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精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上Lesson 29 Funny or not 是否可笑？I. New words and expression 生词和短语a. Largely adv.在很大程度上 - His success was largely due to luck.b. Universal adj.普遍的 universal agent n.全权代理人;universal time n.(= Greenwich Time)世界时间,格林尼治时universal joint n.机万向接头万向接头：一种接头或连轴节，能使互相不在一条线上的机械零件在传输旋转运动时在任意方向上具有有限的运动自由度。Universality n.普遍性, 一般性, 多方面性, 广泛性Universally adv.普遍地, 全体地, 到处Its universally acknowledged(adj.公认的) that English is get more and more important.Universe n.宇宙, 世界, 万物c. Comic adj.喜剧的, 可笑的；Comedian n.滑稽演员, 喜剧演员；Comedy n.喜剧, 喜剧性的事情- Tragic adj.悲惨的, 悲剧的；- Tragedy n.悲剧, 惨案, 悲惨, 灾难- Tragedian n.悲剧演员, 悲剧作家d. Distasteful adj。 avastefully）Unpleasant adj.使人不愉快的, 讨厌的Displeasing adj.使人不愉快的, 令人发火的- The idea is distasteful to me.e. Pester v.一再要求, 纠缠 （assail vt.攻击, 困扰）pester sb. to do sth. 以某事烦扰某人; 缠住某人讨取某物; 麻烦某人做某事pester sb. with sth. 以某事烦扰某人; 缠住某人讨取某物; 麻烦某人做某事- He continually pesters his boss with demands.pester sb. for sth. 以某事烦扰某人; 缠住某人讨取某物; 麻烦某人做某事- Dont pester me for the trifle.（n.小事, 琐事, 微不足道的东西） f. Dread v.惧怕；Dread + 名词, 动名词, 动词不定式- We were dreading his arrival. 我们正担心他来呢！- He dreaded having to meet his parents.- I dread to think what will happen if he finds out.Dreadful adj.令人恐惧的, 令人不快的；- a dreadful disaster 可怕的灾难dreaded adj.感到恐惧的；in dread of. 害怕某人某事- We are in dread of insects.（insect n.昆虫）terrify vt.使恐怖, 恐吓horrify v.使恐怖, 使极度厌恶, 惊骇fear v.害怕, 畏惧, 为.担心g. Grief n.悲痛, 伤心事, 不幸, 忧伤He is consoling his friend in grief for the loss of child.h. hobble v.瘸着腿走 - I hurt my foot while getting off the bus, and had to hobble home.我在下公共汽车时脚受了伤, 只好一拐一拐地走回家。Hobble n.困难, 窘惑；- be in (get into) a hobble 陷于窘境i. compensate v.补偿；to compensate sb. For 为向某人赔偿Nothing can compensate the young mother for the loss of her favrourite daughter.年轻的妈妈丧失了自己心爱的女儿是任何东西也弥补不了的。Compensate v.酬报（for）The company compensates her for extra work. 公司因她的额外工作而给她报酬。 mumble v.喃喃而语；mumbler n.说话含糊的人j. He mumbled sth. to me but I could not hear what he said.他对我咕哝了几句，可是我没听清他说的什么。k. basis n.基础, 基本, 根据basic adj.基本的 n.基本, 要素, 基础 n.计BASIC语言, 基本高级语言l. bind vt.vi.（bound, bound, binding）缚, 绑- be bound up with 与.有密切关系Situation n.情形, 境遇；- Comic situation 喜剧情节violent adj.猛烈的, 狂暴的, 剧烈的；- a violent death 横死, 暴死eve n.前夕, 前日 n.节日的前夜（- New Years Eve除夕）n.（重大事件的）前夕（- on the eve of the great war 大战前夕）brought up: raise, educated; mysteriously bound up with: strangely connected to make: force; universal appeal: international attractionstems: comes; come into fashion: become populardistasteful: unpleasant tasteless;TEXTWhat is the basis of sick humour? 1. Most funny stories are based on comic situations.be based upon 基于This news report is based entirely on fact. 这篇新闻报导是完全根据实际情况写成的。2. stem from 源自, 起源于- His feeling of hate stem from envy.（n.羡慕, 妒嫉）- Her interest in flowers stemmed from her childhood in the country.= come from 出身于, 由.引起, 是.的结果, 是在.生长大的= arise from 由.而引起, 由.而产生= originate from 由某人发起(首创)The quarrel originated in a misunderstanding. 争吵是由于误解而引起的。The film originated from a short story. 这部电影取材于一篇短篇小说。Originate vt.使产生, 创始, 创办, 发明, 发起, 引起They originated the plan. 他们首先提出这一计划。3. come into fashion 流行起来, 开始风行;come into power (开始)掌权, 上台4. call into being 使产生, 使出现, 建立, 成立5. Chance在表达机会这个概念的时候, 经常采用复数形式。Ones chances of doing sth are good 某人做某事的可能性很大- My chances of passing the examination are good.