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1、四级背诵1. EntertainingHumor—What’sFunny? (U1) Para1~3, 250wordsThejoyoflaughingatafunnystoryisuniversal,probablyasoldaslanguageitself.But,whatisitthatmakesastoryorajokefunny?AsonewhohasenjoyedhumorsinceIfirstrecognizedit,I’vemadeanattempttoexplainanddiscusshumorwithstudentsinsuchdiversecultures
2、asLatinAmericaandChina.I’vedonesomeseriousthinkingaboutfunnystories.Ithasbeenalaboroflove!WhyisitthatseveralstudentsinaclasswillfalloutoftheirchairslaughingafterItellajokewhiletherestofthestudentslookasifI’vejustreadtheweatherreport?Obviouslysomepeoplearemoresensitivetohumorthanothers.And,wereco
3、gnizethatsomepeopletelljokesverywellwhileothersstruggletosaysomethingfunny.We’veallheardpeoplesay,“Ilikejokes,butIcan’ttellonewell,andIcanneverrememberthem.”Somepeoplehaveabettersenseofhumorthanothersjustassomepeoplehavemoremusicaltalent,mathematicaltalent,etc.thanothers.Atrulyfunnypersonhasajok
4、eforeveryoccasion,andwhenoneistold,thattriggersanentirestringofjokesfromthatperson’smemorybank.Ahumorlesspersonisnotlikelytobethemostpopularpersoninagroup.Itisreasonabletosaythatthetrulyhumorousindividualisnotonlywellliked,butisoftenthefocusofattentioninanygathering.听了一个有趣的故事会发笑、很开心,古今中外都一样。这一现象
5、或许同语言本身一样悠久。那么,到底是什么东西会使一个故事或笑话让人感到滑稽可笑的呢?我是第一次辨识出幽默便喜欢上它的人,因此我曾试图跟学生议论和探讨幽默。这些学生文化差异很大,有来自拉丁美洲的,也有来自中国的。我还认真地思考过一些滑稽有趣的故事。这么做完全是出于自己的喜好。为什么听我讲完一个笑话后,班上有些学生会笑得前仰后合,而其他学生看上去就像刚听我读了天气预报一样呢?显然,有些人对幽默比别人更敏感。而且,我们也发现有的人很善于讲笑话,而有的人要想说一点有趣的事却要费好大的劲。我们都听人说过这样的话:“我喜欢笑话,但我讲不好,也总是记不住。”有些人比别人更有幽默感,就像有些人更具有音
6、乐、数学之类的才能一样。一个真正风趣的人在任何场合都有笑话可讲,而且讲了一个笑话,就会从他记忆里引出一连串的笑话。一个缺乏幽默感的人不可能成为一群人中最受欢迎的人。一个真正有幽默感的人不仅受人喜爱,而且在任何聚会上也往往是人们注意的焦点。这么说是有道理的。2.ThePowerofaNote(U2) Para11~18, 282wordsWhatdoesittaketowritelettersthatliftspiritsandwarmhearts?Onlyawillingnesstoexpressourappreciation.Themostsuccessfulpractitione
7、rsincludewhatIcallthefour“S’s”ofnotewriting.Theyaresincere.Noonewantsfalsepraise.Theyareusuallyshort.Ifyoucan’tsaywhatyouwanttosayinthreesentences,you’reprobablystraining.Theyarespecific.Complimentingabusinesscolleaguebytell
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