1、Unit 17LaughterLaughter is the best medicineThere is an English saying that “Laughter is the best medicine.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found that laughter can really
2、 improve peoples health.Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, makes t
3、he heart beat quicker and makes people breathe deeper; it also works on several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effects of pain on the body. In o
4、ne experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemical
5、in the brain which decreases both stress and pain.As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they help to improve their patients condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like la
6、ughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.开启快乐学习之旅Unit 17Laughter Period OneWarmup & Lesson 1 Whats So Funny?.重点单词1anecdote n. 轶事，趣闻2ridiculous adj. 荒谬的，可笑的3politician n. 政治家4visa n. 签证5withdraw vt. 提取；撤退6mature adj. 成熟的7overlook vt. 忽视8cla
7、rify vt. 澄清，讲清楚9delay n. 延误，延期10queue vi. 排队11thriller n. 惊险小说(戏剧、电影)12tournament n. 锦标赛，联赛13border n. 国界，边境14counter n. 柜台15scared adj. 惊恐的，担惊受怕的scare v. 使害怕，惊吓16swiftly adv. 迅速地swift adj. 迅速的17amuse vt. 逗乐，使(某人)笑amusement n. 开心，愉悦amused adj. 逗乐的amusing adj. 好笑的，有趣的18response n. 回答respond v. 回答19fo
8、rgetful adj. 健忘的forget v. 忘记20messy adj. 凌乱的，肮脏的mess n. 肮脏；杂乱21unbelievable adj. 不可置信的，极其惊人的believe v相信，信任22agency n. 代理处，经销处agent n. 代理人，经销商23harmony n. 协调，和谐harmonious adj. 和谐的24identification n. 身份identify v. 认出，识别，确定，发现.核心短语1as_long_as 只要2burst_out_laughing 突然笑起来3have_trouble_(in)_doing_sth. 做某事
9、有麻烦4deal_with 处理，对付5push_ones_way 挤着前进6yell at sb. 对某人大叫7wait in line 排队等候8feel down 情绪消沉9drop out 辍学；掉落 10go through 经历；详查 .经典句型1as long as引导条件状语从句Everything is funny as_long_as_its_happening_to_someone_else.只要是发生在别人身上，一切都是好笑的。2had been doing.过去完成进行时One afternoon, hundreds of unlucky passengers who
10、 had_been_expecting (expect) to board a flight to New York were told it had been cancelled.一天下午，几百名运气不佳的乘客被告知，他们一直等候的飞往纽约的航班被取消了。3be doing.when. 正在做这时One unfortunate counter agent was_dealing (deal) with all the passengers when an angry man, who had been queuing for some time, pushed his way to the
11、front.一名倒霉的机场登记处工作人员正在给乘客们办理登机手续，突然一个在队伍中等候多时、怒气冲冲的男子挤上前来。4so that引导目的状语从句He yelled at the young girl, so_that_the_passengers_waiting_in_line_behind_him_could_hear,_“DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM？”他冲这个年轻女孩大声叫喊，以便让身后排队的人都能听到：“你知道我是谁吗？”1.over开头合成词荟萃overlook vt.忽视；远眺overcrowded adj. 过于拥挤的overweight adj. 超重的over
12、load vt. 使超载oversleep v. 睡过头overcome v. 克服2ful常用于动词后表示具有某种性质forgetforgetful 健忘的carecareful 小心的useuseful 有用的harmharmful 有害的3“v.out”构成动词短语burst out 突然发生check out 结账离去break out 爆发hand out 分发；发放课文预读A“Have you ever had trouble trying to spell a word？” I asked my husband one day. “Yes, sometimes. Why, wha
13、t happened？” he asked. “This afternoon, I was in the town centre, where I had been doing some shopping. I suddenly realised I didnt have any money left so I quickly went to the bank to cash a cheque. I wanted to withdraw $40 from our bank account， but Im so forgetful that I couldnt remember if 40 wa
