1、Unit 17Laughter Period ThreeLesson 3 My Favourite Comedy.重点单词1universal adj. 全世界的；普遍的，通用的2seal vt. 封，密封 n. 封条；印章；密封；海豹3raw adj. 生的，未煮过的4obtain vt. 得到，获得5partly adv. 部分地6compensate vt. 补偿，赔偿7purely adv. 完全地，仅仅pure adj. 纯的；纯净的8convince vt. 使相信convincing adj. 令人信服的convinced adj. 坚信的；深信的9rarely adv. 很少，
2、难得rare adj. 稀有的；珍贵的10desperate adj. 不顾一切的desperately adv. 不顾一切地desperation n. 绝望，不顾一切11astonish vt. 使惊讶，使惊骇astonishing adj. 令人惊奇的astonished adj. 感到十分吃惊；惊讶的astonishment n. 惊讶，诧异12disgusting adj. 厌恶的disgust n. & v. 厌恶，厌烦；使人厌烦disgusted adj. 感到恶心的，厌烦的.核心短语1put_on 假装2get_into_trouble 陷入困境3make_out 伪装，假装4
3、turn_sb._off 令某人讨厌5regardless_of 不管，不顾6be in for 肯定会经历，注定要遭受7due to 由于8be involved in 参与，参加 9play around 四处游戏 10pull faces 做鬼脸 .经典句型1which引导非限制性定语从句He constantly gets into awkward and absurd situations, which_greatly_amuses_audiences regardless of their nationality or culture.他常常陷入笨拙和可笑的情景之中；尽管观众的民族
4、和文化背景各异，却都会被逗得开怀大笑。2as if “好像”引导状语从句After a moment, he looks back at the envelop but this time he looks surprised, as_if_he_did_not_know_it_was_there.过了一会儿，他回头看到了信封。但是这次他看起来很惊奇，好像不知道信封本来就在那里一样。3find宾语宾补He makes an attempt to eat it, but it is clear from the look on his face that he finds the taste t
5、ruly disgusting (disgust)他试图去吃它，但是从他脸上的表情来看，显然是难以下咽。课文预读Text 1Mr Bean is an internationally recognised comedy character on TV and in films. He constantly gets into awkward and absurd situations, which greatly amuses audiences regardless of their nationality or culture. The humour is always made clea
6、r through a series of simple and funny acts that rely purely on body language, which is universal.One of my favourite shows has Mr Bean in a fancy restaurant. After being seatedat his table, Mr Bean takes out a card, writes a few words on it, seals it in an envelope and places it on the table. After
7、 a moment, he looks back at the envelope but this time he looks surprised, as if he did not know it was there. He opens it to find a birthday card and delightedly puts it on the table for everyone to edy/kmdi/n. 喜剧comedian/kmidin/n. 喜剧演员amuse v. 逗笑，逗乐regardless of不管，不顾a series of一系列的series单复数同形purel
8、y/pjli/adv. 完全地，仅仅rely on依赖，依靠universal/junvsl/adj. 通用的，普遍的；全世界的that引导的定语从句，修饰先行词a series of simple and funny acts。which引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词body language。seat vt. 坐，使就座常用seat oneself或be seated形式。seal/sil/vt. 封，密封动词不定式短语to find.作结果状语。课文1第12段译文憨豆先生是国际上公认的电视和电影界喜剧角色。他常常陷入尴尬而又荒唐的情景中，尽管观众的国籍或文化背景各异，却都会被逗得开怀
9、大笑。这种幽默总是通过一系列简单而好笑的、人人都能看得懂的纯粹的肢体语言动作让观众理解。我最喜爱的情节之一是憨豆先生在一家豪华餐厅的表现。在餐桌就座后，憨豆先生拿出一张卡片，在上面写了几个字，然后将卡片封入信封，放在桌上。过了一会儿，他回头看了看信封。这次他看起来很惊讶，好像不知道信封本来就在那里一样。他打开信封，发现一张生日卡片，于是高兴地将生日卡片摆在桌上使每个人都看到。When he looks at the menu, an astonished look swiftly appears on his face. He takes all the money out of his wa
10、llet, counts it and puts it in a saucer. He then looks from the menu to the money with concern until he finds one thing that makes him smile. Then he orders a dish called “steak tartare”. When the dish arrives, he is shocked to discover that “steak tartare” is actually raw hamburger. He makes an att
11、empt to eat it, but it is clear from the look on his face that he finds the taste truly disgusting. He cannot hide his feelings, except when the waiters ask if everything is all right. When this happens, he smiles and nods, indicating that everything is fine. When the waiters are not looking, howeve
