entertaining

EntertainingHumor----What‟sFunny?

Preparation

Step1TentopColdjoke

1Howdoyoucatchasquirrel?

Climbintoatreeandactlikeanut.

2WhyaretheresomanyJohnsonsin

thephonebook?

Theyallhavephones.

3Whatisthefamouslastwordsin

surgery?

Ouch!!

4What‟sthedifferencebetweena

mosquitoandafly?

Amosquitocanfly,butaflycan‟t

mosquito.

5What‟slong,yellow,andhasbeenout

inthesuntoolong?

Abananapeel.

6Whatdidthesnailsayonthebackof

atravellingturtle?

“weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee…”

7Thereisanewbookoutcalledhow

ToBeHappywithoutMoney.

Itcoststendollars.

8Onenight,amentalpatientstoppeda

youngmanwithagun,askedhim,

“Whatisoneplusone?”Theyoung

manwassofrightened,andthoughtfor

alongtime,thenanswered,“two…”

youknowWhy?

Becauthepatientsaid,“Youknow

toomuch…”

9AmanaskedGodtogivehim9lives.

,theman

feltboringandliedonarailway,

anywayhe‟heend,

?

Thetrainhad10carriages…

10Q:adeer,hasnoeyes,what'sitsname？

A:Idon’tknow,whatisit？

Q:noeyedeer……(noidea)

agian,adeerhasnoeyes,nolegs,what'sitsname？

A:Idon’tknow,what'sitthen？

Q:stillnoidea……”

Q:adeer,hasnoeyes,what'sitsname？（一只鹿，没有眼睛，应该叫什么？）

A:Idon’tknow,whatisit？（我不知道，该叫什么？）

Q:noeyedeer……(noidea)（没眼睛鹿……没主意（英语口语的谐音））

agian,adeerhasnoeyes,nolegs,what'sitsname？（那么，一只鹿，没眼睛，也没有

腿，该叫什么？）

A:Idon’tknow,what'sitthen？（我还是不知道，应该叫什么？）

Q:stillnoidea„„”（还是没眼睛鹿（用了谐音））

Step213humorouxpressionsof

lovingsomeone

1Shakespeare:

Ifyoulovesomeone,therfree…If

sheevercomesback,she‟syours.

2Optimist:

Ifyoulovesomeone,therfree…

Don‟tworry,shewillcomeback.

3Machinator[阴谋家]:

Ifyoulovesomeone,therfree…If

sheevercomesback,askherwhy.

4Impatient:

Ifyoulovesomeone,therfree…If

shedoesn‟tcomebackwithinsome

time,forgether.

5Playful:

Ifyoulovesomeone,therfree…If

shecomesback,andyouloveherstill,

therfreeagain,repeatit.

7Lawyers:

Ifyoulovesomeone,ther

free…ClauofParagraph131-1inthe

condamendmentoftheMatrimonial

FreedomActclearlystatesthat…

8BillGates:

Ifyoulovesomeone,therfree…If

shecomesback,Ithinkwecancharge

herforre-installationfeesbuttellher

thatshe‟salsogoingtogetanupgrade.

Re-installation[重装]upgrade[升级]

9Biologist:

Ifyoulovesomeone,therfree,she‟ll

evolve.

10Salesman:

Ifyoulovesomeone,therfree…If

sheevercomesback,deal!Ifshe

doesn‟t,Nothing!“Next.”

11Schwarzenegger‟sfans:

Ifyoulovesomeone,ther

free…She‟llbeback.

12Insuranceagent:

Ifyoulovesomeone,showherthe

plan…Ifsheevercomesback,signher

oesn‟t,keepfollowingup

withherandnevergiveup.

13Nowadays‟style:

Ifyoulovesomeone,therfree…If

shecomesback,sheisyours,Ifshe

doesn‟t,huntherdownandkillher…!

Orperhapsreporttoimmigrationthat

ovesomeone,

whyinthefirstplacetherfree????

Carelessidiot!!!

Step3Thetypicalthreepartsofajoke:

1tup

2body

3punchline

@Ateacherwastryingtomakeuof

rtedher

classbysaying,“Everyonewhothinks

youarestupid,standup!”

LittleJohnnythenstoodup.

Theteachersaid,“Doyouthinkyou‟re

stupid,Johnny?”

“No,Madam,butIhatetoeyou

standingthereallbyyourlf!”

@Whileatthepub,anEnglishman,an

Irishman,andaScoteachfoundafly

Englishmanaskedthewaiterfora

tly

scoopingtheflyout,heplaceditinthe

napkinanddelicatelyfoldedit.

TheIrishmanpushedhissleeveup,

immerdhishandinthebeer,caught

thefly,threwitonthefloor,and

steppedonit.

Thescotsilentlytookhisjacket

off,drapeditneatlyoverthechair,

foldedhisshirtsleevesup,andbent

llyhefishedthe

lifteditjustabovethemug,shookthe

fly,andinathreateningvoicebellowed,

“Nowspititout!”

