1、Unit 1Unit 1 Laugh Out Loud! P2 Language points 1P2 Language points 1 There was a range of fairground(露天游乐场露天游乐场) amusements, including rides, stalls(货摊货摊), and competitions. 在露天游乐场有很多在露天游乐场有很多好玩的好玩的，可以骑马、逛货，可以骑马、逛货 摊以及参加比赛。摊以及参加比赛。 People had very few amusements to choose from. 人们几乎没有什么人们几乎没有什么消遣消遣
2、可以选择。可以选择。 She looked at him with amusement. 她她忍俊不禁地忍俊不禁地看着他。看着他。 I looked on in amusement as they started to argue. 他们开始争吵起来，我在旁边他们开始争吵起来，我在旁边高兴地高兴地看热闹。看热闹。 To my amusement he couldnt get the door open. 使我感到好笑的是使我感到好笑的是，他竟然打不开门。，他竟然打不开门。 1. an amusement park 游乐园游乐园 amusement n. 2) the feeling of be
3、ing entertained or made to laugh 开心，愉悦开心，愉悦 1) an activity that you can take part in for entertainment 娱乐（活动）；消遣（方式）娱乐（活动）；消遣（方式） amuse v. to entertain sb, especially by humorous speech or action or by making them laugh or smile (尤尤 指通过幽默的言行指通过幽默的言行)逗乐，逗笑；给逗乐，逗笑；给提供消提供消 遣遣(或娱乐或娱乐) Ive brought an art
4、icle from yesterdays paper that I thought might amuse you. 我带来了昨天报上的一篇文章，或许可以让你我带来了昨天报上的一篇文章，或许可以让你 开怀一笑开怀一笑。 I think it amuses him to see people make fools of themselves. 我想他看到这些人装疯卖傻的样子肯定会觉得我想他看到这些人装疯卖傻的样子肯定会觉得 好玩好玩。 Apparently these stories are meant to amuse. 显然这些故事的目的就在于显然这些故事的目的就在于搞笑搞笑。 amused
5、 adj. showing that you think sth is funny 被逗乐的；感到好笑的被逗乐的；感到好笑的 amusing adj. entertaining 好笑的，有趣的；引人发笑的好笑的，有趣的；引人发笑的 He has a lot of amusing jokes. 他有很多他有很多有趣的有趣的笑话。笑话。 She was very amused by/at your comments. 她被你的话她被你的话逗得很开心逗得很开心。 Toddlers(学步的儿童学步的儿童) dont need expensive toys and games to keep them
6、amused. 蹒跚学步的幼儿不需要什么昂贵的玩具和高蹒跚学步的幼儿不需要什么昂贵的玩具和高 档的消遣就能够档的消遣就能够玩得很开心玩得很开心。 Fill in the blanks with the proper form of amuse. 1. He told one or two _ anecdotes(逸逸 事事; 趣闻趣闻) about his years as a policeman. 2. The professor was very _ at some of the childrens comments. 3. Could you think of a few games t
7、o _ the children on the journey? 4. To our great _, the dog ran off with one of Dads slippers. amusing amuse amused amusement 2. I speak with the on-duty nurse, who tell me that Laras parents rushed her to the hospital after she fell off her bicycle. 我和当值护士交谈时她告诉我，劳拉从自行我和当值护士交谈时她告诉我，劳拉从自行 车上摔下来，她的父母
8、匆忙将她送到医院车上摔下来，她的父母匆忙将她送到医院。 rush v. 1) to transport or send sb/sth somewhere with great speed 快速运输；速送快速运输；速送 Ambulances rushed the injured to the hospital. 救护车迅速将伤员救护车迅速将伤员送往送往医院。医院。 Dan was rushed to hospital with serious head injuries. Dan 因为头部重伤被因为头部重伤被急送急送往医院。往医院。 2) to move or to do sth with gr
9、eat speed, often too fast 迅速移动；急促迅速移动；急促 Dont rush, for we have plenty of time. 别别着急着急，我们还有很多时间。，我们还有很多时间。 Ive been rushing around all day trying to get everything done. 我一整天都四下我一整天都四下忙活忙活，想把所有的事都做完。，想把所有的事都做完。 3. Being a clown doctor means I can help people by entertaining them. 成为小丑医生意味着我可以用娱乐人们的方
10、成为小丑医生意味着我可以用娱乐人们的方 式帮助他们。式帮助他们。 entertain v. to keep a group of people interested or enjoying themselves 使有兴趣；使快乐使有兴趣；使快乐 He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes. 他既讲故事又说笑话，把我们他既讲故事又说笑话，把我们逗得乐了逗得乐了好几个好几个 小时。小时。 We hired a magician to entertain the children. 我们雇了一位魔术师表演节目我们雇了一位魔术师表演节目
11、让让孩子们孩子们开心开心。 entertaining adj. entertainment n. 娱乐，娱乐节目；娱乐表演娱乐，娱乐节目；娱乐表演 Theres not much in the way of entertainment in this town - just the cinema and a couple of pubs. 这个城镇没多少这个城镇没多少娱乐活动娱乐活动也就是这家影院和几也就是这家影院和几 家酒馆。家酒馆。 It was typical family entertainment. 这是典型的家庭这是典型的家庭娱乐活动娱乐活动。 She was always so
12、funny and entertaining. 她总是那么风趣，她总是那么风趣，令人愉快令人愉快。 entertainer n. （以唱歌、讲笑话等娱悦大众的）表演者，艺人（以唱歌、讲笑话等娱悦大众的）表演者，艺人 使人愉快的；有趣的使人愉快的；有趣的 Hes a popular television entertainer. 他是大众喜爱的电视他是大众喜爱的电视演员演员。 一个真正的艺人懂得用娱乐的方式去娱一个真正的艺人懂得用娱乐的方式去娱 乐大众。乐大众。 A true entertainer knows how to entertain the masses with the metho
