人教版英语必修4 unit3 课文翻译 无声的幽默的大师

1.必修四Unit1A STUDENT OF AFRICAN WILDLIFE非洲野生动物研究者It is 5:45 am and the sun is just rising over Gombe National Park in East Africa. 清晨5点45分，太阳刚从东非的贡贝国家公园的上空升起，Following Jane's way of studying chimps, our group are all going to visit them in the forest. 我们一行人准备按照简研究黑猩猩的方法去森林里拜访它们。

Jane has studied these families of chimps for many years and helped people understand how much they behave like humans. 简研究这些黑猩猩家族已经很多年了，她帮助人们了解黑猩猩跟人类的行为是多么的相似。

Watching a family of chimps wake up is our first activity of the day. 我们当天的首项任务就是观察黑猩猩一家是如何醒来的。

This means going back to the place where we left the family sleeping in a tree the night before. 这意味着我们要返回前一天晚上我们离开黑猩猩一家睡觉的大树旁。

Everybody sits and waits in the shade of the trees while the family begins to wake up and move off. 大家坐在树荫下等待着，这时候猩猩们睡醒了，准备离开。

Then we follow as they wander into the forest. 然后这群黑猩猩向森林深处漫步而去，我们尾随其后。

必修4 Unit 2A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE造福全人类的先驱者Although he is one of China's most famous scientists, Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer, for he works the land to do his research. Indeed, his sunburnt face and arms and his slim, strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers, for whom he has struggled for the past five decades. Dr Yuan Longping grows what is called super hybrid rice. In 1974, he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a high output. This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields. Now more than 60% of the rice produced in China each year is from this hybrid strain.尽管是中国最着名的科学家之一，袁隆平仍然认为自己是个农民，因为他在田里耕作，进行科学研究。

的确，他被太阳晒得黝黑的脸庞和和手臂，以及他那瘦削而又结实的身躯，就跟其他千百万中国农民一样，过去50年来，他一直在努力帮助他们。

袁博士种植的是被称为“超级杂交水稻的”的稻种。

必修四Unit 3 A Taste of English Humour 品味英国人的幽默 I. VocabularyAs Victor Hugo once said, “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from thehuman face”, and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than CharlieChaplin.正如维克特·雨果曾经所说的：“欢笑就是驱走人们脸上冬霭的阳光”，至今为止，在这方面查理·卓别林做得最好。

He brightened the lives of Americans andBritish through two world wars and the hard years in between .在整个两次世界大战及两次大战之间的艰苦岁月，他点亮了美国人和英国人的生活。

【注释： in between 在中间的状况：eg. My roommates disagreed and I was caught in between.我的室友不同意，我被夹在中间进退两难】 He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so （that ） they could feel more content with their lives. 在 人们感到沮丧时，他使人们欢笑，使人们对生活更加满意。

【注释：①at a time 每次；在某时 ②be content with = be satisfied with = be pleased with = be happey with 对… 满意； be content to do sth .乐意做某事； content sb./ oneself with sth.满足于；对…感到满意； to one’s heart’s content 心满意足地；尽情地 eg. 1) We can swim in the river to our hearts' content.我们可以在河里尽情地游泳。

人教版高中英语必修四Unit 3课文翻译Unit 3 A taste of English humour―Reading―A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOUR无声的幽默的大师As Victor Hugo once said, “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”, 维克多·雨果曾经说过：“笑容如同阳光，驱散人们脸上的阴霾”and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin. 关于这一点，直到今天也没有人比查理·卓别林做的更好。

He brightened the lives of Americans and British through two world wars and the hard years in between. 在两次世界大战及中间艰苦的岁月里，他给英国和美国人民带来了快乐。

He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives. 在人们感到沮丧的时候，查理使人们开怀大笑，于是他们对自己的生活感到更加满足。

Not that Charlie's own life was easy! 然而卓别林自己的生活也并不容易。

He was born in a poor family in 1889. His parents were both poor music hall performers. 他生于1889年，出身贫寒。

他的父母都是杂耍戏院里贫穷的演员。

You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk. 你可能会感到惊奇，查理刚会说话时大人就教他唱歌，他刚会走路时大人就教他跳舞。

