Ⅱ.重点短语

1．stand up for 支持，维护

2．depend/rely on/upon 依赖，依靠

3．react to 对......做出反应

4．queue up 排队

5．trip over 绊倒

6．make fun of 拿......开玩笑；取笑，嘲弄

7．have affection for 喜爱，钟爱

8．come up with 想出；拿出

9．follow in one's footsteps/the footsteps of sb. 效法某人，以某人为榜样

10．pass away 去世，亡故

Ⅲ.重点句式

1．疑问词＋do you think/believe/suppose/suggest/...＋陈述语序？

Which of the events above do you think will be the funniest? Why?

你认为上面的哪个项目最有趣？为什么？

2．while引导让步状语从句

While this kind of humour may sound cruel，it usually only works if both the comedian and the audience have affection for or admire the person being made fun of.

虽然这种幽默可能听起来有点刻薄，但通常只有当喜剧演员和观众都喜欢或者崇拜这个被取笑的对象时，这种幽默才奏效。

3．数词＋such＋名词＋...

One such person is Billy Crystal.

比利·克里斯托就是这样的一个人。

4．whatever引导让步状语从句

Whatever the reason，research shows that in the end，the English saying，'Laughter is the best medicine'，may be true after all.

不管是什么原因，研究最终表明，英语格言"笑是灵丹妙药"到头来可能真的没错。

Ⅰ.课文阅读理解

1．A stand­up comedian .

A．must be a man

B．can't make fun of an audience member