E英语教程4 Unit 6课件

E英语教程4Unit6ListeningandspeakingReadingGrammarWritingCultureexpressContentE英语教程4Unit6PronunciationandlisteningskillsConversationsPassageListeningandspeakingE英语教程4Unit6ListeningforsequenceListentoapassageandputthefollowingeventsinorderoftimeaccordingtowhatyouhear.Tips根据时间顺序组织文章时，一般使用一些表示时间先后关系的词或词组，比如：first，atthebeginning，afterthat，later，then，afterward，finally等，有层次、分步骤地展开内容。有时，一些与时间有关的表达也能起到同样作用。如：inthemorning，duringthelunch，intheevening等。听这类文章时，要特别关注这些和时间有关的词或表达，以理清内容的层次。E英语教程4Unit6Beinglateforwork.

ListeningforsequenceListentoapassageandputthefollowingeventsinorderoftimeaccordingtowhatyouhear.Cuttingthehand.Returningtotheofficelate.Droppingthecoffeecup.Forgettingtoattendanimportantmeetingontime.Losingthekeytothehouse.165324E英语教程4Unit6ListeningforsequenceTimeorderorganization段落内组织细节的常见方法是时间顺序法（timeorderorganization）。时间顺序通常用于叙述和介绍事件或事物的发展经过——先发生什么，然后发生什么，最后发生什么，等等。常用到的一些过渡词（transitionalwords）有：first，second，third，next，last，then，finally，meanwhile，after，afterward，afterawhile，assoonas，as，atfirst，atonce，atthebeginning，atthemoment，atthesametime，before，earlier，inthebeginning，inthecourseof,intheend，inthemeantime，later，lateron，nosooner…than，now，recently，since，sincethen，soon，subsequently，until，when，while等等。TipsE英语教程4Unit6ConversationsConversation1Conversation2FunctionallanguageExercisesExercisesFunctionallanguageE英语教程4Unit61.

Listentoaconversationanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).Conversation1–TalkingaboutdifferencesWordtipsalbumn.唱片；专辑CelineDion席琳·迪翁（加拿大著名女歌手）rap

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Listentoaconversationanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).Conversation1–TalkingaboutdifferencesJennythinksthatMariahCarey’snewalbumreflectshertalent.ThemanthinksMariahCareyissimilartoCelineDionintermsofsingingstyle.Accordingtotheman,musiccouldarousedifferentresponsesindifferentpeople.1MariahCareyisthewoman’sfavoritesinger.TFFTE英语教程4Unit6Conversation1–TalkingaboutdifferencesColumnAMariahCareyCelineDionColumnBAShesoundslikeanangel.BHervoiceismorefreshandpowerful.CSomeofherliveperformancesisreallytouching.DHernewalbumshowsgreatdifferencefromherpreviousones.ESheismoreintorapnow,whichputsherinadifferentcategory.1.

ListenagainandmatchthesingersinColumnAwiththespeakers’commentsontheminColumnB.E英语教程4Unit6ScriptsConversation1–TalkingaboutdifferencesKevin:Hey,Jenny.HaveyougotMariahCarey’snewalbum?Jenny:Ahyes,but…Kevin:But…Butwhat?Iknowshe’syourfavoritesinger.Jenny:Sheis,butit’sapitythathernewalbumisquitedifferentfromherpreviousones.Idon’tthinkherrealtalentshowsinthenewalbum.Kevin:I’vealsonoticedsomesignificantdifferencesinhermusicthistime.Jenny:Yes.Youknow,MariahCareyusedtobecomparedwithCelineDionintermsofsingingstyle.Butthistime,shehasreallychangedalot.She’smoreintorapnow,whichputsherinadifferentcategory.Jenny:Yes,someofherliveperformancesreallytouchedme.ButIthinkMariah’svoiceismorefreshandpowerful.Kevin:Well,everyonefeelsdifferentaboutmusic.E英语教程4Unit63.

Role-playaconversationinpairsaccordingtooneofthefollowingsituations.YoumayrefertotheFunctionalLanguage.SITUATION1AtellsBthechangeofaclassmate’sattitudetowardhim/her.SITUATION2AandBareinanartexhibition.Anoticessomedifferencesbetweenapainter’slatestpaintingsandhis/herpreviousones,andexplainsthemtoB.(Sample)(Sample)Conversation1–TalkingaboutdifferencesE英语教程4Unit63.