14、s spelled fourty or forty” “What did you do？” my husband asked. “I took out fifty dollars instead.” I said.have trouble/difficulty (in) doing sth.做某事有困难where I had been doing some shopping 为非限制性定语从句，where在从句中作地点状语left adj. 剩下的(只作后置定语)remaining adj. 剩下的(作前置定语)cash a cheque 兑现支票withdraw/wdr/vt. 提取；撤退a
15、ccount n. 账户forgetful/fgetfl/adj. 健忘的instead adv. 代替；反而；却instead of代替A一天，我问丈夫，“你有没有拼写不出单词的时候？”“是的，有时会。呦，怎么了？”他问道。“今天下午我在市中心，我常去那里购物。我突然发现身上没钱了，于是我马上去银行，把支票兑换成现金。我想从我们的银行账户中取出40美元，可是我太健忘了，以至于记不起来40是拼作fourty还是forty了。”丈夫问：“那你是怎么做的？”我答道：“我取了50美元。”BThe Wang family was planning to go on a holiday soon. Mr
16、 Wang wanted to know which place would be the most enjoyable for the whole family. He felt his daughter was mature enough and he didnt want to overlook her opinion so he asked her, “If I was going to Hainan Island and your mum was going to Thailand, where would you like to go？” She replied, “Hmm.Id
17、like to go to Thailand.” He wondered about her response, and just to clarify， he asked her another question. “Well, if I was going to Thailand and your mum was going to Hainan Island, where would you like to go then？” This time she didnt hesitate， “Then Id like to go to Hainan Island.” Now Mr Wang w
18、as puzzled. “But why？” he asked. “Because I went to Thailand on the last trip，” she said.go on a holiday去度假mature/mt/adj. 成熟的overlook/vlk/vt. 忽视wonder v. 琢磨，想知道wander v. 漫游，闲逛clarify/klrfa/vt. 澄清，讲清楚hesitate v. 犹豫hesitate to do sth.对做某事犹豫不决puzzled adj. 困惑的puzzling adj. 令人困惑的puzzlement n. 困惑，迷惘B王先生一家
19、打算不久后去度假。他想知道哪个地方对全家人来说最好玩。他觉得他女儿很成熟了，他不想忽视她的意见，于是问她：“如果我要去海南岛而你妈妈要去泰国，那么你想去哪里？”她回答说：“嗯我想去泰国。”他对她的回答感到奇怪，为了弄清楚，他问了她另外一个问题：“哦，如果我要去泰国而你妈妈要去海南岛，那么你想去哪里呢？”这次她没有犹豫：“我想去海南岛。”王先生当时感到很迷惑。“但是为什么呢？”他问道。“因为我在上次的旅行中去过泰国了。”她回答道。C去年冬天的大雪导致希思罗机场的航班长时间延误。一天下午，几百名运气不佳的乘客被告知，他们一直等候的飞往纽约的航班被取消了。一名倒霉的柜台工作人员正忙着应付所有乘客。这
20、时一位排队等了一段时间的怒气冲冲的男士挤上前来。他气急败坏地要求：“我要一张这个航班的头等舱票，现在就要！”那名年轻的工作人员礼貌地答道：“对不起，先生，我不能忽略这些人。他们先到这儿的。如果您能等到轮到您时，我会帮您的。”这并没有让那位男士高兴。他大声冲这个年轻女孩叫喊以便让在后面排队的人都能听到：“你知道我是谁吗？”女孩微笑着站起来，大声说：“请注意！这里有位乘客不知道自己是谁。如果有人能帮他识别他的身份，请到登机口。”课文理解Task One：Fast ReadingSkim the stories and choose the proper titles for them.Story
21、A1.Family HarmonyStory B 2.Memory LossStory C 3.Check Your Spelling答案：Story A3Story B1Story C2Task Two：Careful ReadingRead the text carefully and choose the best answer.1Why did the woman decide to cash a cheque in Passage A?ATo find whether she had trouble in spelling a word correctly.BBecause she
22、had forgotten how she should spell “40” in English.CBecause she realized she had had no money left with her.DTo see what would happen between her and her husband that day.答案：C2We can infer from Passage A that _.Athe woman finally withdrew fifty dollars to avoid spelling the wrong wordBthe woman and
23、her husband often have much trouble in spelling a wordCthe woman found she had no money before going shopping that afternoonDthe woman found the fact that her wallet had been stolen by a thief答案：A3Which of the following is TRUE according to Passage B?AMr Wang wondered if Thailand is the most enjoyab
