Lesson 63: She was not amused她并不觉得好笑Key words and expressionsJeremy Hampden 杰里米·汉普登a large circle of friends 交际很广admire 赞美钦佩sense of hummour 幽默感Jenny 珍妮wedding reception 婚礼sort 种类laugh at 嘲笑amuse v. /əˈmjuːz/to make sb laugh or smile逗笑逗乐[ VN ]• My funny drawings amused the kids.我的滑稽图画把孩子们逗乐了。• This will amuse you.这个会逗你笑的。[ VN to inf ]• It amused him to think that they were probably talking about him at that very moment.想到就在这会儿他们大概正在谈论他他不禁笑了起来。[ VN ] to make time pass pleasantly for sb/yourself提供消遣使娱乐SYN entertain• She suggested several ideas to help Laura amuse the twins.她给劳拉出了一些主意好逗这对双胞胎开心。• I’m sure I’ll be able to amuse myself for a few hours.我相信我能自娱自乐几个小时。bear·ing n. /ˈbeərɪŋ/[ U ]~ on sththe way in which sth is related to sth or influences it关系影响• Recent events had no bearing on our decision.近期的事件与我们的决定没有关系。• Regular exercise has a direct bearing on fitness and health.经常性锻炼对于身体健康有直接影响。[ sing. ]the way in which you stand, walk or behave姿态举止• Her whole bearing was alert.她整个人保持着戒备状态。[ C ]( technical 术语 )a direction measured from a fixed point using a compass用罗盘测定的方位[ C ]( technical 术语 )a part of a machine that supports a moving part, especially one that is turning机器的承座尤指轴承Questions on the textWhat do Jeremy’s friends admire him for?They admired him for his great sense of humour.What was Jeremy asked to do by one of his friends recently?He was asked to make a speech at a wedding reception.How did the speech go? 演说词怎么样It was a great success because he had in it a large number of funny stories.Why hadn’t Jenny enjoyed the speech?Because she didn’t like to see many people laughing at his father.Language pointsJeremy Hampden has a large circle of friends and is very popular at parties.political circles 政界artistic circles 艺术圈financial circles 金融圈academic circles 学术圈Everybody admires him for his great sense of humour – everybody, that is, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny.– 后的句子为补充说明that is 也就是说这里作插入语admire sb. for sth.He was admired for his courage to speak out the truth.criticize sb. for sth.They criticized him for his rude manners.sense of humoursense of shame 羞耻感sense of honour 荣誉感sense of duty 责任感sense of balance 平衡感sense of bearing 方向感This is the sort of thing that Jeremy loves.the sort of thing 那一类的事情people of every sort and kind 各种各样的人and that sort of thing 以及诸如此类的事情He is not my sort. 口语他不是我喜欢的那种人。Nothing of the sort. 根本没有那样的事情。Everything’s been sorted out. 一切都解决了。sort out 解决事情Jeremy was a little disappointed by this but he did as his daughter asked.as 连词以。。。的方式… she told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at him.laughing at … 现代分词短语感觉有关动词宾语现在分词短语The other day I saw him chatting with a group of people at Starbucks.Did you hear someone crying out there in the garden last night?I can feel my heart beating fast.Key structures and usage间接引语As soon as he had finished, Jenny told him she wanted to go home.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.Have you enjoyed the speech.No, I haven’t.why is this so?I don’t like to see …直接引语变间接引语‘Open the door for me, please,’ she said.She asked me to open the door for her.“Don’t make so much noise,” she said to her children.She told her children not to make so much noise.“Stay to lunch,” he insisted.He insisted that we (should) stay to lunch.“Come with me,” he suggested.He suggested that I (should) go with him.Extension