A smile a day keeps
the doctor away.
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Joke A couple at a dentist's
A man and wife entered a dentist’s office.The wife said, “I want a tooth pulled. Idon’t want gas or Novocain (奴夫卡因) because I'm in a terrible hurry. Just pull the tooth asquickly as possible.”
“You’re a brave woman ,” said the dentist. Now,
show me which tooth it is.
The wife turns to her husband and says “Openyour mouth and show the dentist which toothit is, dear.”
Language Points
1. Everyone knows that it is fun to laugh and that laughing makes you feel good.
It is fun to play / playing golf.
We had a lot of fun at the party.
What fun the children have at the seaside!
2. be good for • do good to sb.----do sb. Good• What good can it do?• 多吃水果,对你有好处• Eat more fruit, it will do you good.
• 这咳嗽药味道很好,但作用不大• The cough medicine tastes good, but it
doesn’t do much good.• It is no good doing …
3. strengthen v 加强; 巩固;We will strengthen the protection of wet land. 我们将加强对湿地的保护。We should strengthen education on both these points. 我们要加强这些方面的教育。
We want to strengthen our ties with them.
我们想加强与他们的联系。
strong strength strengthenAdj. n v
4. be equivalent to 相当于; 等同于e.g. What is 7 dollars equivalent to in RMB? 7 美元相当于 多少人民币?Her smile was equivalent to saying “Go ahead.” 她的微笑等于说““动手吧”
5. emotion n. (喜、怒、哀、乐)情绪,感情The program will arouse the emotions for the viewers.
那个节目将会激起观众的情绪。I was overcome by / with emotion.
我激动的无法自己。
他是一个感情强烈的人。He is a man of strong emotions.
6. increasingly
adv. 越来越多地;日益增加地
I find it ~ difficult to live within my income.
increasingly important
▲ increase v. &n. 增加,增长
With the increase of sth
7. arrange v.
• 1. 整理 ; 布置She arranged the flowers in a vase. 她把花瓶里的花插好。
• 2. 安排 ; 筹备 [+to-v][+that][+wh-]It was arranged that they should leave the following spring. 已安排他们于第二年春天离开。
• I will arrange everything satisfactorily. 我会安排妥一切的。
• I arranged to meet them at 10 o’clock.
• vi. 作安排 , 作准备 [for]Bill arranged for this man to come whenever needed. 比尔安排这人随叫随到。
• arrangement
• make arrangements
8. foundation n. ① 建立;设立 ②基金会 ③基础;基本原理e.g.
1.The university has been famous for medical studies ever since its ~ .
2.The ~ offered $10 million for the children who have no chances to go to school.
9. Set up in 1997, it runs the Clown Doctor programme.Given time, he’ll make a first-class tennis player.
After his journey from abroad, Richard Jones returned home, exhausted.
Attracted by the beauty of nature, the girl from London decided to spend another two days on the farm.
Dressed in a white uniform, he looks more like a cook than a doctor.
Lost in the mountains for a week, the two students were finally saved by the local police.
10. run v 管理; 运作;提供(服务等)
1. The engine is running properly. 发动机运转正常。
2.The factory stopped running after the earthquake.
那工厂在地震后停止营运了。
根据下例句子的意义, 确定 run 的含义:• She ran down the road.
• My car was running at fifty miles an hour.
• As soon as the police appeared, the thief ran off.
• The river runs into the Pacific.
• A good idea ran through her mind
跑
行驶
逃跑流
突然想起
11. undergo v. 经历 ( 变化 ; 不快的事 )
战争发生以来我们经历了许多磨难。
We have undergone many hardships since the war.
2. 探险者不得不经历很多的磨难。
The explorers had to undergo much suffering.
12. cheer … up 使高兴起来; 使振作起来
• He told her a joke to cheer her up.
• Cheer up! The news isn’t too bad.
cheer v. 欢呼,喝彩cheerful adj. 快乐的;令人愉快的
13. deny v. 否认 ~ doing / that
▲ There is no denying that … 不可否认, 很清楚
1. There is no denying that cosmetic surgery do make people more beautiful.
2. 他否认了所有的指控。
He denied all charges.
3. 你否认你偷自行车吗?
Do you deny having stolen the bicycle?
=Do you deny that you have stolen the bicycle?
V. 拒绝e.g.
1.老板拒绝了我们加薪的要求。
The boss denied our request for higher wages.
2. 他对孩子有求必应。
He denies his children nothing
= He denied nothing to his children
14. Anyone with a sense of humour
and a desire to help others can apply.
e.g.
China is a country with a long history.
He married a woman with a large fortune.
She is a girl with blue eyes and golden hair.
15. apply v.
applicant n. 申请人,应征者 application n. 申请书, 应用• apply sth. to sth. apply to
• The rule applies to some of you. 适用• apply for sth.
• Apply for a job/ passport/ visa
• apply to sb. for sth.
• Apply to the publishers for permission
16. volunteer v. 志愿
volunteer for sth 自愿做
volunteer to do
e.g.
He ~ed for guard duty.
He ~ed to clean the classroom.
▲ volunteer n. 志愿者
Exercises 同位语从句练习
II. Choose the best answer:
1. Where did you get the idea ________ I could not come ?
A. whether B. that C. if D. what
2. They were all very much worried over the fact ________ you were sick.
A. that B. if C. whether D. why
B
A
3. Along with the letter was his promise ________ he would visit me this coming Christmas.
A. which B. that C. what D. whether
4. He always works hard even if he knows the fact ________ he is not in good health. A. what B. whether C. if D. that
B
D
5. Some researchers believe that there is no doubt ________ a cure for AIDS will be
found. A. which B. what C. that D. whether
6. The question ________ the manager should resign must be decided soon. A. whether B. that C. when D. who
C
A
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