- His chances of being dismissed are good.Ones chances of doing sth are remote/ slight 某人做某事的可能性很小- His chances of arriving here by bicycle are remote.6. take heart 鼓起勇气, 打起精神- He took heart when he got the good news.lose heart 灰心, 泄气If they knew how difficult it was to drill through the hard rock they will lose heart. 7. More than 超出范围 - The cake is more than I can eat.More than后面可以引导省略主语的比较从句, 从句中常见的形容词有：necessary, good, Possible, anticipate, expect, feel, suggest, report, require, think.- The man drank a little more than was good for him. = The man drank a little more than what was good for him.There were more accidents than (what) was reported.He eats more than (what/it) is good for him.As后面可以引导省略主语的比较从句He arrived as I expected. = He arrived as (what) was expected.He eats as much as (what/it) is good for him.The man drank as much as (what) was good for him.比较：1- He eats more than is good for him. 他总是吃的正好。- He eats as much as is good for him. 他总是吃的过多。2- The man drank a little more than was good for him.- The man drank as much as was good for him.委婉的表达方式：The man drank a little more than was good for him.She is quite fat. = She isnt right fat.（Right adv.正确的, 合适的, 恰当的）8. in the process of 在.的过程中In the process = during the party（上文中的party） 27-049. How much = To what extent- How much can I trust him? = To what extend can I trust him?II. Read the passage two or three time. Make sure you understand it. And then in not more than 80 words discribe what happened from the time when the car got past the boulders to the moment it stopped in the shallow pool (Para3). Use your own words as far as possible.1. Write a list of points (in note form).2. Connect your points to write a rough draft of the summary. Try to use your own words as far as possible, not only making extracts (摘抄) from the passage. Dont count the number of the words until you have finished the rough draft. 3. In the rough draft, you are likely to go well over the words limit. Correct your draft carefully, bringing the number of words down to the set limit. III. Summary-writing points1. Man broke right leg-before Christmas-taken to hospital2. When -go home?-didnt want-spend Christmas there3. Christmas Day-still right leg in plaster-day in hospital4. Next day-good chance of leaving hospotal -New Year5. Next Years Eve-party-drank too much6. End of party-slipped on piece of ice-broke left legSummary A man broke his right leg just before Christmas and was taken to hospital. He wanted to know when he could go home. On Christmas Day he was still in hospital with his keg in plaster, but there was a good chance of leaving hospital for the New Year. In fact, he was out in time to go to a New Years Eve party where he drank too much, slipped on a piece of ice and broke his left leg. IV. Letter writing I am writing to see if you can help me. I have looked everywhere here at home, but cant find my overcoat anywhere. I have an idea I left it at your house when I came to see you about a fortnight ago. Its quite a new coat, it is dark blue with a black collar, and there may be a pair of my golves in one of the pockets. Could you look for it and let me know if I left it there? If so, I will come and collect it as soon as I can. 专心-专注-专业
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