12、r, he busies himself hiding the raw meat anywhere he can reachthe sugar bowl, the tiny flower vase, inside a bun and under a plate. He becomes so desperate in the end that he even hides some inside the purse of a woman sitting near him and throws some down the trousers of the restaurants violinist!a
13、stonished adj. 感到十分惊讶的astonish/stn/vt. 使惊讶，使惊骇astonishing adj. 令人十分惊讶的appear vi. 出现 linkv. 显得take.out of.把从中取出来saucer/ss/n. 茶托，茶杯碟until conj. 直到为止steak tartare/stek tata/鞑靼牛肉末raw/r/adj. 生的，未煮过的make an attempt to do sth.试图做某事disgusting/dsgst/adj. 厌恶的现在分词短语indicating.作状语，表示伴随或补充说明。busy oneself (in/wit
14、h/about/at) doing sth.忙着做某事desperate/desprt/adj. 不顾一切的现在分词短语sitting near him作后置定语，修饰a woman。第34段译文当他看菜单时，脸上迅速地闪现出一副震惊的表情。他从钱包里拿出所有的钱，数了数，放在一个茶碟上。然后忧心忡忡地边看菜单边看自己的钱，直到找到一样使他微笑的东西。于是他点了一道名叫“鞑靼牛肉末”的菜。当菜送到后，他吃惊地发现“鞑靼牛肉末”实际上就是生汉堡。他试图吃下它，但是从他脸上的表情看，显然他发现那味道真的令人厌恶。他无法掩饰自己的感受，除了当服务员问他是否一切都好时，他微笑地点头，表示一切都很好。可
15、是，当服务员不再看着他时，他就匆匆忙忙地将生肉藏到伸手可及的任何地方糖碗、小花瓶、圆面包里、盘子下面。最后，他不顾一切了，甚至将一些肉塞进坐在他附近的一个女士的手提包里，扔到餐厅小提琴手的裤子里！我喜欢在电视上看憨豆先生，但是不想在现实生活中遇见像他这样的人，我肯定不想与他共进晚餐！课文2第12段译文罗恩阿特金森是扮演憨豆先生的演员。在英国，阿特金森先生因为他所塑造的许多其他精彩的角色而非常出名。但是在国际上，他还是以头脑简单、愚蠢又笨拙，但总能使人发笑的憨豆先生最为知名。你如果认为罗恩阿特金森本人与他塑造的著名角色类似的话，肯定会大吃一惊了。罗恩出生于1955年1月6日。他的早年是与他严厉的
16、父亲、母亲和3个哥哥一起在家庭农场度过的。他严厉的父亲不相信电视的价值。有一段时间，他与大他两岁的托尼布莱尔上同一所学校。罗恩13岁时获得了一所寄宿学校的奖学金。后来，他在纽卡斯尔大学学习，并获得同级的最高分数。在牛津大学，他获得了电力工程学硕士学位。这也许能够解释他对跑车的兴趣，罗恩收集了很多跑车。第34段译文罗恩从电力工程师到著名喜剧演员的事业转变，部分是由于他童年时的一些说话障碍。他用从容不迫的讲话方式来弥补这一点。这可能为他许多角色的不同寻常的说话方式奠定了基础。还在上小学时，罗恩就已经表现出令人赞叹的表演天分。虽然他的老师预言他将来从事表演事业，但是罗恩自己并不相信，直到在大学遇到一
17、群从事戏剧工作的天才人物，他才意识到表演可能成为他的事业。另一重要事件发生在1976年的一天，那天他无所事事，就对着镜子做鬼脸。他意识到了什么。后来他说：“我发现了我的面孔。”为BBC工作的约翰劳埃德说：“这是你生活中很少发生的事情之一，当你意识到你正面对着天才。我就确信他将比卓别林更加著名。”课文理解Task One：Fast Reading.Skim the text and finish the following questions.1What is the main idea of Passage 1?Its_about_Mr_Bean_and_one_of_his_comedies
18、.2What is the main idea of Passage 2?Its_about_the_actor_Rowan_Atkinson,_who_plays_Mr_Bean,_and_his_family.Judge the following statements true (T) or false (F)1Mr Bean is an internationally recognised tragedy character on TV and in films.(F)2The author likes someone like Mr Bean in real life but doe
19、s not like to dinner with him.(F)3Mr Beans funny acts rely on body language, which is universal.(T)4What Mr Bean acts in a fancy restaurant is one of the authors favourite.(T)5Mr Bean doesnt have many friends because nobody was at his birthday dinner.(T)6That Rowans career changed to a famous comedi
20、an was due to his fathers encouragement.(F)Task Two：Careful ReadingRead the text carefully and choose the best answer.1Mr Bean is _， looking at the menu.AexcitedBastonishedCdisappointed Ddesperate答案：B2When Mr Bean finds the dish called “steak tartare”， he smiles because _.Ahe likes the dishBhe think
21、s the dish is deliciousChe is very hungryDhe has enough money to buy the dish答案：D3In Text 2, the main idea of Paragraph 4 is _.ARowans education BRowans acting talentCRowans career change Dwho plays Mr Bean答案：B4That Rowans career changed from an electrical engineer to a famous comedian was due to th
22、e following EXCEPT _.Ahis fathers encouragementBsome speaking problems he had in his childhoodCa group of talented people at universityDan event which occurred to him one day in 1976答案：A5From Rowans achievement, we may know if you want to be a success, you should _ first.Awork hardBbe selfconfidentC