必修4 Unit 3A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOURAs Victor Hugo once said, "Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face", and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin. He brightened the lives of Americans and British through two world wars and the hard years in between. He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives.Not that Charlie's own life was easy! He was born in a poor family in 1889. His parents were both poor music hall performers. You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk. Such training was common in acting families at this time, especially when the family income was often uncertain. Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off, so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother. By his teens, Charlie had, through his humour, become one of the most popular child actors in England. He could mime and act the fool doing ordinary everyday tasks. No one was ever bored watching him -his subtle acting made everything entertaining.As time went by, he began making films. He grew more and more popular as his charming character, the little tramp, became knownthroughout the world. The tramp, a poor, homeless man with a moustache, wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat. He walked around stilly carrying a walking stick. This character was a social failure but was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties. He was the underdog who was kind even when others were unkind to him.How did the little tramp make a sad situation entertaining? Here is an example from one of his most famous films, The Gold Rush. It is the mid-nineteenth century and gold has just been discovered in California. Like so many others, the little tramp and his friend have rushed there in search of gold, but without success. Instead they are hiding in a small hut on the edge of a mountain during a snowstorm with nothing to eat. They are so hungry that they try boiling a pair of leather shoes for their dinner. Charlie first picks out the laces and eats them as if they were spaghetti. Then he cuts off the leather top of the shoe as if it were the finest steak. Finally he tries cutting and chewing the bottom of the shoe. He eats each mouthful with great enjoyment. The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted!Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced the films he starred in. In 1972 he was given a special Oscar for his outstanding work in films. He lived in England and the USA but spent his last years in Switzerland, where he was buried in 1977. He is loved and remembered as a greatactor who could inspire people with great confidence.ENGLISH JOKES1 There are thousands of jokes which use "play on words" to amuse us. One person asks a question which expects a particular reply. Instead, what he gets is another kind of answer which makes the situation funny. Now read some of these customer and waiter jokes. Can you match the joke with the explanation?1 C: What's that fly doing in my soup?W: Swimming, I think!2 C: What's that?W: It's bean soup.C: I don't want to know what it's been. I want to know what it is now.3 C: Waiter, will the pancakes be long?W: No, sir. Round.2 Some jokes are longer and tell a short, funny story. The following is one of those jokes about the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend Doctor Watson. Read it and decide which of thesetwo kinds of jokes you like better. Give your reasons.Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson went camping in a mountainous area. They were lying in the open air under the stars. Sherlock Holmes looked up at the stars and whispered, "Watson, when you look at that beautiful sky, what do you think of?" Watson replied, "I think of how short life is and how long the universe has lasted." "No, no, Watson!" Holmes said. "What do you really think of?." Watson tried again. "I think of how small I am and how vast the sky is." "Try again, Watson!" said Holmes. Watson tried a third time. "I think of how cold the universe is and how warm people can be in their beds." Holmes said, "Watson, you fool! You should be thinking that someone has stolen our tent!"。

必修4 Unit3 笔记Page17humor n幽默humorous adj. 幽默的，有幽默感的punchline (笑话、故事等的)结尾警语,点睛之笔verbal humor(无声幽默/语言幽默): limericks五行诗, comedy喜剧, sketch小品nonverbal humor（有声幽默/非语言幽默）: mime哑剧Page18Laughter is the sun that drives winter from human face.笑声如阳光，驱走人们脸上的冬天。

