新概念英语第三册Lesson 29 Funny or not? 课堂笔记

Lesson 29 Funny or not? 是否可笑？ 1、 （Whether we find a joke funny or not主语从句）largely depends on （where we have been brought up.宾语从句） The sense of humour is mysteriously bound up with national characteristics. 我们觉得一则笑话是否好笑，很大程度取决于我们是在哪儿长大的。幽默感与民族有着神秘莫测的联系。譬如，法国人听完一则俄国笑话可能很难发笑。 · depend on 依靠，依赖 = depend upon · bring up 抚养，养育 = raise (vt.) · the sense of humour/direction 幽默感/方向感 · the sense of hearing/sight/taste/feeling/smell 听觉/视觉/味觉/触觉/嗅觉 · bind bound bound 捆，绑，扎 · be bound up with sth. 与…紧密联系在一起 = be closely connected with sth. eg. 我不喜欢整天被拴在书桌旁。 I don’t like being desk-bound all day. eg. 吸烟与肺癌紧密联系在一起。 Smoking is bound up with lung cancer. 2、A Frenchman, for instance, might find （it hard to laugh at a Russian joke.宾语从句） In the same way, a Russian might fail to see anything amusing in a joke （which would make an Englishman laugh to tears.定语从句） 同样的道理，一则可以令英国人笑出泪来的笑话，俄国人听了可能觉得没有什么可笑之处。 · for instance 举个例子 = for example · fail to do sth. 未能做某事（否） · laugh to tears 笑到流泪 be in tears 哭了 be close to tears 快要哭了 in floods of tears 泪如雨下 be moved to tears 感动得落泪 3、Most funny stories are based on comic situations. In spite of national differences, certain funny situations have a universal appeal. 大部分令人发笑的故事都是根据喜剧情节编写的。尽管民族不同，有些滑稽的情节却能产生普遍的效果。 · be based on 以…为基础 eg. 成功的基础是不断努力。 Success is based on constant efforts. · In spite of 尽管 + n./pron./doing · universal appeal 普遍的吸引力 · universe (n.) 宇宙 universal (adj.) 全体的，普遍的，众人皆有的 eg. 电视提供的是大众的娱乐。 Television provides universal entertainment. 爱美之心，人皆有之。 The desire to look attractive is universal. 4、No matter where you live, you would find it difficult not to laugh at, say, Charlie Chaplin's early films. However, a new type of humour, （which stems largely from the U.S.,定语从句） has recently come into fashion. 比如说，不管你生活在哪里，你看查理.卓别林的早期电影很难不发笑。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。 · No matter where = Wherever 无论哪里 · stem largely from 大部分起源于 · stem partially from 部分起源于 · stem (n./v.) 词干，根，茎 · stem from 起源于 eg. 他的头痛起源于睡眠不足。 His headache stems from lack of sleep. · come into fashion 开始流行 反：go out of fashion 不流行 · be in fashion 流行 = fashionable · be out of fashion 不流行 = unfashionable 5、It is called ‘sick humour'. Comedians base their jokes on tragic situation like violent death or serious accidents. Many people find this sort of joke distasteful. The following example of ‘sick humour' will enable you to judge for yourself. 它被叫作“病态幽默”。喜剧演员根据悲剧情节诸如暴死，重大事故等来编造笑话。许多人认为这种笑话是低级庸俗的。下面是个“病态幽默”的实例，你可据此自己作出判断。 · comedian (n.) 喜剧演员 —— tragedian (n.) 悲剧演员 comic(adj.) 喜剧的 —— tragic (adj.) 悲剧的 comedy(n.) 喜剧 —— tragedy (n.) 悲剧 6、A man （who had broken his right leg定语从句） was taken to hospital a few weeks before Christmas. From the moment he arrived there, he kept on pestering his doctor to tell him （when he would be able to go home.宾语从句） 圣诞节前几周，某人摔断了右腿被送进医院。从他进医院那一刻时，他就缠住医生，让医生告诉他什么时候能回家。 · keep on doing sth. 持续不断做某事 · pest (n.) 害虫，讨厌的人或事物 pester(v.) 纠缠，烦扰 eg. 我一直缠着爸爸给我买台电脑。 I have been pestering my dad to buy me a computer. 马不断受苍蝇滋扰。 The horses are pestered by flies. 7、He dreaded having to spend Christmas in hospital. Though the doctors did his best, the patient's 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 the fun （he was missing.定语从句） 他十分害怕在医院过圣诞。尽管医生竭力医治，但病人恢复缓慢。圣诞节那天，他的右腿还上着石膏，他在床上郁郁不乐地躺了一天，想着他错过的种种欢乐。 · dread doing sth. 畏惧做某事 = be afraid of doing sth. 反：look forward to doing sth. 期待做某事 · do one’s best = try one’s best 尽力 · in plaster 打着石膏 · miserable (adj.) 悲惨的 8、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.宾语从句) 然而，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。 · The following day = The next day 次日，第二天 · console (v.) 安慰，慰藉（文雅） = make sb. feel better = comfort 9、The man took heart and, sure enough, on New Years' Eve he was able to hobble along to a party. To compensate for his unpleasant experiences in hospital, the man drank a little more than was good for him. 果然，除夕时他可以一瘸一拐地去参加晚会了。为了补偿住院这一段不愉快的经历，那人喝得稍许多了一点。 · take heart 鼓起勇气 反：lose heart 失去信心 · hobble (v.) 蹒跚(walk unsteadily) · compensate for 弥补，补偿 eg.他的智力弥补了他经验的不足。 His intelligence compensates for his lack of experience. 没有什么能补偿失去的时间。 Nothing can compensate for passed time. 10、In the process, he enjoyed himself thoroughly and kept telling everybody （how much he hated hospitals.宾语从句） 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.时间状语从句） 在晚会上他尽情娱乐，一再告诉大家他是多么讨厌医院。晚会结束时，他嘴里还在嘟哝着医院的事，突然踩到一块冰上滑倒了，摔断了左腿。 · thoroughly (adv.) = completely 完全地，彻底地 · mumble (v.) 咕哝，叽咕 （speak or say very unclearly and usually quietly, so that people can not hear what he said） · whisper (v.) 耳语 · slip (v.) 溜，滑倒 (n.) 小失误 （a slip of the tongue 口误） Supplementary exercises: · She had always been in of meeting with an accident. A. horror B. alarm C. terror D. dread 解析：正确答案 D 她总是担心遇到意外事故。 A. horror 恐怖，憎恶； B. alarm 警告（出现危险而表现出的惊恐感） C. terror 恐怖 （terror指受到严重威胁时产生的巨大恐惧和惊骇） D. dread 害怕 （dread多指因预料有危险和有不快的事来临，而产生的不安心情） · We greatly your timely help. Without your help, we could not have accomplished the task on time. A. thank B. owe C. appreciate D. anticipate 解析：正确答案 C 我们十分感谢您及时的帮助。没有您的帮助，我们就不能准时完成任务。 A. thank的宾语是人而不是物； B. owe…to… 归功于… C. appreciate 感激，感激；欣赏，赞赏； D. anticipate 预料，预期。 6 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$