Unit 3 A taste of English Humour
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一、单词短语识记
1．________n．幽默，滑稽→________ adj. 有幽默感的
2．________n．故事，笑话等中的妙语，关键语
3．________adj. 口头的→________ adj. 不用语言的
4．________ n. 哑剧
5．________n.喜剧
6．________ 直到现在
7. ________ vt. 使更愉快，使更有希望
8. ________ adj. 忧愁的，沮丧的
9. ________ adj. 满足的，满意的 n. 满足 vt. 使满足
10.________ 对.......满足
humour
humorous
punchline
verbal
nonverbal
mime
comedy
up to now
brighten
depressed
content
be/feel content with
As 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. He brightened the lives of Americans and British through two world wars and the hard years in between. He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed , so they could feel more content with their lives.
驱赶
直到现在
Language points
1. As 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.
维多克雨果曾经说过，笑容如阳光，驱走人们脸上的冬天，关于这一点，直到今天也没有人比查理卓别林做的更好。
as 引导的定语从句常用在下列固定结构中
as is known to all= as we all know 众所周知
as has been said above 正如上面所说
as can be seen 看得出来
up to now 直到现在= till now 用于现在完成时
from now on 从现在开始 用于一般将来时
From now on, I'll be more careful.
Up to now he has been very quiet.
【拓展】
It's up to sb. to do sth.由某人决定做某事
be up to sth. 胜任，适合； 从事于，忙于
It's up to you to decide whether to go or not.
In my opinion, he is not up to the job.
2.He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed , so they could feel more content with their lives.
在人们感到沮丧的时候，卓别林使他们开怀大笑，于是人们对自己的生活感到比较满足。
(1)content adj. 满足的，满意的
be/ feel content with 对......感到满意
be/seem content to do sth
心满意足/愿意做某事
be content that... 满意......
we were content with the result.
She is content to stay at home watching Tv.
(2) n. 主题，主要内容； 满意，满足；
contents 内容，所容纳之物， 目录； 含量
with content 满足地，满意地
content and form 内容和形式

She hadn't read the letter , so she didn't know its contents at all.
(3) vt. 使某人满足
content oneself with 满足于...
He contented himself with one piece of cake.
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完成句子
1. 我们到外面还是在家吃晚饭？这由你决定。
Shall we go out for supper or stay at home? ___ ___ ____ ____.
2. 直到现在他们还没有筹集到足够的钱。
They haven't collected enough money ___ ____ ____.
3. 儿子得了满分，她很满意。
She ____ _____ that her son had got full marks.
4. 任何事情她都不满意，她总是在抱怨。
_____ ______ ______ ; she is always complaining .
It's up to you
up to now
was content
Nothing contens her
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单词识记
______n. 表演者，演出者
______ vt. 使惊讶
______ adj. 令人感到惊讶的
______adj.幸运的→ _____ adj. 不幸的
→________ adv. 不幸地
_____穷的，缺少的
______ n. 十几岁
______ adj. 平常的，普通的
______ adj. 厌烦的
______adj. 微妙的，精巧的，技艺精湛的
______ vt&vi. 使欢乐，款待
______ adj. 愉快的，有趣的
performer
astonish
astonishing
fortunate
unfortunate
unfortunately
badly off
teen
ordinary
bored
subtle
entertain
entertaining

Not that Charlie's own life was easy! He was born in a poor family 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. Such training was common in acting families at this time, especially when the family income was often uncertain. Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off, so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother. By his teens, Charlie had, through his humour, become one of the most popular child actors in England. He could mime and act the fool doing ordinary everyday tasks. No one was ever bored watching him-his subtle acting made everything entertaining.
1.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.
你可能会感到惊讶，查理刚能说话的时候大人就脚他如何唱歌，他刚能走路时大人就教他跳舞。
astonish vt. 使惊诧，使惊讶
astonishing adj. 令人惊讶的 astonished adj. 感到惊讶的
be astonished at/by sth. 因某事感到惊讶
be astonished to do sth 对做某事感到惊讶
It astonished sb. that...= what astonished sb. was...
令某人感到惊讶的是
【链接】 shocked > astonished> amazed > surprised
What astonished me was the box of dollars on the table.
I was astonished to hear the loud sound.
3.Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off, so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.
不幸的是他的父亲去世了，使得整个家庭状况更糟了。所以查理在童年时期就要照顾生病的母亲和弟弟。
badly off 1.情况不好的，贫穷的，拮据的
I've got quite a big room so I'm not too badly off.
2. 短缺的，缺少的 be badly off for... 短缺......,缺少......
The school was then badly off for teachers.
【拓展】 badly off 贫穷的 worse off 境况更差的
well off 富裕的 better off 境况更好的