Role-playaconversationinpairsaccordingtooneofthefollowingsituations.YoumayrefertotheFunctionalLanguage.GUIDEDCONVERSATIONA:Saythatyoufindsomechangesinaclassmate’sattitude/apainter’slatestpaintings.B:AskAwhatthechangesare.A:Explainthechanges.B:Giveyouropinionaboutthechanges.A:Showagreement/disagreement.Conversation1–TalkingaboutdifferencesE英语教程4Unit6Roleplay-SampleconversationSITUATION1Conversation1–TalkingaboutdifferencesMary:Goodmorning,Lisa.Lisa:Hi,Mary.IthoughtyouwenttothelibrarywithJane.Youarealwayslikepeasandcarrots(形影不离).Mary:Eh…I’mafraidwearenotnow.Wedon’tstaytogetherthatoftenrecently.Jane’sattitude

towardmehaschanged.Lisa:Oh,really?Howdoyoutellherattitudetowardyouisdifferentfrombefore?E英语教程4Unit6Conversation1–TalkingaboutdifferencesMary:Weusedtogossipforhoursabouteverythingunderthesun.However,sheistryingtoavoidmenow.Ihavenoideawhatisgoingon.Lisa:Ifyoustillcherishthisfriendship,whydon’tyougototalktoherdirectly?Maybethereissomemisunderstandingbetweenyou.Mary:Youareright.Iwilltalktoherwhenshecomesbackfromthelibrary.Roleplay-SampleconversationSITUATION1E英语教程4Unit6Roleplay-SampleconversationSITUATION2Conversation1–TalkingaboutdifferencesMichael:Franklin,takealookatthispainting.Itisveryinteresting.Doyoulikeit?Franklin:Yes,Ilikeitverymuch.Isn’titaverywell-knownpainter’swork?Michael:Yes,itis.Haveyounoticedthattherearesomedifferencesbetweenthispainter’slatestpaintingsandhispreviousones?Franklin:Sorry,Ididn’tfollowthispainter’sworks.Canyoutellmeinwhatwaystheyaredifferentfromthepreviousones?Michael:Helikedpaintingwithbroadstrokesbefore.Hislatestworksaremorecreativeanddelicate.Heisforminghisownpaintingstyle.Franklin:Iguessyouareright.E英语教程4Unit6FunctionalLanguageASKINGABOUTDIFFERENCESTALKINGABOUTDIFFERENCESInwhatwayisAdifferentfromB?CanyoutellthedifferencebetweenAandB?HowdoesAdifferfromB?Haveyounoticedanydifferencewithrespectto/regarding…AandBdifferon…Ahas/showsgreatdifferencein…fromB.Ais(quite/alittle/very/completely/entirely)differentfromBinthat…Adiffers(greatly/significantly)fromBasfaras…is/areconcerned.Conversation1–TalkingaboutdifferencesE英语教程4Unit61.

Listentoaconversationandcompletethefollowingsentenceswithwhatyouhear.Wordtipsmen’s110mhurdles男子110米栏比赛hurdlern.

跨栏运动员Conversation2–TalkingaboutsimilaritiesHaveyounoticedanydifference_____________hisperformancelastnight?2Yes.Thishasmadehim____________theEuropeanandAmericanhurdlers.Theyaregoodattheseven-stepstart.ButLiuXiangalsohasthetalentto________________.Yes.What’smore,heisverydiligent,whichalso_______________________.withrespecttomoresimilartomakeitworkcontributestohissuccessE英语教程4Unit62.

