Unit 17 Laughter

　　一、课前基础自查

　　(一)分类记单词--省时高效

Ⅰ.阅读单词(知其意)

1．anecdote n． 轶事，趣闻

2．ridiculous adj. 荒谬的，可笑的

3．sunburnt adj. 晒黑的

4．thriller n. 惊险小说(戏剧、电影)

5．psychology n. 心理学

6．being n. 人；物；生物

7．comedy n. 喜剧

8．comedian n. _喜剧演员

9．seal vt. 封，密封

10．saucer n. 茶托，茶杯碟

11．compensate vt. 补偿，赔偿

12．string n. 绳，线

13．loaf n. (面包的)一条

14．yawn vi. _打哈欠

15．cross­talk n. 相声

16．component n. 成分，组成部分

17．agency n. _ 代理处，经销处

18．agent n. 代理人，经销商

19．authority n. 权威；权力

20．mature adj. 成熟的

21．counter n. 柜台

22．tension n. 紧张，焦虑 23.campaign n．　　　　　 运动

24．identification n. 身份

Ⅱ.重点单词(写其形)

1．clarify vt. 澄清，讲清楚

2．withdraw vt. 提取；撤退

3．forbid vt. 禁止，不准

4．border n. 国界，边境

5．overlook vt. 忽略，忽视

6．swiftly adv. 迅速地

7．delay n. 延误，延期

8．acknowledge vt. 承认，认可

9．figure n. 人物

10．scold vt. 骂，责骂

11．obtain vt. 获得，得到

12．tough adj. 艰难的；不幸的；强壮的

13．rarely adv. 很少，难得

14．visa n. 签证

15．yell vi. 叫喊，叫嚷

16．queue vi. 排队

　　　　　n. 队列，长队

17．purely adv. 完全地，仅仅

18．desperate adj. 不顾一切的

19．depth n. 深(度)，纵深 Ⅲ.拓展单词(通其变)

1．amuse vt.逗乐，使(某人)笑→amusement n．娱乐，消遣；快乐的事→amused adj.娱乐的，觉得好笑的→amusing adj.逗人笑的，好笑的

2．convince vt.使相信→convincing adj.令人信服的→convinced adj.相信的，信任的

3．harmony n．协调，和谐→harmonious adj.和谐的，协调的

4．scare vt.使恐惧→scared adj.惊恐的，担惊受怕的→scary adj.可怕的，(某人)吓得发抖的

5．profession n．职业，专业→professional adj.职业的

6．universal adj.通用的，普遍的；全世界的→universe n．宇宙

7．astonish vt.使惊讶，使惊骇→astonishing adj.令人惊讶的→astonished adj.惊讶的→astonishment n．惊奇

8．caution n．谨慎，小心→cautious adj.谨慎的，小心的→cautiously adv.谨慎小心地

9．responsen.回应，应答→respond v．回答，答复

10．messy adj.凌乱的，肮脏的→mess n．混乱 [语境活用]

1．The cautious boy looked around cautiously and then walked across the road with caution.(caution)

2．Seeing the scary film, Mary was almost scared to death.(scare)

3．It is reported that the famous star didn't respond to her divorce while her friends had different responses to it.(response)

4．Mr. Wang is an amusing person who often amuses us with amusing stories. So staying with him is really a kind of amusement.(amuse)

5．To our astonishment,_the famous star died.That's to say, we were astonished at the news of her death, and it was really astonishing.(astonish)

6．If everyone can live in harmony with others, our society will become more harmonious.(harmony)

7．His convincing words finally convinced me, and I was convinced that he was innocent.(convince)