高中英语(人教版)必修4同步教师用书：Unit 3 Section Ⅱ Warming Up Reading—Language Points

Section Ⅱ Warming Up & Reading—

Language Points

up to now 直到现在

(教材P18)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.

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。

(1)till/until now by now just now right now from now on (2)up to

直到现在 到现在 此刻；刚才

立刻；马上；就在此时 从现在开始

直到；多达；由……决定；能胜 任；忙于

①I can take up to four people in my car. 我的汽车最多能坐四个人。

②Where did you go just now？I didn't find you in the room. 刚才你去哪儿了？我在房间没有找到你。

③The students have_made(make) great progress in studying till now. 到目前为止学生们在学业方面已经取得了巨大进步。 [名师点津]

现在完成时态的标志性词语

up to now，so far(到目前为止，迄今为止)，till/until now，recently(最近)，in/over the last/past few years(在过去的几年里)

content adj.满足的；满意的 vt.使

满足 n．满足

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

在感到沮丧的时候，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。