牛津译林版高中英语选修六Unit 1《Laughter is good for you》重点词汇讲解.docVIP

U1 重点词汇讲解 There are a variety of different styles of stand-up comedy. 单口喜剧很很多种。 Variety—n. 多种样式；多变性 常用结构： a variety of / varieties of 多种多样的，种类繁多的， 相当于形容词various 1) There is a wide variety of patterns to choose from. 有种类繁多的图案可供选择。 2) This tool can be used in a variety of ways. 这种工具有多种用途。 3) She took the job for various reasons. 她由于种种原因接受了这份工作。 Some comedians tell jokes about the way people behave or about daily life. 有些喜剧演员拿人们的行为方式或是日常生活开玩笑。 behave—v. 表现 一般与副词或介词连用 1) The doctor behaved very unprofessionally. 那位医生的做法违反职业道德。 2) He behaved like a true gentleman. 他的行为像个真正的绅士。 【相关拓展】 behave (oneself) 表现得体；有礼貌 3) I want you to behave yourself while I am away. 我不在家的时候你们要乖乖的。 4) She doesn’t know how to behave in public. 她在公共场合举止无措。 adv.-behaved 表现得……的 如: well-behaved, badly-behaved 5) The badly-behaved children are really a headache to me. 那些表现得不好的孩子对我来说真头疼。 behavior n. 行为，举止 The last kind of comedian does impressions—he or she will act or speak like a well-known person in order to make fun of that person. 最后一类会进行印象模仿—演员会模仿一个名人来表演或说话以取笑那个名人。 make fun of – 开……的玩笑，嘲笑…… 意思相当于laugh at 1) Don’t make fun of people with disabilities. 不要嘲笑残疾人。 【相关拓展】 注意fun 是不可数名词，与fun有关的短语或句型有： have fun =have a good time 玩得开心 It is fun to do sth. 做某事有趣 2) What fun it is to do sth！ 做某事多有趣啊！ 3) What fun it is to walk in the snow! 在雪中散步真是有意思！ People around the world enjoy watching him when he hosts the Academy Awards. 全世界的人们都喜欢看他主持奥斯卡颁奖庆典。 award n. 奖；奖品；奖金；奖状 1) He won an award for his good performance. 他因表演得好而获奖。 2) People like to attend the award ceremony hosted by him. 人们喜欢参加他主持的颁奖仪式。 v. 授予；奖励 3) He was awarded the first prize. 他获得了一等奖。 4) The gold medal was awarded to Mr. Brown for his excellent performance. 布朗先生因其优异的表现而获得了金牌。 【辨析】 award / prize/ reward award 意为“奖，奖品”， 指对于优异成绩或卓越贡献经过评定后正式授予的奖励，可以是精神的，也可以是物质的，常用于奖项名称。 prize意为“奖赏，奖品”，多指确认某人在竞赛中获得的优异成绩并给予特殊的奖励。 reward意为“报答，酬劳”，并不指某种荣誉，而指应得的报酬；也可以做动词表示“给人以报酬、奖赏”。 1) He was nominated for the best actor award. 他获得最佳男演员奖提名。 2