新概念第三册第29课

1、 lesson 29 funny or notnwhether we find a joke funny or not largely depends on where we have been brought up.n我们觉得一则笑话是否好笑我们觉得一则笑话是否好笑(名词性从句，作主语名词性从句，作主语)，很大程度取决于很大程度取决于我们是我们是在哪儿长大的在哪儿长大的。nwhether the pop star will come (or not) is not decided.nyour success will largely depend upon what you do and h

2、ow you do it. n你的成功主要取决于你做的事情和做的方式。nthe sense of humour is mysteriously bound up with national characteristics. a frenchman, for instance, might find it hard to laugh at a russian joke.n幽默感幽默感与与民族（性格）民族（性格） 有着有着神秘莫测的神秘莫测的联系联系。譬譬如如，法国人听完一则俄国笑话可能，法国人听完一则俄国笑话可能 很难发笑很难发笑。nthe failure of the housing mark

3、et is bound up with the debt crisis. nhe has become used to the idea that how he will be judged as prime minister is bound up with what happens in iraq. nin the same way, a russian might fail to see anything amusing in a joke which would make an englishman laugh to tears.n同样的道理（方式同样的道理（方式/情况）情况），一则可

4、以，一则可以令英国人笑令英国人笑出泪来的笑话（定从）出泪来的笑话（定从），俄国人听了可能，俄国人听了可能觉得没觉得没有什么可笑之处有什么可笑之处(未发现有趣之处未发现有趣之处)。nfail to do失败；未做成nnever fail to do从未做不到 ; 双重否定表示肯定nmost funny stories are based on comic situations. in spite of national differences, certain funny situations have a universal appeal. no matter where you live,

5、you would find it difficult not to laugh at, say, charlie chaplins early films.n大部分令人发笑的故事都是大部分令人发笑的故事都是根据喜剧情节编写根据喜剧情节编写的。的。尽管尽管民民族不同，有些滑稽的情节却能族不同，有些滑稽的情节却能产生普遍的效果产生普遍的效果。比如比如说，说，不管你生活在哪里不管你生活在哪里，你看查，你看查理理.卓别林的早期电影卓别林的早期电影 很难不很难不发笑发笑。nbe based on/upon 基于nin spite of （= despite of 不管）ncomic 喜剧的 comic

6、 bookncomedy 喜剧 silent comediesncomedian 喜剧演员nclown 小丑ntragic adj. 悲剧的 tragedy n.悲剧nuniversal adj.普遍的 universal agent n.全权代理人 universal time n.(= greenwich time)世界时间,格林尼治时universal wheel n.万向轮universality n.普遍性, 一般性, 多方面性, 广泛性universally adv.普遍地, 全体地, 到处nhowever, a new type of humour, which stems la

7、rgely from the u.s., has recently come into fashion. n然而，近来一种然而，近来一种新式幽默新式幽默 流行了起来流行了起来，这种幽默，这种幽默主要来自主要来自美国。美国。nstem vi.美起源, 发生 n.植物的茎, 干, 花梗, 叶柄stems from=spring from起源于= come from 出身于, 由.引起= arise from 由.而引起, 由.而产生= originate from 由某人发起(首创)ncome into fashion = become famousncome into power (开始)掌权,

8、 上台come into being 使产生, 使出现, 建立, 成立nit is called sick humour. comedians base their jokes on tragic situations like violent death or serious accidents.n它被叫作它被叫作“病态幽默病态幽默”。喜剧演员喜剧演员 根据根据悲剧情节悲剧情节诸如诸如暴死暴死，重大事故重大事故等来编造笑话。等来编造笑话。nbase a on b ：把a建立在b的基础上nhumour n. 幽默（等于humor）nill humour 情绪不佳 ngood humour 愉快

9、的心情 nblack humour （= dark comedy）黑色幽默ncold humour 冷笑话 crack a joke开玩笑 beyond a joke并非戏言nmany people find this sort of joke distasteful. the following example of sick humour” will enable you to judge for yourself.n许多人认为许多人认为这种笑话这种笑话是是低级庸俗的低级庸俗的。下面下面是个是个“病态幽默病态幽默”的实例的实例，你可据此自己，你可据此自己作出判断。作出判断。ndistast

10、eful adj.讨厌的 （adv. distastefully）unpleasant adj.使人不愉快的, 讨厌的displeasing adj.使人不愉快的, 令人发火的nill give you all the facts so that you can judge for yourself. na man who had broken his right leg was taken to hospital a few weeks before christmas. n圣诞节前几周圣诞节前几周，某人，某人摔断了右腿摔断了右腿 (定从定从) 被送被送进医院进医院。nfrom the mo

