• A Frenchman, for instance, might find it hard to laugh at a Russian joke. In the same way, a Russian might fail to see anything amusing in a joke witch would make an Englishman laugh to tears.
• Whether 与 if • 引导宾语从句时，两者可换用，但在三种 情况中，只用whether, 不用if
• 引导主语从句 whether she can stay with her mother-in-law is another matter. • 引导选择条件Whether…or not Whether the accident is your fault or not, you feel terrible at first.
语法链接
关于主语从句的主谓一致 一般都用单数 • What I am interested in is horror movies. • Whatever he says is of no importance. • That he is late for class is certain
注意：在下面句子中，谓动用复数 What he says and what he does don’t agree． 他言行不一致。 Where he comes from and what he is doing here are secrets． 他来自哪儿和他在这儿干什么都是谜。
• The following day, however, the doctor consoled(安慰) him by telling him that his chances of being able to leave hospital in time for New Year celebrations were good. The good.
• Listen to the tape, and then answer the question.
What is the basis of ‘sick’ humour?
• Whether we find a joke funny or not largely depends on were we have been brought up. The sense of humour is mysteriously bound up with national characteristics.
• It’s usually based on tragic situation like violent death or serious accidents.
黑色幽默 ——1960s 重要的文学流派
不是语言机智，而是病态的、荒诞的幽默 情绪，内涵某种阴沉的东西。 嘲讽：丑态百出、漫画式小丑人物。 • 喜剧：讽刺人物的丑恶、畸形 • 悲剧：表现人物的不幸 • 黑色幽默：打破界限，悲剧的内容采取喜 剧的艺术形式。
Vogue（流行）
the leading writers of black himir Nabokov • Lolita （洛丽塔） • Pnin （普宁）
约瑟夫· 海勒(Joseph Heller) • Catch-22 《第22条军规》 • As Good as Gold （像高尔德一样好）
Sick humour
• Black humour • 绞刑架下的幽默 （大难临头时的幽默 ）
Are you positive that this stuff is strong enough?
• 1960s • 1970s • Withdraw from Korean War 1 Social contradictions became increasing acute 2 McCarthyism麦卡锡主义 prevailed Oppressing（压抑） in the United States Suffocation(窒息) • 1960s Be involved in Vietnam War Society was eventful and turbulent
• 在不定式之前及介词之后 1/ She doesn’t know whether to get married now or wait. 2/ Everything depends on whether we have enough money
• 在不定式之前及介词之后 1/ She doesn’t know whether to get married now or wait. 2/ Everything depends on whether we have enough money
• Be bound up with = be associated with = be connected with
Be bound to =be destined to 注定…
• Eve( the day or evening before a great event) • Christmas Eve 圣诞夜 • New Year’s Eve 平安夜 • On the eve of election 大选前一夜 • On the eve of College Entrance Exam
库特· 冯尼格特(Kurt Vonnegut) • Slaughterhouse-Five 《第五号屠场》 • Cat's Cradle 《猫的摇篮》
Vocabulary
• Largely 在很大程度上 =for the most part =on the whole 大体上 Mainly • Partly 在部分程度上
关于：不完全比较
• 1 To do the research for my term paper, I read books more than searching the Web. • 改： To do the research for my term paper, I read books more than I searched the Web.
• Console 与 condole的区别 • 前者对活人，后者对逝者及家属
• Hobble 瘸着腿走 各种走路姿势 Walk Stride 迈大步走 Stagger蹒跚而行 Shuffle: to move without lifting the feet clear of the floor 拖着脚走 Stroll闲逛 Trudge 跋涉
• Most funny stories are based on comic situations. In spite of national differences, certain funny situations have a universal appeal. No matter where you live, you would find it difficult not to laugh at, say, Charlie Chaplin's early films.
• He was still mumbling something about hospitals at the end of the party when he slipped on a piece of ice and broke his left leg.
What is the basis of‘sick’humour?
Than 引导的定语从句！！
• Drink a little more than was good more him.好句子！！ • Than 做关系代词引导一个定语从句 • Than 在这个定从中作主语，同时还 保留“比较”的意思 • Don’t drink more wine than is good for your health. • We often do more work than is required of us.
Comic 戏剧的、可笑的 喜剧： Comedy 喜剧演员 comedian
• Tragic • Tragedy • Tragedian
• Pester：to annoy someone continually, esp. with demands. • The beggars pestered the tourists for money. 乞丐缠着游客要钱。 • My daughter has been pestering me to take her to the zoo.
• The man took heart and, sure enough, on New Years‘ Eve he was able to hobble(跛 行) along to a party.
• To compensate for his unpleasant experiences in hospital, the man drank a little more than was good for him. In the process, he enjoyed himself thoroughly and kept telling everybody how much he hated hospitals.
• He dreaded having to spend Christmas in hospital. Though the doctors did his best, the patient's recovery was slow. On Christmas Day, the man still had his right leg in plaster(石膏). He spent a miserable day in bed thinking of all the fun he was missing.