1、Unit 1 Laughter is good for you,笑是最好的良药。实验证明笑确实能起到治疗的作用。 There is an English saying that “Laughter is the best medicine.” Until recently，few people took the saying seriously.Now however，doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body.They have found that laughter ca
2、n really improve peoples health.,Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body.People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts，blood pressure，breathing and muscles.It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure，mak
3、es the heart beat quicker and makes people breathe deeper，it also works on several groups of muscles in the face，the stomach，and even the feet.If laughter exercises the body，it must be beneficial.,Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effects of pain on the body.In on
4、e experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated(忍耐)the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program.The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemical
5、 in the brain which reduces both stress and pain. As a result of these discoveries，some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics，in which they help to improve their patients condition by encouraging them to laugh.They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laugh
6、ing，making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.,词海拾贝,1.look into 调查；观察 2.improve peoples health 改善人们的健康 3.carry out 执行；实行 4.physical exercise 身体锻炼；体育运动 5.work on 对起作用 6.reduce pain 减少疼痛 7.as a result of 因此；由于；作为的结果 8.even if 即使；虽然 9.feel like doing
7、想做某事,Part Welcome to the unit & Reading,.重点单词 1._ n.周刊；周报adj.每周的 2._vt.取笑；揶揄；戏弄 3._ adj.先前的，以往的 4. _ n.风格；方式；样式,weekly,tease,previous,style,5._ n.锤子，榔头vt.敲，捶打 6._ vi.& vt.绊，(使)绊倒 7._ n.喜爱，钟爱 8._ n.研究院，学会；专科院校 9._ n.嘴唇 10._ n.舞台；阶段，时期 11._ n.雪茄烟 12._ vt.& vi.哀悼，忧伤,hammer,trip,affection,academy,lip,st
8、age,cigar,mourn,13._ n.(同一事物)不同种类；多种样式various adj.各种各样的vary vt.& vi.改变，变化 14._ vi.& vt.表现behaviour n.举止，行为 15._ vt.& vi.演出；表演；做，履行；工作，运转_ n.表演，演出；表现，业绩_ n.演员，表演者 16._ adj.技术的；技能的technician n.技术人员technology n.技术 17._ vt.逗笑，逗乐；提供(消遣)，(使)娱乐amused adj.被逗乐的amusing adj.令人发笑的amusement n.愉快，开心,variety,behav
9、e,perform,performance,performer,technical,amuse,.核心短语 1._ 支持，拥护 2._ 绊倒 3._ 拿开玩笑；取笑，嘲弄 4._ 喜爱，钟爱 e up with _ 6.pass away _ 7.be good for _ 8.queue up _,stand up for,trip over,make fun of,have affection for,想出；拿出,去世，亡故,对有益,排队，列队,.经典句式 1._ this kind of humour may sound cruel.尽管这种幽默可能听起来有点刻薄 2._ is Bill
10、y Crystal.比利克里斯托就是这样的一个人。 3he told himself jokes _ in front of the mirror，brushing his teeth.他站在镜子面前，边刷牙边给自己讲笑话。 4.They could only _ moving his lips.观众只能看见他站在那里，嘴唇动个不停。,While,One such person,while standing,see him standing there,1.联想记单词,cross表示“交叉”，talk表示“谈话，交谈”crosstalk n.相声(其实相声就是两个相声演员通过交谈的方式你一言我