23、follow your teachers adviceDdevelop a variety of interests答案：BTask Three：MicrowritingRead the text carefully and fill in the blanks.Rowan Atkinson, _1_ (know) as Mr Bean, a dizzy, awkward, clumsy, but always amusing character, is famous internationally. _2_， Rowan, in fact, isnt anything like his fa
24、mous creation.Rowan spent his childhood on the family farm and at 13, he _3_ (earn) a scholarship. Later, he attended two universities. He obtained his Masters degree in electrical engineering when he graduated _4_ Oxford University.Why did he change his career from an electrical engineer to a famou
25、s _5_ (comedy)? There were several reasons. One was his speaking problems in his childhood. To compensate for this, he talked very deliberately, _6_ inspired the abnormal speech patterns of many of his characters. _7_ other was that he met a group of talented people at university. It was not until h
26、e met them that he _8_ (convince) that acting could be a career for him. Another important event _9_ (direct) led to his change. When he pulled faces in the mirror, he realized something; _10_ is, his genius in acting. So, a great actor was born.1known 2.However 3.earned 4.from edian 6which 7.The 8.
27、was_convinced 9.directly 10.that 1 (教材P24) When he looks at the menu, an astonished look swiftly appears on his face.当他看菜单时，脸上迅速闪现出一副震惊的表情。(1)be astonished at/by.对感到惊讶be astonished to do sth. 因做某事而感到惊讶(2)astonish vt. 使吃惊；使惊讶；使惊骇(3)astonishment n. 惊奇；惊愕to ones astonishment 令某人惊讶的是in/with astonishment
28、 惊讶地；惊奇地(4)astonishing adj. 令人惊讶的It is astonishing that. 实在惊人即学即用(1)It astonishes me that no one has thought of this before.令我惊讶的是以前谁也没想到这一点。(2)To our astonishment, he actually arrived on time.使我们惊讶的是，他竟然准时到了。(3)China has achieved astonishing economic progress over the years.这些年中国取得了惊人的经济进步。(4)单句语法填
29、空She was astonished (astonish) to hear the news that she had won the first prize in the speech contest.To my astonishment (astonish), the young man was so impolite.At the magic performance, I found it astonishing (astonish) that a pigeon appeared out of the magicians empty hand.2 (教材P24) He becomes
30、so desperate in the end that he even hides some inside the purse of a woman sitting near him and throws some down the trousers of the restaurants violinist!最后，他变得不顾一切了，甚至将一些肉塞进坐在附近的一个女人的手提包里，将一些肉扔到餐厅小提琴手的裤子里！(1)be desperate to do sth.很想做某事be desperate for sth. 渴望某物in desperate need of 极其需要(2)despera
31、tely adv. 绝望地；极度地desperation n. 不顾一切；绝望即学即用(1)The situation was desperate but not hopeless.这种情形令人绝望，但也不是全无希望。(2)He was desperate after the failure of his plan.计划失败后，他很绝望。(3)The country is in_a_desperate_state and we must all work hard.国家处于危急的状况下，我们都必须努力。(4)The man lost in the desert was in_desperate
32、_need_of water.那个在沙漠中迷路的人急需水。3 (教材P25) Although his teachers predicted a career in acting, Rowan was not convinced himself, until he met a group of talented people at university.虽然他的老师预言他将从事表演事业，但是罗恩自己并不相信，直到在大学遇到一群天才人物(1)convince sb.of sth.使某人相信某事convince sb.to do sth. 说服某人做某事convince sb.that从句 使某人
33、确信(2)convinced adj. 坚定不移的；有坚定信仰的be convinced of sth./that 相信convincing adj. 令人信服的即学即用(1)Her parents cannot convince her that she has made a wrong decision.她父母无法说服她，让她相信她的决定错了。(2)People are convinced of the good quality of famousbrand food.名牌食品的优良品质令人心服口服。(3)I am convinced that with our joint efforts
34、 we can undoubtedly get good results.我相信在我们的共同努力下，毫无疑问我们会得到好的结果。(4)单句语法填空We were able to convince the students of the need for wider reading.He talked to her more, and from all that she said, he was_convinced (convince) of her having an affectionate heart.No one has come up with a convincing (convin
