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Laughingisbetterthanmedicine.---JewishsayingLearningaims1.Totastesomejokesofplayingonwords.2.TofeelthehumourofSherlockHolmes.3.TounderstandtheEnglishhumour.①Heisnotagravemanuntilheisagraveman.其中的grave有两个含义,一个是“严肃的”(形容词),一个是“坟墓”(名词)，因此这句话的意思是：他不是一个严肃的人,除非他躺到坟墓里才能严肃起来。②Theyprayforyoutodayandpreyonyoutomorrow.其中的pray(祈祷)和prey(捕食),发音相同,外形相似。因此这句话的意思是：他们今天为你祈祷,明天就会加害于你。所谓pun,通常是指利用一个单词的两个含义,或者利用两个特定的单词,达到“一语双关”的目的。如:英语中有趣的双关语“pun”Readthetwopunsandenjoyplayingonwords.Abicyclecan’tstandonitsownbecauseitistwo-tired.Asmallboywenttothecountertopayforhislunchbuthewasalittleshort.Howtoexplainthetwopuns?1)Two-tired,whenspoken,canhavetwomeanings:a.withtwotires;b.tootired.2)Short,whenspoken,canhavetwomeanings:a.smallinheight;b.nothavingenoughmoney.Wordspreviewamusepancakeexplanationdetectivemountainouswhispervt.使发笑;使愉快n.烙饼;薄饼n.解释;讲解;说明n.侦探adj.多山的;山一般的n.耳语;低语vt.&vi.低语;小声说vastmessreactporridgedrunkadj.巨大的;辽阔的n.脏或乱的状态vi.做出反应;回应n.粥;麦片粥adj.醉的WordspreviewEnglishjokesTherearethousandsofjokeswhichuse“playonwords”toamuseus.NowreadsomeofthesecustomerandwaiterjokesandmatchthejokewiththeexplanationonP22.1C:What’sthatflydoinginmysoup?W:Swimming.Ithink!2C:What’sthat?W:It’sbeansoup.C:Idon’twanttoknowwhatit’sbeen.Iwanttoknowwhatitisnow.3C:Waiter.Willthepancakesbelong?W:No,sir.Round.BACReadashort,funnystoryonPage22aboutthefamousdetectiveSherlockHolmesandhisfriendDoctorWatson.Thenchangethestoryintoashortdialogue.Actitingroupsofthree—Holmes,Watsonandanarrator.Role-playAteacheraskedastudenttowrite55.Studentasked:How?Teacher:Write5andbesideitanother5!Thestudentwrote5andstopped.Teacher:Whatareyouwaitingfor?Student:Idon’tknowwhichsidetowritetheother5!Joke1Joke2Amangoestothedoctorandsays,“Doctor,whereverItouch,ithurts.”Thedoctorasks,“Whatdoyoumean?”Themansays,“WhenItouchmyshoulder,itreallyhurts.IfItouchmyknee-OUCH!WhenItouchmyforehead,itreally,reallyhurts.”Thedoctorsays,“Iknowwhat’swrongwithyou–you’vebrokenyourfinger!”Patient:Doctor,I’velostmymemory.Doctor:Whendidthishappen?Patient:Whendidwhathappen?Joke3Garcia:Thankyoudoctor.Myfeverisgone.Doctor:Don’tthankme.ThankGod.Garcia:ThenIwillpaythefeestoGod.Joke4词组互译1.对……满足(意)________________2.在整个亚洲__________________3.战胜困难____________________4.挑出;辩别出____________5.一条丧家狗________________6.撞上;撞见________________7.突出的成就_______________________8.幽默感___________________senseofhumourbecontentwiththroughoutAsiaovercomedifficultiespickoutahomelessdogknockintooutstandingachievements9.badlyoff_______________10.inparticular_____________11.cutoff_____________12.starin_________13.insearchof____________14.beborninpoverty___________15.besetin______________16.gocamping__________穷的;缺少的特别;尤其是切断;断绝主演寻找;寻求出身贫寒以……为背景野营Summary1.atasteofpun.2.SherlockHolmes3.wordsandexpressionsrevision.HomeworkChooseonetopicanddoyourwriting.1)TheplaySherlockHolmesandDoctorWatson2)Doyouthinkthejokes/story/playyouhaveread/watchedfunny?Giveyourreasons.