北师大版高中英语选择性必修2 UNIT 4 HUMOUR.pptVIP

UNIT4HUMOUR

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素养解读：全日制普通高级中学英语教学大纲要求对学生进行文化素质的培养。文化素质的培养主要是指通过英语教学使学生扩大视野，了解英语国家的文化和社会风俗习惯。其中幽默艺术作为文化的一部分，是我们学生要了解的内容。通过对各种幽默表现形式的展示，鼓励学生保持乐观的人生态度，培养幽默感，陶冶情操。

主题：幽默学科素养：文化意识难度系数：★★

TheSignificanceofaGoodSenseofHumourThestorygoesthatacertaincourtjester(宫廷小丑)wenttoofaronedayandinsultedhisking.Thekingbecameveryangryandhesentencedthejestertodeath.Hiscourtprayedthekingtohavemercyontheman.Afteratime，thekingdecidedtogivethejesterhischoiceastohowhewouldliketodie.Thejesterreplied，“Ifit’sallthesametoyou，myLord，I’dliketodieofoldage.”Certainlyinthiscase，agoodsenseofhumoursavedtheman’slife.

It’strueforusaswell.Wemaynotbefacedwithasituationwhereourwitwillsaveusfromdeath，butoursenseofhumourandtheabilitytolaughatthingshasprovenhealthybenefitsthatextendandimproveourqualityoflife.NormanCousinswroteabouthowhecuredhimselfofcancerbylaughingagoodpartofeachdayinhisbook.Herentedfilmsofcomediesandwatchedthemforhoursonendinhishospitalroom.Finally，hewascured.

IflaughterworkedforCousinswithalife-threateningillness，itcanworkforustoimproveandprotectourgoodhealth.Weshouldlaughoftenandheartily.It’sgoodforourbody.Besides，life’stooimportanttobetakenseriously.

1．significance/s?ɡ?n?f?k?ns/n．重要性2．insult/?n?s?lt/v．辱骂；侮辱；冒犯3．extend/?k?stend/v．使伸长；扩大；扩展；延长4．comedy/?k?m?di/n．喜剧；喜剧片5．life-threateningadj.可能致命的；威及生命的○课标词汇

1．sentencesb.todeath判处某人死刑2．havemercyonsb.怜悯某人3．asto关于；至于4．asenseofhumour幽默感5．curesb.ofsth.治愈某人……；矫正某人……6．onend连续地；竖着7．take…seriously认真对待……○重要短语

Wemaynotbefacedwithasituationwhereourwitwillsaveusfromdeath，butoursenseofhumourandtheabilitytolaughatthingshasprovenhealthybenefitsthatextendandimproveourqualityoflife.○句型精析

分析：本句中where引导的定语从句，where在从句作地点状语。同时that引导的也是定语从句，that在从句作主语。译文：我们可能不会遇到用智慧将我们从死亡中拯救出来的情