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1、 Unit 3 A taste of English HumourUsing language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” He is not a grave man until he is a grave man.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。 They pray for you today and prey on you tomorrow.其中的pray (祈祷)
2、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。 Read the two puns and enjoy playing on words. A bicycle cant stand on its own because it is two-tired. A small boy went to the counter to pay for his lunch but he was a little short.How to explain the two puns?1) Two-tired, when spoken, can have tw
3、o meanings: a. with two tires; b. too tired.2) Short, when spoken, can have two meanings: a. small in height; b. nothaving enough money.Words previewamusepancakeexplanationdetectivemountainouswhispervt. 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. 小声说vastmessreactporridgedrunk
4、adj. 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English jokes There are thousands of jokes which use “play on words” to amuse us. Now read some of these customer and waiter jokes and match the joke with the explanation on P22.1 C: Whats that fly doing in my soup?W: Swimming. I think! 2 C: Whats th
5、at?W: Its bean soup.C: I dont want to know what its been. I want to know what it is now. 3 C: Waiter. Will the pancakes be long?W: No, sir. Round.B A CExplanation A. The first person is asking for information about time. The second person treats it as a question about shape. B. The first person is a
6、ngry about something and wants to say “Why is this here?” The second person treats it as a request for information and gives an answer to the question.C. The answer to the question contains a word which, when spoken, can have two meanings.Tips Sherlock Holmes is a character created by the English wr
7、iter Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes became the prototype (原型) for the modern mastermind detective. Doyle introduced Holmes in 1887 in the short story A Study in Scarlet. Doctor Watson is Sherlocks best friend and partner.Role play: Read the funny story on page 22.Read a short, funny story o
8、n Page 22 about the famous detective SherlockHolmes and his friend Doctor Watson. Then change the story into a short dialogue. Act it in groups of three Holmes, Watson and a narrator.Role-playA teacher asked a student to write 55. Student asked: How? Teacher: Write 5 and beside it another 5! The stu
9、dent wrote 5 and stopped. Teacher: What are you waiting for? Student: I dont know which side to write the other 5!Joke 1Joke 2 A man goes to the doctor and says, “Doctor, wherever I touch, it hurts.” The doctor asks, “What do you mean?” The man says, “When I touch my shoulder, it really hurts. If I
10、touch my knee - OUCH! When I touch my forehead, it really, really hurts.” The doctor says,“I know whats wrong with you youve broken your finger!”Patient: Doctor, Ive lost my memory.Doctor: When did this happen?Patient: When did what happen? Joke 3Garcia: Thank you doctor. My feveris gone. Doctor: Do
11、nt thank me. Thank God. Garcia: Then I will pay the fees to God. Joke 42 Listen to Part 1 and write down the main idea.Listening: You are going to listen to a funny story about jam.Mary made some jam but left some on the kitchen table for a few days as she had to go to look after her sick mother. So
12、me days later, John, knowing nothing about the jam, came home and threw it into the kitchen yard.1. What was Mary going to do with thecooked plums in the pan? 2. What did John think Mary should have done with the mess in the pan? 3. What do you think Mary is going to say when she finds out what has
13、happened? 4. How do you think John will react to her?3 Listen to Part 1 again and answer the following questions:1. What was Mary going to do with thecooked plums in the pan? She was going to put them in the fridge later when they had cooled down.2. What did John think Mary should have done with the
14、 mess in the pan? He thought she should have thrown it out for the chickens to eat.4. Before you listen to Part 2, try to put these sentences below in order. Then listen again and check if you were right._ Mary got angry with John._ Mary saw the chickens behaving strangely._ John was sorry._ The chi
15、ckens enjoyed the jam._ John said he thought the jam was porridge._ Mary looked at the red mess on the ground._ John said the chickens were drunk._ Mary came home.12348756“ You _ my jam,” she shouted. “ Oh, _ what it was,” he said. “ Im _ but I thought it was _ which had gone bad in the hot weather.
16、 The chickens have _ the jam, but its made them _.”enjoyedporridgesorry drunkthatsthrew away5 Fill in the blanks while listening to Part 2 a second time.Mary Smith looked at the beautiful ripe plums. They would make lovely jam. When she had finished the cooking, she filled all her empty jam jars and left the rest of the jam in the pan. She would put it in the fri