11、一语地逗乐观众) 有时上了岁数(age)的观众也有上“舞台”(stage)表演的冲动stage n.舞台 为了缓解(ease)紧张的气氛，主持人开始“戏弄”(tease)他tease vt.取笑；揶揄；戏弄 你是(be)已经有(have)了一定的成绩，但仍需好好“表现”(behave)behave vi.& vt.表现,2.谐音记单词,利普动了一下“嘴唇”，想说什么lip n.嘴唇 嚎！大声地“叫” howl vi.大叫，嚎叫 茂恩在为他的失败而“忧伤”mourn vt.& vi.哀悼，忧伤,3.以-ly结尾的形容词,week n.周，星期weekly adj.每周的,4.以-ty， -anc
12、e， -tion， - ment结尾的名词,vary v.改变，变更，使多样化variety n.(同一事物)不同种类；多种样式 perform vt.& vi.演出，表演；做，履行；工作，运转performance n.表演 affect v.影响；打动affection n.喜爱，钟爱 amuse vt.逗乐，逗笑；提供(消遣)，(使)娱乐amusement n.娱乐，消遣，娱乐活动,stand up for支持，维护 humour n.幽默 stand-up/stndp/n.单口喜剧adj.(喜剧)单人表演的 stage/sted/n.舞台；阶段，时期 that is done on a
13、 stage.是关系代词that引导的定语从句，修饰a kind of comedy。 comedian/kmidn/n.喜剧演员，滑稽演员,阅读清障,straight adv.直接 现在分词短语talking straight to audience members作后置定语，修饰a comedian，相当于定语从句who talks straight to.。 tease/tiz/vt.取笑；揶揄；戏弄 previous/privs/adj.先前的，以往的 variety/vrat/n.(同一事物)不同种类；多种样式 a variety of不同种类的，各种各样的 style/stal/n
14、.风格；方式；样式 people behave是定语从句，修饰the way。在语意上，the way people behave可理解为how people behave。,behave/bhev/vi.& vt.表现 queue up排队 rely on 依靠，依赖；信任，信赖 visual/vl/adj.视觉的 hammer/hm(r)/n.锤子，榔头vt.敲，捶打 point to指向，指着 have been playing是现在完成进行时，表示动作一直在进行。 trip/trp/vi.& vt.绊，(使)绊倒 trip over绊倒,原文呈现,Stand up for your h
15、ealth! People have always enjoyed laughing，and there has always been humour.One favourite type of comedy is called stand-up.Stand-up is a kind of comedy that is done on a stageby a comedian talking straight to audience members.A stand-up comedian may tease an audience member，or might decide to tell
16、different jokes depending upon how the audience reacted to his or her previous jokes.,Types of stand-up There are a variety of different styles of stand-up comedy.Some comedians tell jokes about the way people behaveor about daily life.For example，they may talk about how people act when they queue u
17、p，or they may ask why it only rains when you forget your umbrella.Other comedians rely onvisual humour.Their humour may be inspired by objects.For example，one comedian uses a huge hammer to break watermelons while he makes jokes about what he is doing.Another comedian points to a video tennis game a
18、nd says，Ive been playing tennis every day for a month.I dont understand why I am not losing weight！Yet other comedians may trip over chairs，walk into doors，and fall,课文译文,欣赏单口喜剧，促进身心健康！ 人们总是爱笑，幽默无时不在。一种深受人们喜爱的喜剧形式叫做单口喜剧。单口喜剧是一种由一位喜剧演员在舞台上直接与观众交流而表演的喜剧。单口喜剧演员可以拿某一位观众开玩笑，也可以根据观众对之前的玩笑的反应随机应变，讲各种笑话。,单口喜
19、剧的类型 单口喜剧有很多不同的类型。有些喜剧演员拿人们的行为方式来开玩笑，或者讲有关日常生活的笑话。例如，他们可能会谈论人们排队时的举动，或者可能问为什么偏偏在你忘记带雨伞时天会下雨。另外一些喜剧演员依靠视觉幽默，他们的幽默可以是由物品激发的。例如，某个喜剧演员一边拿着个巨大的锤子去砸西瓜，一边以此说着笑话。另一个喜剧演员指着电脑网球游戏说:“我每天都打网球，已经一个月了。我就是搞不懂体重为什么一点也降不下来！”还有些别的喜剧演员可能玩这些把戏逗笑观众:被椅子绊倒，撞到了房门上，或是跌倒在舞台上。如果你只是听而不看喜剧演员的表演，这种荒唐的幽默就不搞笑了。最后一种是滑稽模仿，这类喜剧演员模仿某