24、le place or Hainan Island.BMr Wang wanted to find out what opinion his daughter had about where to go.CThe family have decided to go to both Thailand and Hainan Island for a holiday.DThe family have been to Thailand once before planning this trip.答案：B4Why is Passage B so funny?AThe father actually d
25、idnt want his daughter to answer his question.BThe girl actually didnt want to go for her holiday with her parents.CThe girl loved to stay with her mother while traveling around.DThe girl answered her fathers questions, but not to the point.答案：D5According to Passage C, why did the young agent make t
26、he man embarrassed (难堪的)?ATo find out who the passenger really was.BTo help the passenger find out his identification.CTo make the passenger wait in line.DTo make fun of the angry passenger.答案：CTask Three：MicrowritingRead the text carefully and fill in the blanks.Here _1_ (be) three funny stories fo
27、r you.The first is about checking your spelling. A woman wanted to withdraw $40 _2_ her bank account for shopping, but she forgot how to spell 40. She took out fifty dollars instead. What a clever woman!The second is about family _3_ (harmonious). When a father asked his daughter whether she wanted
28、to go to Hainan with him or to Thailand with her mother, the girl answered _4_ latter. The father wondered about her _5_ (respond), so he asked her the similar question, but the places _6_ (change) each other. The girl said she would go to Hainan with her mother. When _7_ (ask) why, she said she had
29、 been to Thailand on the last trip. What a lovely girl!The third is about memory loss. A man who _8_ (wait) impatiently wanted to book a ticket for the plane in a long way. He pushed to the front, demanded the immediate service and asked the agent _9_ she knew who he was. The clever girl asked if an
30、yone could help the man find his _10_ (identify)1are 2.from 3.harmony 4.the 5.response 6are_changed 7.asked 8.had_been_waiting 9.whether 10identification 1 (1)It amuses sb.to do sth.做某事使某人笑amuse oneself 自娱自乐(2)amused adj. 逗乐的，觉得好笑的be amused to do. 做取乐be amused at/by/with. 以为乐；对觉得有趣/好笑keep sb.amused
31、使某人快乐/消遣(3)amusing adj. 有趣的，好笑的amusement n. U娱乐；C快乐的事，娱乐活动to ones amusement 令某人感到好笑的是即学即用(1)The organizer thinks of various ways to amuse the athletes.组织者想出各种方法逗乐运动员们。(2)They sang songs to amuse themselves during the break.休息时，大家一起唱唱歌，娱乐娱乐。(3)I was very much amused to see the seal perform its tricks
32、.我被海豹的特技表演逗乐了。(4)I fail to see why you find it so amusing.我不明白你们为什么对这件事感到如此好笑。(5)单句语法填空If you could just keep them amused (amuse) while I did the shopping!To everyones amusement (amuse), he turned up for work in a straw hat and jeans.Do not hesitate to laugh at anything you find amusing (amuse)Every
33、one was amused at/by the story about the dog.2 (教材P20) He wondered about her response, and just to clarify, he asked her another question.他对她的回答感到奇怪，为了弄清楚，他问了她另外一个问题。(1)in response to 作为对的回应make a/no response to 对(未)作出反应(2)respond vi. 回答，回应；作出反应respond to sb./sth.with sth. 以对作出回应respond to sth.by do
34、ing sth. 通过做某事对作出反应respond that. 回应即学即用(1)The product was developed in response to customers demand.这种产品是为了满足顾客的需要而开发的。(2)When asked about the companys future, the director responded that he remained optimistic.当问到公司的未来时，经理回答说他依然乐观。(3)The film star made_no_response_to the scandal.那位电影明星未对丑闻作出任何回应。(4
