Lesson 15 She was not amused

她并不觉得好笑

一、词汇部分
1.circle/'sɝkl/ n. 圈子
词根：circ-圆圈
扩展：circulation 流通

2.admire/əd'maɪɚ/ v. 赞美，钦佩

3.close/kloz/ adj. 亲密的
扩展：Peter has a little brother. And they are pretty close.
扩展：distant 疏远的
例句：After we grow up, we become kind of distant because we live in different cities and we don’t get to see each other often. So we don’t have a lot of stuff to talk about.

4.wedding/'wɛdɪŋ/ n. 婚礼
扩展：wedding ceremony
扩展：call off the wedding/cancel the wedding 取消婚礼

5.reception/rɪ'sɛpʃən/n. 招待会
6.sort/sɔrt/ n. 种类


文章讲解

Jeremy Hampden has a large circle of friends and is 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!


文章精讲：
1.Jeremy Hampden has a large circle of friends and is very popular at parties.

1)知识点1: 表达
搭配：well-connected 人脉很广

2. Everybody admires him for his great sense of humour -- everybody, that is, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny.

1)知识点1:sense of humor 幽默感
sense of direction 方向感
sense of belongs 归属感
sense of achievement 成就感

2)知识点2:except/besides

3.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.

1) 知识点1:one of +名词复数

2) 知识点2:定语从句
This is the sort of thing that Jeremy loves.

4.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!


知识点：
as soon as …一…就
finish doing something
on one’s way home 在回家的路上
宾语从句

课外口语表达－餐厅：
Do you have a reservation?
How many?
Table for two?
Are you ready to order?
Do you need some more time?
Can I start you off with a drink?
Would you like to hear the specials?
What can I get for you?
May I see the menu/dessert menu/wine list?
What do you recommend?
Is it spicy?
Is it enough to share?
Can I have it without…(butter)?
Can I substitute the …(chicken) for … (beef)?
Can I get this to-go?
Can we get the bill, please?
Can I have a refill, please?