1、.Lesson 63:She was not amused 她并不覺得好笑 聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。 Why did Jenny want to leave the wedding reception? Jeremy Hampden has a large circle of friends and if very popular at parties. Everybody admires him for his great sense of humour - everybody, that is, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny. Recen

2、tly, one of Jeremy's closest friends asked him to make a speech at a wedding reception. This is the sort of thing that Jeremy loves. He prepared the speech carefully and went to the wedding with Jenny. he had included a large number of funny stories in the speech and, of course, it was a great s

3、uccess. As soon as he had finished, Jenny told him she wanted to go home. Jeremy was a little disappointed by this but he did as his daughter asked. On the way home, he asked Jenny if she had enjoyed the speech. To his surprise, she said she hadn't. Jeremy asked her why this was so and she told

4、him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at him!New words and expressions 生詞和短語1. circle 's:kl n. 圈子2. admire d'mai v. 贊美，欽佩3. close kluz adj. 親密的4. wedding 'wedi n. 婚禮5. reception ri'sepn n. 招待會6. sort s:t n. 種類參考譯文 杰里米.漢普登交際甚廣，是各種聚會上深受大家歡迎的人。人人都欽佩他那絕妙的幽默感 - 人人，就是說，除

5、他6歲的女兒珍妮之外的每一個人。最近，杰里米的一個最親密的朋友請他在一個婚禮上祝詞。這正是杰里米喜歡做的事情。他認真準備了講稿，帶著珍妮一道去參加了婚禮。他的祝詞里面加進了大量逗人的故事，自然大獲成功。他剛一講完，珍妮就對他說她要回家。這不免使杰里米有點掃興，但他還是按照女兒的要求做了。在回家的路上，他問珍妮是否喜歡他的祝詞。使他吃驚的是，她說她不喜歡。杰里米問他為何不喜歡，她說她不愿意看到那么多的人嘲笑他！【生詞講解】1. circle 's:kl n. 圈子1）圓，圓周，圓形空間eg. Use your compasses to draw a circle. 用你的圓規畫個圓。2）

6、一圈a circle of trees 一圈樹eg. We sat in a circle. 我們坐成一圈a circle of hills 環山a circle of lookers-on 一圈圍觀者詞匯擴展square 正方形triangle 三角形a star has five ends, a square has four ends, a triangle has three ends, a line has two ends, i hope your happiness is no end.3）（有共同興趣，職業等的人形成的）圈子，階層，界have a large circle of

7、 friends 交友廣泛in theatrical circles 在演藝界in business circles 在商業界in political circles 在政界4）循環，一周the circle of the seasons 四季的循環vicious circle 惡性循環go round in circles沒有進展，瞎忙2. admire d'mai v. 贊美，欽佩1）贊美，欽佩，羨慕admire sb./ sth. for因而羨慕某人、某物eg. I admire you for your success in business. 我羨慕你事業有成。eg. We

8、admire him for his sense of humor. 我們都欽佩他的幽默感。eg. I was admiring his new car. 我羨慕他的新車。2）（口）（恭維地）稱贊remember to admire her new dress 記著要稱贊她的新裙子。admirer n. 稱贊者，仰慕者eg. She has a lot of admirers. 他有許多仰慕者。admiring adj. 贊賞的，羨慕的admiring glances 羨慕的眼光admiration ,ædm'rein n. u 欽佩，羨慕eg. We had great a

9、dmiration for his courage. 我們欽佩他的勇氣。look at a picture with/ in admiration 羨慕地看著一幅畫a mutual admiration society 相互吹捧的社會3. close adj. 親密的1）v. 關kluzclose the door 關門close your eyes 閉眼eg. The shop closes at 5:30 p.m. 這家店五點半關門。close ones eyes to sth.turn a blind eye to sth. 視而不見close ones mind to 不愿思考2）ad

10、j klus （在空間或時間上）接近eg. The church is close to the school. 教堂離學校很近。3）adj. 親密的，親近的a close relative 近親a close friend/ a bosom friend 親近的朋友4）adj. 勢均力敵的a close match勢均力敵的比賽a close election 勢均力敵的選舉closed 關著的 （反義詞open）4. wedding 'wedi n. 婚禮( marriage ceremony)wedding breakfast a wedding ring ( a wedding