up to now直到现在brighten the lives of sb. 照亮某人的生活道路in between介于中间, 在中间at a time when… 在一段….的时期里at one time 一度，曾经depress 使…沮丧depressed感到压抑/沮丧的feel depresseddepressing 令人沮丧的depression n 沮丧,萧条，抑郁，不景气content adj. 满足的；满意的(一般作表语) contented 也可作形容词，一般作定语feel content with足=be satisfied with/be pleased with 对……感到满意/满be content to do sth. =be willing/pleased to do sth 满足于做某事/愿意做某事content vt. 使满意, 使满足content sb./oneself with sth. 使…满足于…content n. 所含之物，内容, 目录predict its content 预测内容Not that Charlie’s own life was easy.not that意为“倒不是；并不是说”，用于句首或短语之前表达否定含义in/by one’s teens 在某人十几岁时perform v.做；履行，演出，表演performer n. 表演者，演出者 performance n.表演fortune n. 财产,财富;好运,幸运try one's fortune 碰运气fortunate adj. 幸运的（反unfortunate）fortunately adv. 幸运地（反unfortunately）badly off=in a poor position 穷困的, 缺少的(比较级worse off )well off =in a rich position富裕的，处境好的（比较级better off）ordinary, normal, usual, common区别common 普遍的；常见的；共有的；共同的common sense常识be common in 在…中普遍ordinary 普通的，一般的；平凡的ordinary everyday tasks 普通的日常事务normal 正常的；正规的；标准的normal body temperature正常体温usual 通常的，惯常的；惯例的as usual如往常一样; 照例bored adj. 感到厌烦的boring adj. 令人厌烦的bore vt 使…厌烦subtle acting 技艺精湛的表演astonishing adj. 令人惊讶的astonished adj. 感到惊讶的astonish vt. 使惊讶astonishment n. 惊讶to our astonishment令我们惊奇是be astonished+ at (by) /to do/that… 被(因)……惊吓entertaining adj 有趣的，娱乐的entertain v. 使欢乐；款待entertainment n招待，娱乐entertain sb. (with sth.) 用sth.使sb.快乐/用sth.款待sb.Thank you for entertaining me with KFC.= Thank you for treating me to KFC.amusing adj. 好笑的，有趣的amused adj. 感到愉快的，觉得好笑的amuse vt.使发笑，使愉快amusement n. 愉悦，娱乐convincing adj. 令人信服的convinced adj. 坚信的，确信的convince vt.使…信服convince sb of sth 使某人相信某物convince sb to do 说服某人做charming 迷人的；有魅力的charm n 吸引力；（女人的）魅力，魔力outstanding adj. 突出的；杰出的character 1）人物；角色2）性格; 品质throughout（表示空间）遍及, 整个become known throughout the world= all over the world (表示时间）整个，自始自终throughout the meal-less 后缀, 加在某些名词的后面构成否定意义的形容词homeless adj. 无家可归的helpless 无助的careless 粗心的harmless 无害的moustache胡须(beard落腮胡,山羊胡)worn-out adj. 1)（衣类、机器等）磨破的；磨损的；用旧的2) 精疲力尽的；憔悴的in a snowstorm 在暴风雪中a small round black hat 一顶圆圆的小黑帽walk stiffly 僵硬地走路a walking stick 拐杖failure: 失败（u.n）失败的人或事（c.n）a social failure /success 社会中的失败者/ 成功者fail v. 失败fail to do sth 未能做某事fail（in）sth. 失败，未能做到，不及格optimism n 乐观;乐观主义optimistic adj乐观的pessimism n 悲观pessimistic adj 悲观的overcome=get over ( overcome, overcame, overcome) 克服（困难等）be overcome with/by… 被…打倒，因…而崩溃be overcome by fear 感到十分害怕be overcome by shame 感到十分羞愧underdog 失败者，处于劣势的一方boil a leather shoe 煮皮鞋actor演员，男演员actress女演员action行为，做法acting 表演in Switzerland 在瑞士inspire sth. in sb. (=inspire sb. with sth.) 使某人产生某种感情，激发某人的某种感情inspire sb. with confidence=inspire confidence in sb.inspire sb. to sth./to do sth. 激励某人做某事inspiring 鼓舞人的inspired 受鼓舞的inspiration 鼓舞，灵感as if/ as though “好像”，引导的方式状语如果是虚拟的情况，用虚拟语气，be动词用were chew vt/vi. 嚼碎；咀嚼chewy adj.耐嚼的do sth. with great enjoyment 享受地做某事mouthful n. 一口；满口eat a mouthful 吃一口chew a mouthful 嚼一口a handful of sand 一把沙子two cupfuls of milk 两杯牛奶two spoonfuls of sugar 两匙糖star in在……. 担任主角direct adj. 直的；直达的，坦白的v. 导演，指示，指挥direct the films 导演电影direct sb. to do sth. 指示某人做某事direct sb. to sp. 指引某人去某地的路director n.导演，指挥directly adv.直地，直接地direction n.指导，方向Page19costume 戏装，服饰gesture n手势v. 打手势Page20highlight difficult social situations凸显棘手的社会现状appear uncertain 显得摇摆不定particular adj. 特殊的，特别的n. 细节，特色be particular about/over sth. 对……挑剔（过分讲究）in particular (=particularly) 尤其，特别burst into laughter=burst out laughing 大笑on one occasion有一次on occasion(s) 不时；偶尔order a steak tartare点了一份鞑靼牛肉at no extra charge不用额外付钱lace n. 饰带，鞋带pick out 挑选出；辨别出pick off 摘掉，摘下pick up 拾起；捡起；用车接某人，学会（语言）或获得（信息），接收（信号）cut off 剪掉，切断，中断，阻隔，使…孤立cut down砍到，削减cut up切碎cut out删掉，删除cut in 插嘴，插话Page21film each scene把...拍成电影（动词）make films 电影（名词）keep to a strict budget遵守严格的预算slide，slid，slid v. 滑,滑动n. 幻灯片slide on a banana skin 踩到香蕉皮滑倒slide into…悄悄溜进，不知不觉染上/陷入-ing form is used as predicative-ing形式作表语放在系动词之后，动名词作表语相当于一个名词，说明主语“是什么”，现在分词作表语相当于一个形容词，说明主语“怎么样”。

