A taste of English humour,Unit 3,Section Warming-up & Reading,Unit 3,.单词速记 1_(n.)喜剧 2_(adj.)平常的；普通的 3_(prep.)遍及；贯穿(adv.)到处；始终 4_(vt.&vi.)战胜；克服 5_(n.)皮革 6_(vt.&vi.)导演；指示；指挥 (adj.)直的；直接的；直率的 _(n.)指导；方向,comedy ordinary throughout overcome leather direct direction,7_(adj.)突出的；杰出的；显著的 8_(n.)姿态；手势(vi.)做手势 9humour(n.)幽默，滑稽_(adj.)幽默的 10performer(n.)表演者；演出者_(v.)表演_(n.)表演 11astonish(vt.)使惊诧_(adj.)感到惊异的_(adj.)令人惊讶的，可惊的_(n.)惊讶,outstanding,gesture,humorous,perform,performance,astonished,astonishing,astonishment,12fortunate(adj.)幸运的_(adv.)幸运地 13bored(adj.)厌烦的_(adj.)令人厌烦的，无聊的 14entertain(vt.&vi.)使欢乐；款待_(n.)娱乐 15convince(vt.)使信服_(adj.)令人信服的,fortunately,boring,entertainment,convincing,.短语互译 1up to now _ 2feel/be content with. _ 3badly off _ 4挑出；辨别出 _ 5切断；断绝 _ 6在担任主角；主演 _,直到现在 对满足 穷的；缺少的 pick out cut off star in,.完成句子 1在感到沮丧的时候，他可以使他们开怀大笑，于是人们就对自己的生活感到比较满足。 He made people laugh at_，so they could feel more content with their lives.(a time when.的时期，when引导定语从句) 2然而查理自己的生活也并不容易！ _！(not that倒不是；并不是说),a time when they felt depressed,Not that Charlies own life was easy,3你可能会感到惊奇，查理刚会说话时大人就教他唱歌，他刚会走路时大人就教他跳舞了。 You may _ Charlie was taught to sing _. (find it宾语补足语that宾语从句；as soon as.一就) 4这个流浪汉，一个贫穷、无家可归的人，留着胡须，身穿宽大的裤子和破旧的鞋子，头戴一顶黑色的小圆帽子。 The tramp, _，wore large trousers, wornout shoes and _.(多个形容词的排列顺序),find it astonishing that,as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk,a poor, homeless man with a moustache,a small round black hat,5他和另一个人反而被暴风雪困在一个小木屋里，没有任何东西可吃。 Instead he and another man are hiding in a small hut during a snowstorm _.(with宾语宾语补足语) 6然后他挑出鞋带来吃，像吃意大利面条一样。 Then he picks out the lace of the shoe and eats it _.(as if引导方式状语),with nothing to eat,as if it were spaghetti,.课文理解 Step 1 Fast Reading 1Skim the passage to catch the main idea of the text The text is about the life and work of Charlie Chaplin who _ of Americans and British through two world wars and _.,2Find out the main idea of each paragraph AWhy people needed cheering up. BCharlies achievements. CWhat Charlies childhood was like. DWhat his famous film character was like. EAn example of his work. Para.1_ Para.2_ Para.3_ Para.4_ Para.5_,Step 2 Careful Reading 1Choose the best answer according to the passage (1)People enjoy seeing other peoples bad luck because _. Athey enjoy doing so Bit makes people more worried about their life Cit makes people more content with their life Dtheres much fun in doing so,(2)Which of the following is NOT true about the description of Charlie Chaplin，as a tramp in the film? AHe wore large trousers，wornout shoes. BHe was a poor，homeless man with a moustache. CHe walked around stiffly carrying a walking stick. DHe couldnt overcome difficulties with determination. (3)In the middle of the 19th century people went to California to look for _. Afilms Bgold Centertainment Dwater,(4)Chaplin was given a special Oscar for _. Athey enjoy doing so Bthe films he directed Cthe joy he gave us in his films Dthe contributions he made in films,(5)From the text，we can know that _. AVictor Hugo had made friends with Chaplin Bmany people went to California to become rich in the 1840s CCharlie Chaplin had a happy life when he was young Dwhen the little tramp chewed the shoe, he told the audience it was delicious,2篇章结构 阅读P18的Reading部分，完成下列表格,Step 3 Discussion What should we learn from Charlie Chaplin? _ _ 答案：Step 1 1.brightened the lives; the hard years in between 2ACDEB Step 2 1.(1)(5) CDBDD,2(1)performers (2)sing and dance (3)By his teens (4)tramp (5)failure (6)overcome (7)directed (8)starred in (9)outstanding (10)Switzerland Step 3 We should be optimistic no matter what difficulties we meet with, just as Charlie Chaplin was. (Never give up/lose heart; Do our best; Pay more time than others; Have great determination；. ),1.content (1)adj.满足的；满意的 We shouldnt be content with the achievements already gained. 我们决不能满足于已取得的成绩。 She is quite content to stay at home looking after her children. 她非常满足于待在家里照顾孩子。,(2)vt.使满足；使满意 Nothing contents her；she is always complaining. 任何事情都不令她满意，她总是在抱怨。 We should never content ourselves with the knowledge we have mastered only. 我们永远不要仅仅满足于我们所掌握的知识。,易混辨析 He was well content with the second place of the contest，so a contented smile appeared o