必修4-unit3Using-language.ppt

Unit3
AtasteofEnglishHumour

Usinglanguage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:①Heisnotagravemanuntilheisa
graveman.
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。②Theyprayforyoutodayandpreyonyoutomorrow.
其中的pray(祈祷)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。Readthetwopunsandenjoyplayingonwords.
Abicyclecan’tstandonitsownbecause
itistwo-tired.
Asmallboywenttothecountertopay
forhislunchbuthewasalittleshort.vast
mess
react
porridge
drunkEnglishjokes1C:What’sthatflydoinginmysoup?
W:Swimming.Ithink!
2C:What’sthat?
W:It’sbeansoup.
C:Idon’twanttoknowwhatit’sbeen.
Iwanttoknowwhatitisnow.
3C:Waiter.Willthepancakesbelong?
W:No,sir.Round.Explanation
A.Thefirstpersonisaskingforinformationabouttime.Thesecondpersontreatsitasaquestionaboutshape.
B.Thefirstpersonisangryaboutsomethingandwantstosay“Whyisthishere?”Thesecondpersontreatsitasarequestforinformationandgivesananswertothequestion.
C.Theanswertothequestion
containsawordwhich,when
spoken,canhavetwomeanings.Tips
SherlockHolmesisacharactercreated
bytheEnglishwriterSirArthurConan
Doyle.SherlockHolmesbecametheprototype
(原型)forthemodernmasterminddetective.
DoyleintroducedHolmesin1887intheshort
storyAStudyinScarlet.DoctorWatsonis
Sherlock’sbestfriendandpartner.Readashort,funnystoryonPage22
aboutthefamousdetectiveSherlock
HolmesandhisfriendDoctorWatson.
Thenchangethestoryintoashort
dialogue.Actitingroupsofthree—
Holmes,Watsonandanarrator.Ateacheraskedastudenttowrite55.Studentasked:How?Teacher:Write5andbesideitanother5!Thestudentwrote5andstopped.Teacher:Whatareyouwaitingfor?Student:Idon’tknowwhichsideto
writetheother5!Joke2Patient:Doctor,I’velostmymemory.
Doctor:Whendidthishappen?
Patient:Whendidwhathappen?Garcia:Thankyoudoctor.Myfever
isgone.
Doctor:Don’tthankme.ThankGod.
Garcia:ThenIwillpaythefeestoGod.2ListentoPart1andwritedown
themainidea.1.WhatwasMarygoingtodowiththe
cookedplumsinthepan?
2.WhatdidJohnthinkMaryshould
havedonewiththemessinthepan?
3.WhatdoyouthinkMaryisgoingto
sa