ShewasnotamusedLesson63MotherMouse:Amothermousewasoutforastrollwithherbabieswhenshespottedacatcrouchedbehindabush.Shewatchedthecat,andthecatwatchedthemice.Mothermousebarkedfiercely,Woof,woof,woof!Thecatwassoterrifiedthatitranforit'slife.Mothermouseturnedtoherbabiesandsaid,Now,doyouunderstandthevalueofasecondlanguage?circle['sə:kl]n.圈子admire[əd'maiə]v.赞美,钦佩close[kləuz]adj.亲密的wedding['wediŋ]n.婚礼reception[ri'sepʃən]n.招待会sort[sɔ:t]n.种类★amuse[ə‘mjuːz]vt.使发笑,使愉快amuseoneselfwith/by以…自娱Iamusedmyselfwith/byreadingonweekends.周末我读书消遣。beamusedby/at/withsth.以…为乐,对…觉得有趣Wewereamusedatthejoke.我们觉得这个笑话真有趣。amusedadj.愉快的,开心的,好玩的amusingadj.有趣的amusementn.娱乐,消遣,娱乐活动★circle['sə:kl]1)圆,圆周,圆形空间Useyourcompassestodrawacircle.用你的圆规画个圆。2)一圈……acircleofhills环山Wesatinacircle.我们坐成一圈3)(有共同兴趣,职业等的人形成的)圈子,阶层,界havealargecircleoffriends交友广泛inbusinesscircles在商业界4)循环,一周thecircleoftheseasons四季的循环goroundincircles没有进展,瞎忙★admire[əd'maiə]1)赞美,钦佩,羡慕admiresb./sth.for…因……而羡慕某人、某物Iadmireyouforyoursuccessinbusiness.2)(口)(恭维地)称赞Remembertoadmirehernewdress.admirern.称赞者,仰慕者admiringadj.赞赏的,羡慕的admiration[,ædmə'reiʃən]n.[u]钦佩,羡慕lookatapicturewith/inadmiration羡慕地看着一幅画Keywords&expressions★wedding['wediŋ]n.婚礼Whenwillyouhaveyourwedding?你什么时候结婚?wedding/marriageceremonyweddingbreakfastweddingreception婚宴“thelastnightoffreedom”henpartybachelorettepartystagpartybachelorparty★reception[ri'sepʃən]1)n.接受,接纳giveawarmreceptiontosb.热情的接待某人2)n.[常用单数]接待处Waitformeatthereception.在接待处等我。receptionistn.接待员receptiondesk服务台3)n.执行会,欢迎会,宴会(文中的意思)holdaweddingreception举行婚宴receivev.receivetheNobelPrizeforliterature获得receivealetter收到★sort[sɔ:t]1)vt.分类,区分Hesortedtheoldcards.他把旧卡片分类。sortof…几分,有些,稍微Themanwassortofpeculiar.这人有点怪。Ifeltsortofembarrassed.我有点不好意思kind,sort,typekind与sort用法基本相同,kind比较正式,sort多用于口语与商业用语,有时含有轻蔑的意味。I’lldonothingofthissort.这种事我不干。Howdidyougetthissortofideaintoyourhead?你怎么会有这种想法?type侧重外观,‘式样’,‘风格’的意思Herbeautywasofanothertype.她是一另类种美。1Jeremyisverypopularbecause_______.a.hemakesspeechesb.hetellsstoriesc.helovesweddingreceptionsd.he'sanamusingperson2Jeremy'sdaughter,Jenny,failedtorealizethat_______.a.theweddingreceptionhadn'tfinishedb.everyonehadbeenlaughingatJeremy'sstories,notatJeremyc.itwasapartyd.JeremyhadfinishedhisspeechJeremyHampdenhasalargecircleoffriendsandisverypopularatparties.Everybodyadmireshimforhisgreatsenseofhumour--everybody,thatis,excepthissix-year-olddaughter,Jenny.Recently,oneofJeremy'sclosestfriendsaskedhimtomakeaspeechataweddingreception.ThisisthesortofthingthatJeremyloves.HepreparedthespeechcarefullyandwenttotheweddingwithJenny.Hehadincludedalargenumberoffunnystoriesinthespeechand,ofcourse,itwasagreatsuccess.Assoonashehadfinished,Jennytoldhimshewantedtogohome.Jeremywasalittledisappointedbythisbuthedidashisdaughterasked.Onthewayhome,heaskedJennyifshehadenjoyedthespeech.Tohissurprise,shesaidshehadn't.Jeremyaskedherwhythiswassoandshetoldhimthatshedidnotliketoseesomanypeoplelaughingathim!Languagepoints1.JeremyHampdenhasalargecircleoffriendsandisverypopularatparties.bepopularwithsb.受……的欢迎Thenurseisverypopularwithlittlechildren.bepopularamongsb.在某人中受欢迎ChinesefoodisbecomingpopularamongAmericans.popularnewspaper大众报纸party聚会,团,一行,一伙atparties在各种聚会中have/giveaparty聚会有很广的交际圈子Languagepoints2.Everybodyadmireshimforhisgreatsenseofhumor--everybody,thatis,excepthissix-year-olddaughter,Jenny.sense1)了解…的感觉amusicalsense音乐感Hehasnosenseofbusiness.2)意念,意识asenseofhunger饥饿感asenseofshame羞耻感3)辨识力,思虑,判断力,常识commonsense常识4)正常的精神状态,神智Shelosthersenseswhensheheardthenews.因……而钦佩某人幽默感thatistosaySheisahousewife,thatiswhensheisnotteachingEnglish.Languagepoints3.Recently,oneofJeremy'sclosestfriendsaskedhimtomakeaspeechataweddingreception.aclosestfriendofJeremy’s做演讲;(文中)祝词Languagepoints4.ThisisthesortofthingthatJeremyloves.5.HepreparedthespeechcarefullyandwenttotheweddingwithJenny.定语从句准备演讲参加婚礼Languagepoints6.Hehadincludedalargenumberoffunnystoriesinthespeechand,ofcourse,itwasagreatsuccess.•includevt.包含,包括(反义词:exclude排除)Iamincludedintheteam.contain:包含整个内容include:包含内容的一部分•afunnyfellow有趣的家伙What’ssofunnyaboutthatjoke?那个笑话有什么好笑的?大量的……interestingLanguagepoints7.Assoonashehadfinished,Jennytoldhimshewantedtogohome.Jeremywasalittledisappointedbythisbuthedidashisdaughterasked.as:依照……,如……,随Iwilldoasyouadvise.Leaveasitis.维持原状好了。有些扫兴表程度“有些”方式状语从句bedisappointedby/at…对……感到失望Languagepoints8.Onthewayhome,heaskedJennyifshehadenjoyedthespeech.enjoy1)喜爱enjoyamovie2)享受,享有enjoyoneself=haveagoodtimespeech1)[c]演说,讲演anopeningspeech开幕词aclosingspeech闭幕词2)[u]说话能力loseone’sspeech(因惊吓等)不能说话3)[u]说话thefreedomofspeech言论自由Speechissilver,silenceisgolden.(谚)沉默是金,开口是银。在去……的路上Languagepoints9.Tohissurprise,shesaidshehadn't.Jeremyaskedherwhythiswassoandshetoldhimthatshedidnotliketoseesomanypeoplelaughingathim!toone’s+名词结构toone’sjoy/astonishmentsorrow/disappointmentliketodo…一次性想做……likedoing…长期、习惯性做……seesb.doing看到某人正在做……seesb.do看到某人做了……令某人吃惊的是…toone’sshock/fright宾语从句Grammar(1)陈述句和疑问句变为间接引语的情况,它们基本上都是引述词(say,tell等)+(间接宾语)+从句:Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.他告诉我,公司支付不起这么庞大的工资开支。(间接陈述句)HeaskedifMr.Gilbert'soperationh