英语必修四单元1一个非洲野生动物的学生这是上午05点45分，太阳刚刚结束贡贝国家公园东非上升。

以下简的研究黑猩猩的方式，我们小组都去参观他们在森林里。

简已研究了多年的黑猩猩这些家庭，并帮助人们了解多少，他们像人类一样的行为。

看着一个黑猩猩唤醒家庭，是我们的第一个活动日。

这意味着回到的地方，我们留在树上的前一天晚上家人睡觉。

每个人都坐着在树荫下等待，而家庭开始觉醒，动销。

然后，我们按照他们进入森林漫步。

在大多数情况下，黑猩猩或饲料或清洁作为一个展示在他们的家庭爱的方式对方。

简警告我们，我们集团将是非常累和脏的下午，她是对的。

然而，晚上让这一切是值得的。

我们关注的母亲和她的婴儿黑猩猩在树中的发挥。

然后，我们看到他们去一起睡在他们的巢在晚上。

我们认识到，黑猩猩之间的家庭成员的债券一样在人类大家庭强烈。

前珍没有人完全理解黑猩猩的行为。

她花了多年观察和记录他们的日常活动。

由于她的童年，她原本想在自己的工作与环境的动物。

然而，这并不容易。

当她第一次在贡贝来到1960年，是不寻常的女人住在森林中。

只有在她的母亲来帮助她的头几个月，她被允许开始她的项目。

她的作品改变了人们对黑猩猩的想法。

例如，一件重要的事情是，她发现黑猩猩捕猎和吃肉。

到那时每个人都以为黑猩猩只吃水果和坚果。

她其实观察到一个狩猎一只猴子，然后吃了黑猩猩群。

她还发现黑猩猩如何相互沟通，和她自己的身体语言学习帮助她制定出自己的社会制度。

四十年珍古德一直关注使得世界各地的理解和尊重这些动物的寿命直言不讳。

她认为，野生动物应留在野外，而不是为了娱乐或广告中使用。

她帮助建立了专门的地方也可以安全地生活。

她领导一个忙碌的生活，但她说：“一旦我停下来，这一切都拥挤在，我记得在实验室的黑猩猩它的可怕它影响我，当我观看野生黑猩猩我对自己说，'是不他们幸运？“然后我想在笼子里的小黑猩猩虽然他们没有做错。

一旦你已经看到，你永远无法忘记... ...“她已经取得了一切，她想做的事：与动物在自己的环境，获得博士学位，并表明妇女可以在森林里生活的男人。

必修4 Unit 2A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE造福全人类的先驱者Although he is one of China's most famous scientists, Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer, for he works the land to do his research. Indeed, his sunburnt face and arms and his slim, strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers, for whom he has struggled for the past five decades. Dr Yuan Longping grows what is called super hybrid rice. In 1974, he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a high output. This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields. Now more than 60% of the rice produced in China each year is from this hybrid strain.尽管是中国最著名的科学家之一，袁隆平仍然认为自己是个农民，因为他在田里耕作，进行科学研究。

