人教高中英语必修四
Unit3 A taste of English Humour
Using language
Highlight:n . most interesting or most exciting part of something ?最有意思或最精采的部分:
The highlight of our tour was seeing the palace.
* The highlights of the match will be shown on TV tonight.
我们旅游中最有意思的活动就是参观宫殿.
比赛的最精采场面将在今晚的电视节目中播放.
v. There is a TV programme highlighting the problems of the unemployed 著重反映失业问题的电视节目.
vt. ?使显著,强调
overcome---_______pt.; ________pp.
1. overcome a bad habit ;
He struggled to overcome his shyness/ the difficulties.
2. In the final game Sweden easily overcame France.
3. be overcome by gas fumes 被煤气熏倒
* be overcome by/with shame, anger, despair, etc 因羞愧、 气恼、 绝望等而不能自持.
=get over
=defeat
20 世纪90年代
特别;尤其
发笑
挑选
一个社会失败者
一次
点了一份牛排鞑靼
切下
一块肉
假装嚼一口
整顿饭
似乎吃得津津有味
in the 1990s
particularly/in particular
burst into laughter/burst out laughter
pick out
a social failure
on one occasion
order a steak tartare
cut off
a piece of meat
pretend to chew a mouthful
throughout the meal
seem to show great
enjoyment in his food
---- How did you help your mother last weekend?
--- I picked up my clothes and hung them up. I picked out the bad fruit from the bowl so the rest were ready for cooking. I cut the fat off the meat and cut it up ready for stir-frying. Then I picked the fruit off the trees ready for my mother to sell them in the city and before I went into dinner I cut down the old lotus(莲花) so we can eat the roots. My mother was very pleased with me.
“特困生”
Play on words Pun 双关语
When there is only one man in the world.
三月,行军
1. What day of the week is the best for having fried foods?
3. What is the smallest room in the world?
2. What month do soldiers hate?
1.Policeman: You can’t park here.
Driver: Why can’t I ?
Policeman: Read the sigh there.
Driver: It says, “Fine for Parking,” so
I parked.
Enjoy some verbal jokes:
罚款
Girl : If we marry, will you give me a ring ?
Boy: Of course, What’s 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.
A big black bug bit a big black dog on his big black nose!
2. Fresh fried fish, Fish fresh fried, Fried fish fresh, Fish fried fresh.
3. While we were walking, we were watching window washers wash Washington's windows with warm washing water.
A tongue twister competition
play on words
tongue twister
饶口令
jokes
Pun双关
Riddle
谜语
… …
limerick
五行打油诗(一种通俗幽默短诗,有五行组成,韵式为aabba)
Turn to page 22.
Let’s read and enjoy some English jokes.
After reading, match the joke with explanation.
C: What’s that fly doing in my soup?
W: Swimming, I think.
C: What’s that?
W: It’s bean soup.
C: I don’t want to know what it’s been. I want to know what it is now?
C: Waiter. Will the pancakes be long?
W: No, sir. Round.
1
2
3
AB
C
How did Watson answer Holmes’ question?
What happened actually?
Read the Funny story on P22
1.How did Watson answer Holmes’ question?
--I think of how short life is and how long the universe lasted.
--I think of how small I am and how vast the sky is.
--I think of how cold the universe is and how warm people can be in their beds.
2.What happened actually?
Someone has stolen their tent.
After reading the funny story, what kinds of persons do you think they are?
Sherlock Holmes:
Doctor Watson:
Carelessness may cause many funny stories in our daily life.
Now let’s enjoy another story which was caused by carelessness.
careful
careless
What happened to
the chickens
because of Mary’s
carelessness?
Exx Book P48
particular adj 专指的 特别的
原句再现:Children particularly would burst into laughter
be particular about 讲究,挑剔
in particular = particularly尤其,格外
1. Is there a particular kind of book he enjoys?他特别喜欢哪一类书吗?
2. We must pay particular attention to the problem.特别注意这个问题。
3. She is particular _________ food.
4.Is there anything _____ _______ you’d like for dinner?(有特别想吃的吗)
about
in particular
up to
so far
badly off
throughout
failure
to do
convince
suspect
accuse
particular
in particular
particular about
react
react to
comedy
tragedy
pick up
cut up
star in
humour
humorous
astonishing
astonishment
fortunate
unfortunately
extraordinary
entertaining
entertainment
homeless
failure
explanation
was content with
comedy
outstanding
particularly
humorous
entertaining
Unfortunately
cut off
reacted
Up to
now
badly off
failures
overcame
homeless tramp
moustache
worn
in a mess
drunk