Lesson29Funnyornot

1、Lesson 29 Funny or not Objective: Review the usage of “whether” and “sb. + v. + it + adj. + to do sth” . INDEXBackgroundGrammarNew wordsSentenceVCRVCRExercisesVCRFanny or NotI RevisionDictate the new words and phrases learned in lesson 21 lesson 28.1-5 without delay, philosopher, spiritual, tempt sb

2、. to do sth. , Its a real bargain 6-10 grudge doing sth., colleague, unsympathetic, surgeon, passer-by11-15 pocket ones dignity, deliberately, as a consequence, to varying degrees, in favor of sb. 16-20 with ease, be envious of sb., exert an influence on sb., pride oneself on sth., anticipate doing

3、sth.Grammar当当whether引导宾语从句以外的名词性从句时，不引导宾语从句以外的名词性从句时，不用用if。The question is whether we have enough money.(表语从句表语从句)问题是我们是否有足够的钱。问题是我们是否有足够的钱。Whether Concubine Yang went to Japan or not always remains a secret.(主语从句主语从句) 杨贵妃是否去杨贵妃是否去了日本永远是个谜。了日本永远是个谜。The question whether we would go to the south to wo

4、rk after graduation remains undecided yet.(同位同位语从句语从句) 毕业后我们是否会去南方工作这个问题有毕业后我们是否会去南方工作这个问题有待决定。待决定。 Grammarwhether从句作介词宾语时，不可用从句作介词宾语时，不可用if。Im not interested in whether our salary is low or not.对于工资的高对于工资的高1氐，氐，我并无兴趣。我并无兴趣。There is some doubt as to whether the item of historical interest is genffin

5、e. 这件文物的真实性有点可疑。这件文物的真实性有点可疑。用于用于whether.whether句型不可与句型不可与if互换。互换。I wonder whether hell go himself or whether hell send a friend. 我不知我不知道他是亲自去呢道他是亲自去呢,还是请个朋友去。还是请个朋友去。I wonder not whether we shall be in time for the last bus but whether well be able to get front seats.我知道我们赶上最后一班公车是没有问题的，但不知能否有靠前的座位

6、。我知道我们赶上最后一班公车是没有问题的，但不知能否有靠前的座位。动词不定式（短语）前用动词不定式（短语）前用whether,不用不用if。I dont know whether to accept or to refuse.我不知道该接受还是拒绝。我不知道该接受还是拒绝。 II New words & Expressionslargely adv. For the most part; mainly; On a large scale 大部分地；主要地; 大规模地；很大程度地eg. build largely 大兴土木give largely 慨然捐助His failure is large

7、ly due to timidity. 他的失败主要是由于胆小。He left his job largely because he was homesick.他辞职不干主要是因为他想家。II New words & Expressionsuniversal adj. 宇宙的; 万物的; 全世界的; 完全的; 绝对的; 全人类的; 万人的; 全体的; 一般的; 普遍的; 普通的; 多方面的; 多才多艺的eg. the universal rules 一般的原则the universal time 【天】世界时a universal agent 总代理人; 全权代理人His speech met

8、 with universal applause.他的讲话得到全场的热烈掌声。He was a universal genius.他是一个多才多艺的天才。II New words & Expressionsdistasteful adj. tasteless, unpleasant; disagreeable; Objectionable; offensive; Expressing aversion or dislike 难吃的, 不合口味的； 使人不愉快的，令人反感的，讨厌的; 讨厌的；冒犯的; 表示不喜欢的；表示厌恶的eg. The medicine is distasteful but

9、 good for you.良药苦口利于病。The very idea of cheating him is distasteful to me.单是欺骗他的那个想法就使我很不愉快。Smoking is distasteful to me.我不喜欢抽烟。He used distasteful language.他使用冒犯性的语言I shot him a distasteful glance.我厌恶地瞪了他一眼。II New words & Expressionspester vt. (用琐碎的事情)来烦恼, 烦扰, 折磨; 纠缠Phrases: pester sb with sth 以某事烦扰

