.

2) be astonished+ __________________ 被(因)......惊吓

I was astonished to hear the loud sound.

We were astonished that he appeared at the party.

I was astonished at/by the news.

3) to one's astonishment 令...惊异的是...

_________________ the small boy swam across the river.

4) ________________ adj. 令人吃惊的

________________adj (人)感到吃惊的

________________ n. 惊异;惊愕;惊奇

5. ...leaving the family even worse off.

badly off 贫困的; ......经济拮据的，比较级为：_______________

反义：___________ 比较级为：_______________

Ex. 我去她家一看，发现她的生活状况比我的更差。

I went to her home and found her living condition was______ __________.

我们不应该因为穷而叫苦连天---许多人的家境更糟。 We shouldn't complain about being poor ---many families are ______ _____ _____.

6. entertain

__________adj. 愉快的，有趣的

____________n. 娱乐，款待 ____________n. 表演者

7.Character

1) A person in a novel, play, film, etc ____________

What's the name of the major character in this novel?

2)The quality that makes sb/sth different from other people/things; the nature of sb/sth _______________

Although they are twins, their characters are quite different.

8.failure

1) A person or a thing that fails ______;_________

She said she was a______ ____ ___ ________..

她说她是一个不成功的经理。

2)lack of success ____________

All of my efforts ended in________.

我所有的努力都以失败告终.

9. overcome ____________