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课件网) Unit 4 Lesson 3 Language Points comedian /k mi di n/ n. 喜剧演员 e.g. A comedian is an entertainer who makes people laugh by telling jokes or funny stories. comedy n. 喜剧 nationality / n n l ti/ n. 国籍 e.g. All applicants will be considered regardless of age, sex, religion or nationality. reputation / repju te ( )n/ n. 名誉，名望 ① The professor (有很好的名声) for his devotion to his career. ② Tu Youyou has (赢得好声誉)for her contribution to medicine. has a good reputation earned a good reputation encounter / n ka nt (r)/ v. 遇到 e.g. The comedian encountered a variety of difficulties before he earned his reputation. ① She encountered an astronaut who contributed greatly to the cause of astronomy in our country. ② I had a nice encounter with that girl on the beach last week. encounter sb/sth = come across = run across encounter n. 偶遇；邂逅 have an encounter with 与…相遇 amuse / mju z/ v. 使开心；逗笑 amusement n. 娱乐；娱乐活动 amusing adj. 令人发笑的 amused adj. 觉得好笑的 ① It amused us that/What amused us was that the host with a sense of humour played tricks on the famous actor in public. ② At that park, we were all at/by a player’s performance. It amused sb that = What amused sb is that… be amused by/at 被…逗乐 amusement amused amusing ① Lucy has a great sense of humour and always keeps her colleagues (amuse) with her stories. amused ② However (amuse) the story is, I have to put it away and devote myself to study this week. amusing ③ The old man sat in his rocking chair, _____ (amuse) himself by listening to Beijing Opera. amusing rely /r la / v. 依赖 reliable adj. 可信赖的 ① She always relies on him to deal with the difficulty they encounter in their life. rely on sb to do sth 依赖某人做某事 = depend/count on sb to do sth ② My friend is a reliable person, and you can rely on it that he will give you a hand. rely on it that 指望…… purely / pj li/ adv. 完全地，纯粹地，仅仅 pure adj. 纯洁的，纯粹的 universal / ju n v s( )l/ adj. 广泛使用的；共同的，普遍的 e.g. English is referred to as a universal language. universally adv. 普遍地 universe n. 宇宙 e.g. It is universally acknowledged that the shortest distance between persons is a sincere smile. It is universally acknowledged that 大家公认，大家普遍认为 episode / ep s d/ n. 一集 e.g. One of the funniest episodes in the book occurs in Chapter 6. astonished / st n t/ adj. 吃惊的，惊讶的 astonish v. 使惊讶，使吃惊 astonishment n. 惊讶，惊愕 astonishing adj. 令人震惊的 ① To my , they seemed at the news, and looked at me in ．(astonished) be astonished at/by …… 对…感到惊讶 astonishment astonishment astonished astonishing in astonishment 惊讶地 ② I find it quite (astonish) that none of you like the play. astonishing ③ It astonished me no one has thought of this before. ④ astonished me is that no one has thought of this before. that What steak /ste k/ n. 牛排 e.g. Are you com ... ...