Listenagainandcheck(✔)whatmakesLiuXiangdifferentfromsomeotherChineseathletes.1Heisinexcellentphysicalcondition.2Heisverytalented.3Hehasaverygoodcoach.Conversation2–Talkingaboutsimilarities4Hehasgoodteammates.5Heisverydiligent.6Hehasbeentrainedoverseas.✔✔✔E英语教程4Unit6ScriptsConversation2–TalkingaboutsimilaritiesWoman:Didyouwatchthemen’s110mhurdleslastnight?Man:Ofcourse,Iwouldn’tmissit.It’sLiuXiang’sfirstoutdooreventthisyear.He’smyfavoriteathlete.Woman:Haveyounoticedanydifferencewithrespecttohisperformancelastnight?Man:Yes,Ihave.Hehaschangedhisusualeight-stepstarttothefirsthurdletosevensteps!Woman:Yes.ThishasmadehimmoresimilartotheEuropeanandAmericanhurdlers.Theyaregoodattheseven-stepstart.ButLiuXiangalsohasthetalenttomakeitwork.Man:Yes,heisinexcellentphysicalcondition.Woman:WhatdoyouthinkmakesLiuXiangdifferentfromsomeotherChineseathletes?Man:Well…First,heisverytalented;second,hehasaverygoodcoachwhoknowshimverywell.Woman:Yes.What’smore,heisverydiligent,whichalsocontributestohissuccess.E英语教程4Unit63.

Role-playaconversationinpairsaccordingtooneofthefollowingsituations.YoumayrefertotheFunctionalLanguage.SITUATION1AandBaretalkingaboutthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthisyear’sfashiontrendandlastyear’s.SITUATION2AandBaretalkingaboutthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenanathlete’sperformanceintwocompetitions.(Sample)(Sample)Conversation2–TalkingaboutsimilaritiesE英语教程4Unit63.

Role-playaconversationinpairsaccordingtooneofthefollowingsituations.YoumayrefertotheFunctionalLanguage.GUIDEDCONVERSATIONA:

Saythatyounoticesomedifferencesbetweenthisyear’sfashiontrendandlastyear’s/anathlete’sperformanceintwocompetitions.B:Askwhatthedifferencesare.A:Explainthedifferences.B:SaythatyouagreewithAtosomeextent,andpointoutsomesimilaritiesbetweenthem.A:

ExpressdoubtaboutB’sopinion.B:Furtherexplainyouropinion.Conversation2–TalkingaboutsimilaritiesE英语教程4Unit6Conversation2–TalkingaboutsimilaritiesAnna:Hey,Elsa.Whatareyoureading?Elsa:I’mreadingafashionmagazine.It’sthelatestedition.Wouldyouliketoreaditwithme?Anna:Sure.Ihavenoticedtherearesomedifferencesbetweenthisyear’sfashiontrendandlastyear’s.Elsa:Whathaveyounoticed?Anna:Takethesportswearasanexample.Comparingtolastyear,brightcolorsareinthisyear.Thedesignersarequiteboldinchoosingbrightcolors.Roleplay-SampleconversationSITUATION1E英语教程4Unit6Conversation2–TalkingaboutsimilaritiesElsa:Well,youarerighttoacertaindegree.Therearealsosomesimilaritiesbetweenthem.Anna:Whatarethesimilaritiesbetweenthisyearandlastyear’strend?Elsa:Thedesigninthisyearstillgivesprioritytobeingcomfortable.Mary:Yeah,youareright.Iftheyarenotcomfortable,theywon’tsellgood.Roleplay-SampleconversationSITUATION1E英语教程4Unit6Roleplay-SampleconversationSITUATION2Conversation2–TalkingaboutsimilaritiesBenson:Hi,Alex.Haveyouwatchedthetennismatchlastnight?Alex:Yes,ofcourse.YouknowthatI’mabigfanofLiNa.Shedefeatedheropponentandwonthechampionship.Benson:Yeah,sheissogreat,butInoticethatherperformanceinthismatchisdifferentfromthatoflastone.Alex:Whatarethedifferences?Benson:Inthismatch,shehadalotoffaults.Hersuccessrateforthefirstservice(第一发球)wasonly25%.Shelostherpaceinthefirstgame.E英语教程4Unit6Roleplay-SampleconversationConversation2–TalkingaboutsimilaritiesAlex:You’reright.Perhapsitwasbecauseshewasalittlenervousatthebeginning,butofcourseIalsoseesomesimilaritiesbetweenthesetwomatches.Benson:Doyou?Liwonherlastmatcheasily,butsheplayedquitehardinthefirstsetthistime.Alex:Herexperiencehasplayedaveryimportantroleinwinningbothmatches.Benson:Yeah,that’strue.Iagreewithyou.SITUATION2E英语教程4Unit6ASKINGABOUTSIMILARITIESTALKINGABOUTSIMILARITIESInwhatwayisAsimilartoB?WhatarethesimilaritiesbetweenAandB?ArethereanysimilaritiesbetweenAandB?Ais(remarkably/strikingly)similartoBin…Ahas/showssomesimilaritiestoBin…AissimilartoBintermsof/withrespectto…IcanseesomesimilaritiesbetweenAandB.FunctionalLanguageConversation2–TalkingaboutsimilaritiesE英语教程4Unit61.

Listentoapassageanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).PassageWordtipsembarrassment

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Itwouldsoundinappropriatetoaskforapairof“pants”towearinBritain.FT2

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Itisimpolitetoaskwherethe“toilet”isinAmerica.E英语教程4Unit62.

ListenagainandlistthecorrespondingBritishEnglishforthefollowingAmericanEnglishaccordingtowhatyouhear.PassageAmericanEnglishBritishEnglish____________________________________________________________________________pantsbussubwayrestroomtrouserscoachtube/undergroundtoiletE英语教程4Unit6Today,let’stalkaboutthedifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish.Afterall,somedifferencescanleadtoembarrassmentorconfusion.Forinstance,inBritain,ifyouaskforapairof“pants”toweartoaparty,itwouldsoundinappropriate.InBritain,theysay“trousers”,as“pants”alwaysreferto“underwear”.Let’ssayaspeakerofBritishEnglishgetsoffaplaneinAmerica.Justtocatchabusortrainintotownmayrequireadifferentvocabulary.InBritainyoumighttakea“coach”,butinAmericayouwilltakea“bus”.Andyouwouldtakethe“subway”inAmerica,ratherthanthe“tube”orthe“underground”inBritain.ScriptsPassageE英语教程4Unit6TherearesomeotherdifferentexpressionsthattheBritishandAmericansusetorefertothesamething.InBritain,“publicschool”iswhatAmericanscall“privateschool”whereyouhavetopaytohaveeducation.InAmerica,it’snotpolitetoaskwherethe“toilet”is.Youshouldsay“bathroom”or“restroom”whenspeakingtoanAmerican.ScriptsPassageE英语教程4Unit63.

WorkingroupstotalkaboutaWesternpainteryoulike.Youmaydiscussfromthefollowingaspects.Passage1Interviewfivestudents.Askthemwhichaccenttheyprefer,BritishaccentorAmericanaccent?2Eachgroupchoosesarepresentativetogiveapresentationonyourconclusion.E英语教程4Unit63.

WorkingroupstotalkaboutaWesternpainteryoulike.Youmaydiscussfromthefollowingaspects.PassageIhaveinterviewedfivestudentsinourgroupaboutwhethertheypreferBritishaccentorAmericanaccent.TherearetwostudentswholikeBritishaccentbetterthanAmericanaccent.TheyviewBritishEnglishasmoredecentandscholastic.TheyholdthatevenAmericanpeopleseeBritishaccentasarepresentationofbeingwell-educatedandhavingahighersocialposition.E英语教程4Unit63.

WorkingroupstotalkaboutaWesternpainteryoulike.Youmaydiscussfromthefollowingaspects.PassageTheotherthreepreferAmericanaccentoverBritishaccent.TheythinkstandardAmericanaccentispopularinChinanowadays.Tothem,tolearntospeakAmericanEnglishpromisesomeadvantageinthefuture—maybetheycouldunderstandotherpeople’saccentandcommunicatewithothersmoreeasily.TheyalsotakeAmericanEnglishasarepresentationofbeingpopularandopen-minded.