的确，他被太阳晒得黝黑的脸庞和和手臂，以及他那瘦削而又结实的身躯，就跟其他千百万中国农民一样，过去50年来，他一直在努力帮助他们。

袁博士种植的是被称为“超级杂交水稻的”的稻种。

无声的幽默的大师维克多•雨果曾经说过：“笑容如阳光，驱走人们脸上的冬天。

”关于这一点，直到今天也没有人比查理•卓别林做的更好。

在两次世界大战及中间艰苦的岁月里，他给美国和英国人民带来了快乐。

在人们感到沮丧的时候，查理使人们开怀大笑，于是他们对自己的生活感到更加满足。

然而查理自己的生活也并不容易。

他生于1889年，出身贫寒。

他的父母都是音乐厅里贫穷的演员。

你可能会感到惊奇，查理刚会说话时大人就教他唱歌，他刚会走路时大人就教他跳舞了。

这样的训练在当时演员家庭中是很普遍的，尤其是在家庭收入经常不稳定的时候。

不幸的是他的父亲去世了，使得他的家庭更加艰难，所以查理在童年时期就要照顾生病的母亲和弟弟。

在十多岁的时候，凭借着自己的幽默，查理已经在英国成为最受欢迎的童星之一。

他能够不说话而仅靠动作来模仿傻子做日常的工作。

看他的表演没有人会感到无聊——他巧妙的表演使得一切都那么滑稽可笑。

随着时间的推移，他开始拍电影。

他塑造的可爱的“小流浪汉”角色开始闻名于世，而查理越来越受欢迎。

这个穷苦的无家可归的小流浪汉，留着小胡子，穿着大裤子、破鞋子，头顶着黑色的小圆帽。

他手里拿着一根手杖迈着僵硬的步伐四处走动。

这个角色是个社会生活中的失败者，但他乐观的精神和战胜困难的决心使他受到人们的喜爱。

面对并不善待他的人，这个弱者依然保持友善的态度。

然而这个小流浪汉是如何把悲凉的遭遇变得滑稽可笑的呢？这里有一个例子，来自于他最著名的电影之一《淘金记》。

19世纪中叶，在加利福尼亚州发现了金子。

像其他很多人一样，小流浪汉和他的朋友也涌向那里去淘金，但却没有成功。

相反，他们被暴风雪困在山边的一个小木屋中，没有任何东西可吃。

他们饿极了，只好煮了一双皮鞋来充饥。

查理首先挑出鞋带来吃，像吃意大利面条一样。

然后他把皮鞋上端的皮子切下来，就像切下一块最好的牛排。

最后他试着把鞋底割下来嚼着吃。

他每一口都嚼得津津有味。

查理的表演是那么有说服力，以至于你会相信这顿饭是他所吃过的最美味的一餐！查理•卓别林自编、自导、自制他主演的电影。

必修四 Unit 3 A Taste of English Humour 品味英国人的幽默 I ． Vocabularyhumour n.幽默；滑稽 punchline n.故事、笑话中的妙语； 关键语 verbal adj.口头上 nonverbal adj.不用语言的 mime n. 哑剧 comedy n.戏剧 up to now 直到现在 brighten vt.使更愉快；使更有希望 depressed adj.忧愁的；沮丧的 content adj.满足的；满意的 feel/be content with 对…满足 astonish vt.使惊诧 astonishing adj.令人感到惊讶的 fortunate adj.幸运的；吉利的 unfortunately adv.不幸地 badly off 穷的；缺少的 ordinary adj.平常的；普通的bored adj.厌烦的subtle adj.微妙的；精巧的；技艺精湛的 entertain vt. & vi.使欢乐；款待 entertaining adj.愉快的；有趣的 charming adj.迷人的；有魅力的 tramp n.流浪的；行乞者 throughout prep.遍及；贯穿 adv.到处；始终；全部 moustache n.小胡子 worn adj.用旧的；用坏的；破烂的 worn-out adj.磨破的；穿旧的stiffly adv.僵硬地 failure n.失败（者） optimism n.乐观；乐观主义 overcome vt. & vi.战胜；克服 underdog n.失败者；处于劣势的一方 snowstorm n.暴风雪 leather n. 皮革pick out 挑出；辨别出cut off 切断；断绝 chew vt. & vi.咀嚼mouthful n.一口；满口enjoyment n.享受；欢乐；乐趣convince vt.使信服convincing adj.令人信服的direct vt. & vi.导演；指示；指挥star in 担任主角；主演outstanding adj.突出的；杰出的confidence n.信心；信念costume n.服装；戏装gesture n.姿态；手势 II． Reading A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOUR 无语的幽默大师As Victor Hugo once said, “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from thehuman face ”, and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than CharlieChaplin.正如维克特·雨果曾经所说的：“欢笑就是驱走人们脸上冬霭的阳光”，至今为止，在这方面查理·卓别林做得最好。

