主備人: 徐凌云
1. Stand-up comedy is special because the comedian is right there… members…(L3)
right ①n.右邊 Please look at the right.
②adj.正當(dāng)?shù),公正?Children must learn the difference between right and wrong.
③n. 權(quán)利,正當(dāng)?shù)囊?Everyone over 18 has the right to vote.
④adj. 對的 I think you are right.
2. They have been tripping over chairs, walking into doors and falling down on stage for years.(L18)
trip over 被…絆倒
他被地毯絆倒。 He tripped over the carpet.
3.One such person is Billy Crystal.(L24)
such 表示“這樣的”作形容詞,用于修飾名詞,常用以下幾種結(jié)構(gòu):
①“one, all ,no ,few, several ,some ,any”等such+名詞
eg: 這樣的一本字典就夠了。 One such ditionary is enough
②“such a (形容詞)+單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞” I have never seen such a lazy boy as you象你這樣懶的男孩③“such +形容詞+可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)” eg:We don’t want to play with such bad boys
④“such+形容詞+不可數(shù)名詞” eg: Such bad news這樣的壞消息 is not what I want to hear
(1)In general, a class D good students.
A. no such B. any such C. such as D. several such
(2)A good leader should be famous , strict and helpful. C willl be popular with his students.
A. Such one teacher B. One such a teacher C. One such teacher D. Such a one teacher
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 miror, brushing his teeth!(L32)
while后省略了he was
Though invited (invite), she didn’t come to the party.
While playing (play) basketball, you miht be using 400 calories an hour.
She moved her lips as if trying (try )to speak.
Young people should go and work wherever needed (need).
5. Instead of telling the joke he had planned, Crystal made up a new one. (L39)
She never goes out without making herself up first. 打扮
Farming and mining make up most of the country’s industry. 組成
The committee is made up of seven members. 由..組成
They quarreled with each other but soon made up. 和解
We must make up for the lost time somehow. 彌補(bǔ)
He soon made up the lessons he had missed. 補(bǔ)償
He took up cycling to keep healthy when he retired.
We must find a place where we can put up for the night?
We can look up the word in the dictionary.
If this rain keeps up, all the crops will be ruined.
I was laid up for six weeks with a very serious illness.
The teacher asked us to make up a dialogue.
Some interesting questions came up at our discussion.
She looked up his number in the phone book to make sure that she got it right.
6. It seems arropriate that he got his start in silent films!(L40)
It seems/ seemed + adj. + that –clause
看來這是明智之舉,你的英語沒有半途而廢。It seems wise that you didn’t leave your English half-done.
看來我們有必要再開一次會議。 It seems necessary that we will have a meeting again .
7.Crystal’s popularity with all age groups and his ability to amuse people all over the world prove that stand-up can be enjoyed by everyone.(L42)
one’s popularity with/among
他受年輕人歡迎的程度真令人吃驚。 His popularity with the younger is suprising
(1)Vt. 用作及物動詞, 作“證明”、“證實(shí)”, 主要用于下列句型:①prove + 名詞或代詞
你已在戰(zhàn)場上證明了你的勇氣。 You have proved his courage in the battle.
他做了一些實(shí)驗(yàn)來證明他的理論。 He did some experiments
②prove + 賓語 + 賓語補(bǔ)足語, 作賓語補(bǔ)足語的通常有形容詞、 名詞、 動詞不定式、 介詞短語等。to be通常可以省略。如:
事實(shí)證明這些擔(dān)心是不必要的! Facts have proved these worries unnecessary.
這些指紋證明他就是兇手。 The fingerprints proved him (to be) the murderer
③prove sth. to sb.如:
The difficulty was how he could prove his ideas to other scientists.
④prove + 賓語從句
我能證明他從不說謊。 I can prove that he never tells a lie
(2)用作連系動詞,意思是“原來是”、“結(jié)果是”、“證明是”, 后常接形容詞、名詞、不定式或介詞短語作表語, to be常常省略。
這些辦法證明是很有成效的! These methods have proved quite effective.
后來證明他是一個誠實(shí)的人。 He proved (to be) an honest man.
這本詞典證明對中學(xué)生很有用。The dictionary proved of great use to middle-school students. 8. He hopes to follow in the footsteos of other famous comedians, such as ….(L45)
follow in the footsteps of = follow in one’s footsteps走…的路
He followed in the footsteps of his father追隨他父親and became an engineer.
follow sb. /what sb.said 聽懂某人的話 follow one’s advice 聽從某人的建議
follow one’s example 遵照某人的例子 as follows 如下
9. Laughter is good for health.(L48)
be good for 對..有好處的------------Taking exercise is good for our health.
be good to 待…好--------------------- My uncle is good to me.