10、某人pester sb for sth 缠住某人讨取某物pester sb to do sth 麻烦某人做某事eg. We were pestered with flies.我们为苍蝇所扰。The beggar pestered the passersby for money.My son has been pestering me to take him to the zoo.assail vt. 困扰, 纠缠Phrase: be assailed with/by sth 为.所困扰/纠缠eg. Im assailed with doubts. 我为疑惑所困扰。Im assailed by

11、a lot of work today. 我今天有很多事缠身。I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a diamond ring. 我被一个想卖给我钻戒的人所缠住了。II New words & ExpressionsII New words & Expressionsafflict vt. 使苦恼, 痛苦, 折磨Phrase: be afflicted with / by sth 受折磨/之苦Eg. He is afflicted with gout. 害痛风病Dont you feel afflicted with your consc

12、ience?难道你没感到受良心的指责吗？We are afflicted with cares and anxieties. 我们为烦恼和忧愁所困扰。dread v. 害怕, 恐惧; 担心(总表示由经验而感知的“怕”)Phrases: dread (doing) sthdread to do sthdread that eg. I dread a visit to the dentist. 我害怕去看牙医。 A burnt child dreads fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳 He dreaded having to spend Christmas in hospital. 他害怕非得

13、在医院过圣诞节不可。We all dread to think what will happen if the factory closes.我们都不敢去想如果工厂倒闭了会怎样？ I dread that I may never see you again. 我害怕再也见不到你了。II New words & Expressionsrecover v. 恢复; 寻找回, 重新获得; 挽回, 弥补; (根据法律程序)取得(赔偿等); 痊愈, 复原; eg. recover ones reputation 恢复名誉recover the lost umbrella 找回丢失的雨伞recover t

14、he time wasted 弥补浪费的时间recover the damages 损失得到赔偿recover from illness 恢复健康II New words & ExpressionsII New words & Expressionsrecovery n. 恢复, 复得; 还原; 痊愈; 矫正; 回收, 收回, eg. the recovery of a lost thing 失物的找回economic recovery 经济恢复, 经济复苏make a quick recovery 迅速痊愈II New words & Expressionsconsole vt. 安慰； 慰

15、问; 减轻痛苦，减轻悲伤eg. We should console a friend in grief. 在朋友忧伤时我们应予以慰问。We tried to console her when her mother died but it was very difficult.她母亲去世时我们设法安慰她,但很难奏效。ComfortSoothesolaceII New words & Expressionshobble / hobl / v. 瘸着腿走，跛行，蹒跚而行典型范例The old man hobbled along with the aid of his stick.那个老人借着拐杖蹒跚

16、而行。近义表达limp v. /n.跛行，蹒跚而行The injured footballer limped slowly off the field.那位受了伤的足球队员一瘸一拐地慢慢离幵了球场。lame adj.瘸的，跛的,使跛，使残废He is lame in the left leg.他左腿跛。He was lamed in a traffic accident.他在一次车祸中残废了。 II New words & Expressionscompensate v. 补偿；赔偿；酬报Phrase: compensate sb. for (doing) sth为向某人赔偿eg. Nothi

17、ng can compensate the young mother for the loss of her favourite daughter.年轻的妈妈丧失了自己心爱的女儿是任何东西也弥补不了的The company compensates her for extra work.公司因她的额外工作而给她报酬。Nothing can compensate for the loss of time.虚度光阴是无法补偿的（光阴一去不复还）。Management compensated us for the overtime we worked.资方补偿我们超工作时间的报酬。II New wor

18、ds & Expressionsmumble / Wmbl / v.喃喃而语典型范例What are you mumbling about? I cant understand a word.你在咕哝些什么？我一个字也听不懂。He mumbled something to me which I didnt quite catch.他含糊不清地跟我说了些什么，我没听清固定搭配mumble about sth.咕哝，低声说联想记忆murmur v.低声说,低语He murmured words of love into her ear.他附耳向她倾诉爱恋murmur against sb. /st