11、ment he arrived there, he kept on pestering his doctor to tell him when he would be able to go home.n从他进医院那一刻时，他就从他进医院那一刻时，他就缠住缠住医生，让医生医生，让医生告诉告诉他什么时候能回家他什么时候能回家。npester v. 一再要求，纠缠(同义词：annoy, worry, bother, disturb, bug, torment, harass)npester sb. to do sth. 麻烦某人做某事npester sb. with sth. 以某事烦扰某人npes

12、ter sb. for sth. 缠住某人讨取某物nthe boy kept /kept on asking some silly questions in class.nhe dreaded having to spend christmas in hospital. n他他十分害怕十分害怕在医院过圣诞。在医院过圣诞。ndread + 名词, 动名词, 动词不定式- we were dreading his arrival. - he dreaded having to meet his parents.- i dread to think what will happen if he fi

13、nds out.ndreadful adj.令人恐惧的, 令人不快的- a dreadful disaster 可怕的灾难nin dread of. 害怕某人某事- we are in dread of insects.（insect n.昆虫）nthough the doctor did his best, the patients recovery was slow. on christmas day, the man still had his right leg in plaster. he spent a miserable day in bed thinking of all th

14、e fun he was missing. n尽管医生尽管医生竭力医治竭力医治，但，但病人恢复缓慢病人恢复缓慢。圣诞圣诞节那天节那天，他的右腿还，他的右腿还上着石膏上着石膏，他在床上，他在床上郁郁郁不乐郁不乐地躺了一天，地躺了一天，想着想着 他错过的种种欢他错过的种种欢乐乐。na miserable day = a terrible daynthe following day, however, the doctor consoled him by telling him that his chances of being able to leave hospital in time for

15、new year celebrations were good. n然而，然而，第二天第二天，医生，医生安慰他安慰他说，出院欢度新说，出院欢度新年的年的可能性还是很大的可能性还是很大的。nconsole v.安慰, 慰问 consolation n. 安慰nconsolation letter /spiritual consolation ni can console myself with the fact that im not alone.n我可以用不只我一个人的这种事实来安慰自己。nthe man took heart and, sure enough, on new years ev

16、e he was able to hobble along to a party. n那人听后振那人听后振作了精神作了精神。果然果然，除夕时除夕时他可以他可以一一瘸一拐地瘸一拐地去参加晚会了。去参加晚会了。n- i hurt my foot while getting off the bus, and had to hobble home.n我在下公共汽车时脚受了伤, 只好一拐一拐地走回家。nhobble n.困难, 窘惑n - be in (get into) a hobble 陷于窘境nto compensate for his unpleasant experiences in hosp

17、ital, the man drank a little more than was good for him.n为了为了补偿补偿住院这一段住院这一段不愉快的经历不愉快的经历，那人，那人喝喝得稍许多了一点得稍许多了一点。ncompensate v.补偿 nto表示目的性in order toto compensate sb. for 为向某人赔偿nin the process of 在.的过程中nin the process, he enjoyed himself thoroughly and kept telling everybody how much he hated hospitals

18、. he was still mumbling something about hospitals at the end of the party when he slipped on a piece of ice and broke his left leg.n在晚会上在晚会上(过程中过程中) 他他尽情娱乐尽情娱乐，一再一再告诉大家告诉大家他他是多么讨厌医院是多么讨厌医院。晚会结束时晚会结束时，他嘴里还在，他嘴里还在嘟哝嘟哝着着医院的事，突然医院的事，突然踩到一块冰上滑倒了踩到一块冰上滑倒了，摔断了摔断了左腿左腿。nhe mumbled a few words.nhe could hear

19、the low mumble of navarros voice.comprehension questionsn1. what was the sense of humor mysteriously bound up with?nnational characteristics.n2. would a french find it easy to laugh at a russian joke?nno, he wouldnt.n3. would a russian find an english joke funny?nno, he wouldnt. n4. what are most fu

20、nny stories based on?ncomic situations.n5. what kind of appeal do certain funny situations have?na universal appeal.n6. would most people laugh at charlie chaplins early films?nyes, they would.n7. where does the new kind of humor come from?nthe usan8.what is the new kind of humor called?nsick humor. n9.what do comedians base their jokes on?ntragic situations like violent death or serious accidents.n10. what do many people think of this kind of humor?nthey find it distasteful. n1