Section_ⅣLearning_about_Language_&_Using_Language
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ENGLISH JOKES
1．(1)C：What’s that fly doing in my soup?
W：Swimming, I think！①
(2)C：What’s that?
W：It’s bean soup.
C：I don’t want to know what it’s been. I want to know what it is now.②
(3)C：Waiter, will the pancakes③ be long?
W：No, sir. Round.④
2．Sherlock Holmes⑤ and Doctor Watson went camping⑥ in a mountainous area⑦. They were lying in the open air⑧ under the stars. Sherlock Holmes looked up at⑨ the stars and whispered， “Watson, when you look at that beautiful sky, what do you think of？” Watson replied，“I think of⑪how short life is and how long the universe has lasted⑫.”“No, no, Watson！” Holmes said.“What do you really think of？” Watson tried again.“I think of how small I am and how vast⑬ the sky is.”“Try again, Watson！” said Holmes. Watson tried a third time⑭.“I think of how cold the universe is and how warm people can be in their beds.” Holmes said，“Watson, you fool⑮！ You should be thinking that someone has stolen our tent！”
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第一部分为餐馆笑话，是发生在顾客与服务员之间机智、幽默的对话。
①第一则笑话是：顾客对自己的汤里有只苍蝇感到非常生气，责问服务员“为何汤里会有苍蝇”。服务员机智地回答“苍蝇在游泳”，这使那种尴尬的局面得以缓解。
②第二则笑话中bean/biːn/和been/biːn/同音，但含义不同。bean豆，菜豆，豆荚，而been是动词be的过去分词，意为“曾经是”。
④第三则笑话中的关键词是long，它既可作形容词“长的”讲，又可作副词“长时间，长久”讲。顾客询问的是“烙饼是否还要很长时间才端上来”，而服务员误认为顾客在询问烙饼的形状，所以回答说是圆的。
第二部分为幽默故事。
⑤Sherlock Holmes/’ʃɜːlɒk’həʊlmz/n.夏洛克·福尔摩斯
⑥go camping去野营
⑦in a mountainous area在山区
mountainous/’maʊntInəs/adj.多山的；山一般的
⑧in the open air在露天中 ⑨look up at抬头望着
whisper/’wIspə/n.耳语，低语 vt.&vi.低语；小声说
⑪and连接的两个宾语从句作介词of的宾语。
⑫last v．持续，继续，维持
⑬vast/vɑːst/adj.巨大的；辽阔的
⑭a third time又一次(暗含第三次了)
⑮fool作you的同位语。
英语笑话
1．(1)顾客：那只苍蝇在我的汤里干什么？
服务员：我想是在游泳吧！
(2)顾客：那是什么？
服务员：是豆汤。
顾客：我不想知道它曾经是什么。我想知道它现在是什么。
(3)顾客：服务员，烙饼还要很久吗？
服务员：不，先生。它是圆的。
2．夏洛克·福尔摩斯和华生医生去山区野营。他们正躺在一块露天的地上，头上是星星。夏洛克·福尔摩斯仰望着星空，轻声问道：“华生，当你望着美丽的天空时，你想到了什么？”华生回答说：“我想到生命是多么短暂，而宇宙是多么漫长。”“不，不对，华生！”福尔摩斯说，“你到底想到了什么？”于是华生又试着回答：“我想到我是多么渺小，而天空是
多么浩瀚。”“再回答一次，华生！”福尔摩斯说。华生试着又回答了一次：“我想到宇宙是多么寒冷，而人们睡在床上是多么暖和。”福尔摩斯说：“华生，你这个傻瓜！你应该想到有人把我们的帐篷偷走了！”
Step 1 True (T) or False (F)．
1．In the first joke, the customer is angry about a fly in his/her soup.( )
2．In the second joke, the waiter mistakes “bean” for “been”．( )
3．In the third joke, the customer asks about the shape of the pancakes.( )
4．Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson went travelling in a mountainous area.( )
5．From their dialogue we can see Sherlock Holmes is humorous.( )
答案：1～5 TFFFT
Step 2 Choose the best answers according to the text.
1．In the second dialogue the customer in fact means that ________.
A．he doesn’t know what it is now
B．he doesn’t hear clearly what the waiter says
C．he is not content with the soup
D．he mistakes “bean” for “been”
2．In the third dialogue the customer really wants to know
________.
A．the length of the pancakes
B．how soon the pancakes will be ready
C．the size of the pancakes
D．the shape of the pancakes
3．When did the story probably happen?
A．In the morning. B．At noon.
C．In the afternoon. D．At night.
4．What happened to Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson?
A．Their tent was stolen by someone.
B．They quarrelled with each other about their tent.
C．Their tent was blown away by the strong wind.
D．They quarrelled with each other about different opinions of life.
5．The text mainly tells us ________.
A．a joke made by Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson
B．a dialogue between Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson
C．a misunderstanding between Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson
D．a story told by two famous detectives
答案：1～5 CBDAA
一、这样记单词
foolagain记得准·写得对 | 记得快·记得多 |
Ⅰ.基础词汇 1.budget n． 预算；开支 2.slide vt.& vi. (使)滑动；(使)滑行 n. 滑；滑动；幻灯片 3.pancake n. 烙饼；薄饼 4.whisper n. 耳语；低语 vt.& vi. 低语；小声说 5.vast adj. 巨大的；辽阔的 6.porridge n. 粥；麦片粥 7.drunk adj. 醉的 Ⅱ.拓展词汇 1.particular adj.特殊的；特别的 n．细节；细目→particularly adv.特殊地；特别地 2.amuse vt.使发笑；使愉快→amused adj.愉快的；开心的→amusing adj.好笑的；有趣的→amusement n．娱乐；消遣 3.explanation n．解释；讲解；说明→explain vt.&vi.解释；说明 4.occasion n．时刻；场合→occasional adj.偶然的；特殊场合的 5.actress n．女演员→actor n．男演员 6.react vi.作出反应；回应→reaction n．反应；反作用 7.detective n．侦探→detect v．侦察；发现；察觉 8.mountainous adj.多山的；山一般的→mountain n．山；山脉 9.mess n．脏或乱的状态→messy adj.脏乱的 | 1.particular adj.特殊的；特别的 n．细节；细目 [词块] ①particular case 个别情况 ②particular demands 特殊要求 ③particular period 特殊阶段 ④particular problem 个人问题 [同义] ①special adj. 特殊的 ②extraordinary adj. 非凡的 ③unique adj. 独特的 [反义] ①ordinary adj. 平常的 ②general adj. 一般的，大体的 ③universal adj. 普通的，全体的 2.amuse vt.使发笑；使愉快 [同义] interest, cheer, delight, entertain [反义] annoy, bore, disturb, tire 3.porridge n．粥；麦片粥 “粥”类食品一览 ①rice porridge 稀饭 ②mung bean porridge 绿豆粥 ③sweet potato congee 地瓜粥 ④millet congee 小米粥 ⑤pumpkin porridge 南瓜粥 4.mess n．脏或乱的状态 [词块] ①make a mess 弄糟 ②complete mess 一团糟 ③terrible mess 脏极了 ④awful mess 凌乱不堪 [同义] confuse, dirty, disorder, confusion |
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