20、个名人的言谈举止以打趣这个名人。这种幽默虽然听起来可能有点刻薄，但通常只有当喜剧演员和观众都喜欢或者崇拜这个被打趣的对象时，这种幽默才奏效。,一位著名的喜剧演员 只有为数不多的单口喜剧演员在之后的生涯中成为走红的影视明星。一个成功的例子就是比利克里斯托。与其他转向电影表演的单口喜剧演员一样，克里斯托依然热爱单口喜剧。全世界的观众都喜爱看他主持的奥斯卡颁奖典礼。他已主持了九届奥斯卡颁奖典礼。每次主持奥斯卡颁奖典礼电视直播的时候，他都会在数百万观众面前表演他的单口喜剧节目。这里有一个鲜为人知的事实:每次主持奥斯卡颁奖典礼的时候，克里斯托总要在自己的口袋里放一把牙刷以求好运。他说，这是因为在他小时候
21、开始练习单口喜剧时，他会站在镜子面前，边刷牙边对自己讲笑话。,克里斯托之所以如此出名，原因之一就是他思维非常敏捷，常常能就身边的人或事即兴编出笑话来。当克里斯托主持2004年的奥斯卡颁奖典礼时，曾在无声电影中扮演过角色的一位很老的演员上台发言。他讲了几分钟，但由于技术故障，观众中没有人能够听见他在说些什么。大家只能看见他站在那里，嘴唇动个不停。见此情景，克里斯托放弃了事先准备好的笑话，编了一个新的。他说:“看来，他的确适合从无声电影起家！”观众哄堂大笑。 克里斯托深受各年龄段人群的喜爱，他有能力让全世界的人开心。这证明，单口喜剧能得到所有人的喜爱。你可以期待听到更多比利克里斯托的单口喜剧他尚无
22、息影的打算，也没有停止讲笑话的想法。他希望效仿像鲍勃霍普和乔治伯恩斯等单口喜剧明星，他们都活到了一百岁，并且一直工作到生命的最后时期。,笑有益健康！ 如今，单口喜剧流行于全世界。医务工作者们一直在研究单口喜剧和其他喜剧形式能够对我们产生什么样的影响，并已发现经常笑的人更长寿。他们说这是因为当你笑的时候，你的大脑会向全身传送有益健康的化学物质。笑有助于保持身体健康，甚至能够帮助你战胜疼痛。这个说法或许能够解释像鲍勃霍普和乔治伯恩斯这样的人长寿的原因吧。不管是什么原因，研究表明，那句英语格言“笑是灵丹妙药”到头来可能真的没错。所以，行动起来，让别人笑一笑这或许能够有助于他们(还有你自己)更长寿。,
23、.Read the text carefully and choose the best answer. 1.A stand-up comedian _.,A.must be a man B.cant make fun of an audience member C.may talk directly to the audience members D.mustnt stand right there in front of the audience 答案 C,2.What is WRONG about Billy Crystal?,A.He has hosted the Academy Aw
24、ards nine times. B.Whenever he is on stage，he always keeps a toothbrush in his pocket for good luck. C.He is famous for his outstanding ability of quick thinking. D.He still enjoys standup. 答案 B,3.From the text we know that _.,A.no comedians rely on visual humour B.Billy Crystal plans to stop making
25、 films but not to stop telling jokes C.standup comedy is popular all over the world D.Bob Hope and George Burns lived to be 100 years old because they retired in their fifties 答案 C,4.According to doctors，why laughter is good for you?,A.Because when you laugh，your brain sends chemicals around your bo
26、dy that are good for you. B.Because laughing helps your body stay healthy. C.Because laughing helps you fight pain. D.All of the above. 答案 D,5.Whats the authors main purpose by writing this passage?,A.To introduce the stand-up comedy to us. B.To make us know about famous comedians like Bob Hope and
27、George Burns. C.To tell people that laughing is the best medicine. D.To help us learn how to perform stand-up comedy. 答案 C,.Fill in each blank with no more than three words according to the text.,straight manner/direct manner,behaving,absurd physical actions,accent(s),each,surrounding,popularity,old
28、,Effect,research,.Analyze the following difficult sentences in the text. 1.A standup comedian may tease an audience member，or might decide to tell different jokes depending upon how the audience reacted to his or her previous jokes.,句式分析,尝试翻译 _ _,单口喜剧演员可以拿某一位观众开玩笑，也可以根据观众对他（她）前面,所说的笑话的反应随机应变，讲各种笑话。,