13、ds of entertainment. 翻译句子。翻译句子。 cheer up to become more cheerful; to make sb/sth more cheerful （使）变得更高兴，振奋起来（使）变得更高兴，振奋起来 4. On a typical day, we spend our time cheering up patients, their families, and more often than not, the hospital staff, too! 我们一天的工作内容通常是为病人，病人家属，甚我们一天的工作内容通常是为病人，病人家属，甚 至是医院的工
14、作人员带来欢乐！至是医院的工作人员带来欢乐！ I tried to cheer him up, but he just kept staring out of the window. 我试图我试图使使他他高兴起来高兴起来，可他只是一直盯着窗外。，可他只是一直盯着窗外。 She was sick so I sent her some flowers to cheer her up. 她病了，所以我送花给她让她她病了，所以我送花给她让她开心起来开心起来。 more often than not most of the time 往往往往；多半多半；通常通常 More often than not,
15、 hes drunk when I meet him. 每当我见到他时，他每当我见到他时，他经常经常是喝得醉醺醺的。是喝得醉醺醺的。 More often than not, I could tell what they were thinking. 我我多半多半可以知道他们在想什么。可以知道他们在想什么。 5. And my magic medicine does indeed seem to do the trick. 而我的灵药似乎确实取得了成效。而我的灵药似乎确实取得了成效。 do the trick to succeed in solving a problem or achievi
16、ng a particular result 奏效；起作用；达到目的奏效；起作用；达到目的 I dont know what it was that did the trick, but I am definitely feeling much better. 我不知道是什么我不知道是什么起的作用起的作用，但是我确实觉得好，但是我确实觉得好 多了。多了。 The surgery on my knee seemed to do the trick. 我膝盖上的手术似乎我膝盖上的手术似乎起了作用起了作用。 trick n. The kids are always playing tricks on
17、 their teacher. 孩子们经常耍些孩子们经常耍些恶作剧恶作剧戏弄老师。戏弄老师。 He amused the kids with conjuring (变变 戏法戏法) tricks. 他变戏法逗得孩子们他变戏法逗得孩子们一一直乐。直乐。 Whats the trick to getting this chair to fold up? 把这张椅子折叠起来有什么诀窍？把这张椅子折叠起来有什么诀窍？ 诀窍，秘诀；技巧诀窍，秘诀；技巧 戏法；把戏戏法；把戏 骗局；诡计；恶作剧骗局；诡计；恶作剧 6. While the doctor concentrates on examining
18、Laras ankle,. 当医生集中精力检查劳拉的脚踝时当医生集中精力检查劳拉的脚踝时, concentrate on 集中；集中于集中；集中于 This firm concentrates on the European market. 这公司把工作重点这公司把工作重点集中在集中在欧洲市场。欧洲市场。 He always concentrates on his teaching. 他一直他一直致力于致力于教学工作。教学工作。 It is necessary to examine how the proposals can be carried out. 有必要有必要调查调查一下怎样才能实施
19、这些方案。一下怎样才能实施这些方案。 The doctor examined her but could find nothing wrong. 医生给她作了医生给她作了检查检查，但没发现什么问题。，但没发现什么问题。 examine v. (仔细地仔细地)检查，审查，调查检查，审查，调查 课时重点回顾课时重点回顾 1. cheer up 2. more often than not 3. do the trick 4. concentrate on （使）变得更高兴，振（使）变得更高兴，振 奋起来奋起来 往往往往；多半多半；通常通常 奏效；起作用；达到目奏效；起作用；达到目 的的 集中；集中
20、于集中；集中于 I. Choose the proper words to complete the following sentences. trick cheer examine entertain amusement rush 1. No one understood how I did the card _. 2. The spelling mistake in their teachers name was a matter of great _ to the children. 3. Should the function of childrens television be to
21、 _ or to enlighten? trick amusement entertain 4. The nurse pulled a screen around the bed so that the doctor could _ the patient in private. 5. The audience clapped and _ when she stood up to speak. 6. A schoolgirl _into a burning flat to save a mans life. examine cheered rushed trick cheer examine
22、entertain amusement rush 1. 当那个失望的孩子没能赢得拼字比赛时，她试当那个失望的孩子没能赢得拼字比赛时，她试 图使他高兴起来图使他高兴起来。(cheer up) _ _ 2. 往往，快乐的人能更有效地工作，有更好的人往往，快乐的人能更有效地工作，有更好的人 际关系。际关系。(more often than not) _ _ 3. 医生说这药应该会管用的医生说这药应该会管用的。(do the trick) _ 4. 我听到了声音我听到了声音,无法集中精力于我的工作。无法集中精力于我的工作。 (concentrate on) _ She tried to cheer u
23、p the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee. More often than not, happy people are more effective at work and have better relationships. Doctor says these pills ought to do the trick. II. Translate the following sentences into English. I hear voices and cannot concentrate on my work. Do you know the meanings of the following words and expressions? Can you use them correctly? amusement amuse amused amusing rush entertain entertainment entertaining entertainer trick examine cheer up more often than not do the trick concentrate on