10. Whatever the reason, research shows that in the end, the English saying ‘ Laughter is the best medicine’ may be true after all.( L56)
①whatever 無論什么
1)引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句 相當(dāng)于no matter what
e.g.Whatever happens (不管發(fā)生什么事), keep calm.
Some parents satisfy their children whatever they need (不管他們要什么)
2) 引導(dǎo)名詞性從句 任何……的事或物; 無論…….都(不能用no matter what 帶)
他說的任何話都讓他的學(xué)生趕興趣。 Whatever he said interestes his students.
②after all 畢竟,終究
I thought I wouldn’t need to study for the test, but it seems my teacher was right_after all___.
Don’t be too hard on Tim. _After all__, he is only fifteen.
Did you sleep on your flight _at all_____?
_In all____, there are over 120 languages spoken in London’s schools.
He will be remembered _above all___ as a loving husband and family man.
She shouldn’t be working so hard---she is 70, _after all____.
詞組短語:
1. stand-up comedy單口喜劇 2.a radio talk show 電臺談話節(jié)目
3. cross-talk performers相聲演員 4. make fun of開...的玩笑;嘲笑
5. in response(answer)to回答,響應(yīng),反應(yīng) 6. make jokes about sth.對...開玩笑
7. queue up (in lines) 排隊(duì)(等候) 8. on stage在舞臺上/on the stage當(dāng)演員
9. lose weight減輕體重/put on weight增加體重 10. later on后來
11. be/ become famous as/for…作為/由于...而著名
12. point to指向/point at指著/point out指出
13.one such person一個這樣的人/no such thing沒有這樣的事情
14. go on to do sth.接著做某事/go on doing sth.繼續(xù)做某事/go on 發(fā)生,進(jìn)行
15. host the show主持節(jié)目 16. be broadcast live on TV電視直播
17. one little-known fact鮮為人知的事實(shí)
18.trip over a chair 被椅子絆倒
19. howl with laughter大笑 20. turn on打開/turn off關(guān)掉/
21. make up a story 編故事
22. follow in one’s footsteps/ follow in the footsteps of…走...的路
23.one’s popularity with all age groups某人受各個年齡段人群的喜愛
24. stay healthy保持健康 25.soon later不久以后
Project
1. wander
vi. to go by an indirect route or at no set pace; amble漫步
wander toward town漫步走向城市
[拓展]
1) wander vi.徘徊,沒有明確目標(biāo)或目的的到處游蕩
The children wandered in the woods.__孩子在森林里徘徊______________
2) wander vi.蜿蜒,曲折而行
The river wanders through beautiful country.
3) wander vi.迷路
wander from the path of righteousness迷失了正途
4) wander vi.離題,思想或表達(dá)迷失
His mind is wandering. 他神志不清。
Wander ,wonder
They are__ wondering _________ what to do today.
He _ wandered ___ from morning till evening, doing nothing
2. entire
adj. having no part excluded or left out; whole整個的,全部的
I read the entire book.
He gave us his entire attention.
辨析: total, all, whole, entire
(1). What’s the __total____ population of China?
(2). __All___ that afternoon I jumped and sang and did all kinds of things.
(3). I have had a cold for a __whole____ month.
(4).We are in __entire___agreement with you.
3. raise/ rise/arise
raise vt.使上升,升起,提高 rise vi.上升,生起, arise出現(xiàn),發(fā)生;站起來,起床
The child rose from the ground and ran to his mother.
=The child raised himself from the ground and ran to his mother.
那小孩從地上爬起來,朝他媽媽跑去。
Difficulties will arise as we do the work.
當(dāng)我們做這件事的時候,將會出現(xiàn)各種困難
4. go on 1) 發(fā)生,進(jìn)行,相當(dāng)于happen 2) 進(jìn)行,繼續(xù)3)(時間)經(jīng)過,流逝,此時相當(dāng)于go by, pass, pass by
I couldn’t finish my homework, so I have to go on with it tomorrow. 我不能完成家庭作業(yè),所以明天必須繼續(xù)做。
He went on working without taking a rest.他一直工作,沒有停下來休息。
Time is short, so let’s go on to discuss the next subject.時間不多了,因此讓我們討論下一個主題
As the days went on, it grew colder and colder. 隨著日子地流逝,天氣變得越來越冷了。