29、2.For example，they may talk about how people act when they queue up，or they may ask why it only rains when you forget your umbrella.,句式分析,尝试翻译 _ _,例如，他们可能谈论人们排队时的举动，或者可能问为什么偏偏在,你忘记带雨伞时天会下雨。,3.One little-known fact is that when Crystal is the host of the Academy Awards，he always keeps a toothbrush in
30、 his pocket for good luck.,句式分析,尝试翻译 _ _,这里有一个鲜为人知的事实：每次主持奥斯卡颁奖典礼的时候，克里斯托,总要在自己的口袋里放一把牙刷以求好运。,4.He says it is because when he started practising stand-up as a child，he told himself jokes while standing in front of the mirror，brushing his teeth.,句式分析 本句为多重主从复合句，says后接省略了引导词that的宾语从句；宾语从句中because引导表语从
31、句，该表语从句相对复杂，其结构如下:,尝试翻译 _ _,他说这是因为小时候开始练习单口喜剧时，他总是站在镜子前面边刷牙,边给自己讲笑话。,1.stage n.舞台(生涯)；阶段，时期,(教材P2)Stand-up is a kind of comedy that is done on a stage by a comedian talking straight to audience members. 单口喜剧是一种由一位喜剧演员在舞台上直接与观众交流而表演的喜剧。,He was on(the) stage for most of the comedy. 在这部喜剧里，他大部分时间都在台上。
32、She wanted to go _ the stage from an early age. 她从小就想当演员。 Ive reached the stage where I just dont care any more. 我已经到了什么也不在乎的地步。,on,名师点津 名词stage(舞台，阶段)，situation(情况；形势；处境；位置)，position(位置；处境)，case(情况)，occasion(场合)等充当先行词时，如在从句中作地点状语，常用where引导定语从句。,2.variety n.(同一事物)不同种类；多种样式,(教材P2)There are a variety
33、of different styles of stand-up comedy. 单口喜剧有很多不同的类型。,With the approaching of Christmas，the whole country held varieties of activities to celebrate. 随着圣诞节的来临，全国举行了各种各样的庆祝活动。 Beijing is filled with people from _(variety)parts of China. 北京到处可见来自全国各地的人。 That sort of thing varies _ person to person in A
34、frican countries. 那种事情在非洲国家因人而异。 The variety of foods at the restaurant _ (be) limited，but the amount of each dish is fairly large. 这家饭店里食物的品种是有限的，但每道菜的量是相当大的。,various,from,is,名师点津 (1)a variety of可数名词复数/不可数名词，variety前面可用great，large，wide等来修饰； (2)a variety of/varieties of后接名词作主语时，谓语动词的数一般与variety的数一致；
35、the variety of后接复数名词作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。,3.behave vi.& vt.表现；行为，举止,(教材P2)Some comedians tell jokes about the way people behave or about daily life. 有些喜剧演员拿人们的行为方式或日常生活开玩笑。,They are expected to behave themselves. 他们被期望守规矩。 She is always well-behaved at school. 她在学校总是表现很好。 Their behavior _ me shows that th
36、ey do not like me. 他们对我的态度表明他们不喜欢我。,towards/to,4.affection n.喜爱，钟爱；爱情；影响,(教材P2)While this kind of humour may sound cruel，it usually only works if both the comedian and the audience have affection for or admire the person being made fun of. 尽管这种幽默可能听起来有点刻薄，但通常只有当喜剧演员和观众都喜欢或者崇拜这个被取笑的对象时，这种幽默才奏效。,He ha
37、s a deep affection _ his old friend whom he got to know twenty years ago. 他对20年前结识的这位老朋友感情很深。 Premier Li is held _ great affection by the whole nation. 李总理深受全国人民的爱戴。,for,in,5.perform vt.& vi.演出，表演；做，履行；工作，运转,(教材P2)Each time，he performs his stand-up routine in front of millions of people when the sho
