1、People like to be considered humorous,but few of us actually have the sense of humour we hope we have.Some people,on the other hand,may wonder why we should bother to be humorous.These people,I am afraid,do not know the power of humour.A sense of humour can help you become a successful speaker.We ca
2、n notice that there is no great speaker in the world who is not humorous.One or two humorous remarks can make the audience laugh,making your lecture an enjoyable one.A sense of humour can help you win a lot of friends.If you are humorous you will always attract a lot of people around you.A sense of
3、humour can help to ease the tension between people.When people are about to quarrel,a humorous remark leading to laughter can help settle the problem.There are many ways to learn how to be humorous.Being together with someone who is humorous is one way.Reading some books which contain humour or humo
4、rous stories is another.But the most important way is that we should try to be optimistic about our life at presentand,moreover,our life in the future.多积词汇remark n 话语；评论attract v.吸引ease v.减轻；缓解tension n.紧张settle v.解决；(使)定居contain v.包含be optimistic about 对乐观at present 目前；当前Section Warming Up&Reading
5、Pre-reading读文清障原文呈现A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOURAs Victor Hugo once said，“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”，and up to nownobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin.He brightenedthe lives of Americans and British as 引导的非限制性定语从句，译为“正如”。up to now until now 直到现在
6、(常与现在完成时连用)brighten/braItn/vt.使更愉快；使更有希望读文清障原文呈现in between in between two world wars，为避免重复，承接上文省略了宾语。in between 为双重介词，是介词的一种特殊用法。depressed/dIprest/adj.忧愁的；沮丧的feel/be content with 对满足content/kntent/adj.满足的，满意的n满足 vt.使满足through two world wars and the hard years in between.He made people laugh at a tim
7、e when they felt depressed，so they could feel more content with their lives.读文清障原文呈现 performer/pfm/n.表 演者；演出者 astonishing/stnII/adj.令人感到惊讶的astonish/stnI/vt.使惊诧find it astonishing that.中，it 为形式宾语，真正的宾语是 that 从句，astonishing 为find 的宾语补足语。Not that Charlies own life was easy!He was born in a poor family
8、in 1889.His parents were both poor music hall performers.You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk.读文清障原文呈现 unfortunately/nftnItlI/adv.不幸的fortunate/ftnIt/adj.幸运的；吉利的现在分词短语作结果状语，表示一种自然而然的结果。worse off 更加贫穷的；更加缺少的teens/tinz/
9、n.十几岁(13 岁至 19岁的年龄)(英语数字 13 到 19 都含有-teen)Such training was common in acting families at this time,especially when the family income was often uncertain.Unfortunatelyhis father died，10 leaving the family even worse off，so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.By h
10、is teens，读文清障原文呈现Charlie had,through his humour,become one of the most popular child actors in England.He could mime and act the fool doing ordinaryeveryday tasks.No one was ever bored watching him his subtle acting made everything entertaining.ordinary/dnrI/adj.平常的；普通的bored/bd/adj.厌烦的现在分词短语 watchin
11、g him 作时间状语。subtle/stl/adj.微妙的；精巧的；技艺精湛的 entertaining/entteInI/adj.愉 快的；有趣的entertain/entteIn/vt.&vi.使 欢乐；款待made everything entertaining 为“make宾语宾补”结构。无声的幽默大师第 12 段译文正如维克多雨果曾经说的：“笑声如阳光，驱走人们脸上的寒冬。”关于这一点，直到现在也没有人能比查理卓别林做得更好。在两次世界大战以及之间的艰苦岁月里，他给美国人和英国人的生活带来了欢乐。在感到沮丧的时候，他可以使他们开怀大笑，于是人们就对自己的生活感到更加满足。查理自己的
12、生活并不容易！他于 1889 年出生在一个贫穷的家庭。他的父母都是杂耍戏院里贫穷的演员。你可能会感到惊奇，查理刚会说话时大人就教他唱歌，他刚会走路时大人就教他跳舞了。这样的训练在当时的演员家庭中是很普遍的，尤其是当家庭收入经常不稳定的时候。不幸的是，他的父亲去世了，这使得他的家庭更加艰难，所以查理的童年是在照顾生病的母亲和弟弟中度过的。在十多岁的时候，查理凭借自己的幽默已经在英国成为最受欢迎的童星之一。他不用说话而靠动作来模仿傻瓜做日常的事务。看他的表演没有人会感到无聊他巧妙的表演使得一切都那么滑稽可笑。读文清障原文呈现As time went by，he began making films
