•Period3Reading•No.onMay,2005•Taught:Unit20LaughingmatterByRalphIcoveryoureyesstealthilyWhenthereisonlyonemanintheworld.“特困生”comparisonthelastgroupphotoYoudoknowmylove.SheisgoodatChineseKongfuListening&SkimmingGivethreeexamplesoftechniquesthatwritersofcomediesoftenusetomakepeoplelaugh?Cross-dressingStereotypeWordplay1.HowlonghasthetraditionofcrosstalkexistedinChina?ThetraditionofcrosstalkhasexistedinChinaformorethan2000years.2.WhyaresomeofShakespeare'scomediesnotsofunnyforus?ScanningBecausewedon’tunderstandthelanguageandwordplaythatShakespeareused.3.Canyoudescribeaclowninyourownwords?Afunnyperson,usuallydressedupinwideclothesandtheshoesareover-sized,appearsonthestagealoneorwithapartner,madeup,rednose,walking,eating,orsleepinginadifferentway.Theydon’toftenspeakatall.4.Istheshowofacomedianmorelikethatofaclownoracomedy?Explainyouranswer.Itismorelikeacomedythantheshowofaclown.Becausethewaytheymakepeoplelaughisnotliketheshowofaclown,butliketheactorsinacomedy.Theybothusewordplay.SomecomediesPara11.Whatiscomedy?2.techniquesCrossdressingmen&womenStereotypesofnationalitiesorpeopleSpeakwithaforeignaccentPlayonwordsPara21.Whatisaclown?2.techniquesDon’toftenusewordsUsetheirclothes,make–upandthewaytheywalketcPara31.Whatisacomedian?2.techniquesBodylanguageandtheirfaceActoutasituation–asketchUsewordplay3.Makepeoplenotonlylaugh,butalsothinkaboutlifePara4&51.AboutChinesecrosstalkshow2.Longhistory(over2400years)3.techniquesDressupalittleoractoutsmallsketchesUsingrhythm&rhythmingwordsUsingtonguetwistersTalkshowLaughingisbetterthanmedicine.----JewishsayingLanguagestudy1.Theactorsmakeuslaughbymakingfunofsomebody’swayofdressingortellinganamusingstory.表演者通过取笑某人的着装方式，讲述有趣的故事，使我们发笑。makefunofsb./sth.取笑某人/事eg.Itiswrongtomakefunofthedisabled.取笑残疾人是不对的。2.TodaystudentsofEnglish,evenifEnglishistheirmothertongue,can’tunderstandhisjokes.今天，学英语的学生，即使英语是他们的母语，也无法理解他的笑话。evenif/eventhough即使(引导让步状语从句）eg.Wewillgo,evenifitrains.即使下雨，我们也要走。3.Whatcomedianshaveincommonwiththeplayersinacomedyistheirwayofplayingwithwords.滑稽演员与喜剧演员，共同点在于说话玩弄辞藻。(have)…incommonwith和…有共同之处；outofthecommon不平常eg.Ihaven’tathingincommonwithmyfather.我和父亲没有共同之处。eg.Hehadnoticednothingoutofthecommon.他没有发现不寻常的事。4.Afewminuteslatereverybodyisquiet,listeningandthinkingaboutthecomedian’swords.listeningandthinking…是现在分词短语作伴随状语。eg.Singingapopsonginalowvoice,thegirlcameintotheyard.这姑娘低声哼着流行歌曲，走进院子。5.DatingbacktotheQinDynasty,thetraditionalcrosstalkshows,xiang-shengshows,havemadepeoplealloverChinaroarwithlaughterforcenturies.传统相声表演可以追溯到秦朝,已使中国人笑了几百年了。datebackto可追溯到,是…开始有的eg.ThistowndatesbacktoRomantimes.这个镇可追溯到罗马时期。6.Idecidedtolookonthewholematterasagreatjoke!我决定将整个事件当成一个大笑话。lookon…as…把…看作…eg.ProfessorGreenislookedonastheleadingauthorityonthesubject.格林教授被认为是该问题的主要权威。lookdown(up)on瞧不起，轻视eg.Shelooksdownonpeoplewho’veneverbeentouniversity.7.Theinterviewwentverywell.面试进展得很顺利。govi.进展，进行（不同句子译法不同）eg.Everythinggoeswellwithme.一切对我来说都很顺利。Butthingsdon’tgoaccordingtoplan.但是形势没有按计划发展。Whenhisworkwasn’tgoingright,hewasrestless....