35、)She responded_to_the_news by bursting into tears.她听到那个消息后眼泪夺眶而出。3 (教材P20) Family harmony 家庭和谐(1)be in harmony with与协调一致be out of harmony with 与不协调一致live in harmony 和睦相处(2)harmonious adj. 调和的，和谐的，均衡的即学即用(1)The progress of the society is based on harmony.社会的进步是以和谐为基础的。(2)The young couple and their ne
36、ighbour lived in perfect harmony.这对年轻夫妇和他们的邻居相处得十分和睦。(3)It is a_harmonious_community where pupils are very happy.这是一个和睦的集体，学生们很开心。(4)Human life is regarded as part of nature and, as such, the only way for us to survive is to live_in_harmony_with_nature.人类生活被认为是自然的一部分，严格说来，我们生存的唯一方式就是与自然和谐相处。4 (教材P20
37、) I wanted to withdraw $40 from our bank account, but Im so forgetful that I couldnt remember if 40 was spelled “fourty” or “forty”我想从我们的银行账户中提取40美元，但我是如此健忘以至于我不记得40是拼作“fourty”还是“forty”了。(1)withdraw.from.从移走(提取；收回；撤出)withdraw from. 从退出withdraw a remark/statement 收回所说的话/收回声明(2)withdrawal n. 收回，撤退；取款即
38、学即用(1)He had the good sense to withdraw from the election contest.他很明智，退出了竞选。(2)The newspaper withdrew_the_remark on the film star the next day.这家报纸第二天收回了关于那个电影明星的一些说法。(3)The girl made the choice to withdraw_from college to care for her grandma.那个女孩选择退学来照顾奶奶。(4)写出下列句子中withdraw的汉语意思Both powers withdr
39、ew their forces from the region.撤离After much persuasion he agreed to withdraw his resignation.收回Bring the pass card with you every time you come in to deposit or withdraw money.提取 overlook vt. 俯瞰；俯视(某处)；眺望；忽略；未注意到；原谅(教材P20) He felt his daughter was mature enough and he didnt want to overlook her opi
40、nion.他觉得女儿很成熟了，他不想忽视她的意见overlook a mistake忽略错误overlook sb.(for sth.) 对某人不予考虑oversee vt. 监督(工作)look over 检查(物)；观察(人)；浏览即学即用(1)Its easy to overlook these small details.这些细枝末节很容易被忽略。(2)The house on the hill overlooks_the_village.从山上的房屋能俯视村庄。(3)A team leader was appointed to oversee_the_project.任命了一位组长来
41、监管该工程。辨析比较overlook, neglect, ignoreoverlook“忽略，疏漏”，指有意识地遗漏，也可以指无意识地忽略neglect“忽视，忽略”，指无意识地忽视或忘记ignore“忽视，不理睬”，指有意识地拒绝(4)选词填空：overlook, neglect, ignoreThe best way to deal with such a man is to ignore him.We all know it, but sometimes we often neglect it when we are in a hurry.He overlooked a spelling
42、 error on the first page.6 (教材P20) He wondered about her response, and just to clarify, he asked her another question.对她的回答感到莫名其妙，他又问了另一个问题来加以阐明。clarify sth.澄清clarify从句 澄清clarify ones position/stand on sth. 阐明在方面的立场即学即用(1)But some idioms are very new and youll need to clarify what they mean.但是有一些习语是
43、很新潮的，你需要弄清它们的含义。(2)The government has time and again clarified its position on equal pay for women.政府已经反复阐明政府对男女同工同酬的立场。(3)You can easily clarify_the_questions if you study British history.如果你研究英国历史，你就可以很容易地澄清这些问题。(4)He clarified_his_stand on the issue of Syria on behalf of the government.他代表政府阐明了他在
44、叙利亚问题上的立场。7 (教材P20) Heavy snow last winter caused long delays at Heathrow airport.去年冬天的大雪导致了希思罗机场航班的长时间延误。(1)without delay立刻，毫不耽搁ones delay in doing sth. 某人延迟做某事a delay of时间段 耽搁时间后(2)delay doing sth.put off doing sth. 延迟做某事即学即用(1)After a delay of two hours (a twohour delay), we continued our journey