13、.He grew more and more popular as his charming character,the little tramp21，became known throughout22the world.The tramp,a poor,homeless23 man with a moustache24，As time went by With time going by 随着时间的推移。as his charming character.是 as 引导的时间状语从句，the little tramp 是 character的同位语。charming/tmI/adj.迷人的；
14、有魅力的21 tramp/trmp/n.流浪汉；行乞者22 throughout/ruat/prep.遍及；贯穿 adv.到处；始终；全部23 homeless/hmls/adj.无家的；无家可归的24 moustache/mst/n.小胡子读文清障原文呈现25 worn-out/wnat/adj.磨 破的；穿旧的(为合成形容词)26 stiffly/stIflI/adv.僵硬地27 现 在 分 词 短 语 carrying a walking stick 作伴随状语。wore large trousers,worn-out 25 shoes and a small round black h
15、at.He walked around stiffly 26carrying a walking stick27.读文清障原文呈现This character was a social failure 28 but was loved for his optimism 29 and determination to overcome30 all difficulties.He was the underdog 31who was kind even when others were unkind to him.28 failure/feIlj/n.失败(者)29 optimism/ptImIz
16、m/n.乐观；乐观主义30overcome/vkm/vt.&vi.(overcame,overcome)战胜；克服31underdog/ndd/n.失败者；处于劣势的一方读文清障原文呈现32 The Gold Rush淘金记(卓别林最著名的电影之一)33 snowstorm/snstm/n.暴 风 雪(为 合 成 名词)34 with nothing to eat 是with 复合结构，在句中作状语。How did the little tramp make a sad situation entertaining?Here is an example from one of his most
17、 famous films,The Gold Rush32.It is toward the end of the nineteenth century and gold has just been discovered in Alaska.Like so many others,the little tramp has rushed there in search of gold,but without success.Instead he and another man are hiding in a small hut during a snowstorm33 with nothing
18、to eat34.读文清障原文呈现They are so hungry that the little tramp tries boiling one of his leather35 shoes for dinner.Charlie cuts off36 the leather top of the shoe and shares the shoe with the other fellow.He tries cutting and chewing 37the bottom of the shoe 38 as if it were the finest steak.Then he picks
19、 out39 the lace40 of the shoe and eats it as if it were spaghetti.35 leather/le/n.皮革leather shoes 皮鞋36 cut off 切断；断绝37 chew/tu/vt.&vi.嚼碎；咀嚼(食物)38 as if it were the finest steak 与 as if it were spaghetti 均是 as if 引导的状语从句，表示的情况与现在事实不符，用一般过去时，此处as if 意为“好像”。39 pick out 挑出；辨别出40 lace/leIs/n.饰带；花边；鞋带读文清障
20、原文呈现He eats each mouthful41with great enjoyment42.The acting is so convincing 43 that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted44.41 mouthful/mafl/n.一口；满口a mouthful of 一满口42 enjoyment/IndImnt/n.享受；欢乐；乐趣with enjoyment 高兴地；享受地43 convincing/knvInsI/adj.令人信服的convince/knvIn
21、s/vt.使信服44 so.that.结构中that引导结果状语从句，第二个 that 引导宾语从句，he has ever tasted 为省略 that 的定语从句，修饰 the best meals。第 34 段译文 随着时间的推移，他开始制作电影。随着他塑造的有魅力的“小流浪汉”的角色闻名于世，他也越来越受欢迎。这个穷苦的、无家可归的流浪汉，留着小胡子，穿着大裤子、破鞋子，头戴着一顶黑色的小圆帽。他手里拿着一根手杖迈着僵硬的步伐四处走动。这个角色是社会生活中的失败者，但是他的乐观精神和战胜所有困难的决心使得他深受观众的喜爱。甚至面对并不善待他的人，这个弱者依然保持友善的态度。这个小流浪
22、汉是如何把悲惨的遭遇变得滑稽可笑的呢？这里有一个例子，来自他最著名的电影之一淘金记。19 世纪末，在阿拉斯加刚发现了金子。像其他许多人一样，这个小流浪汉也赶到那儿去淘金，但是没有成功。相反，他和另一个人被暴风雪困在一个小木屋中，没有任何东西可吃。他们饿极了，小流浪汉只好试着煮了他的一只皮鞋来充饥。查理切掉皮鞋上面的部分，和同伴分享这只鞋。他试着把鞋底切开嚼着吃，就好像那是最好的牛排。然后他挑出鞋带来吃，像吃意大利面条一样。他每一口都嚼得津津有味。卓别林的这场表演是那么有说服力，以至于你会相信这顿饭是他吃过的最美味的一顿。读文清障原文呈现Charlie Chaplin wrote,directe
23、d45 and produced the films he starred in46.In 1972 he was given a special Oscar47for his outstanding48 work in films.He lived in England and the USA but spent his last years in Switzerland49，45 direct/dIrekt;daIrekt/vt.&vi.导演；指示；指挥 adj.直的；直接的；直率的46 star in 在担任主角；主演47 Oscar/sk/n.奥斯卡48 outstanding/ats
24、tndI/adj.突出的；杰出的；显著的49 Switzerland/swItslnd/n.瑞 士(欧洲中部国家)读文清障原文呈现where he was buried in 197750.He is loved and remembered as a great actor who could inspire people with great confidence51.50 where 引导的非限制性定语从句。51 confidence/knfIdns/n.信心；信念第 5 段译文查理卓别林自编、自导、自制他主演的电影。1972 年他被授予奥斯卡特别奖，以表彰他在电影界的杰出工作。他在英国
