B4U1 leisure activity

TTIn-ClassReadingPART2ReadbyCriticalThinkingAfter-ClassReadingLeisureActivitiesTTIn-ClassReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingGlobalReadingAfterReadingTTBeforeReadingATrickQuestionWhatkindsofhumordoyouknow?TTHumorHowmanyformsofhumordoyouknow?TTBeforeReadingATrickQuestionTherearecross-talk,aplayonwords,nonverbalpantomime,verbaljokes,slapstick,pun,darkhumorTT1.Cross-talkTTSimilartoourChineseCrosstalk,Americansalsohavethestand-upcomicorcomedian,whostandsaloneinfrontoftheaudienceandtellsjokestomakeaudienceburstintolaughter.2.APlayonWords--Thestand-upcomic(单人喜剧表演者)TTHewasagreatsilentmoviestars.ModernTimes,TheLittleTramp,ThegoldRush,CityLightarehismasterpieces.Hewasverypopularinhistime.NonverbalPantomime(哑剧)CharlieChaplinTTFunnyPlaysChineseHumoristsTTBeforeReadingMime&FarceMr.Beanisfunnybecausehemakesfunnyfaces,heactssilly,heseemsquitestupid,andthethingshedoesarefunny.TTMarkTwainwasthepopularandhumorousAmericanauthor,HewasthemostfamoushumorousnovelistinAmerica.FunnyStoriesTTGlobalReadingTTAskthestudentstoskimthepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whatarethethreepartsofatypicaljoke?2.Whatarethemostcommontypesofhumoraccordingtotheauthor?3.Whatisthemainideaconveyedintheessay?GlobalReadingTTGlobalReadingAtypicaljokeincludesSETUP(orsetting),BODY(orstoryline),andPUNCHLINE(anunexpectedorsurpriseending)whichwillmakethejokefunnyifitcontainssomehumor.1.Whatarethethreepartsofatypicaljoke?TTGlobalReadingThemostcommontypesofhumorincludeSLAP-STICK,aPLAYONWORDS(funnycartoons),PUNSandDOUBLEENTENDRES.2.Whatarethemostcommontypesofhumoraccordingtotheauthor?TTGlobalReadingToday’shumorisnotsointelligentorsophisticatedassomeprofessionalhumoriststhinkitshouldbe.However,theauthordoesn’tthinkhumoristobeblamedforlackingcreativityandvulgarlanguage.Hebelievesthathumorisaliveandwell,anditwillpersistsimplybecausetherearefunnythingseveryday.3.Whatisthemainideaconveyedintheessay?TTDetailedReadingTTDetailedReadingTTuniversal:adj.relatingtoeveryoneintheworldoreveryoneinaparticulargrouporsocietyas[表示比较]，像······一样，达到······的程度，以至于。1.Thejoyoflaughingatafunnystoryisuniversal,probablyasoldaslanguageitself.（Line1,Para1）AnalysisTTSARSandbirdfluhaveoncecauseduniversalpanic.非典和禽流感曾经引起过普遍的恐慌。Youareasgoodasyouthinkyouare.你像你自己认为的一样好。人们听到一个有趣的故事会笑、会开心，古今中外都一样。这一现象或许同语言本身一样由来已久。TranslationExampleTT那么，到底是什么东西使故事或笑话让人感可笑呢？2.But,whatisitthatmakesastoryorajokefunny?（Line2-3,Para1）本句为强调句型的疑问句，用于强调句子中的主语。AnalysisTranslationTTmakeanattemptto表示试图Sohere’smyattempttomakethequestionbothabitmoreprecise,andaquestionthat’sanopenquestion.我正尝试让这两个问题变得更准确，这是个开放性的问题。3.AsonewhohasenjoyedhumorsinceIfirstrecognizedit,I'vemadeanattempttoexplainanddiscusshumorwithStudentsinsuchdiverseculturesasLatinAmericaandChina.（Line1,Para2）ExampleTTattempttodosomething努力，试图attempttodosth.,managetodosth.与trytodosth.三个词组都有努力尝试的意思。attempttodo多强调这种尝试不成功；managetodo强调这种尝试是成功的，有好的结果；trytodo强调尝试的过程，不强调结果。ComparisonTTTheprisonerattemptedtoescapebutfailed.罪犯企图逃走，但失败了。Hefinallymanagedtofindthereferencebookthathehadbeenlookingfor.他最终找到了他一直在找的那本参考书。Shetriedtosolvetheproblemwithoutother’shelp.她企图在没有别人帮助的情况下，独立解决问题。ExampleTTdiverse:(adj.)manyanddifferent;distinctlydissimilarorunlike第一次意识到幽默的存在，我便喜欢上了它。我曾试图跟学生们解释并与他们探讨幽默这个话题。这些学生文化差异很大，有来自拉丁美洲的，也有来自中国的。3.AsonewhohasenjoyedhumorsinceIfirstrecognizedit,I'vemadeanattempttoexplainanddiscusshumorwithStudentsinsuchdiverseculturesasLatinAmericaandChina.（Line1,Para2）TranslationTT本句为强调句型的特殊疑问句，用于强调原因状语。句中it是形式主语，that引导真实主语从句。句中的两个并列真实主语是severalstudents…和therestofthestudents…两个主语从句。4.WhyisitthatseveralstudentsinaclasswillfalloutoftheirchairslaughingafterItellajokewhiletherestofthestudentslookasifI'vejustreadtheweatherreport?（Line1,Para3）AnalysisTT听我讲完一个笑话后，为什么班上的一些学生会笑得前俯后仰，而其他学生看上去就像刚听我念完天气预报一样呢？4.WhyisitthatseveralstudentsinaclasswillfalloutoftheirchairslaughingafterItellajokewhiletherestofthestudentslookasifI'vejustreadtheweatherreport?（Line1,Para3）TranslationTTWhyisitthatwe'reneverobservingthis?为什么我们从来都没观察到这一点?Howlongagoisitthatyoulastsawher?你上一次见她是多久以前?Hespentalotoftimeandeffortfiguringoutwhatisitthatpeoplewillwanttobuynextweek.他花了很多时间和精力弄清人们下个周想要买什么。ExampleTT句中的连词while表示转折含义。Wefindoutthatsomepeoplearegoodattellingjokes,butothersarenotgoodatitall.而且，我们也发现有的人很善于讲笑话，而有的人要想说一点有趣的事却要费好大的劲。5.And,werecognizethatsomepeopletelljokesverywellwhileothersstruggletosaysomethingfunny.（Line6-8,Para3）AnalysisTranslationTT它就故意叼起她卧室里的一只拖鞋来到起居室，并在外祖母刚好够不到的地方蹦来跳去，一直逗到外祖母忍不住站起来去拿那只拖鞋。Thebooksonthetopshelfarebeyondmyreach.书架顶层的书我够不着。6.BlitzenprancedjustbeyondthereachofGrandmauntilGrandmawastemptedtoleaveherchairtogettheslipperfromBlitzen.（Line9-11,Para4）TranslationExampleTTjustas正如EnglishistaughtinyourcountryasasecondlanguagejustasSpanishistaughtinours.英语在你们的国家作为第二语言教授，正如西班牙语在我们国家一样。7.Somepeoplehaveabettersenseofhumorthanothersjustassomepeoplehavemoremusicaltalent,mathematicaltalentetc.thanothers.（Line10-13,Para3）AnalysisExampleTT有些人比别人更有幽默感，就好像有些人更具有音乐、数学之类的才能一样。7.Somepeoplehaveabettersenseofhumorthanothersjustassomepeoplehavemoremusicaltalent,mathematicaltalentetc.thanothers.（Line10-