45、.耽搁两小时后，我们又继续旅行。(2)Learning about the robbery, he called the police without delay.一听到抢劫，他立即就报警了。(3)He delayed telling her the news, waiting for the right moment.他没有马上告诉她这个消息，等有适当的时机再说。(4)单句语法填空We shall inform you of fresh developments without delay.The plane took off after a delay of 20 minutes.I am
46、 sorry to have delayed writing (write) back to you.8 (教材P21) She was very scared.她害怕极了。(1)be scared害怕做a scared look/face 恐怖的表情be scared to death 吓得要死(2)scare vt. 使吃惊，使害怕scare sb.away/off 吓跑某人scare sb.into doing 恐吓某人做某事it scares sb.to do sth. 做某事吓着某人(3)scary adj. 令人害怕的(相当于scaring)即学即用(1)I am scared t
47、o go out alone in the evening.晚上我不敢独自一人外出。(2)She was scared to death to wait for the result of her College Entrance Examination in the middle of June.在六月中旬，她非常害怕地等着高考成绩。(3)It was her dog that scared the thief away.她的宠物狗把小偷吓跑了。(4)单句语法填空Most people are scared ofsnakes.Seeing the scary (scare) scene, t
48、he girl couldnt say a word.It scared me to_think (think) I was alone in the building.1 (教材P19) Someone might burst out laughing when they understand a joke.有人在明白一个笑话时可能会突然放声大笑。(1)burst out crying突然大哭起来burst into tears/laughter 突然大哭/大笑起来burst into 突然闯入；突然爆发；突然起来burst in 闯入；打断；插嘴burst.open 使猛然打开(2)bur
49、st n. 突然破裂；一阵迸发a burst of laughter 一阵大笑联想归纳burst into 与 burst out 两者都可表示“突然进入某种状态或发生某种情况”，但 burst into 后通常要接名词，而 burst out 后通常接动名词。即学即用(1)It was so funny a joke that we couldnt help bursting out laughing.这笑话太好玩，我们都忍不住大笑起来。(2)The lost child burst_out_crying when he saw his mother.迷路的孩子看到自己妈妈的时候，突然大哭起
50、来。(3)There was a_burst_of_laughter in the next room, but I didnt know what they laughed about.隔壁房间里突然爆发出一阵笑声，但我不知道他们为什么笑。(4)The plane crashed into the hillside and burst_into flames.飞机撞到山坡上燃起了大火。(5)I burst_in,_thinking the room was empty.我以为房间是空的就闯了进去。2 (教材P20) “Have you ever had trouble trying to s
51、pell a word？” I asked my husband one day.一天我问我丈夫：“你有没有拼不出单词的时候？”(1)have trouble/difficulty (in) doing sth.意为“做某事有困难”，其前可用much, some, little, a little, no, any等修饰。have difficulty/trouble with后跟名词或代词。表示“做某事有困难”的短语还有：have problems (in) doing sth., have a hard time (in) doing sth.(2)take the trouble to
52、do sth.不辞辛苦地做某事be in trouble 处于麻烦中get into trouble 陷入困境make trouble 制造麻烦trouble sb.for (to do) sth. 麻烦某人(做)某事即学即用(1)I have great trouble (in) reading his handwriting.我读他写的东西很困难。(2)They had_no_difficulty_in_crossing the river.他们过河没困难。(3)Shes having_difficulty/trouble_with her schoolwork this year.今年她
53、在功课上遇到了困难。3 (教材P20) One unfortunate counter agent was dealing with all the passengers when an angry man, who had been queuing for some time, pushed his way to the front.一名倒霉的柜台工作人员正忙着应付所有乘客，这时一位排队等了一段时间的怒气冲冲的男士挤上前来。push ones way to/through/past 挤，推，设法通过make ones way 行进，前行lose ones way 迷路feel ones wa
54、y (因看不清而伸出手来)摸索前进；谨慎行事即学即用(1)Try and push your way through the crowd or you wont get his signature.试着从人群中挤过去，否则你不会得到他的签名。(2)He felt_his_way to the room, and found the light switch.他摸索着走进房间，找到了电灯开关。(3)In the evening we made_our_way to the appointed meeting place.晚上我们就向约定会面的地方赶去。4 (教材P20) He yelled at
55、 the young girl, so that the passengers waiting in line behind him could hear.他冲着那个年轻姑娘大声喊，以便让他身后排队的乘客都能听到(1)wait in linewait in a queue成排，成列cut in linejump the queue 插队(2)line upqueue up 排成队line up forqueue up for 排队等候即学即用(1)Dont push your way in. Wait in line like everyone else.别挤进去，像大家一样排队。(2)Cou