3.By his teens, Charlie had, through his humour, become one of the most popular child actors in England.
在十多岁的时候，凭借着自己的幽默，查理已经在英国成为最受欢迎的童星之一。
by +时间状语时，句子常用完成时态。
如， by now/ then/ this time/ next Friday/ the end of/ three o'clock 等
By this time of next year, all of you will have become college students.
By the end of last year, another new gym had been completed.
1. bored adj. 厌倦的，厌烦的 boring adj. 令人厌烦的
be bored with= be tired of 对.....感到厌倦
be bored with doing sth= be tired of doing sth 厌倦做某事
be bored to death 厌烦死了
The children were quickly bored with staying indoors.
There was a bored expression on her face.
The boring speech made them all bored.
4. No one was ever bored watching him-- his subtle acting
made everything entertaining.
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
entertain vt./vi 使欢乐，款待
entertaining adj. 愉快的，有趣的
entertainment n. 娱乐，表演会
entertain sb. to sth 用某物招待某人
entertain sb. with sth./by doing sth. 用某物、通过做某事使某人快乐。
He entertained his friends to dinner.
He entertained us with his stories and jokes.
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完成句子
1.It astonished me____no one had thought of this before.
2.We were ______ (astonish) that he appeared at the party
3.I find ____quite______ (astonish) that none of you like the play
4. People in the flooded area___ ____ ____ ___food and blankets
(badly off)
5. Mr Smith, ______ with the ______speech, started to read a novel.(bore)
6. She entertained her friends_____ fish.
that
astonished
it
astonishing
are badly off for
bored
boring
to
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______ adj. 迷人的，有魅力的
______ n. 流浪汉，行乞者
______ prep. 遍及，贯穿；adv.到处，始终，全部
_______ adj. 无家可归的，无家的
________n. 小胡子
________ adj. 用旧的，用坏的，破烂的
________adj. 磨破的，穿旧的
________adv. 僵硬地
________n. 失败者
________ n. 乐观，乐观主义者
________ vt. 战胜，克服
_________n. 失败者，处于劣势一方
charming
tramp
throughout
homeless
moustache
worn
worn-out
stiffy
failure
optimism
overcome
underdog
As time went by, he began making films. He grew more and more popular as his charming character, the little tramp, became known throught the world. The tramp, a poor, homeless man with a moustache, wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat. He walked around stiffy carring a walking stick. This character was a social failure but was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties. He was the underdog who was kind even when others were unkind to him.
克服苦难的决心
1.He grew more and more popular as his charming character, the little tramp, became known throught the world.
他塑造的可爱的“小流浪汉”角色开始闻名于世，而查理也越来越受欢迎。
throughout既可指时间，也可指空间。指时间时，相当于all through; 指空间时，相当于all over.
throughout the year= all through the year. 全年，整年
throughout the night = all through the night 整夜
throughout China = all over China 全中国
Throughout the world = all over the world. 全世界
They were watching the World Cup throughout the night.
His name is known throughout China.
2.The tramp, a poor, homeless man with a moustache, wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat.
这个穷苦的无家可归的小流浪汉，留着小胡子，穿着大裤子，破鞋子，头顶着黑色的小圆帽。
homeless adj. 无家可归的，没有家的。
The plan has been made to help homeless people.
the homeless 表示 无家可归的人 做主语，谓语动词用复数形式。
The homeless are taken good care of here.
worn-out adj. （1） 磨破的，穿旧的
Your shoes are worm-out, and you have to buy a new pair.
(2) 疲惫不堪的，筋疲力尽的
He came back from school and was worn-out.
3.This character was a social failure but was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties
这个角色是社会生活中的失败者，但他乐观精神和战胜所有困难的决心都使他受到人们的喜爱。
failure 【C】失败者
He is a failure as an artist, but a success as an art teacher.
【U】 失败
They were afraid of risking failure because they didn't want to lose face.他们怕冒失败的风险，因为他们不愿意丢脸。
overcome - overcame- overcome
(1) 战胜，克服（困难等）
overcome difficulties/bad habits 克服困难/恶习
He struggled to overcome his shyness.
(2) 战胜（某人）
In the final game Sweden easily overcame France.
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完成句子
1.我知道战胜这些困难的确很难，但是我们不得不这样做。
I know that it is really hard __ ____ ____ __ but we have to.
2. 失败乃成功之母。
________is the mother of ________
3. 他是个事业的失败者。
He is ____ ______ at his career.
4. 植树后我筋疲力尽。
I was _______ after planting.
5. 全国各地的公路都被雪封住了。
Roads were blocked by snow _____ _____ ______.
to overcome these difficulties
Failure
mother
a failure
worn-out
throughout the world
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_______ n. 暴风雪
________ n. 皮革
________ 挑出，辨别出
________ n. 饰带，花边，鞋带
________ 切断，断绝
________ vt& vi. 嚼碎，咀嚼
________ n. 一口，满口
________ n. 享受，欢乐，乐趣
________ vt. 使信服
________ adj. 令人信服的
snowstorm
leather
pick out
lace
cut off
chew
mouthful
enjoyment
convince
convincing
How did the little tramp make a sad situation entertaining? Here is an example from one of his most famous films, The Gold Rush. 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 snowstorm with nothing to eat. They are so hungry that the little tramp tries boiling one of his leather shoes for dinner.Charlie cuts off the leather top of the shoe and shares the shoe with the other fellow.
He tries cutting and chewing the bottom of the shoe as if it were the finest