E英语教程4Unit6PassageAPassageBEnglishhumorvs.Americanhumor:Isthereadifference?ThemysteryofGirlwithaPearlEarringReadingE英语教程4Unit6Englishhumorvs.Americanhumor:

Isthereadifference?Lead-inTextstudyExercisesPassageAE英语教程4Unit6Lead-inVideoPre-readingquestionsPassageA–Englishhumorvs.AmericanhumorE英语教程4Unit6Lead-in-VideoPassageA–Englishhumorvs.AmericanhumorE英语教程4Unit6Pre-readingquestionsWorkingroupstodiscussthefollowingquestions.2ArethereanydifferencesbetweentheBritishandAmericanhumorasreflectedinthesecomedies?Ifyes,whatarethey?3Whatdoyouthinkarethecausesofthesedifferences?1HaveyouwatchedanyBritishandAmericancomedies?PassageA–Englishhumorvs.AmericanhumorE英语教程4Unit61HaveyouwatchedanyBritishandAmericancomedies?Pre-readingquestionsWorkingroupstodiscussthefollowingquestions.1Yes,Ihave.Tonameafew,TheBigBangTheory,Mr.Bean'sHoliday,FourWeddingsandaFuneral.2ArethereanydifferencesbetweentheBritishandAmericanhumorasreflectedinthesecomedies?Ifyes,whatarethey?2Yes.TheBritishhumorsometimescannotbeunderstood

literallyandtendstobeindirect.TheAmericanhumortendstobedirectandobvious.PassageA–Englishhumorvs.AmericanhumorE英语教程4Unit6Pre-readingquestionsWorkingroupstodiscussthefollowingquestions.3Whatdoyouthinkarethecausesofthesedifferences?3Manyfactorsmaycausethesedifferences,suchasnationalcharacter,historyandculture,etc.PassageA–Englishhumorvs.AmericanhumorE英语教程4Unit6TextstudyOrganizationofthetextLanguagepointsTextreadingPassageA–Englishhumorvs.AmericanhumorE英语教程4Unit6Englishhumorvs.Americanhumor:Isthereadifference?Humorisaphenomenonshapedbyculture.Itcanbedifficulttodeterminewhataspectsofculturedefineacertainsenseofhumor.Anation’switislinkedtothehistoricaldevelopmentofthecountry.Howfunnysomebodyfindsacertainincidentdependsonmanyfactorsincludingage,personalexperience,levelofeducation,andgeographicallocation.Thereforehumorissomethingthatisnotalwaysacceptabletoanothercountryorculture.Whatsomebodyfromoneareafindsfunnymaynotbeamusingatalltosomebodyfromanotherlocation.Whetherornotsomebodygetsthejokeisdeterminedbytheirinterpretation,whichis,inturn,influencedbytheirculture.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PassageAE英语教程4Unit6Englishhumorvs.Americanhumor:Isthereadifference?3.Whataboutwhenbothcountriesspeakthesamemothertongue?Doesthatmeanthattheywillthensharethesamesenseofhumor,orwilldifferencesstilloccur?Let’staketheexampleofBritainandAmerica.NotonlydotheAmericansandtheBritishspelltheword“humor”differently,mostclaimthatAmericanhumorandBritishhumorarequitedifferentinnature.Timeandtimeagain,peoplesaythattheBritishandtheAmericansdon’t“get”eachother’ssenseofhumor.Towhatextentisthistrue,ifatall?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PassageAE英语教程4Unit6Englishhumorvs.Americanhumor:Isthereadifference?4.There’sareceivedwisdominBritainthattheAmericansdon’tgetirony.ItisoftenbelievedtobeoneofthemostcommondifferencesbetweentheBritishandAmericansenseofhumor.Thisisofcoursenottrue.Oneofthemajordifferencesseemstobehowoftenbothnationsuseirony.TheBritishuseironyonadailybasis.Theyuseitasfreelyasprepositionsineverydayspeech.Theymakefunoftheirfriends.Theyusesarcasmasashieldandaweapon.Theyavoidsincerityuntilit’sabsolutelynecessary.Theymercilesslymakefunofeveryone,includingthemselves.Thisisveryimportant,foritshowsnotonlytheirpridebutself-deprecationaswell.Theirbrashnessandswaggerareladenwithequalportionsofself-deprecation.Thisistheirlicensetohanditout.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PassageAE英语教程4Unit6Englishhumorvs.Americanhumor:Isthereadifference?ButironyisnotthefoundationofAmericanhumor.IthinkAmericansunderstandBritishirony(mostofthetimeanyway!);whattheydon’tunderstandistheneedtouseitsofrequently.WhenAmericansuseirony,theytendtostatethattheywere“onlykidding.”TheyfeeltheneedtomakeajokemoreobviousthantheBritishdo.Maybethiscomesfromafearofoffendingpeople.TheAmericansenseofhumorisgenerallymoreslapstickthanthatofBritain.Ithinkthisarisesfromaculturaldifferencebetweenthetwo.Americanjokesaremoreobviousandforward,abitlikeAmericansthemselves.Britishjokes,ontheotherhand,tendtobemoresubtle,butwithadarkorsarcasticundertone.Thereisusuallyahiddenmeaning.ThismaystemfromthefactthatBritishcultureismorereservedthanAmericanculture.