A Master of Nonverbal Humor说课稿尊敬的各位领导、老师：大家好！。

我所说的篇目是A Master of Nonverbal Humor（无声幽默的大师）。

这是一篇高一英语必修四第三单元的课文。

在这里，我将对这节课进行以下六个方面的说解。

希望能借此机会，和大家一起探讨英语教学！一、说学生我所任教的高一级两个班的学生具有以下特点：（1）大多数学生已经意识到英语的重要性，非常希望学好英语，由此对英语产生浓厚的兴趣，他们对事物有好奇心，思维活跃，但思考不深入，逻辑性不强；（2）大部分学生对新教材有一定的了解适应，具有一定的听说读写能力和分析能力，但概括能力仍需要进一步提高，而且他们的自主学习习惯还未养成，对教师依赖性较强；（3）大多数学生，生活历练少，心理承受能力弱，缺少面对困难，克服困难的勇气。

综合以上几点，我设计了以下教学流程，力求达到最好的教学效果。

二、说教材本单元的中心话题是“感受英语幽默”，内容涉及到了幽默的种类及其代表人物。

本课时为阅读理解，所选文章以“无声幽默的大师”为题，介绍了美国著名的电影演员、喜剧大师查理·卓别林以及他在无声电影时代的精湛表演，特别是在著名影片《淘金记》中，他运用滑稽、夸张的动作表情，让观众在捧腹之余，体会在琐屑、卑微之中所隐藏的深刻本质。

（一）教学目标知识目标：（1）学会用英语常见句型表达自己的观点。

（2）学会本单元所要求的词汇，短语，如astonish, overcome, be content with及重点句型Not that Charlie’s life was easy!(卓别林的生活并不容易！)能力目标（1）掌握提取信息，分析信息，解决问题的能力以及理解篇章结构，归纳段落大意的能力。