19、h.低声抱怨，暗中抱怨He murmured against her indifference to him.他私下抱怨她对自己的冷漠。mutter / nuta/ v.低声说，喃喃自语Dont mutter ！ I cant hear you.不要那么小声说话！我听不见。mutter against/at/about私下抱怨，暗暗发牢骚（可与threat连用，表示在抱怨的同时带有威胁） He was quite annoyed,and went off muttering threats under his breath.他十分恼怒，边走边低声抱，发出威胁。whisper v.(声带不振动）

20、柔和地说,悄声说，耳语He whispered a word in my ear.他对我附耳说了一句话。III Text StudyPlease close your text books. Listen to the tape of the text carefully and try to answer the following question: What is the basis of “sick” humor? (The basis of “sick” humor is tragic situations like violent deaths or serious acciden

21、ts.)Read the text by yourselves and pay attention to the usage of “whether” and “sb v. it adj. to do sth”.III Text StudyExplain the text: qWhether we find a joke funny or not largely depends on where we have been brought up. 我们觉得一则笑话是否好笑，很大程度上取决于我们是我们觉得一则笑话是否好笑，很大程度上取决于我们是在哪长大的。在哪长大的。(1) Structure:

22、“whether” introduces a subjective clause, “where” introduces an objective clause. (2) phrase: depend on 依靠; 由.而定, 取决于; 从属于bring up 教育；养育III Text StudyExplain the text: qWhether we find a joke funny or not largely depends on where we have been brought up.(3) Sentence pattern: whether introduces a sub

23、jective clauseeg. Whether well have classes after the exam is still not known.Whether we should help her or not remains a question.III Text StudyExplain the text: qThe sense of humour is mysteriously bound up with national characteristics. 幽默感与民族有着神秘莫测的联系。幽默感与民族有着神秘莫测的联系。(1) phrase: be bound up with

24、: be connected closely with与.有密切联系; 与.利益一致eg. Your future is closely bound up with that of the company.The future of a country is bound up with the education of the young people. The welfare of the individual is bound up with the welfare of the community.Whether you can succeed or not is closely bou

25、nd up with how hard you work.III Text StudyExplain the text: qA Frenchman, for instance, might find it hard to laugh at a Russian joke.譬如，法国人听到一则俄国笑话可能很难发笑。譬如，法国人听到一则俄国笑话可能很难发笑。(1) Structure: “it” is the form object of “find”, infinitive phrase “to laugh at a Russian joke” is the real object, “hard

26、is the objective complement. III Text StudyExplain the text: qA Frenchman, for instance, might find it hard to laugh at a Russian joke.(2) Sentence pattern: “v. + it + adj. + to do sth”eg. I think it wrong to conceal the facts.I find it difficult to translate the contract into English.He feels it in

27、convenient to lead a tramps life.III Text StudyExplain the text: qA Frenchman, for instance, might find it hard to laugh at a Russian joke.(3) Phrase: for instance: for example例如laugh at sb/sth: 因.发笑, 嘲笑, 漠视, eg. We laughed at the funny joke.We laughed at the clown.We laughed at Mary when she said t

28、hat the capital of Guangdong Province was Shenzhen.Try to laugh at difficulties.Most funny stories are based on comic situationMost最高级Most =代词定语：最多的。this is the most I can do.大多数，大部分-主语Most of +可数、不可数III Text StudyExplain the text: qNo matter where you live, you would find it difficult not to laugh

29、at, say, Charlie Chaplins early films.不管你生活在哪，看了查理卓别林的电影很难不发笑。(1) Structure: “no matter where” introduces an adverbial clause of concession, “it” is the form object of “find”, infinitive phrase “not to laugh at, say, Charlie Chaplins early films” is the real object, “difficult” is the objective comp

30、lement. “say” is a parenthesis.III Text StudyExplain the text: q However, a new type of humour, which stems from the U.S., has recently come into fashion. 然而近来一种新式幽默流行了起来，这种幽默主要来自美国。(1)Structure: “which” introduces an non-restricative attributive clause to modify “a new type of humour”. (2) Phrase:

31、stem from: arise from sth, originate from, root in, come from出自; 来源于; 发生于eg. Correct decisions stem from correct judgments.正确的决定来源于正确的判断。Her interest in flowers stems from her childhood in the country. III Text StudyExplain the text: (2) Phrase: come into fashion: become fashionable, become popular

