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1、Lesson29Funnyornot?是否可笑？一、【Text】课文Whetherwefindajokefunnyornotlargelydependsonwherewehavebeenbroughtup.Thesenseofhumourismysteriouslyboundupwithnationalcharacteristics.AFrenchman,forinstance,mightfindithardtolaughataRussianjoke.Inthesameway,aRussianmightfailtoseeanythinga
2、musinginajokewhichwouldmakeanEnglishmanlaughtotears.Mostfunnystoriesarebasedoncomicsituations.Inspiteofnationaldifferences,certainfunnysituationshaveauniversalappeal.Nomatterwhereyoulive,youwouldfinditdifficultnottolaughat,say,CharlieChaplin'searlyfilms.However,anewtypeof
3、humour,whichstemslargelyfromtheU.S.,hasrecentlycomeintofashion.Itiscalled'sickhumour'.Comediansbasetheirjokesontragicsituationslikeviolentdeathorseriousaccidents.Manypeoplefindthissortofjokedistasteful.Thefollowingexampleof'sickhumour'willenableyoutojudgeforyourself.Amanw
4、hohadbrokenhisrightlegwastakentohospitalafewweeksbeforeChristmas.Fromthemomenthearrivedthere,hekeptonpesteringhisdoctortotellhimwhenhewouldbeabletogohome.HedreadedhavingtospendChristmasinhospital.Thoughthedoctordidhisbest,thepatient'srecoverywasslow.OnChristmasday,themans
5、tillhadhisrightleginplaster.Hespentamiserabledayinbedthinkingofallthefunhewasmissing.Thefollowingday,however,thedoctorconsoledhimbytellinghimthathischancesofbeingabletoleavehospitalintimeforNewYearcelebrationsweregood.Themantookheartand,sureenough,onNewYear'sEvehewasablet
6、ohobblealongtoaparty.Tocompensateforhisunpleasantexperiencesinhospital,themandrankalittlemorethanwasgoodforhim.Intheprocess,heenjoyedhimselfthoroughlyandkepttellingeverybodyhowmuchhehatedhospitals.Hewasstillmumblingsomethingabouthospitalsattheendofthepartywhenheslippedona
7、pieceoficeandbrokehisleftleg. 二、【Newwordsandexpressions】生词和短语 ●largely adv.在很大程度上●comic adj.喜剧的，可笑的●universal adj.普遍的●comedian n.滑稽演员，喜剧演员●distasteful adj.讨厌的●pester v.一再要求，纠缠●dread v.惧怕●recovery n.康复●plastern.熟石膏●console v.安慰，慰问●hobblev.瘸着腿走●compensatev
8、.补偿●mumble v.喃喃而语 ■largely adv.在很大程度上Eg.:Hesuccesswaslargelyduetoluck. ■comicadj.喜剧的，可笑的■uni