I“振振”有词

1universal(adj.)(Line1,Para1)

1)relatingtoeveryoneintheworld

oreveryoneinaparticulargroupor

society普遍的,全体的

名词形式：

univer宇宙

非典和禽流感曾经引起过普遍的恐

慌。

SARSandbirdfluhaveoncecaud

universalpanic.

2humor(n.)(Line4,Para.2)

(capacitytocauorfeel)amument

幽默；诙谐

Anofhumor

词汇扩充

humorous(adj.)(Line21,Para.5)

幽默的

humorless(adj.)(Line19,Para.3)

缺乏幽默感的

humorist(n.)(Line65,Para.10)

幽默(作)家,有敏锐幽

默感的人

请用humorous,humorless或

humorist填空。

IthinkactorGuoDonglinisrather

_________.

Weallviewhisfatherasa________.

Being_________isunacceptablein

thebusinesstalkswithAmerican

people.

3trigger(Line18,Para.3)

(v.)tostartachainofevents;

betheimmediatecauof(s

orviolent)触发，引发，为（某严重

或暴力的事件的）直接原因

克什米尔问题不断激起印巴之间的

武装冲突。

Kashmirissueincessantly

_________________

________betweenIndiaandPakistan.

triggers(off)armedconflicts

4focus(n.)(Line21,Para.3)

pointatwhichinterests,

tendencies,etc.,meet

兴趣，趋势等的中心；焦

点

姚明在NBA的精彩表现使得他成为

篮球迷们关注的焦点。

YaoMing‟swonderfulperformancein

NBAenableshimtobecome

______________________

________.

thefocusofbasketballfans‟attention

5mutual(adj.)(Line25,Para.4)

sharedbytwopeopleanddirected

towardachother(udoffeeling)

相互的,彼此的(指感情)

宽恕源于彼此的理解。

Forgivenessisdueto

___________________.

mutualunderstanding

6tempt(v.)(Line28,Para.4)

totrytopersuadesomeonetodo

somethingwhichmaybeunwior

immoral,诱惑

那个老人正在劝诱一些年轻人加入

那个神秘的组织。

Thatoldmanwas

___________________________

________________________.

temptingsometeenagerstojointhat

mysteriousorganization

7prent(adj.)/‟preznt/(Line36,

Para.5)

1)inaparticularplace

ataparticulartime

出席的；在场的

2)thetimethatishappening

现在的；现存的（做定语）

v./pri‟zent/

togivesomethingtosomeone,

anofficialceremony赠给；献给；呈

递

Yesterdayishistory,tomorrowis

mystery,‟swhywe

calltoday„prent‟.

8clarification(n.)(Line95,Para.12)

addedinformationtomakesomething

easiertounderstand澄清；阐明

clarify(v.)makesomethingeasierto

understandbyexplainingitmorefully

澄清；阐明；使„„明白

那家报纸在其头版澄清了对于那种

药效的错误的声明。

Thatnewspaper_________________

oftheincorrectstatementsaboutthe

effectofthatmedicineonitsfront

page.

printedclarifications

9persist(vi.)(Line102,Para.13)

tocontinuetoexist;last

继续存在

高山顶上，积雪终年不化。

Onthetopofveryhighmountains

snow_______________________.

Onthetopofveryhighmountains

snowpersiststhroughoutayear.

(2)(-in)tocontinuedoingsomething

withdeterminationinspiteof

opposition

坚持；执意

persistence(n.)persistingorbeing

persistent坚持；固执；持续；存留

Persistencemakesvictorious.

II说文解字

1But,whatisitthatmakesastoryorajokefunny?(Line2)

那么，到底是什么东西使一个故事或笑话让人感到滑稽可笑呢？

本句为强调句型的疑问句，用于强调句子中的主语。

2Whyisitthatveralstudentsinaclasswillfalloutoftheirchairs

laughingafterItellajokewhiletherestofthestudentslookasifI’ve

justreadtheweatherreport?(Line10)

为什么听我讲完一个笑话后，班上有些学生会笑得前仰后合，而其他

学生看上去就像刚听我读了天气预报一样呢？

本句为强调句型的特殊疑问句，用于强调原因状语。

超级模仿：

1为什么每次我有重要约会时，脸上都会冒出一个很大的青春痘呢？

WhyisitthateverytimeIhaveahotdate,Ibreakoutwithabigziton

myface?

2嗯„„这个工作最让你感兴趣的方面是什么呢？

Hmm,whatisitthatinterestsyoumostaboutthejob?

3你上一次看见她是多久以前的事?

Howlongagoisitthatyoulastsawher？

语法讲解：强调句型

(1强调主语，宾语和状语的结构是：Itis/was+强调部分+that+原句

剩余部分。2强调谓语，则用do/does/did+动词原形，常译为“的确”，

“一定”等，该结构只能用于陈述句或祈使句中。)

@强调的焦点是原非强调结构的主语

Itisthefirststepthatcosts.