11、 band) 結婚戒指eg. When will you have your wedding? 你什么時候結婚？eg. Im invited to their wedding. 我被邀請參加他們的婚禮。2）結婚紀念日，&婚（一周年）Paper wedding 紙婚（二周年）Straw wedding 稻草婚（三周年）Leather wedding 皮革婚 （四周年）Silk wedding 絲婚 （五周年）Wood wedding 木婚（六周年）Iron wedding 鐵婚（十周年）Tin wedding 錫婚（二十周年）China wedding 搪瓷婚（二十五周年）Silver

12、wedding 銀婚（婚后第一大慶典）（三十周周年）Pearl wedding 珍珠婚（三十五周年）Coral wedding 珊瑚婚（四十周年）Ruby wedding 紅寶石婚（四十五周年）Sapphire wedding 藍寶石婚（五十周年）Golden wedding 金婚 （婚后第二大慶典）（五十五周年）Emerald wedding 翡翠婚（六十-七十五）Diamond wedding 鉆石婚詞匯擴展marriage 結婚，婚姻，婚禮(legal union between a man and woman as husband and wife, state of being ma

13、rried)marrymarry sb.get married to sb.be married to sb.marry money （以財產為目的的結婚）（marriage hunter）single adj.（單身）/ married adj. （已婚）5. reception ri'sepn n. 招待會1）n. 接受，接納give a warm reception to sb.熱情的接待某人eg. I got a friendly reception from them. 我受到了他們熱情的接待。2）n. single常用單數 接待處eg. Wait for me at the

14、 reception. 在接待處等我。receptionist n. 接待員reception desk 服務臺3）n. 執行會，歡迎會，宴會（文中的意思）hold a wedding reception 舉行婚宴official receptions for the foreign guests.歡迎外國友人的官方宴會receive v. 收到receive the Nobel Prize for literature 獲得諾貝爾獎receive a letter 收到一封信6. sort s:t n. 種類1）n. 種類kind, sort, typekind 與sort 用法基本相同，k

15、ind 比較正式，sort 多用于口語與商業用語，有時含有輕蔑的意味。eg. Ill do nothing of this sort. 這種事我不干。eg. How did you get this sort of idea into your head? 你怎么會有這種想法？type 側重外觀，式樣，風格的意思eg. Her beauty was of another type. 她是一另類種美。2) sort vt. 分類，區分eg. He sorted (through) the old cards. 他把舊卡片分類。sor of 幾分，有些，稍微eg. The man was sort

16、 of peculiar. 這人有點怪。eg. I felt sort of embarrassed. 我有點不好意思a sort of 一種的，像的a sort of scholar還算是學者的人of a sort 蹩腳的，還稱得上是a poet of a sort 蹩腳的詩人【課文講解】1. Jeremy Hampden has a large circle of friends and is very popular at parties. a large circle of friends 有很廣的交際圈子be popular with sb. 受的歡迎eg. The nurse is

17、 very popular with little children. 這個保育員在孩子中很受歡迎be popular among sb. 在某人中受歡迎eg. Chinese food is becoming popular among Americans. 中餐在美國人中很受歡迎。popular newspaper 大眾報紙popular opinion 輿論popular government 民主政治party1) 聚會，團，一行，一伙at parties 在各種聚會中have/give a party 聚會a party of tourists 旅行團eg. The presiden

18、t and his party started for Geneva. 總統一行今日啟程前往日內瓦。2）當事者，關系人the party concerned 當事者，當事人2. Everybody admires him for his great sense of humor - everybody, that is, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny. admire sb. for sth. 因而欽佩某人a sense of humor 幽默感sense 1) 了解的感覺a musical sense 音樂感eg. He has no sens