38、w is broadcast live on TV. 每次，他都会在(奥斯卡)颁奖典礼电视直播时在数百万观众面前表演他的单口喜剧节目。,I watched as the ASL Club performed their translation of a song.(2017全国卷) 我观看ASL俱乐部通过手语表演了一首歌。 As policemen，they always _ faithfully. 作为警察，他们总是忠实地履行自己的职责。 As everyone knows，she performs _ important role in our organization. 大家都知道，她在
39、我们的组织中发挥着重要的作用。 Your _ (perform)as a student will be excellent if you develop a habit of learning by yourself. 作为学生，如果你养成自学的习惯，你的表现将会非常出色。,perform their duties,an,performance,6.amuse vt.逗笑，逗乐；提供(消遣)，(使)娱乐,(教材P3)Crystal is popular with all age groups and has the ability to amuse people all over the w
40、orld. 克里斯托深受各年龄段人群的喜爱，而且他有能力让全世界的人开心。,In fact，some people not only“steal vegetables”at work，they also amuse themselves by playing poker and mahjong. 事实上，一些人不仅上班时“偷菜”，而且还以打扑克和麻将取乐。 The announcer broadcast a piece of _(amuse) news. 播音员报道了一条有趣的新闻。 _，he couldnt get the door open. 使我感到好笑的是，他竟然打不开门。 名师点津
41、表示“使欢乐，使娱乐”的词还有；entertain，excite，delight，fascinate，please等。,amusing,To my amusement,1.stand up for 支持，维护,(教材P2)Stand up for your health! 欣赏单口喜剧，促进你的健康！,We students must learn to stand up for ourselves. 我们学生必须学会自我保护。 I cant stand _(see) the room out of order. 我受不了看见房间里乱七八糟的。 Which words or phrases do
42、 these letters _? 这些字母表示哪些词或短语？ Her bright clothes always make her _ in the crowd. 她那鲜艳的衣服总是使她在人群中很显眼。,seeing/to see,stand for,stand out,2.trip over被绊倒，绊倒,(教材P2)Yet other comedians may trip over chairs，walk into doors，and fall down on stage in order to make people laugh. 还有些别的喜剧演员可能玩这些把戏逗笑观众:被椅子绊倒，撞
43、到了房门，或者跌倒在舞台上。,We will find ways to get over the difficulties. 我们将会找到克服困难的方法。 Is Mr.Eric retiring from his post? Yes.He has decided to have his work _ to the new manager. Eric先生要退休了吗？ 是的。他已经决定把他的工作移交给新经理。 The vase on the table must be _ by the cat. 桌子上的花瓶肯定是被猫弄翻的。 Would you mind _ my article? 请审查一下我
44、的文章好吗？,handed over,knocked over,looking over,3.make fun of 拿开玩笑；取笑，嘲弄,(教材P2)The last kind of comedian does impressionshe or she will act or speak like a well-known person in order to make fun of that person. 最后一种喜剧演员做印象模仿他或她的动作或说话方式都像某个名人，目的是取笑那人。,Peter didnt seem to realize that they were making fu
45、n of him. 彼得似乎没有意识到他们是在开他的玩笑。 My mother entered the local flower show just _ and got a first. 我母亲仅仅因觉得好玩而参加了本地的花卉展，结果得了第一名。 Its great fun _ (go)out for a picnic on a warm spring day. 在一个温暖的春日出去野餐是非常有趣的。 名师点津 表示“取笑，拿开玩笑”的短语还有: laugh at make a fool of sb play a joke/jokes on play a trick/tricks on make jokes of/about,for/in fun,going,e up with想出，拿出,(教材P3)One reason Crystal has become so famous is that he is very quick thinking，and is often able to come up with new jokes about the people and things around him. 克里斯托之所以如此出名，原因之一就是他思维非常敏捷，常常能就身边的人或事即兴编出新的笑话来。,
