《unit3 a taste of English humor》品味英语的幽默.ppt

;What is humour?;How many kinds of humor do you know?;Verbal?means?spoken,?that?is?to?say?we?use?spoken?words only.? However,?nonverbal?humor?mainly?relies?on?our? facial?expressions?or?gestures, ?instead?of?using?words.?;?;Customer: What’s that fly doing in my soup? Waiter: Swimming, I think! ;Chinese tongue twisters: 这是蚕，那是蝉。 蚕常在叶里藏， 蝉常在林里唱。 ;1.Policeman: You can’t park here. Driver: Why can’t I ? Policeman: Read the sign there. Driver: It says, “Fine for Parking,” so I parked.;2. Girl : If we marry, will you give me a ring ? Boy: Of course, What’s your telephone number?;POLICEMAN: Why did you have to break into the same shop three times? THIEF: Well, I stole a dress from that shop but my wife didn’t like it. So I had to go back and change it twice! ;Joke 1: The joke is funny because the wife wanted to change the dress her husband had given her. People do not usually change stolen goods if they do not like them. They may get caught as they have done. So that is why this joke is funny;TEACHER: You say that john Jones has a cold and cannot come to school today. Who am I speaking to? VOICE: Oh, this is my father.;Joke 2: parents often ring up school to explain why their child cannot come to school. The humour lies in the fact that the voice on the phone is the child’s speaking and not the parent’s. That is why it is funny. ;Charlie Chaplin;(mime);Next we will learn about some more humorous people, Some are foreigners ,some are Chinese;(funny stories);马克·吐温（Mark Twain），美国著名作家和演说家，真实姓名是萨缪尔·兰亨·克莱门(Samuel Langhorne Clemens)。“马克·吐温”是他的笔名. 长篇小说《汤姆·索亚历险记》 《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》 《百万英镑》 《镀金时代》 《傻子旅行》 《密西西比河上的生涯》;Edward Lear; Ma Ji is a well-known artist of crosstalk shows in China. His cross talk shows always make his audience shout with laughter.;Pantomime(哑剧）（刘全和、刘全利）;Marx Brothers; Types of humour;Act out(表演) a situation by using nonverbal humour;Discussion;Example:;1. I prefer ________ . 2. Because verbal/nonverba