35、ce) explanation about why dinosaurs died out.Truly convinced (convince) that the government can lead them out of the financial crisis, people are optimistic about the future of the country.4 (教材P25) John Lloyd, who worked for the BBC, says, “It was one of those things which happen very rarely in you
36、r life, when you realise you are in the presence of genius.”为BBC工作的约翰劳埃德说：“这是你生活中很少发生的事情之一，即你意识到你具有天赋”(1)rarely作状语置于句首时，句子往往采用部分倒装结构。(2)rare adj. 稀少的，罕见的It is rare for sb.to do sth. 某人难得/极少做即学即用(1)She rarely went anywhere except to her office.她除了去办公室以外，很少去别的地方。(2)The park has many rare animals, tree
37、s and plants. Some of them are endangered.公园里有许多珍稀动物、树木及植物，其中一些是濒危物种。(3)单句语法填空Rarely did he fail to keep his promise when we were in high school.Its rare for her to_lose (lose) her temper.1 (教材P24) Can you think of a comedian who puts on different voices?你能想出一个能假装出不同声音的喜剧演员吗？(1)put on a play上演一出戏put
38、 on weight 体重增加，长胖put on a smile 装出笑脸(2)put aside 存储；把放一边；不理睬put away 放好，收起来；存钱put down 扑灭，平息，镇压；放下put forward 提出put off 延期，拖延put out 熄灭，扑灭；伸出，拿出put up 挂起，张贴；举起，抬起；建造， 搭起；提供；投宿put up with 忍受，容忍即学即用(1)The westerners eat so much fat and sugar that they put on weight easily.西方人摄入如此多的脂肪和糖，所以他们很容易发胖。(2)I
39、ts very cold outside. Youd better put on your coat.外面很冷。你最好穿上外套。(3)写出下列句中put on的汉语意思We put on a song and dance performance to welcome the guests.表演How many pounds did you put on over the Spring Festival？增加She seems very sincere, but its all put on.假装Put on your overcoat, or youll catch a cold.穿上(4)介
40、、副词填空Weve decided to put on a short play next week.The UN has called on the warring factions to put aside their differences.Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.We managed to put out the fire before the firefighters arrived.2 (教材P24) Can you think of a comedian who really turns you off
41、?你能想出一个真正让你反感的喜剧演员吗？turn off关闭/切断(电源等)turn down 调小；拒绝turn up 调大；出现turn out 证明是，结果是turn to 求助于；转向turn into 进入；使成为即学即用(1)Devens bad attitude turns me off, so I dont like spending time with him.德文糟糕的态度令我反感，因此我不喜欢和他待在一起。(2)Dont forget to turn_off all the lights before you go to bed.你睡觉之前别忘了把所有的灯关掉。(3)I
42、hate the way my hair turned_out. The colours all wrong.我不喜欢我的头发最终做成的那个样子，颜色完全不对劲。(4)To our surprise, the girl turned_down her friends offer.让我们惊讶的是，这个女孩拒绝了朋友的好意。(5)He promised to come today, but he hasnt turned_up yet.他答应今天来，但是还没有出现。3 (教材P24) He constantly gets into awkward and absurd situations, wh
43、ich greatly amuses audiences regardless of their nationality or culture.他常常陷入笨拙和可笑的情景中，观众的民族和文化背景尽管各异，却都会被逗得开怀大笑。(1)regard.as.把看作；把认为as regards. 关于；至于without regard to. 不考虑；不顾及in/with regard to. 关于(2) 不顾；无论；尽管即学即用(1)The club welcomes all new members regardless of age.俱乐部对所有新成员不分年龄一律欢迎。(2)The plane t
44、ook off in spite of/despite the fog.尽管有雾，飞机仍照常起飞。(3)Most Australians support the actions dealing with global warming regardless_of_the_costs.大多数澳大利亚人支持应对全球变暖的行动，无论成本多少。(4)单句语法填空I have nothing to say with regard to your complaints.Generally, girls regard science subjects as more difficult.1(教材P24) He
45、 makes an attempt to eat it, but it is clear from the look on his face that he finds the taste truly disgusting.他试图去吃它，但是从他脸上的表情来看，显然是难以下咽。句中的finds the taste truly disgusting是“find宾语宾补”结构。即学即用(1)When he returned, he found his wife still in the village.他回来时发现妻子还在村子里。(2)The boy found_it_hard_to_get_on
