外研版高中英语必修第一册Unit 1 Understanding ideas reading 课件(共20张PPT)

高中英语外研版选择性必修第一册 Unit1 developing ideas -课文

1 The Importance of Humour

幽默的重要性

1 Humour has been an essential part of human behaviour for thousands of years. There is comedy in the

texts of Ancient Greece, and medieval writings are filled with jokes. While these same jokes might not be

as funny to us now as they were then, their authors understood that humour could not only entertain but

also throw new light on sensitive or emotive issues.

数千年来，幽默一直是人类行为的重要组成部分。古希腊的文字中记载有喜剧，而中世纪的作品中也常常出现笑话。虽然那些笑话对现在的我们来说可能不像当时那么有趣，但是它们的作者明白，幽默不仅娱乐大众，而且可以使人们对敏感问题或有争议的问题产生新的认识。

2 Closer to modern times, someone who is remembered for his ability to combine humour with more

serious messages is American writer, Mark Twain. Twain’s particular style of writing is funny and often

mischievous. For example, in his classic novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, he famously says, “Writing

The Best Medicine

最佳灵药

1 As I approach the hospital wearing my white coat, I look just like any other doctor. That is until I put on

my curly rainbow wig, big red nose, and add my name badge “Doctor Larry Laugh-Out-Loud”. I walk

through the doors into the waiting area, where there’s a familiar atmosphere of boredom and tension.

People sit uncomfortably on plastic chairs, looking through old magazines, all of which have been read

hundreds of times previously. Anxious parents do what they can to comfort nervous and crying children.

当我穿着白大褂走进医院时，我看起来和其他医生没什么两样——直到我戴上卷曲的彩虹色假发和大红鼻子，别上我的名牌“拉里，笑哈哈医生”。我穿过一道道门进入候诊区，这里充斥着常见的厌烦和紧张情绪。人们别扭地坐在塑料椅上，翻阅着那些已经被读过数百遍的旧杂志。焦虑的父母们正尽其所能安抚紧张哭闹的孩子。

2 In the middle of this particular scene I spot a small girl whose ankle is twice its normal size. I speak with

the on-duty nurse, who tells me that Lara’s parents rushed her to the hospital after she fell off her bicycle.

1 We Regret to Inform You...

我们抱歉地通知您……

1 “We regret to inform you...” These are the words that every writer dreads receiving, but words every

writer knows well. The response from a publisher comes back and the writer eagerly opens and reads it,

their hearts sinking when they reach that final sentence. You may have spent years giving up your

weekends and free time to write your life’s work, yet still this is often not enough. Everyone knows that

success rarely happens overnight, but perhaps not many know that a lot of highly successful writers have

previously faced rejection.

“我们抱歉地通知您……” 这句话对每个作家而言既害怕又熟悉。出版商给了反馈，作家急切地拆开来读，但读到这最后一句，心随即跌落谷底。你可能已经花费数年时间，放弃了周末和空闲时间去创作你的毕生作品，但这往往还不够。大家都明白，成功不是一蹴而就的；但也许很多人都不知道，许多卓越的作家也都曾被拒稿。

2 Take for example J.K. Rowling. When she received her first rejection letter, she decided that it meant she

1 The Best Medicine