Unit 1

Laughter is good for you

Language points

Useful phrases

1. be good for

2. depend upon

3. a variety of

4. queue up

5. rely on

6. make jokes about

7. point to

8. lose weight

对 ... 有好处取决于

各种各样；不同种类排队

依靠 , 信赖

开…的玩笑指着…；指着…

减轻体重

9. trip over

10. fall down on

11. make fun of

12. have affection for

13. come up with

14. give a speech

15. instead of

16. make up

17. be popular with

绊倒 跌倒

取笑 , 拿 ... 开玩笑喜爱，钟爱

想出；拿出发表讲话

代替 , 而不是 ...编造

受…欢迎 , 受…喜爱

18. follow in the footsteps of

19. have effect on

20. in the end

跟随…的足迹对 ... 产生影响

最后

1. A stand-up comedian may tease an audience member, or might decide to tell different jokes depending upon how the audience reacted to his or her previous jokes.

tease v. 取笑，揶揄 , 戏弄Don't take it seriously - he's only teasing.

He hates to be teased about his balding head.

react to 对…作出反应 The audience reacted readily to his speech.

How did he react to your suggestion?

react against 反抗 ( 反对 )

Children tend to react against their parents by going against their wish.

2. There are a variety of different styles of stand-up comedy.

a variety of 种种 , 多种多样He left for a variety of reasons.

He has a variety of interests.

You may do it in a great variety of ways.

“a variety of ＋复数名词”用作主语，谓语要用复数“the variety of ＋复数名词”用作主语，谓语要用单数A variety of books have been published.

The variety of goods in this shop is rich.

记得“ a number of ＋复数名词”与“ the number of ＋复数名词”作主语时的差别吗？

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3. Yet other comedians may trip over chairs, walk into doors, ...

trip v. 绊； ( 使 ) 绊倒He tripped on a tree root.

He tripped the pickpocket up by the heels.

4. While this kind of humour may sound cruel, it usually only works if both the comedian and the audience have affection for or admire the person being made fun of.

while 在这里引导让步状语从句，意思是“虽然…但是… . 、尽管…但是…。While he loves his students, he is very strict with them.

While I admit that there are problems, I don't agree that they cannot be solved.

have affection for 和 admire 的宾语是 the person ， 分词短语 being made fun of 作定语修饰 the person.

have affection for 喜爱，钟爱She has great affection for her hometown.

fix one’s affection upon someone

倾心于某人 gain / win sb.’s affection 得到某人的爱

5. Only a few stand-up comedians have become famous as television and film performers later on in life.

later on 后来，过些时候Later on, he got a job as a government official.

I shall explain that later on.

sooner or later 迟早 no later than 不迟于

6. … when the show is broadcast live on TV.

这里的 live 是副词，读作 [laiv] ，意思“现场直播，实况转播”。The landing on the moon was telecast live.

live

v. [liv] 活着 , 居住 , 过着People cannot live without air.

adj. [laiv] 活的 ; 直播的 , 现场的 ; 带电的 ; 燃烧着的 ; 当前的

The cat is playing with a live mouse.

Stay away. That wire is live.

We cooked the steak over live coals.

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The landing on the moon was telecast ____ , and people all over the world watched this.

The concert was not a recorded show; it was ____.

The football match tonight will be covered _____.

live

live

live

7. …, and is often able to come up with new jokes about the people …

come up with 想出；拿出；赶上 He's just come up with a great idea.

The scientists are trying to come up with a solution to the problem.

I had to run to come up with him.

come up to 符合 , 达到 ( 标准 ), 比得上 put up with 忍受 , 容忍 catch up with 追上，赶上

8. Instead of telling the joke he had planned, Crystal made up a new one.

make up 编造，杜撰The teacher asked the children to make up a story about a trip to the Moon.

The whole story is made up.

make up 还有“化妆， 整理” I don't like to see women making up in public.

We made up our beds immediately after getting up.

Everybody in the village likes Jack because he is good at telling and ______ jokes. （ 2005 江苏） A. turning up B. putting up

C. making up D. showing up

C

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She never goes out without _______ herself _____ first.

The chemist ________ a bottle of medicine.

Farming and mining ________ most of the country’s industry.

She _____the material ____ into a dress.

makingup

made up

make up

upmade

与 make 相关短语：    make fun of    嘲笑；开…玩笑     make out   写出，看出    make up for    补偿，弥补 make up one’s mind   下定决心，打定主意  make use of    使用，利用

make up; take up; put up; come up;

He ________ some excuse about the dog eating his school uniform.

The grass in the garden _______ to her knees.

Chris _______ smoking when he was at school.

John was in the garden _________ a fence.

made up

took up

came up

putting up

9. He said, “It seems appropriate that he got …”

appropriate adj. 适当的，相称的

Plain, simple clothes are appropriate for school wear.

You will be informed of the details at the appropriate time.

appropriate 、 suitable 、 fit 都可意为“合适的，适当的”

appropriate 形容事物在特定的时间合适，或与特定场合协调一致。

suitable 适合于某一特定目的或场合，正确的。（常可与 appropriate 互换）

fit 指适合于某工作或用途等

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Fill in the blanks with appropriate, suitable or fit.

1) Parents are warned not to buy books not ________ for their children.

2) Such a ship is _______ for a calm sea only.

3) I think this is an ___________ moment to raise the question of my promotion.

4) She picked up a dress ________ for the occasion.

suitable

fit

appropriate

suitable

10. “Laujghter is the best medicine”, may be true after all.

after all 毕竟，到底，终究

I thought I wouldn’t need to study for the test, but it seems my teacher was right after all.

Though it was raining hard, we chose to take a plane after all.

Don’t be too hard on Tim. After all, he is only fifteen.

after all; at all; above all; in all

Did you sleep on your flight ______? _____, there are over 120 languages

spoken in London’s schools. He will be remembered __________

as a loving husband and family man. She shouldn’t be working so hard

---she is 70, ________.

In all

above all

after all

at all

Choose the correct answer.

1. Stand-up comedy is ____ because the comedian is right there in front of

the audience and may talk directly to audience members.

A. special B. particular C. especial D. unusual

2. A stand-up comedian might decide to tell different jokes _____ reactions of an audience.

A. as a result of

B. in response to

C. according to

D. referred to

3. In observational comedy, the comedian makes jokes about humorous things he or she _____ in everyday life.

A. watches B. sees

C. observes D. looks

4. One little known fact is ____Crystal

is the host of the Academy Awards,

he always keeps a toothbrush in his

pocket for good luck.

A. that B. when

C. that when D. when that

5. You can ____ to hear a lot more from Billy Crystal---he has no plans to stop making films, or to stop telling jokes.

A. promise B. wait

C. hope D. expect

6. Laughing helps your body stay healthy and can _____ help you fight pain.

A. even B. ever

C. just D. still

7. Whatever the reason, research shows that in the end, the English saying ‘Laughter is the best medicine’ may be true _____.

A. after all B. at all

C. above all D. all over