PassageAE英语教程4Unit6Englishhumorvs.Americanhumor:Isthereadifference?7.Americanssay“Haveaniceday!”whethertheymeanitornot.Britishpeoplewouldseldomsaythisoutofthefearofsoundinginsincere.ButIthinkitmightbeforanotherreason—Theydon’twanttocelebrateanythingtoosoon.TotheBritish,failureanddisappointmentlurkaroundeverycorner.Thisisperhapsduetotheirupbringing.AmericansarebroughtuptobelievetheycanbethenextPresidentoftheUnitedStates.TheBritish,however,aretold,“Itwon’thappentoyou.”________________________________________________________________________PassageAE英语教程4Unit6Englishhumorvs.Americanhumor:Isthereadifference?8.YetcertainAmericancomedieshavegainedhugesuccessinBritainandviceversa.Forinstance,boththeBritishandAmericanversionsofthecomedyTheOfficeareextremelysuccessfulonbothsidesoftheAtlantic.Bothshowshavetheirownculturaldifferences,yettheyportrayalifestylewhichbothAmericansandBritsalikecanrelateto.Therefore,althoughtherearedifferencesbetweenbothnation’switandcomicstyles,thereisstillapossibilityofappreciationandunderstandingoftheother’ssenseofhumor.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PassageAE英语教程4Unit6OrganizationofthetextStructurePartI(Para.______)PartII(Para.______)1-23-8Mainidea:Humorisaphenomenonshapedbyculture.Detailedanalysis:AlthoughpeoplefromAmericaandBritainspeakthesamemothertongue,theyhavemanydifferencesinusingandunderstandinghumor.PassageA–Englishhumorvs.AmericanhumorE英语教程4Unit6Howfunnysomebodyfindsacertainincidentdependsonmanyfactorsincludingage,personalexperience,levelofeducation,andgeographicallocation.人们对于一件事情滑稽性的体会程度是不同的，这取决于很多因素，包括年龄、个人经历、受教育程度和地域。1)howfunnysomebodyfindsacertainincident为主语从句，在复合句中充当主语成分。(Line5,Para.1)2)including:prep.usedtointroducesth.orsb.thatispartofalargergrouporamountyouhavejustmentioned包括You’llneedavarietyofskillsincludingleadershipandnegotiating.PassageA–Englishhumorvs.AmericanhumorE英语教程4Unit6Whetherornotsomebodygetsthejokeisdeterminedbytheirinterpretation,whichis,inturn,influencedbytheirculture.人们的理解决定着他们是否觉得笑话好笑，而人们的理解又反过来会受到文化的影响。1)whetherornotsomebodygetsthejoke为主语从句。Didyougetthatjoke,Ann?(Line2,Para.2)2)get:tounderstandsth.

(非正式)理解；听懂；明白3)bedeterminedby(=bedecidedby):被……影响/左右Athletes’performancewillbedeterminedbytheirtraining.运动员的训练决定了他们的成绩。PassageA–Englishhumorvs.AmericanhumorE英语教程4Unit6英美两国不仅在“幽默”一词的拼写上存在差异，多数人认为，美式幽默和英式幽默存在本质上有很大差别。NotonlydotheAmericansandtheBritishspelltheword“humor”differently,mostclaimthatAmericanhumorandBritishhumorarequitedifferentinnature.他不仅工作更快，而且更好。Notonlydidheworkfaster,heworkedbetteralso.(Line4,Para.3)1)notonly放在句首时，句子常用倒装语序。

2)innature:

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任何政府支持在本质上都是暂时的。Anygovernmentsupportistemporaryinnature.PassageA–Englishhumorvs.AmericanhumorE英语教程4Unit6别人的意见在多大程度上会影响到你的决定呢？这种说法就算成立，又是在多大程度上呢？Towhatextentisthistrue,ifatall?Towhatextentcanothers'adviceinfluenceyourdecision?(Line9,Para.3)1)towhatextent2)ifatall意为“在何种程度上”。常置于句末，意为“就算真的有，也……”。就算有肉，也是每周才吃一次。Meatwasavailableonceaweekifatall.PassageA–Englishhumorvs.AmericanhumorE英语教程4Unit6我们似乎有点脱离主题了。主要的差异似乎在于两个国家使用讽刺的频率。Oneofthemajordifferencesseemstobehowoftenbothnationsuseirony.Weseemtobegettingoffthepointalittle.(Line6,Para.4)1)seemtobe:似乎是；好像是2)howoftenbothnationsuseirony为表语从句。PassageA–Englishhumorvs.AmericanhumorE英语教程4Unit6Theirbrashnessandswaggerareladenwithequalportionsofself-deprecation.Thisistheirlicensetohanditout.他们的傲慢自大与自谦旗鼓相当，不相上下。英国人有这样做的自由。Britishpeople’soverconfidenceandpridearefulloftheirself-deprecation.Thisistheirfreedomtobehaveinthisway.这句话的意思较抽象，可以这样理解：(Line15,Para.4)PassageA–Englishhumorvs.AmericanhumorE英语教程4Unit6TotheBritish,failureanddisappointmentlurkaroundeverycorner.对于英国人来说，失败或不幸随时可能降临。1)lurk:v.

ifsth.suchasdanger,afeeling,etc.lurkssomewhere,itexists,butyoumaynotseeitorknowaboutit

（危险、情感等）暗藏，潜藏RacismcontinuestolurkintheheartofAmericansociety.(Line5,Para.7)ThereisasenseofhumoraroundeverycornerwhenyouaredrivinginAmerica.当你驾车行驶在美国，你会发现幽默感无处不在。种族歧视仍潜藏在美国社会的深处。2)aroundeverycorner:随时；处处PassageA–Englishhumorvs.AmericanhumorE英语教程4Unit6Forinstance,boththeBritishandAmericanversionsofthecomedyTheOfficeareextremelysuccessfulonbothsidesoftheAtlantic.例如，英国和美国版的喜剧《办公室》在大西洋两岸均获得成功。1)version:n.

afilm,play,pieceofmusic,etc.thatisslightlydifferentfromtheoriginalfilm,etc.onwhichitisbased(电影、剧本、音乐等）版本，改编形式Ipreferthetelevisionversionofthefamousnovel.(Line2,Para.8)我更喜欢这部名著的电视剧版。2)onbothsidesoftheAtlantic:在大西洋两岸（这里是指美国和英国）PassageA–Englishhumorvs.AmericanhumorE英语教程4Unit6他们认为这种疾病的产生与化学杀虫剂的使用有关。Theybelievethatthisillnessislinkedtotheuseofchemicalpesticides.linkv.iftwothingsarelinked,theyarerelatedoftenbecauseonestronglyaffectsorcausestheother有联系；有关联 (Line4,Para.1)PassageA–Englishhumorvs.AmericanhumorE英语教程4Unit6incident(Line6,Para.1)警方称这次袭击只是个别事件。Thepolicesaidtheattackwasanisolatedincident.n.

sth.thathappens,oftensth.thatisunpleasant事件accident：强调偶然或意外发生的不幸事情。incident：既可指小事件或附带事件，又可指政治上具有影响的事件或事变。event:可指任何大小事件，但尤指历史上的重大事件。occurrence和happening这两个词多指日常生活中发生的一般事件，有时也指偶然发生的事。

accident,incident,event,occurrence,happening这些名词均有“事故、事件”之意。PassageA–Englishhumorvs.AmericanhumorE英语教程4Unit6amusing(Line1,Para.2)他喜欢让自己身边拥着有趣的人们。Helikestosurroundhimselfwithamusingpeople.adj.

funnyandentertaining好笑的；有趣的amusev.

娱乐；消遣；使发笑amusementn.

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