19、e of business. 他沒有經商意識。2）意念，意識a sense of hunger 饑餓感a sense of shame 羞恥感a sense of responsibility 責任感a moral sense 道德觀3）辨識力，思慮，判斷力，常識common sense 常識a man of good sense 通情達理的人4）正常的精神狀態，神智eg. She lost her senses when she heard the news. 她聽到這個消息的時候失去了理智。that is 也就是說，即=that is to say.eg. She is a housewi

20、fe, that is when she is not teaching English. 她是個家庭主婦，也就是說當他不在教英語時。six-year-old 只可作前置定語。a face-to-face talk 面對面的交談3. Recently, one of Jeremy's closest friends asked him to make a speech at a wedding reception. one of Jeremys closest friends= a closest friend of Jeremysmake a speech 做演講；（文中）祝詞4.

21、This is the sort of thing that Jeremy loves. that Jeremy loves 定語從句eg. Thats the sort of motorcycle I want. 那正是我想要的摩托車。all sorts of 各種各樣的(all kinds of )a sort of 一種的；像的a sort of scholar 還算是學者的人eg. She is not my sort (of woman). 她不是喜歡的那種女人。5. He prepared the speech carefully and went to the wedding w

22、ith Jenny. prepare a speech 準備演講go to the wedding 參加婚禮6. He had included a large number of funny stories in the speech and, of course, it was a great success. include vt. 包含，包括（反義詞：exclude 排除）eg. The price includes postage charge. 這個價錢包含郵資。eg. I am included in the team. 我被包括在這個隊里。contain: 包含整個內容incl

23、ude: 包含內容的一部分a large number of 大量的funny stories= interesting storiesa funny fellow 有趣的家伙eg. Whats so funny about that joke? 那個笑話有什么好笑的？7. As soon as he had finished, Jenny told him she wanted to go home. Jeremy was a little disappointed by this but he did as his daughter asked. a little disappointed

24、 有些掃興（a little表程度“有些”be disappointed by/at 對感到失望as his daughter asked 方式狀語從句as: conj. 依照，如，隨eg. I will do as you advise. 我會照你說的去做的。eg. Please try to pronounce the words as I do. 請像我那樣讀。eg. She stayed in bed as the doctor had ordered. 她像醫生吩咐的那樣臥床休息。eg. Leave as it is.維持原狀好了。8. On the way home, he ask

25、ed Jenny if she had enjoyed the speech.on the way to = on ones way to 在去的路上enjoy1) 喜愛enjoy ones speech. 喜愛某人的演講/祝詞enjoy a movie 喜歡一部電影2）享受，享有enjoy large sales 暢銷enjoy good pay 支領高薪speech1）c演說，講演eg. He made a speech on peace. 他作了個關于和平的演講。an opening speech 開幕詞a closing speech 閉幕詞2）u說話能力lose ones speec

26、h （因驚嚇等）不能說話3）u說話the freedom of speech 言論自由 eg. Speech is silver, silence is golden. （諺） 沉默是金，開口是銀。9. To his surprise, she said she hadn't. Jeremy asked her why this was so and she told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at him!to ones surprise 令某人吃驚的是（=to ones shock/fright

27、）（to ones+名詞結構）to ones joy 令某人高興的是to ones astonishment 令某人吃驚的是to ones sorrow 令某人遺憾的是to ones disappointment 令某人失望的是.兩個賓語從句why this was （賓語從句1）that she told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at him! （賓語從句2）like to do 一次性想做like doing 長期、習慣性做see sb. doing 看到某人正在做see sb. do 看到某人做了【

28、Key Structure】間接引語1. 在轉述祈使句時，我們通常用一個簡單句，這個請求或命令由一個復合賓語體現出來eg. He said: “ Please come again tomorrow.” He ask me to go there again the next day.eg. He said: “ Dont do that again.” He tell me not to do that again.eg. He said: “ Get everything ready in two hours.” He ordered us to get everthing ready in two hours. He told us to get everthing ready in two hours.轉述別人的話時，我們可以用 tell sb. to do/ask sb. to do/order sb. to do2. 在引述祈使句時，我們不一定都用say, tell, ask 這幾個動詞，還可以用suggest, insist 等。eg. “ Stay to lunch”, he insisted. He insist that I should stay to lunc