25、和美国生活过，却在瑞士度过了生命中最后的日子，并于 1977 年被安葬在那里。人们热爱并怀念这位伟大的演员，因为他能用强烈的信心鼓舞人们。.Match the word with its meaning.1humour Ahaving or bringing an advantage,an opportunity,a piece of good luck2content Bfeeling tired and impatient because you have lost interest in sb./sth.3astonish Cthe ability to laugh at things
26、that are amusing4fortunate Dto successfully control a feeling or problem that prevents you from achieving something5ordinary Eto interest and amuse sb.in order to please them6bored Fexcellent;extremely good7entertain Ghappy and satisfied with what you have8outstanding Hto make sb.believe that sth.is
27、 true9convince Inot unusual or different in any way10overcome Jto surprise sb.very much答案：15 CGJAI 610 BEFHD.Write down the meaning of phrases in each sentence.1I have seen 5 movies directed by Charlie Chaplin up to now.2She looked at her newly-finished painting again and was content with herself.3H
28、e has become quite badly off since he lost his job.4Im going to pick out a few books to send to some friends in West China.5He cut off a bunch of grapes to entertain us.到现在为止对满意穷困的挑出剪下Do you know the following humorists and what they are famous for?Match them.ACharlie Chaplin a master of comedy(喜剧)B
29、Mr.Bean mime(哑剧)CSanmao clown(小丑)DMark Twain funny stories(幽默故事)EFeng Gong crosstalk(相声)答案：15 BADCE.Read for the main idea.1Skim the passage to catch the main idea of the text.The text is about the _who of Americans and British through two world wars and.life and work of Charlie Chaplinbrightened th
30、e livesthe hard years in between2Find out the main idea of each paragraph.Para.1 AWhy people needed cheering up.Para.2 BCharlies achievements.Para.3 CWhat Charlies childhood was like.Para.4 DWhat his famous film character was like.Para.5 EAn example of his work.答案：Paras.15 ACDEB.Read for the details
31、.1People enjoy seeing other peoples bad luck because _.Athey enjoy doing soBit makes people more worried about their lifeCit makes people more content with their lifeDtheres much fun in doing so2Which of the following is NOT true about the description of Charlie Chaplin,as a tramp in the film?AHe wo
32、re large trousers,worn-out shoes.BHe was a poor,homeless man with a moustache.CHe walked around stiffly carrying a walking stick.DHe couldnt overcome difficulties with determination.3In the end of the 19th century people went to Alaska to look for _.Afilms BgoldCentertainment Dwater4Charlie Chaplin
33、was given a special Oscar for _.Athe characters he played in his filmsBthe films he directedCthe joy he gave us in his filmsDthe contributions he made in films5From the text,we can know that _.AVictor Hugo had made friends with ChaplinBmany people went to California to become rich in the 1840sCCharl
34、ie Chaplin had a happy life when he was youngDwhen the little tramp chewed the shoe,he told the audience it was delicious答案：15 CDBDD.Analyze the difficult sentences.1As Victor Hugo once said,“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”，and up to now nobody has been able to do this be
35、tter than Charlie Chaplin.句式分析 本句中 and 连接两个并列分句，as 意为“正如”，引导非限制性定语从句，先行词为整个主句；that引导限制性定语从句，在从句中作主语。尝试翻译 正如维克多雨果曾经说过，“笑声如驱走人们脸上寒冬的太阳”。关于这一点，直到今天也没有人能比查理卓别林做得更好。2Unfortunately his father died,leaving the family even worse off,so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.尝试翻译 不幸的是他的父亲去世了，这使得他的家境更加贫寒，因此查理的童年是在照顾生病的母亲和弟弟中度过的。3The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted.句式分析 尝试翻译 卓别林的表演是那么有说服力，以至于你会相信这顿饭是他所吃过的最美味的一顿！“课时跟踪检测”见“Unit 3 课时跟踪检测（一）”(单击进入电子文档)谢谢 观 看