Unit 4 Humour Lesson 3 My Favourite Comedian 课件 -2023-2024学年高二英语北师大版（2019）选择性必修第二册

Unit 4 Lesson 3 Language Points comedian /kəˈmiːdiən/ n. 喜剧演员 e.g. A comedian is an entertainer who makes people laugh by telling jokes or funny stories. comedy n. 喜剧 nationality /ˌnæʃəˈnæləti/ n. 国籍 e.g. All applicants will be considered regardless of age, sex, religion or nationality. reputation /ˌrepjuˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 名誉，名望 ① The professor 　　 (有很好的名声) for his devotion to his career. ② Tu Youyou has 　　 　 　 (赢得好声誉)for her contribution to medicine. has a good reputation earned a good reputation encounter /ɪnˈkaʊntə(r)/ v. 遇到 e.g. The comedian encountered a variety of difficulties before he earned his reputation. ① She encountered an astronaut who contributed greatly to the cause of astronomy in our country. ② I had a nice encounter with that girl on the beach last week. encounter sb/sth = come across = run across encounter n. 偶遇；邂逅 have an encounter with 与…相遇 amuse /əˈmjuːz/ v. 使开心；逗笑 amusement n. 娱乐；娱乐活动 amusing adj. 令人发笑的 amused adj. 觉得好笑的 ① It amused us that/What amused us was that the host with a sense of humour played tricks on the famous actor in public. ② At that park, we were all at/by a player’s performance. It amused sb that = What amused sb is that… be amused by/at 被…逗乐 amusement amused amusing ① Lucy has a great sense of humour and always keeps her colleagues 　　　　 (amuse) with her stories. amused ② However 　　　　 (amuse) the story is, I have to put it away and devote myself to study this week. amusing ③ The old man sat in his rocking chair, ________ (amuse) himself by listening to Beijing Opera. amusing rely /rɪˈlaɪ/ v. 依赖 reliable adj. 可信赖的 ① She always relies on him to deal with the difficulty they encounter in their life. rely on sb to do sth 依赖某人做某事 = depend/count on sb to do sth ② My friend is a reliable person, and you can rely on it that he will give you a hand. rely on it that 指望…… purely /ˈpjʊəli/ adv. 完全地，纯粹地，仅仅 pure adj. 纯洁的，纯粹的 universal /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːs(ə)l/ adj. 广泛使用的；共同的，普遍的 e.g. English is referred to as a universal language. universally adv. 普遍地 universe n. 宇宙 e.g. It is universally acknowledged that the shortest distance between persons is a sincere smile. It is universally acknowledged that 大家公认，大家普遍认为 episode /ˈepɪsəʊd/ n. 一集 e.g. One of the funniest episodes in the book occurs in Chapter 6. astonished /əˈstɒnɪʃt/ adj. 吃惊的，惊讶的 astonish v. 使惊讶，使吃惊 astonishment n. 惊讶，惊愕 astonishing adj. 令人震惊的 ① To my , they seemed at the news, and looked at me in ．(astonished) be astonished at/by …… 对…感到惊讶 astonishment astonishment astonished astonishing in astonishment 惊讶地 ② I find it quite (astonish) that none of you like the play. astonishing ③ It astonished me no one has thought of this before. ④ astonished me is that no one has thought of this before. that What steak /steɪk/ n. 牛排 e.g. Are you coming for dinner today? I've got a steak here with your name on it! raw /rɔː/ adj. 生的 raw meat e.g. These trees provide the raw material for high-quality paper. adj. 未加工的 raw material 原材料 chew /tʃuː/ v. 咀嚼 e.g. After the operation you may find it difficult to chew and swallow. vase /vɑːz/ n. 花瓶 a vase of flowers purse /pɜːs/ n. 女佣手提袋；女士钱包 e.g. He grabbed my purse, opened it and stuffed it full, then gave it back to me. contemporary /kənˈtemp(ə)rəri/ adj. 当代的 contemporary music/art/dance/literature screenwriter /ˈskriːnraɪtə(r)/ n. 影视剧本作家，编剧 e.g. What does it take to become a successful screenwriter? mostly /ˈməʊstli/ adv. 主要地；大部分 e.g. She was counting out a dollar, mostly in small change, into my hand. clumsy /ˈklʌmzi/ adj. 笨拙的，不灵活的 e.g. He tried to dance, but he was too clumsy and awkward. clumsily adv. creation /kriˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 创造物，作品 e.g. What astonished us was that the comedy the comedian was performing should be a creation of a young boy. create v. 创造 creator n. 创造者 creative adj. 有创造力的 creativity n. 创造力 contrary /ˈkɒntrəri/ n. 正相反，恰恰相反 adj. 相反的 ① You needn’t feel guilty. On the contrary, you should feel proud. on the contrary 恰恰相反 ② Unless there is evidence to the contrary, we ought to believe them. to the contrary 相反的 ③ His views on how to lose weight are contrary to mine. be contrary to 与…相反 ④ Contrary to popular belief, the essay the extraordinary man wrote turned out to be a failure. academic /ˌækəˈdemɪk/ adj. 学术的 e.g. It is a purely academic question. academically adv. scholarship /ˈskɒləʃɪp/ n. 奖学金 e.g. Ultimately, he received a scholarship to attend Yale University. boarding school /ˈbɔːdɪŋ skuːl/ 寄宿学校 attain /əˈteɪn/ v. 得到，获得 e.g. The young man, whose story is motivating, works hard and grasps every opportunity to attain his goal. obtain /əbˈteɪn/ v. 得到，获得 e.g. These national parks obtained financial support from tourist companies. obtain sth from 从…获得 electrical engineering /ɪˌlektrɪkl endʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ/ 电力（电气）工程学 engineering n. 工程学 stutter /ˈstʌtə(r)/ n. 结巴，口吃 e.g. He tended to stutter whenever he spoke to her. talent /ˈtælənt/ n. 天资，天赋，才能 ① The comedian showed a talent for making people laugh at an early age. have/show a talent/gift for 有/显示…的天赋 ② There is a wealth of young talent in British theatre. n. 有才能的人 ③ The girl is talented/gifted in rugby. =The girl has a talent/gift for rugby. be talented/gifted in 在某方面有天赋 mirror /ˈmɪrə(r)/ n. 镜子 e.g. Steam had clouded the mirror. producer /prəˈdjuːsə(r)/ n. 制片人，制作人 produce v. 生产，制造 productive adj. 多产的，有效益的 productivity n. 生产率 product n. 产品 rarely /ˈreəli/ adv. 很少，难得 e.g. I deal with customers on the phone and rarely interact with them face to face. e.g. (2020新高考全国Ⅰ卷) It’s rare to hear someone say, “I wish that speaker had spoken longer. ” Translation: 他很少信任别人，但是他信任他的妻子。 He rarely trust others but he has faith in his wife. Rarely does he trust others but he has faith in his wife. Translation:我从来没有在这家书店里看到过信息量这么大的一本书。 I have never seen such an informative book in this bookstore. Never have I seen such an informative book in this bookstore. genius /ˈdʒiːniəs/ n. 天才，天赋；天才人物 a mathematical/comic genius e.g. He had a genius for making people feel at home. $$