万事开头难。

Itisthelovethatmakestheworldgoround.

爱是推动世界的力量。

Itisthelaststrawthatbreaksthecamel’sback.

骆驼负载过重时，加根草也能把它压倒。

Itisthemindthatmakesthebodyrich.

人的思想充实人的躯体。

Itistheunforeenthatalwayshappen.

天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。

Itisnottheplace,northecondition,butthemindalonethatcan

makeanyonehappyormirable.

人之苦乐不在于地点，也不在于环境，而在于思想。

强调的焦点是原句的宾语

achersthateducation

shoulddependon.

强调的焦点是状语

Itisnotbythegreyofthehairthatoneknowstheageoftheheart.

白发多少不能告诉你一个人心灵的年龄。

Itisinthedarkerareasofsciencethatgreatmenwinrecognition.

伟人在那些希望较为暗淡的科学领域里赢得声誉。

Exerci：

@强调的焦点是原非强调结构的主语

(1)Itis________you____willmakeyougoup.

只有内在的东西，才能使你成长。

Whatinside,that

(2)Itisnotthe___orprofessionthatmakesyousucceedorfall,itis

howyoueyourlfandyouroccupation.

occupation

成功或失败不在于你的职业，而在于你怎样看待自己和职业。

(3)Itis____________thatwhispers,“Icandoit!”whenothers

shout,“No,youcan’t!”

Theinnervoice

当别人叫嚷“你不行”时，你内心发出的声音是“我能行！”

(4)Itis________thatmakesanactiongoodorbad.

theintention

行为的好坏取决于动机。

(5)Itis_____andnotbirththatmakesusnoble.

virtue

品德使我们高贵，而不是出身。

@强调焦点为状语

(1)Itisonly_____wefearwhatweoughttofear_____wefearnotat

all.

When,that

只有当我们面对本应惧怕的事物而不怕时，我们才无所畏惧。

(2)Itis_____inoursufferingthatwegrowthemost.

often

在痛苦中我们成长最多。

3Thejokeisnolessfunnybecauitissooftenud.

(Line49)

这个笑话并没有因为经常讲而变得不再那么好笑。

noless（than）:

quiteas…as和„„一样，不少于，不亚于。

超级模仿：

1她和从前一样活跃。

Sheisnolessactivethansheudtobe.

2一个动物,即使是一只小昆虫,对疼痛的敏感程度也不比人类少。

Ananimal,evenasmallinct,isnolessnsibletopainthanman.

4“Howcomeyoucompletelycopiedsomebodyel’shomework?”

(Line66)

你为什么一字不改地抄别人的作业？

Howcome:Howdidithappen(that)

为非正式用语，用于询问，意思是“为什么？是怎么回事？”，并表示

惊讶。

超级模仿：

@他第一次去那儿时怎么没有人发现呢？

Howcomenobodyfoundoutthefirsttimehewentthere?

@如果那是事实，为什么那么多聪明人会有笨孩子呢？

Ifthat‟strue,howcomesomanysmartpeoplehavestupidchildren?

III文章快速定位

1这出于自己的喜好。

Ithasbeenalaboroflove.

2有些人比别人更有幽默感，就像有些人更有音乐天赋一样。

Somepeoplehaveabetternofhumorthanothersjustassomepeople

havemoremusicaltalent.

3你又上了我的当。

Ifooledyouagain.

4它广为不同年龄和不同文化背景的人所喜爱。

Itappealstoallagesandallcultures.

5几乎每一位滑稽说笑演员都以这样或那样的方式讲过下面这个笑

话。

Nearlyeverycomedianhasudthefollowingjokeinoneformor

another.

6无论是在乡村的舞台上，还是在北京最大的剧院里，或是在广播、

电视上，随处都能听到相声。

Cross-talkcanbeheardanywherefromsmallvillagestagestothelargest

Beijingtheaters,andtoradioandtelevision.

7丁聪是位调皮话大师。

DingCongisamasterofwordplay.

8我认为这不是幽默的过错。

Idon‟tthinkhumoristobeblamedforthat.

IV习题讲解

2.1)responsibility

2)safety/curity

3)inferiority

4)superiority

5)rhythm

6)justice

7)shame

8)helplessness

9)direction

10)urgency

31)livelybehaviorisnormal

2)Fastcarsappealto

3)variousarguments

4)Iaskmybossforclarification

5)nsitivetolight

6)mutualencouragement

7)madefunofhim

8)persistsinhisviewpoint

9)tobethefocusofattention

10)webuytheticketsinadvance

4.1)certain

2)involved

3)end

4)behavior

5)disciplining

6)agreed

7)individually

8)first

9)respon

10)question

11)attempt

12)voice

13)directly

14)followed

15)trouble