Lesson 63:She was not amused 她并不覺(jué)得好笑 聽(tīng)錄音，然后回答如下問(wèn)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. Recently, 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 success. 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 him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at him!New words and expressions 生詞和短語(yǔ)1. circle 's:kl n. 圈子2. admire d'mai v. 贊美，欽佩3. close kluz adj. 密切的4. wedding 'wedi n. 婚禮5. reception ri'sepn n. 招待會(huì)6. sort s:t n. 種類參照譯文 杰里米.登交際甚廣，是多種約會(huì)上深受人們歡迎的人。人人都?xì)J佩她那絕妙的風(fēng)趣感 - 人人，就是說(shuō)，除她6歲的女兒珍妮之外的每一種人。近來(lái)，杰里米的一種最密切的朋友請(qǐng)她在一種婚禮上祝詞。這正是杰里米喜歡做的事情。她認(rèn)真準(zhǔn)備了講稿，帶著珍妮一道去參與了婚禮。她的祝詞里面加進(jìn)了大量逗人的故事，自然大獲成功。她剛一講完，珍妮就對(duì)她說(shuō)她要回家。這不免使杰里米有點(diǎn)掃興，但她還是按照女兒的規(guī)定做了。在回家的路上，她問(wèn)珍妮與否喜歡她的祝詞。使她吃驚的是，她說(shuō)她不喜歡。杰里米問(wèn)她為什么不喜歡，她說(shuō)她不樂(lè)意看到那么多的人譏笑她！【生詞解說(shuō)】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(guī)畫個(gè)圓。2）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(huán)山a circle of lookers-on 一圈圍觀者詞匯擴(kuò)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）（有共同愛(ài)好，職業(yè)等的人形成的）圈子，階層，界have a large circle of friends 交友廣泛in theatrical circles 在演藝界in business circles 在商業(yè)界in political circles 在政界4）循環(huán)，一周the circle of the seasons 四季的循環(huán)vicious circle 惡性循環(huán)go round in circles沒(méi)有進(jìn)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(yè)有成。eg. We admire him for his sense of humor. 我們都?xì)J佩她的風(fēng)趣感。eg. I was admiring his new car. 我羨慕她的新車。2）（口）（恭維地）夸獎(jiǎng)remember to admire her new dress 記著要夸獎(jiǎng)她的新裙子。admirer n. 夸獎(jiǎng)?wù)?，仰慕者eg. She has a lot of admirers. 她有許多仰慕者。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 admiration for his courage. 我們欽佩她的勇氣。look at a picture with/ in admiration 羨慕地看著一幅畫a mutual admiration society 互相吹捧的社會(huì)3. close adj. 密切的1）v. 關(guān)kluzclose the door 關(guān)門close your eyes 閉眼eg. The shop closes at 5:30 p.m. 這家店五點(diǎn)半關(guān)門。close ones eyes to sth.turn a blind eye to sth. 視而不見(jiàn)close ones mind to 不肯思考2）adj klus （在空間或時(shí)間上）接近eg. The church is close to the school. 教堂離學(xué)校很近。3）adj. 密切的，親近的a close relative 近親a close friend/ a bosom friend 親近的朋友4）adj. 勢(shì)均力敵的a close match勢(shì)均力敵的比賽a close election 勢(shì)均力敵的選舉closed 關(guān)著的 （反義詞open）4. wedding 'wedi n. 婚禮( marriage ceremony)wedding breakfast a wedding ring ( a wedding band) 結(jié)婚戒指eg. When will you have your wedding? 你什么時(shí)候結(jié)婚？eg. Im invited to their wedding. 我被邀請(qǐng)參與她們的婚禮。2）結(jié)婚紀(jì)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 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(lán)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(kuò)展marriage 結(jié)婚，婚姻，婚禮(legal union between a man and woman as husband and wife, state of being married)marrymarry sb.get married to sb.be married to sb.marry money （以財(cái)產(chǎn)為目的的結(jié)婚）（marriage hunter）single adj.（獨(dú)身）/ married adj. （已婚）5. reception ri'sepn n. 招待會(huì)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. 我受到了她們熱情的接待。2）n. single常用單數(shù) 接待處eg. Wait for me at the reception. 在接待處等我。receptionist n. 接待員reception desk 服務(wù)臺(tái)3）n. 執(zhí)行會(huì)，歡迎會(huì)，宴會(huì)（文中的意思）hold a wedding reception 舉辦婚宴official receptions for the foreign guests.歡迎外國(guó)友人的官方宴會(huì)receive v. 收到receive the Nobel Prize for literature 獲得諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)receive a letter 收到一封信6. sort s:t n. 種類1）n. 種類kind, sort, typekind 與sort 用法基本相似，kind 比較正式，sort 多用于口語(yǔ)與商業(yè)用語(yǔ)，有時(shí)具有輕蔑的意味。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(huì)有這種想法？type 側(cè)重外觀，式樣，風(fēng)格的意思eg. Her beauty was of another type. 她是一另類種美。2) sort vt. 分類，辨別eg. He sorted (through) the old cards. 她把舊卡片分類。sor of 幾分，有些，稍微eg. The man was sort of peculiar. 這人有點(diǎn)怪。eg. I felt sort of embarrassed. 我有點(diǎn)不好意思a sort of 一種的，像的a sort of scholar還算是學(xué)者的人of a sort 蹩腳的，還稱得上是a poet of a sort 蹩腳的詩(shī)人【課文解說(shuō)】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 very popular with little children. 這個(gè)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(guó)人中很受歡迎。