32、流行起来, 开始风行be in fashion: be fashionable, be popular 流行，风行eg. Long skirts have come into fashion again.Long hair is still in fashion now.Mcdonalds has come into fashion among the young people in China.III Text StudyExplain the text: q From the moment he arrived there, he kept on pestering his doctor

33、to tell him when he would be able to go home. 从他进医院的那刻起，他就缠住医生，让医生告诉他什么时候能回家。(1) Phrase: keep (on) doing sth 继续做某事，一直做某事keep sb doing sth 使某人一直做某事eg. He kept on smoking all the time.How can I trust you if you keep on lying to me？They keep the workers working for them day and night.Sorry for keeping

34、you waiting for such a long time.III Text StudyExplain the text: q The following day, however, the doctor consoled him by telling him that his chances of being able to leave hospital in time for new year celebrations were good.q第二天医生安慰他说出院欢度新年的可能性还是很大的，那人听后振作了精神。q(1) Structure: “by telling him that

35、” is used as an adverbial of manner, “that” introduces an objective clause as the object of :telling”, “of being able to leave hospital in time for new year celebrations” is used as an attributive to modify “his chances”.III Text StudyExplain the text: (2) Phrases: chances: The likelihood of somethi

36、ng happening; possibility or probability 或然率，机率, 可能性eg. Chances are good that you will win. You have a good chance of winning.极有可能你会赢。 Is there any chance of rain?有可能下雨吗?III Text StudyExplain the text: q The man took heart and, sure enough, on New Years Eve he was able to hobble along to a party.q果然

37、除夕时他可以一瘸一拐的去参加晚会了。(1) Structure: “and” introduces a compound statement, “sure enough” is used as a parenthesis.（2）Phrase: take heart=cheer up 振作, 鼓起勇气, 打起精神lose heart 丧失勇气, 灰心, 泄气eg. Lets take heart and work harder so that we can go home earlier.Though he failed again, he would never lose heart.III

38、Text StudyExplain the text: q The man took heart and, sure enough, on New Years Eve he was able to hobble along to a party.(2) Phrase: sure enough 果真；确实eg. He said he would come, and sure enough he came. 他说要来，果然来了。My father told me not to worry about my tuition fee, and sure enough he managed to pay

39、 it for me on time.我父亲告诉我不用担心学费的问题，果然他按时替我交上了。III Text StudyExplain the text: q To compensate for his unpleasant experiences in hospital, the man drank a little more than was good for him.为补偿住院这一不愉快的经历，那人喝的稍许多了些。为补偿住院这一不愉快的经历，那人喝的稍许多了些。(1) “to compensate for his unpleasant experiences in hospital”:

40、used as an adverbial of purpose.(2) “the man drank a little more than (what/the amount that) was good for him”: 这个人稍微多喝了点adj./adv. er + than + predicateeg. Dont give him more money than (what/the amount that) is needed.Dont come earlier than (what/the time that) is necessary.III Text StudyStructure

41、of the text: q1, What are the topic sentences for the first paragraph?“Whether we find a joke funny or not largely depends on where we have been brought up. The sense of humo(u)r is mysteriously bound up with national characteristics.”q2, What is the second paragraph about?“Most funny stories are ba

42、sed on comic situations. However, sick humo(u)rs are based on tragic situations.”q 3, What is the third paragraph about?“An example of sick humo(u)r, a mans unfortunate experience with hospital.” III Text StudyStructure of the text: 4, What is the structure of the text?The topic narrows down from P1

43、 to P2 to P3 like an inverted pyramid.P1 wide (general) P2P3 narrow (specific)IV Drills & ExercisesRead the text after the tape. Pay attention to the stress and intonation and where to stop.Look for the answer in the text individually first, then try to answer the comprehension questions without loo

44、king at the text. (P139 Comprehension)Key to Vocabularybrought up: raised, educatedmysteriously bound up with: strangely connected with/to make: cause/force (sb to do sth)universal appeal: common influence, international/general attractionstems: comes/originates/arise (from), roots (in)come onto fashion: become popular/fashionabledistasteful: