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1、Unit 3A taste of English humourLook at the following pictures.Which picture can make you laugh?I want to lose my weight. This is my new modern bikeThese are our new ID cardsI Love you very much !I am the best Im driving at a high speed.any mouse I like HUMOURBrainstorming:Chinese humorsPantomime（哑剧）

2、（哑剧） Funny playsCross talkJokesDoggerel（打油诗（打油诗/顺口溜）顺口溜）English humorsNonverbal(无声的）无声的）Mime （哑剧）（哑剧）Farce（滑稽剧）（滑稽剧）Verbal jokesFunny storiesFunny poemsmimeCharlie ChaplinWhat kind of humour do these pictures show us?mimeMr Bean is funny because he makes funny faces and acts silly behaviour. 哑剧哑剧, ,

3、滑稽剧滑稽剧(funny stories)Mark Twain was the popular and humorous American author. adj. 幽默的幽默的 sketchTwo or more speakers make many jokes and funny conversation. Ma Ji is a well-known artist of crosstalk shows in China. His crosstalk shows always make his audience shout with laughter.Tonguetwister1Iknow,

4、youknow,Iknowthatyouknow,IknowthatyouknowthatIknow. 我知道,你知道,我知道。你知道。我知道你知道我知道2 A tidy tiger tied a tie tighter to tidy her tiny tail. 一只老虎将领带系紧，清洁它的尾巴1. Policeman: You cant park here. Driver: Why cant I ? Policeman: Read the sigh there. Driver: It says, “Fine for Parking,” so I parked.Enjoy some ver

5、bal jokes:罚款罚款2. Girl : If we marry, will you give me a ring ? Boy: Of course, Whats your telephone number?3. Daughter: Auntie kissed me this morning, Mum! Mum: How nice! Did you kiss her back, dear? Daughter: Of course not. I kissed her face.nCustomer: Whats that fly(苍蝇苍蝇) doing in my soup?nWaiter:

6、 Swimming, I think!POLICEMAN: Why did you have to break into the same shop three times?THIEF: Well, I stole a dress from that shop but my wife didnt like it. So I had to go back and change it twice! What is a punchline? Find the jokes punchlines.PunchlineThe words that form the climax of a joke.TEAC

7、HER: You say that John Jones has a cold and cannot come to school today. Who am I speaking to?VOICE: Oh, this is my father.PunchlineDo you know Who I am ?I am Charlie Chaplin What do you know about my film?What is so interesting about them?The Gold Rush 淘金记淘金记寻子遇仙记The Kid NONVERBAL HUNOURNONVERBAL H

8、UNOURCharlie Chaplin The Gold Rush Charlie ChaplinCharlie ChaplinThe Gold Rush The Gold Rush a small black hat a moustachea stickvery wide trousersLittle TrampThe Little Tramp was a _ and _ person. poorhomelessA MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOURReadingn1 comedyn 喜剧喜剧n2. once曾经曾经n3. up to now 到目前为止到目前为止n=up

9、 till now n4. at a time 在一段时间在一段时间/时期时期n5. brightenv 照亮照亮n6. depressed adj 沮丧的沮丧的n7.feel content with 对对感到感到满意满意 .and .and up to nowup to now nobody nobody has has beenbeen able to do this better than able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin. Charlie Chaplin. 句中句中up to now up to now 表示表示 “到现在为止到现

10、在为止”, , 常与常与现在完成时连用。连用。如：如： I I havent gothavent got any letters from him any letters from him upup toto nownow. . （getget）直到现在我还没收到过他的信。直到现在我还没收到过他的信。 2. He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives. 每当人们感到失望的时候他总能令人发每当人们感到失望的时候他总能令人发笑，因而

11、他们对自己的生活更满足。笑，因而他们对自己的生活更满足。at a time在一段时间；每次；逐一in no time 立刻，马上At that time 在那时 content 1)adj. 满足的，满意的；满足的，满意的；2)vt. 使满足使满足; 3)n. 目录目录 4)n. 所含之物所含之物;内容内容;所容纳的东西所容纳的东西;1.be/feel content with 相当于相当于: be satisfied with对对感到满意感到满意2. be/feel content to do sth.相当于：相当于：be willing to do sth乐于做某事乐于做某事3. vt.

12、content sb./oneself with使使满足于满足于1) Dr Belson was more than content for them to deal with any difficulties. 词性：词性： 含义：含义：2) The graphics (书法书法) are brilliant优秀的优秀的. Its just a shame可惜、可耻可惜、可耻 the content is so poor. 词性：词性： 含义：含义：adj.满足的满足的写出下列句子中content的词性和含义。n.内容内容玛丽满足于整晚坐在电视前。玛丽满足于整晚坐在电视前。Mary Mary

13、 isis/ /feelsfeels content to sit in front of content to sit in front of the television all night.the television all night.老师对你的回答很满意老师对你的回答很满意。The teacher The teacher was/was/feltfelt content with content with your answer.your answer. 我喜欢他的作品风格，但不喜欢其内容。我喜欢他的作品风格，但不喜欢其内容。I like the style of his writ

14、ings, but I I like the style of his writings, but I dislike the content.dislike the content. nPerformern 表演者表演者nAstonished astonishingadj 惊讶的惊讶的nSth be common in sth 在在.是普遍的是普遍的nAt this time在这个时期在这个时期nIncomen 收入收入nUncertainadj 不确定的不确定的nUnfortunatelyadv 不幸地不幸地nBadly off 穷的穷的 nWorse off比较穷的比较穷的nOrdina

15、ry一般的一般的 普通的普通的nBored boring无聊无聊nEntertained entertaining 愉快的愉快的You may find You may find it it astonishing astonishing that that Charlie Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he couldwas taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walkw

16、alk. . 令人感到震惊的是令人感到震惊的是, , 当查理会说话和走路的当查理会说话和走路的时候就被教唱歌和跳舞。时候就被教唱歌和跳舞。1) it1) it在句中作形式宾语在句中作形式宾语, , 如：如：Ill make Ill make it it my own businessmy own business to help herto help her.我会把帮助她作为我的责任。我会把帮助她作为我的责任。Do you consider Do you consider it it wisewise to tell them to tell them about itabout it? ?你

17、认为告诉他们这件事好吗？你认为告诉他们这件事好吗？it it. .1) 你是否发现你是否发现(find)用这种方式解决问题更容易？用这种方式解决问题更容易？_ to solve the problem in this way?2) 这名护士认为这名护士认为(believe)帮助病人是她的职责帮助病人是她的职责(duty)。_ help the sick.3) 我认为我认为(think)不用很多记忆就能掌握不用很多记忆就能掌握(master)一门一门外语是不可能外语是不可能(impossible)的。的。_ without much memory work.根据提示完成句子。Do you fin

18、d it easierDo you find it easierThe nurse believes it her duty toI think it impossible to master a foreign language2) astonish: 2) astonish: vt.vt. 使使( (某人某人) )吃惊吃惊, , 震惊震惊, , 比比surprisesurprise的语气的语气要强要强, , 用法一样。如用法一样。如: :The earthquake The earthquake astonishedastonished me. me. 地震使我惊慌失措。地震使我惊慌失措。

19、 be astonished to do 吃惊地去做吃惊地去做 如如：她吃惊地发现他喝醉了（发现他喝醉了，她很吃惊）她吃惊地发现他喝醉了（发现他喝醉了，她很吃惊） She She waswas astonished toastonished to find he was find he was drunk. drunk. be astonished at/byat/by 对对感到吃惊感到吃惊I I waswas astonishedastonished atat/ /byby the news. the news. 这消息使我大吃一惊。这消息使我大吃一惊。UnfortunatelyUnfort

20、unately his father died, his father died, leaving leaving the family even the family even worse off.worse off.不幸的是，他父亲去世了，这令到这个家庭更加潦倒。不幸的是，他父亲去世了，这令到这个家庭更加潦倒。链接：链接：be worse offbe worse off 情况更坏，恶化情况更坏，恶化 be well off be well off 富裕的，处境好的富裕的，处境好的 be better offbe better off ( (尤指经济尤指经济) )境况较好境况较好原形原形:

21、badly off : : badly off : in a poor position, esp. in a poor position, esp. financially financially 潦倒；穷困潦倒；穷困, ,句中的，句中的，worse off worse off 为其比较级形式为其比较级形式I went to her home and found her living condition was .我去她家一看，发现她的生活状况比我去她家一看，发现她的生活状况比我的我的更差更差。worse off than mineWe shouldnt complain about bei

22、ng poor -many families are much worse off.我们不应该因为穷而叫苦连天我们不应该因为穷而叫苦连天-许多许多人的家境更糟。人的家境更糟。他们贫困得根本谈不上度假。他们贫困得根本谈不上度假。They are They are too badly off to havetoo badly off to have a a holiday.holiday.They are so badly off that they They are so badly off that they cant cant afford toafford to have a holida

23、y. have a holiday. （affordafford）实际上现在大多数人都比五年前要富裕。实际上现在大多数人都比五年前要富裕。In fact most people are_ _ In fact most people are_ _ _ _ _ five yeas ago._ _ _ five yeas ago. better off than they were badly-off, well-offbadly-off, well-off1) The refugees are _ for 1) The refugees are _ for blankets, and even _

24、 for food blankets, and even _ for food than anything else.than anything else.2) Jack has just bought another new 2) Jack has just bought another new car. He is the _ of us all.car. He is the _ of us all.用方框内词语的适当形式填空。 badly-offbest-offworse-offfortunate:fortunate: luckylucky幸运的幸运的, , 反义反义unfortunat

25、eunfortunatebe fortunate in doing be fortunate in doing 在在方面幸运方面幸运她很幸运嫁了一个好丈夫她很幸运嫁了一个好丈夫。She is fortunate in marrying a good She is fortunate in marrying a good husband.husband.be fortunate to do sth. be fortunate to do sth. 幸运的能做某事幸运的能做某事我很幸运有健康的身体我很幸运有健康的身体。Im fortunate to have good health. Im for

26、tunate to have good health. FortunatelyFortunately放在句首，用放在句首，用 , , 隔开隔开 意为意为“幸运地是幸运地是,”, ,”, 反义词为反义词为 unfortunatelyunfortunately= =unluckilyunluckily。 如如: :FortunatelyFortunately, I found his house at once. , I found his house at once. 很幸运地很幸运地, , 我立刻找到了他家。我立刻找到了他家。 fortunefortune n.n. “ “机会机会; ; 命运

27、命运; ; 运气运气” 如如: :She has had her She has had her fortunefortune told. told. 她请人算了命。她请人算了命。复合词复合词: : fortune-teller fortune-teller n n. . 算命者算命者 make a fortune make a fortune 发大财发大财谚语谚语: : Fortune favors fool. Fortune favors fool. 傻人有傻福。傻人有傻福。No one was ever No one was ever boredbored watchingwatchin

28、g him him his subtle acting made everything his subtle acting made everything entertainingentertaining. .entertainingentertaining 使人快乐的使人快乐的; ; 有趣的有趣的He told us an entertaining story yesterday. 昨天他给我们讲了一个昨天他给我们讲了一个有趣的故事有趣的故事。entertainentertain v.v. 使感兴趣使感兴趣; ; 使娱乐使娱乐; ; 招待招待entertainmententertainmen

29、t n.n. 娱乐娱乐; ; 款待款待; ; 招待招待entertainedentertained adj adj 令人愉快的令人愉快的entertain, entertaining, entertainment1) Television provides universal _.2) I like _ friends with music and refreshments at home.3) Everyone will find the book _.用方框内词语的适当形式填空。entertainmententertainingentertainingnCharming ( prince)

30、adj 有魅力的（白马王子）有魅力的（白马王子）nCharacter（quality）n 个性（品质个性（品质）nTrampn 流浪汉流浪汉nThroughout the world全世界全世界nHomeless(-less)无家可归的无家可归的nMoustache(beard)(小）胡子小）胡子nWorn-out(wear)adj 穿破的穿破的nStiffly adj 僵硬的僵硬的nFailure (fail） n 失败失败nOptimism（optimistic） n乐观（乐观（adj 乐观的）乐观的）nOvercome difficulties 克服困难克服困难nUnderdog（bla

31、ck sheep） 落水狗落水狗 （败家子）（败家子）became known became known throughout throughout the world.the world. throughoutthroughout prepprep1) (1) (表示地区表示地区) ) 遍及遍及, , 整个整个 如：如：The company has branches The company has branches throughoutthroughoutthe country. the country. 这家公司的分店遍及全国。这家公司的分店遍及全国。2) (2) (表示时间表示时间)

32、) 贯穿贯穿, , 从头到尾从头到尾 如：如：It rained It rained throughout the/throughout the/all/all/a wholea whole day. day. 雨下了一整天。雨下了一整天。He He ledled/ /livedlived a poor life a poor life throughoutthroughout his life. his life.他一生过着穷苦的生活。他一生过着穷苦的生活。throughout throughout advadv. . 1) 1) 整个地，在所有各处，全部整个地，在所有各处，全部 如：如：

33、The hill was green The hill was green throughoutthroughout. . 那座山整个都是绿的。那座山整个都是绿的。 2) 2) 自始至终，到最后自始至终，到最后 如：如： SheShe remained remained/ /keptkept/ /stayedstayed silent silent throughoutthroughout. . 她从头到尾都保持沉默。她从头到尾都保持沉默。failurefailure n.someone or sth. that is not successful, 反义反义successfail fail

34、v.v.succeedsucceedfail to do/in sth. Eg.1. Doctors failed to save the girls life.2.The letter failed to arrive.1.没做没做; 2.做做不成功不成功fail a exam 考试不及格考试不及格 overcome v. 战胜；克服战胜；克服 There will be no difficulty in the world that they cannot overcome. 世界上任何困难他们都可以克服。世界上任何困难他们都可以克服。 After shed overcome her in

35、itial shyness, she became very friendly. 她克服了开始时的羞涩之后，就变得非她克服了开始时的羞涩之后，就变得非 常友善。常友善。 This character was a social failure but he was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties . 这个角色是个社会生活中的失败者这个角色是个社会生活中的失败者, 但是他战胜困难的但是他战胜困难的乐观和决心使得他被所有看电影的人所喜爱乐观和决心使得他被所有看电影的人所喜爱。1) overco

36、me overcame-overcome 意为意为“克服（困克服（困难等）；打败（敌人等）难等）；打败（敌人等）” He overcame a bad habit. 他克服了一项恶习。他克服了一项恶习。be overcome with/by 被（悲哀、恐怖等）打倒，被（悲哀、恐怖等）打倒， 因因为为面崩溃面崩溃/垮掉。如：垮掉。如： She was overcome with/by grief. 她因为悲伤而崩溃了。她因为悲伤而崩溃了。 nRushn,v 冲，涌动冲，涌动nIn search of 寻找寻找nHide躲藏躲藏nBoil（boiled water）煮开（开水）煮开（开水）nLea

37、ther（skin）皮革皮革nCut off切断切断nChew咀嚼咀嚼nBottom 底部底部（from the bottom of my heart)打从心底打从心底nPick out挑选挑选nLace鞋带；蕾丝鞋带；蕾丝nSpaghetti意大利面意大利面nConvincing令人信服的令人信服的Charlie first picks out the laces and eats them as if they were spaghetti. Then he cuts off the leather top of the shoe as if it were the finest meat

38、. 他首先吃起鞋带，就像吃意大利面条一样。然后他把他首先吃起鞋带，就像吃意大利面条一样。然后他把鞋子上端的皮子切下来，就像切下一块最好的肉。鞋子上端的皮子切下来，就像切下一块最好的肉。 pick out a. (从同类当中) 选出；选择 如： She picked out a pink dress for her daughter. 她给女儿挑了粉红色的衣服。 b. (在许多人当中)看出；辨认出 如： Can you pick out your mother in this crowd? 你能在人群中找到令堂吗？考例 It was so dark in the cinema that I co

39、uld hardly _ my friend. (四川2007)A. turn out B. bring out C. call outD. pick out点拨 本题考查短语辨析。pick out辨认出；turn out结果是；bring out 拿出；call out叫出。 This picture was taken a long time ago. I wonder if you can _ my father. (湖北湖北2005) A. find out B. pick out C. look out D. speak outB find out (通过研究、努力通过研究、努力)发

40、现发现, 找出；找出；look out 向外看向外看, 当心当心, 注意；注意；speak out 大声且清楚地说出。大声且清楚地说出。只有只有pick out意思合适。意思合适。 2) spaghetti （源自意大利语）意大利式细面条3) cut off a. 切下；割下，砍下。如： Her little finger was cut off in an accident at the factory. 她的小指是在工厂的一次事故中被切掉的。 b. 切断电话线使某人通话中断。如：We were cut off in the middle of our conversation. 我们的通话

41、被切断了。类似的：cut in 打断别人的谈话，插嘴。c. 隔绝We were completely cut off from the outside world. 我们和外界完全隔绝了。我们和外界完全隔绝了。【拓展】【拓展】cut across 取捷径取捷径; 走近路走近路 cut in 插嘴插嘴cut down 减少减少; 缩减缩减 cut up 切碎切碎cut out 切掉切掉; 割掉割掉 cut into pieces 切成碎片切成碎片 He was in hospital for six months. He felt as if he was _ from the outside

42、world.A. cut out B. cut off C. cut up D. cut through解析解析: cut out 意为意为“切下切下; 删除删除”;cut off 意为意为“切断切断; 使使(人、城镇人、城镇)孤立孤立”;cut up 意为意为“切碎切碎”;cut through 意为意为“穿越穿越”;本句的意思是本句的意思是: 他住院六个月感到似乎与他住院六个月感到似乎与外界隔绝了。外界隔绝了。B I was just talking to Margaret when Jackson _. (湖南湖南2005) A. cut in B. cut down C. cut ou

43、t D. cut up A cut down 意为意为“砍倒砍倒”；cut out 意为意为“剪掉剪掉; 除去除去, 省略省略, 删去删去”;cut up 意为意为“切碎切碎”。4) 该句中treating it as if it were the finest meat 用作状语。as if相当于as though，意为“就像似的；仿佛似的”，用来引导方式状语从句，从句用虚拟虚拟语气语气(如果可能性较大采用陈述语气)。当第一、三人称单数作主语时，从句中常用were。 如：I remember everything as if it happened only yesterday.我对一切记忆

44、犹新，好像是昨天发生的。 10. He eats each mouthful with great enjoyment. 他一口一口地嚼得津津有味。 mouthful n. 一口；满口. ful为形容词后缀，加在名词之后， 表示“充满的”的意思。如:He took a mouthful of the bitter medicine and made a face. 他喝了一口苦药，做了个鬼脸。他喝了一口苦药，做了个鬼脸。短语：at a mouthful 一大口类似的如： handful 一撮，一把一撮，一把 a handful of sand 一把沙子一把沙子 cupful 一满杯一满杯 tw

45、o cupfuls of milk 两杯牛奶两杯牛奶 spoonful 一匙；满匙一匙；满匙 two spoonfuls of sugar 两匙糖两匙糖 houseful 满屋；一屋子满屋；一屋子 armful （单臂或双臂）一抱之量（单臂或双臂）一抱之量 an armful of books 一抱的书11. The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted! 卓别林的表演是那么有卓别林的表演是那么有说服力说服力，以至于你会相信，以至

46、于你会相信这顿饭是他所吃过的最美味的一餐这顿饭是他所吃过的最美味的一餐(L30) convincing adj. 令人信服的 convinced adj. 感到信服的 v. convince 使信服使信服 convince sb of sth 使某人相信 我使他们相信这个故事是真的 I convinced them of the story nDirect adj 直接的直接的n v 导演导演 指导指导nStar in 担任主角担任主角nOutstanding adj 卓越的卓越的nSwitzerland n 瑞士瑞士nBe remembered as 被记住为被记住为.15. Chaplin

47、 produced, directed, and wrote the movies he starred in. 卓别林自制、自导、自编一些他自演的电影。卓别林自制、自导、自编一些他自演的电影。1) direct 在句中意为在句中意为“导演导演”, 它还有其它意思它还有其它意思: adj. 直的直的; 直线的直线的; 直达的直达的 如：如：There is no direct train from here to Taichung.此地没有直达台中的火车。此地没有直达台中的火车。a direct road to London 直通伦敦的路直通伦敦的路fly in a direct line 直

48、线飞行直线飞行 adj. 坦白的坦白的; 率直的。率直的。 如：如：He has a direct way of speaking. 他说话坦白。他说话坦白。He gave me a direct answer. 他给我率直的回答。他给我率直的回答。2) star v. (在电影中在电影中)主演主演, 由由主演主演; 以以为主角为主角 如如:她已主演了许多好电影。她已主演了许多好电影。She has starred in a lot of good films. The boy burst into tears _ he saw his mother. direct B. direction

49、C. directly D. directly when解析解析: 本题考查本题考查direct的用法的用法, 作动词时表示作动词时表示“导演导演; 指示指示”; 作副词时表示作副词时表示“径直地径直地; 直接地直接地”, 作形容词时是作形容词时是“直接的直接的”; 而而directly表示表示“一一就就”, 相当于相当于as soon as.A “To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it!”-Charlie ChaplinWord reviewn1content adj 满足的，满足的，满意的满意

50、的nBe content with 对.感到满意n2failure n 失败失败n3Overcome v 克服克服n4Ordinary adj 普通的普通的nOrdinary person 普通人n5Convince v 使使信服信服nConvince sb 使某人信服nA be convinced of sth A 被某事信服n6humour n幽默；滑稽幽默；滑稽nhumourous adj. 幽默的幽默的n7performer n表演者；表演者；nperform vt.表演；演出表演；演出nperformance n演出；表演演出；表演n8astonish vt.使惊诧使惊诧nastonishing adj.令令人人感到惊讶的感到惊讶的nastonished adj.吃惊的吃惊的nastonishment n惊讶惊讶n9Fortunate adj.幸运的；吉利的幸运的；吉利的nfortunately adv.幸运地；吉利地幸运地；吉利地nunfortunately adv.不幸地不幸地n10direct v 导演；指示；指挥导演；指示；指挥 adj.直的；直接的直的；直接的director n指挥；导演指挥；导演 direction n方向方向n1up to_now直到现在直到现在n2