popular newspaper 大眾報(bào)紙popular opinion 輿論popular government 民主政治party1) 約會(huì)，團(tuán)，一行，一伙at parties 在多種約會(huì)中have/give a party 約會(huì)a party of tourists 旅行團(tuán)eg. The president and his party started for Geneva. 總統(tǒng)一行今日啟程前去日內(nèi)瓦。2）當(dāng)事者，關(guān)系人the party concerned 當(dāng)事者，當(dāng)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 風(fēng)趣感sense 1) 理解的感覺(jué)a musical sense 音樂(lè)感eg. He has no sense of business. 她沒(méi)有經(jīng)商意識(shí)。2）意念，意識(shí)a sense of hunger 饑餓感a sense of shame 羞恥感a sense of responsibility 責(zé)任感a moral sense 道德觀3）辨識(shí)力，思慮，判斷力，常識(shí)common sense 常識(shí)a man of good sense 通情達(dá)理的人4）正常的精神狀態(tài)，神智eg. She lost her senses when she heard the news. 她聽(tīng)到這個(gè)消息的時(shí)候失去了理智。that is 也就是說(shuō)，即=that is to say.eg. She is a housewife, that is when she is not teaching English. 她是個(gè)家庭主婦，也就是說(shuō)當(dāng)她不在教英語(yǔ)時(shí)。six-year-old 只可作前置定語(yǔ)。a face-to-face talk 面對(duì)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. This is the sort of thing that Jeremy loves. that Jeremy loves 定語(yǔ)從句eg. Thats the sort of motorcycle I want. 那正是我想要的摩托車。all sorts of 多種各樣的(all kinds of )a sort of 一種的；像的a sort of scholar 還算是學(xué)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 with Jenny. prepare a speech 準(zhǔn)備演講go to the wedding 參與婚禮6. He had included a large number of funny stories in the speech and, of course, it was a great success. include vt. 涉及，涉及（反義詞：exclude 排除）eg. The price includes postage charge. 這個(gè)價(jià)錢涉及郵資。eg. I am included in the team. 我被涉及在這個(gè)隊(duì)里。contain: 涉及整個(gè)內(nèi)容include: 涉及內(nèi)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(gè)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 有些掃興（a little表限度“有些”be disappointed by/at 對(duì)感到失望as his daughter asked 方式狀語(yǔ)從句as: conj. 根據(jù)，如，隨eg. I will do as you advise. 我會(huì)照你說(shuō)的去做的。eg. Please try to pronounce the words as I do. 請(qǐng)像我那樣讀。eg. She stayed in bed as the doctor had ordered. 她像醫(yī)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 asked Jenny if she had enjoyed the speech.on the way to = on ones way to 在去的路上enjoy1) 愛(ài)慕enjoy ones speech. 愛(ài)慕某人的演講/祝詞enjoy a movie 喜歡一部電影2）享有，享有enjoy large sales 暢銷enjoy good pay 支領(lǐng)高薪speech1）c演說(shuō)，講演eg. He made a speech on peace. 她作了個(gè)有關(guān)和平的演講。an opening speech 揭幕詞a closing speech 閉幕詞2）u說(shuō)話能力lose ones speech （因驚嚇等）不能說(shuō)話3）u說(shuō)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）（to ones+名詞構(gòu)造）to ones joy 令某人快樂(lè)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(gè)賓語(yǔ)從句why this was （賓語(yǔ)從句1）that she told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at him! （賓語(yǔ)從句2）like to do 一次性想做like doing 長(zhǎng)期、習(xí)慣性做see sb. doing 看到某人正在做see sb. do 看到某人做了【Key Structure】間接引語(yǔ)1. 在轉(zhuǎn)述祈使句時(shí)，我們一般用一種簡(jiǎn)樸句，這個(gè)祈求或命令由一種復(fù)合賓語(yǔ)體現(xiàn)出來(lái)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(zhuǎn)述別人的話時(shí)，我們可以用 tell sb. to do/ask sb. to do/order sb. to do2. 在引述祈使句時(shí)，我們不一定都用say, tell, ask 這幾種動(dòng)詞，還可以用suggest, insist 等。eg. “ Stay to lunch”, he insisted. He insist that I should stay to lunch.eg. “Come with me”, he suggested. He suggested that I should go with him.注意：suggest 表“建議”，insist 表達(dá)“堅(jiān)持規(guī)定”時(shí)，背面的從句中，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞為 (should) do 形式。【Exercise】 1. “Open the door for me please.” She said to me. What did she ask me to do? She asked me to open the door for her.2. “ Dont make so much noise,” she said to the children. What did she tell the children? She told the children not to make so much noise.3. “ Send him a fax, he suggested. What did he suggest? He suggested sending him a fax. He suggested that I should send him a fax.4. “Ask him about it, he insisted. What did he do? He insisted on asking him about it. He insisted that I should ask him about it.用I wonder 來(lái)轉(zhuǎn)述疑問(wèn)句1. Can he wait a few minutes longer? (I wonder if) I wonder if he can wait a few minutes longer.2. When will he arrive? ( I wonder when) I wonder when he will arrive.3. Has he passed his examination? I wonder whether he has passed his examination.4. Where is he? I wonder where he is.