Unit 1 Laugh out loud! Developing ideas 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第一册 (1).pptxVIP

TheImportanceofHumor

DoyouagreewithMarkTwain’sremarkonhumourattheendofthepassage?Giveyourreasons.Examples:Yes,Idoagreewith…becausewithouthumour,lifeisboring./becausehumourcanhelpusfeelgood.No,Idon’tagreewith…becausesometimestheimproperhumourmakespeopleembarrassed…Humouristheweaponofunarmedpeople:ithelpspeoplewhoareoppressedtosmileatthesituationthatpainsthem.幽默是手无寸铁的人的武器：它帮助那些被压迫的人在痛苦的情况下保持微笑。

MarkTwain(1835-1910)wasanAmericanwriter,humorist,lecturerandadventurer,whoacquiredinternationalfameforhistrave