Revision1.Hehadgreatdifficultyinunderstandingtheman’s_________(口音)2.Hemadesuchr______progressinEnglishthatbeforelonghebegantowritearticlesinEnglish.3.It’sa_________(传统)thatwomengetmarriedinlongwhitedress.4.Ireally__________(感激)hearingfromyou.5.------What’syourn__________?------Chinese.apidaccentappreciatetraditionationality6.Wea_____ourselvesbyplayingcardsonSundays.7.Thefestivalstill________(存在)inmanyEuropeancountries.8.Hearingthejoke,allthechildrenburstintol_________.9.Thisstoryhappensina_______(典型的)AmericanFamily.10.TheEnglishhaveawonderfulsenseofh_______.Theyoftenmakepeoplelaugh.museexistsaughtertypicalumourcomedyFunnystorycrosstalk…jokecomedianclownHumourUnit20LAUGHINGMATTERMrBeanisfunnybecausehemakesfunnyfaces,heactssilly,andthethingshedoesarestrange.DustinHoffmaninthefilmTootsie(1982).Heactstheroleofawomaninthisfilm.ThethinoneiscalledStanLaurel,thestoutoneOliverHardy.Theyarefunnybecausetheyareeachother’sopposites:onefatandonethin;oneiscleverandoneissillyetc.Theyoftenactinsilentcomedies.MaJi:famousasacrosstalkshowartistQuestions:Whattypesofhumorareintroducedinthetext?Howmanypartscanthispassagebedividedinto?Readagainasquicklyaspossibleandfindoutthemainideaofeachpart.Part1:Part2:Part3:Part4:ComediesClownsComediansCrosstalkComedies(para.1)1.Whatiscomedy?2.techniquesCross-dressingmenorwomenStereotypesofpeoplefromdifferentcountriesSpeakwithaforeignaccentWordplayWORDPLAYGirl:Ifwebecomeengaged(订婚),willyougivemearing?Boy:Ofcourse,what’syourphonenumber?Q:WhyaresomeofShakespeare’scomediesnotsofunnyforus?A:BecausethemeaningofwordsinEnglishhaschanged.Wecannotunderstandhisjokes.Clowns(para.2)actingaloneorasapair.notusinganywordsatall.theirclothes,make-upandthewaytheywalk.techniquesMultiplechoicesWhatdoesa“sketch”meaninthispara.?A.arough,quicklymadedrawingB.generaloutlineC.short,humorousplayD.apieceofwritingComediansandplayersinacomedyaresimilarin_____.A.theirwayofplayingwithwordsB.clothesC.cross-dressingwayD.foreignaccentListentoPara.31.workingaloneorasapair.bodylanguageandtheirface.actingoutasituationcalledasketch.playingwithwords.makingpeoplelistenandthink.2.techniquesComedians(para.3)Crosstalkshowsmakepeoplelaughbyplayingwithwords.makingmanyjokesandfunnyconversations.dressingupalittleoract-ingoutsmallsketches.usingrhythmandrhymingwords.usingtonguetwisters.WorkinpairsHowlonghasthetraditionofcrosstalkexistedinChina?Morethan2000yearsLAUGHINGMATTERcomedyComedyClownComedianCrosstalkShesellsseashellsontheseashore.Theshellsshesellsareseashells,Iamsure,Forifshesellsseashellsontheseashore,ThenI'msureshesellsseashoreshells.Trytotranslatethefollowingsentences.1.DustinHoffmanisfamousforhisroleactingasawoman.2.Funnyplaysoftenhavecharactersthatarestereotypesofnationalitiesorpeopledoingcertainjobs.3.Itistheirclothes,make-upandthewaytheywalkthatmakespeoplelaugh.TypicalforChinaisthecrosstalkshow,whereapairofcomediansentertainstheaudiencewithwordplay.这是个倒装句，正常语序是：Thecrosstalkshow,where….,istypicalforChina.Whatcomedianshaveincommonwiththeplayersinacomedyistheirwayofplayingwithwords.1.(have)…incommon和……有共同之处我和我父亲有很多共同之处。Ihavealotincommonwithmyfather.2.Outofthecommon异乎寻常，不寻常他没有发现异乎寻常的事。Hehasnoticednothingoutofthecommon.DatingbacktotheQinDynasty(221-207BC),thetraditionalcrosstalkshows,orxiangshengshows,havemadepeopl...
