裕兴新概念英语第二册笔记 第63课

Lesson 63:She was not amused 她并不觉得好笑

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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 生词和短语

1. circle ['sə:kl] n. 圈子

2. admire [əd'maiə] v. 赞美，钦佩

3. close [kləuz] adj. 亲密的

4. wedding['wediŋ]n. 婚礼

5. reception [ri'sepʃən] n. 招待会

6. sort [sɔ:t] n. 种类

参考译文

杰里米.汉普登交际甚广，是各种聚会上深受大家欢迎的人。人人都钦佩他那绝妙的幽默感-- 人人，就是说，除他6岁的女儿珍妮之外的每一个人。最近，杰里米的一个最亲密的朋友请他在一个婚礼上祝词。这正是杰里米喜欢做的事情。他认真准备了讲稿，带着珍妮一道去参加了婚礼。他的祝词里面加进了大量逗人的故事，自然大获成功。他刚一讲完，珍妮就对他说她要回家。这不免使杰里米有点扫兴，但他还是按照女儿的要求做了。在回家的路上，他问珍妮是否喜欢他的祝词。使他吃惊的是，她说她不喜欢。杰里米问他为何不喜欢，她说她不愿意看到那么多的人嘲笑他！

【生词讲解】

1. circle ['sə:kl] n. 圈子

1）圆，圆周，圆形空间

eg. Use your compasses to draw a circle.

用你的圆规画个圆。

2）一圈……

a circle of trees 一圈树

eg. We sat in a circle.

我们坐成一圈

a circle of hills 环山

a circle of lookers-on 一圈围观者

[词汇扩展]

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）（有共同兴趣，职业等的人形成的）圈子，阶层，界

have a large circle of friends 交友广泛

in theatrical circles 在演艺界

in business circles 在商业界

in political circles 在政界

4）循环，一周

the circle of the seasons 四季的循环

vicious circle 恶性循环

go round in circles没有进展，瞎忙

2. admire [əd'maiə] v. 赞美，钦佩

1）赞美，钦佩，羡慕

admire sb./ sth. for…因……而羡慕某人、某物

eg. I admire you for your success in business.

我羡慕你事业有成。

eg. We admire him for his sense of humor.

我们都钦佩他的幽默感。

eg. I was admiring his new car.

我羡慕他的新车。

2）（口）（恭维地）称赞

remember to admire her new dress 记着要称赞她的新裙子。admirer n. 称赞者，仰慕者

eg. She has a lot of admirers.

他有许多仰慕者。

admiring adj. 赞赏的，羡慕的

admiring glances 羡慕的眼光

admiration [,ædmə'reiʃən] n. [u] 钦佩，羡慕

eg. We had great admiration for his courage.

我们钦佩他的勇气。

look at a picture with/ in admiration 羡慕地看着一幅画

a mutual admiration society 相互吹捧的社会

3. close adj. 亲密的

1）v. 关[kləuz]

close the door 关门

close your eyes 闭眼

eg. The shop closes at 5:30 p.m.

这家店五点半关门。

close one’s eyes to sth.

turn a blind eye to sth. 视而不见

close o ne’s mind to 不愿思考

2）adj [kləus] （在空间或时间上）接近

eg. The church is close to the school.

教堂离学校很近。

3）adj. 亲密的，亲近的

a close relative 近亲

a close friend/ a bosom friend 亲近的朋友

4）adj. 势均力敌的

a close match势均力敌的比赛

a close election 势均力敌的选举

closed 关着的（反义词open）