1、Unit 3 A taste of English humour话 题 导 读幽默可以改变你的情绪以及精神状态，那么如何培养幽默感呢？Developing a sense of humor is part of becoming a mature,emotionally healthy person.Laughter is good for the soul,builds friendships and relieves stress.It serves as glue for social situations and as an ice-breaker for sadness.If you
2、ve ever been told to“lighten up”or“calm down”，you should develop your sense of humor.Forgive accidents.A pratfall(屁股着地的摔倒)is humorous not because we like to see people fall,but because it surprises us.From a spilled water glass in a meeting to the grandmas teeth coming off the Thanksgiving turkey,th
3、e embarrassment and tension of accidents can be relieved by humor and a helping hand.After making sure that nobody is hurt,forgive accidents with a smile rather than a scolding.Look for the unexpected.The friend,who used to look at you with his eyes crossed during a test,has the right idea.When he g
4、rows up,he might discover Groucho glasses(格鲁乔眼镜)and wear them when he is interviewing some employees.Parents,who serve green eggs and hams to their children on graduation day,get the idea.Unexpected actions lighten the atmosphere and relax people.Relax and listen.Forced humor is not funny,instead it
5、s awkward and embarrassing.Your friends may feel forced to smile,but the only laughter that youll hear is from your back.Listen to people who are humorous or who tell funny stories and observe the reactions of others.After a while,youll find yourself laughing,too.Learn to laugh with little kids.Most
6、 of what children say and do is funny.Learn how to identify when they mean it to be funny and help them understand why other things may be funny,too.Help them learn that accidents are sometimes funny and sometimes occasions for helping others.By sharing laughs and attempting to explain humor,you can
7、 develop your sense of humor.Adopt(采用)a kids perspective(思维方式)Kids see things in pretty simple terms,with no concern over what other people will think.Some of that freedom is a good thing,particularly if you tend to take yourself too seriously.Use your“kids eye”as a way to sort out whats important t
8、o us.Section Warming Up&Pre-reading&ReadingComprehending练读文 记词汇 学翻译1 教材助读通语篇 学理解 重分析2语篇理解.Read the text and match the main idea of the paragraphs.1Paragraph 1 AWhat Charlies childhood was like?2Paragraph 2 BWhat his most famouscharacter was like?3Paragraph 3 CWhy people neededcheering up?4Paragraph
9、4 DHis achievements.5Paragraph 5 EAn example of a sadsituation that he made funny.答案：15 CABED.Read the text carefully and choose the best answer according to the text.1How do you understand the sentence“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”？ALaughter is the power to drive winte
10、r away and welcome warm spring.BLaughter can keep ones face warm,especially during freezing winter.CLaughter can make people forget their problems and make them feel happy.DLaughter can give people warmth,so their faces are not cold.2In The Gold Rush,Chaplin and the other fellow eat one of his leath
11、er shoes because.Athey are interested in itBthe shoe is deliciousCthey want to make the people laughDthey are very hungry3 People 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 fu
12、n in doing so4The little tramp is well-known because.AChaplin played a poor and homeless personBthe character was a social failureCthe character is funny-lookingDthough a social failure,the little tramp was optimistic and determined and always kind to others5Whats the authors attitude to Charlie Cha
13、plin?APositive.BNegative.CSerious.DAppreciative.答案：15 CDCDD.Analyze the following difficult sentences in the text.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 better than Charlie Chaplin.分析 本句中 and 连接两个并列分句，as 意为
14、“_”，引导_从句，先行词为整个主句。正如非限制性定语翻译 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。2You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk.分析 本句中用了“finditadj./n.that./to do sth.”结构，it 为_，真正的宾语是 that 引导的从句；as soon as 引导_从句。翻译 你可能会感到
15、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。形式宾语时间状语3Unfortunately his father died,leaving the family even worse off,so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.分析翻译 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。4The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted.分析 翻译(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。
