牛津模块六 U1 reading.ppt

18, you can expect to hear a lot more from Billy Crystal—he has no plans to stop making films, or to stop telling jokes. He hopes to follow in the footsteps of other famous comedians, such as Bob Hope and George Burns, who lived to be 100 years old and kept working until nearly the end of their lives. 你可以期待听到比利·克里斯托表演更多的单口喜剧——他尚无停止电影表演的打算，也没有停止讲笑话的想法。他希望效仿鲍勃·霍普和乔治·伯恩斯等单口喜剧明星，这两位著名演员都活到了一百岁，而且生命不息、工作不止。 19, Doctors have been researching what effect stand-up and other forms of comedy have on us, and have discovered that people who laugh a lot live longer. 医学工作者们一直在研究单口喜剧和其他喜剧形式能够对我们产生什么样的影响，并已发现笑口常开的人更长寿。 have effect on… 对…有影响 20, Whatever the reason, research shows that in the end, the English saying, “laughter is the best medicine’, may be true after all. So , go and make someone laugh—it just might help them (and you) live longer. 不管是什么原因，研究表明，那句英语格言“笑是灵丹妙药”到头来可能真的没错。所以，行动起来，让别人笑一笑---这或许能够有助于他们(还有你自己)长命百岁! 句中whatever the reason用作状语，后面省略了is. 英语中在很明确省略成分是什么时，可以省略。 Whatever her faults, I’ll stand by her side. 不管她做错什么，我都会支持她 Whatever= no matter what. after all 毕竟，终究(含有和预期的情况相反或“虽然.,但还是…．”的让步意义.) Though it was raining hard, we chose to take a plane after all. homework 1. Finish the exercise A1-A2 on P96 and D3-D4 on P100. Thank you! * * Stand-up for your health! Types of stand-up A Famous Comedian Laughter is good for your health! Four types Billy Crystal introduction What is the article about? stand-up comedy. After starting as a stand-up comedian, what did Billy Crystal go on to do later in life? He went on to act in films. What is laughter good for? Our health. Guessing the meaning of new words When reading a text that contains many new words, try not to look up each of them. Instead, try to guess the meaning of these words from the context. Often, the writer will give the meaning of difficult or technical vocabulary in the sentences around it. For example (line 2) The way a word is used may also give you some ideas of the meaning. For example