56、ld you please wait_in_line/wait_in_the_queue until a table is free?请排队等空位好吗？(3)Its bad manners to jump_the_queue/cut_in_line when buying tickets.买票时插队是不礼貌的。(4)Crowds are lining_up outside, waiting for the store to open.一大群人在外面排队等候商店开门。(教材P20) One unfortunate counter agent was dealing with all the pa
57、ssengers when an angry man, who had been queuing for some time, pushed his way to the front.一名倒霉的柜台工作人员正在应付这些顾客，突然一个在队伍中等候多时、怒气冲冲的男子挤上前来。该句是be doing.when.结构，意思为“正在做时，突然”。when作并列连词时常用的句型：(1)sb.was doing sth.when.某人正在做某事，这时(突然)(2)sb.was about to do sth.when.sb.was on the point of doing sth.when.某人刚要做某
58、事，这时(突然)(3)sb.had just done sth.when.sb.had hardly/scarcely done sth.when.某人刚一做完某事，这时(突然)即学即用(1)I was wandering through the streets when I caught sight of a tailors shop.我正在街上闲逛，这时我看到了一家裁缝店。(2)We were about to start when it began to rain.我们刚要出发就开始下雨了。(3)He had scarcely arrived when he had to leave a
59、gain.他刚刚到达就又要离开了。(4)单句语法填空He was on the point of leaving when someone knocked at the door.Hardly had I opened the door when he told me.I was_doing (do) my homework when my father came in.(教材P20) He yelled at the young girl， so that the passengers waiting in line behind him could hear， “DO YOU KNOW W
60、HO I AM？”他冲这个年轻女孩大声叫喊，以便让身后排队的人都能听到：“你知道我是谁吗？”so that.是一个目的状语从句，意为“以便于”，waiting in line是现在分词短语作定语修饰passengers，与它是主动关系。(1)so that既可以引导目的状语从句(意为“为了，以便”)，此时可用in order that (以便，为了)替换。又可以引导结果状语从句(意为“因此，所以”)。(2)so/such.that.引导结果状语从句，意为“如此以至于”。so.that.句型的常见形式：即学即用(1)We left early so that we could catch the
61、 first bus.我们很早出发，以便能赶上第一班公共汽车。(2)The lady was so kind that she led me to the hospital.这个妇女是那样的好心，把我领到了医院。(3)There were so_many_cars_in_the_street_that I couldnt get through.路上的车很多以至于我过不去。(4)So quickly did_the_man_speak that we couldnt follow him.那个人说话那么快，我们听不懂他说的话。.单句语法填空1They had so fierce a dog t
62、hat no one dared to go near their house.2The football player reacted against the judges decision by withdrawing from the match.3I think we should delay deciding (decide) about this until next year.4Walking alone in a strange city, Daisy was a bit scared (scare)5The government took some effective mea
63、sures without delay.6What he said is unbelievable (believable), I think, as he is not honest.7We are usually amused (amuse) by the performance of the actor.8Dad makes me clean up my messy (mess) room.9She is so forgetful (forget) that she often leaves her key at home.10I dont know how to deal with t
64、he problem.完成句子1She burst_into_tears/burst_out_crying the moment she heard the bad news.一听到那个坏消息，她突然哭了起来。2I hope that what I say will clarify_the_situation.我希望我说的话能澄清这一情况。3A few days later, she still made_no_response_to my email.几天后，她仍没有回复我的邮件。4Our forces have been withdrawn_from the dangerous area
65、so far.到目前为止，我们的部队已从危险的地带撤出。5I was_walking along the river bank when I heard a drowning boy crying for help.我正沿着河边走，这时听到一个溺水的男孩在喊救命。6Mom opened the window to_let_some_fresh_air_in/so_that_some_fresh_air_can_come_in.妈妈打开窗户，以便让新鲜空气进来。7With the old man leading the way, we almost had_no_trouble_(in)_arriving_there.由这个老人带路，我们几乎没费劲就到了那儿。