46、_well_with_his_classmates.这个男孩发现很难与同学们相处。(3)单句语法填空When he woke up, he found himself lying (lie) on the ground.The woman hurried home, only to find her house broken (break) into.2 (教材P24)He cannot hide his feelings， except when the waiters ask if everything is all right.他无法掩饰自己的感受，除了服务员问他是否一切都好时。该句中，
47、except后面跟的是when引导的从句作宾语。(1)except是介词，意思是“除了以外”，后常接名词、代词作宾语。有时except后面也可跟that, what, when等引导的宾语从句。(2)except for表示“除了”，即表示除去整体中的一部分。(3)except表示“除外”，具有排他性质。(4)besides表示“除了以外，还有”，具有附加性质。即学即用(1)Most of the people usually like to go to work on the bike except when it rains.除了雨天，大多数人通常都喜欢骑自行车上班。(2)Your wri
48、ting is good except for a few grammar mistakes.除了几处语法错误外，你的作文写得很好。(3)I know nothing about him except_that he lives nearby.除了知道他住在附近外，我对他一无所知。(4)I know nothing about it except_what I have read in the papers.除了在报上读到的以外，我对这件事一无所知。(5)He goes to office every day except on Sundays.他每天都去办公，星期天除外。(6)Besides
49、 Chinese New Year, what are the other festivals according to the Lunar Calendar?中国农历新年以外还有什么节日？3 (教材P25)While still at primary school， Rowan had already shown admirable acting talent.还在小学时，罗恩就已经表现出令人赞叹的表演天分。 本句中while用作从属连词，引导时间状语从句。该句为状语从句的省略形式，其完整结构应为：While Rowan was still at primary school.while 作
50、连词的用法：(1)引导时间状语从句时，从句中的谓语动词应用延续性动词或表示状态的词。(2)while作并列连词用，意思为“而，然而”，表示意义上的对比或转折。(3)作从属连词，表示让步，意为“尽管，虽然”，通常位于句首。(4)作从属连词，表示条件，意为“只要”，相当于as long as，可位于句首或句中。即学即用(1)Make hay while the sun shines.趁着有太阳晒晒草。(勿失良机。/趁热打铁。)(2)Theres plenty of rain in the southeast, while theres little in the northeast.东南部雨量充足
51、，而东北部则很少下雨。(3)While I admit his good points, I can see his bad.尽管我承认他的长处，但我也看到了他的不足。(4)While_the_discussion_was_still_going_on,_George came in.当讨论还在进行时，乔治走了进来。4 (教材P25) This might explain his interest in fast cars， of which he has a vast collection.这也许能够解释罗恩对跑车的兴趣，他收集了大量的跑车。of which he has a vast co
52、llection属于“介词关系代词”引导的定语从句。which指代先行词fast cars。“介词关系代词”引导定语从句的具体用法：即学即用(1)Is this the car for which you paid a lot of money?这就是你花大价钱买的车吗？(2)Ill never forget the day on which I joined the army.我永远也忘不了我参军的那一天。(on the day)(3)单句语法填空The reason for which he refused to go to the party was that they had not
53、invited him.The hotel in which I stayed for three nights in May was big and clean.单句语法填空1Rarely do I wear a raincoat because I spend most of my time in a car.2The data you have collected is not enough to be convincing (convince)3He obtained (obtain) a degree in psychology in 2017.4There came an asto
54、nishing (astonish) piece of news that their football team had won the champion.5My mother opened the drawer to put away the knives and spoons.6Such problems are a universal (universe) feature of old age.7She is desperate for life to be perfect again, although she realizes it never really was.8This n
55、ovel which/that I have read three times is very touching.9Upsetting people with unsigned messages is cruel and disgusting (disgust)10I was sent a free copy in acknowledgement (acknowledge) of my contribution.完成句子1Are you often offered help when you are in_desperate_need_of help?你极其需要帮助的时候，有人经常主动提供帮助
56、吗？2He continued speaking, regardless_of my feeling on the matter.他不顾及我在此事上的感受继续往下说。3I study English every evening except_when theres something good on TV.除非电视很好看，否则，我每天晚上都学习英语。4Some people waste food, while_others_havent_enough.有些人浪费粮食，然而有些人却吃不饱。5Convinced_of the accuracy of the data, they stuck to their opinion.由于深信数据准确无误，他们坚持自己的意见。