（2）深层理解文章背后的意义，了解作者意图。

情感目标:（1）让学生通过了解无声幽默的表现形式，保持乐观的人生态度，培养幽默感。

（2）通过对卓别林所表演角色和风格的分析，让学生感受到他对待苦难的积极态度，和对下层小人物的同情，引导学生学会勇于面对困难，战胜困难的人生态度。

罗温·艾金森1955年生于英国泰恩河新堡，这位以绝妙夸张的搞笑手法而风靡全球的憨豆先生，是当今演艺圈内最具表演天赋的喜剧大师之一。

Some Interesting Facts About Mr BeanIf you are not exactly sure who the actor Rowan Atkinson is, perhapsyou would be more familiar with the other name that he is more known for—Mr Bean. Having played the character of Mr Bean for 25 years, Bean hasbecome a well known name. Many people would remember growing upwatching the comical behaviour of Mr Bean, such as when he was preparing for Christmas turkey and when he had his hand stuck in a teapot. But apart from his on­screen character as Mr Bean, what else do you know about Rowan Atkinson?Although many Mr Bean movies are set in England, there are still some people who have the misunderstanding that Mr Bean and Atkinson himself come from the United States. Although he is a white person, it doesn’t mean that he’s from the United States!Since young, Atkinson suffered from a mild stammer(口吃) and he began acting only because he could get ridof it by doing this. Unexpectedly, he became famous in the acting industry because of Mr Bean who is basically not speaking.Before becoming an actor, Atkinson never studied acting. Instead, he studied electricalengineering and graduated with a degree in it at Newcastle University and later, graduated with a master’s degree in the same course from The Queen’s College in Oxford, England.Never thought Mr Bean, who is not good at driving, would be a fan of racing, did you? In fact, not only does he like racing, but he is pretty good at it too. He raced against some other celebrities in a race of Top Gear and only came in second to the star, Matt LeBlanc.It is obvious that Rowan Atkinson isn’t the best­looking actor in Hollywood. However, his daughter is surprisingly good­looking and she is a good actress too.There has been some wrong information spreading all over the Internet saying that Rowan Atkinson passed away in an accident of some sort but fortunately, it is all false. The man is still very much alive, despite not having much news written about him recently.Section ⅠWarming Up & Reading—Comprehending重点单词写作词汇1.content adj. 满足的；满意的n. 满足v t. 使满足2.ordinary adj. 平常的；普通的3.worn adj. 用旧的；用坏的；破烂的4.throughout prep. 遍及；贯穿ad v. 到处；始终；全部5.homeless adj. 无家的；无家可归的6.overcome v t. & v i. (overcame, overcome)战胜；克服7.outstanding adj. 突出的；杰出的；显著的8.gesture n. 姿态；手势v i. 做手势拓展词汇9.humour n．幽默；滑稽→humorous adj.幽默的10.brighten v t.使更愉快；使更有希望→bright adj.明亮的，鲜明的；聪明的；愉快的11.depressed adj.忧愁的；沮丧的→depressing adj.压抑的；使人沮丧的→depression n．沮丧；不景气；忧愁12.performer n．表演者；演出者→perform v．执行；表演→performance n．执行；演出13.astonish v t.使惊诧→astonished adj.感到惊讶的→astonishing adj.令人感到惊讶的→astonishment n．惊讶14.fortunate adj.幸运的；吉利的→fortune n．运气，财富→fortunately ad v.幸运地→unfortunately ad v.(反义词)不幸地15.bored adj.厌烦的→boring adj.无聊的；令人厌烦的16.entertain v t. & v i.使欢乐；款待→entertaining adj.愉快的，有趣的→entertainment n．娱乐17.failure n．失败(者)→fail v i. & v t.失败；不及格；使失望18.optimism n．乐观；乐观主义→optimistic adj.乐观的；乐观主义的19.enjoyment n．享受；欢乐；乐趣→enjoy v t.喜欢；欣赏→enjoyable adj.令人愉快的20.convince v t.使信服→convinced adj.坚信不移的→convincing adj.令人信服的21.direct v t. & v i.导演；指示；指挥adj.直的；直接的；直率的→direction n．指导→directly ad v. & conj.直接地，径直地；一……就……22.confidence n．信心；信念→confident adj.自信的；确信的阅读词汇edy n. 喜剧24.teens n. 十几岁(13至19岁的年龄)25.charming adj. 迷人的；有魅力的26.tramp n. 流浪汉；行乞者27.moustache n. 小胡子28.worn-out adj. 磨破的；穿旧的29.snowstorm n. 暴风雪30.leather n. 皮革31.chew v t. & v i. 嚼碎；咀嚼(食物)32.costume n. 服装；戏装重点短语1.up__to__now 直到现在2.feel/be__content__with 对……满足3.badly__off 穷的；缺少的4.pick__out 挑出；辨别出5.cut__off 切断；断绝6.star__in 在……担任主角；主演7.break__into 破门而入8.in__search__of 寻找重点句型1.as引导非限制性定语从句：As__Victor__Hugo__once__said(正如维克多·雨果曾经说过)，“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”，...2.with的复合结构：Instead he and another man are hiding in a small hut during a snowstorm with__nothing__to__eat(没有任何东西可吃).3.as if引导方式状语从句：Then he picks out the lace of the shoe and eats it as__if(好像) it were spaghetti.ⅠFast-readingSkim the text and do the following exercises.1．What’s the main idea of the text?A．How Chaplin entertained the audience with his humour.B．A brief introduction to Charlie Chaplin.C．One of Charlie Chaplin’s most famous films—The Gold Rush.D．The history of English humour.答案：B2．Match the main idea of each paragraph.Para.1A．An example of a sad situation that he made funny.Para.2 B．His achievements.Para.3 C．What Charlie’s childhood was like.Para.4 D．What his most famous character was like.Para.5 E．Why people needed cheering up.答案：ECDABⅡCareful-readingRead the text carefully and choose the best answer.1．How do you understand the sentence “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”？A．Laughter has the power to drive winter away and welcome warm spring.B．Laughter can keep one’s face warm, especially during freezing winter.C．Laughter can make people forget their problems and make them feel happy.D．Laughter can give people warmth, so their faces are not cold.2．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A．Humour can make a sad situation entertaining.B．Charlie Chaplin was given an honour for his contribution to the film industry.C．Charlie Chaplin’s family became much poorer after his father died.D．Charlie Chaplin was not kind when others were unkind to him.3．What made Charlie Chaplin one of the most popular child actors in England?A．His appearance.B．His hairstyle.C．His humour.D．His foolish acting.4．What can we infer from the last paragraph?A．Charlie Chaplin was not only a writer and a director but also an actor and a film-maker.B．Chaplin was given a special Oscar for his outstanding work in films.C．In 1977 Charlie Chaplin died and was buried in Switzerland.D．Chaplin is loved and remembered as a great actor who could inspire people with great confidence.答案：1－4.CDCAⅢStudy-readingAnalyze the following difficult sentences in the text.1．As Victor Hugo once said，“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”，and up to now no-body has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin.本句中and连接两个并列分句，as意为“正如”，引导非限制性定语从句，先行词为整个主句。