ReadingWhatmakesyoulaugh?ReadingWhatmakesyoulaugh?sketchWhatmakesyoulaugh?•Acomicbookoryourfavoritecartoon•Ahumorouscolumninyourfavoritenewspaperormagazine•AcomedyactorlikeZhaoBenshan•cross-talks(e.g.如此包装)•Comedyfilms(e.g.Mr.Bean)•Aclassiccomedyplay(e.g.byShakespeare)•ArticlesorsketchessendingupsomeseriouscontemporaryissuesNurse:Howdoyoufeelafteryouroperation?Patient:Quiteallright,onlyIcanfeeltwoheartsbeatinginsideme.Nurse:Nowonderthedoctorwhooperatedonyouwaslookingforhiswatcheverywherejustnow.TWOHEARTSBEATINGAmanissoaddictedtogamblingthatheoftencomeshomelate.Hiswifeneverstopsrailingathim.Onceheisdetainedathisofficeandcomeshomelate.Hiswifeaccuseshimofgamblingagainbutheswearshewasdetainedinhisoffice."IpraytoGodthatyouarespeakingthetruth",hiswifesays."MayGodstrikemedeadifIamlying.""ThenIpraytoGodthatyouarelying",hiswifesaidhopefully.ANANGRYWIFE'SPRAYERAtacourtthejudgeisinterrogatingamuggerbutgetsintodifficultybecausethemuggerisaforeignerwhodoesn'tspeakEnglish."Don'tyouspeakEnglishatall?"thejudgeasks."Onlyafewwords,"repliesthemugger."Whatwordsdoyouknow?""Yourpurseoryourlife!"ONLYAFEWWORDSA:Whichdoyoufindmoreimportant,moneyorfriends?B:Friends,ofcourse.A:Why?B:Icanalwaysborrowmoneyfromfriends.Whichismoreimportant?Amotherisadmonishingherson.----Now,John,don'tbeselfish.Letyourlittlebrothersharethebicyclewithyou.----ButMother,Ido.Irideitdownthehill,andheridesitupthehill.DON'TBESELFISHa.Thesecretofstayingyoungistolivehonestly,eatslowlyand________________.b.Televisionisaninventionthatpermitsyoutobeentertainedinyourlivingroombypeople___________________________.d.Laughteristhebestmedicine.Hewholaughs,_____.Exercise2lieaboutyouragelastsYouwouldn’thaveinyourhomec.USpresidentCalvinCoolidgewasknownasamanoffewwords.Oneday,hefoundhimselfsittingnexttoayoungladyatapublicdinner.Smilingsweetly,theyoungladysaid:“Mr.President,IhavemadeabetwithmyfriendsthatIcanmakeyousayatleastthreewordstomeduringthisdinner.____________________________________“youlose”repliedthegreatmanwithafrownandhesatinhisusualsilencefortherestofthemeal.e.Amanwenttothedoctor’swithacucumberinhisleftear,andacarrotinhisrightear,andabananauphisnose.“what’swrongwithme?”Heaskedthedoctor.“Itissimple,”saidthedoctor._____________________.f.ThereoncewasamanfromPeruwhodreamedhewaseatinghisshoe.Heawokewithafrightinthemiddleofthenight.__________________________.g.“Whatdoyoucalladeerwithnoeyes?”________Youarenoteatingproperly.Andfoundthathisdreamhadcometrue.Noidea!(no-eyedeer)h.Babypolarbear:Mum,amIreallyapolarbear?Mumpolarbear:ofcourse,youare.Babypolarbear:areyousureIamnotakoalabearorapandabear?Mumpolarbear:Definitelynot.Thebabypolarbeargoestohisdad.Babypolarbear:Dad,amIdefinitelyapolarbearoristhereachanceImightbeagrizzlybearorabrownbear?Dadpolarbear:well,Iamapolarbearandyoumum’sapolarbearsoofcourseyouareapolarbear!Whydoyouask,son?Babypolarbear:__________________.BecauseIamfreezing.Alltheabovejokesarekeepyouhappyforashortperiodoftime.Howaboutthewaystokeepyouhappyforalongtime?Andwhatarethepersonalqualitieswhichcankeepyoualwayshappy?Andwhatarefactorsinreallifewhichcankeepyoualwayshappy?Whatarethepersonalqualitieswhichareimportantforlong-termhappiness?•Cheerfulness•Tolerance•Flexibility•Asenseofhumor•Generosity•Kindness•Goodjudgment•AnabilitytotaketheroughwiththesmoothWhatarethereallifefactorswhichmakeyouhavelong-termhappiness?•Jobsatisfaction•Anexceptionalskill/talentfrosomething•Strongreligious/politicalbelief•Plentyofmoney•Passionforaparticularhobby•Goodhealth•Lotsoffriends/goodsocialskills•Alovingfamily•Happinesscomesfromspiritualwealth,notmaterialwealth;happinesscomesfromgiving,notgetting;ifwetryhardtobringhappinesstoothers,wecannotstopitfromcomingusalso.•Seemoresentencesabouthowtokeepyourselfhappyonpage42.Famouspeople’sviewsonhappinessDoyouagreethem?Andwhichthreestatementsareclosesttoyouropinion?Yourhomework:Trytogivingyourreasonsinacompositionnamedwhataremyopinionsonhappiness?
