浙江大学大英4背诵段落 文本.doc

四级背诵 1.?Entertaining Humor—What’s Funny??? (U1)???Para 1~3,?? 250 words The joy of laughing at a funny story is universal, probably as old as language itself. But, what is it that makes a story or a joke funny? As one who has enjoyed humor since I first recognized it, I’ve made an attempt to explain and discuss humor with students in such diverse cultures as Latin America and China. I’ve done some serious thinking about funny stories. It has been a labor of love! Why is it that several students in a class will fall out of their chairs laughing after I tell a joke while the rest of the students look as if I’ve just read the weather report? Obviously some people are more sensitive to humor than others. And, we recognize that some people tell jokes very well while others struggle to say something funny. We’ve all heard people say, “ I like jokes, but I can’t tell one well, and I can never remember them.” Some people have a better sense of humor than others just as some people have more musical talent, mathematical talent, etc. than others. A truly funny person has a joke for every occasion, and when one is told, that triggers an entire string of jokes from that person’s memory bank. A humorless person is not likely to be the most popular person in a group. It is reasonable to say that the truly humorous individual is not only well liked, but is often the focus of attention in any gathering. 听了一个有趣的故事会发笑、很开心，古今中外都一样。这一现象或许同语言本身一 样悠久。那么，到底是什么东西会使一个故事或笑话让人感到滑稽可笑的呢？ 我是第一次辨识出幽默便喜欢上它的人，因此我曾试图跟学生议论和探讨幽默。这些 学生文化差异很大，有来自拉丁美洲的，也有来自中国的。我还认真地思考过一些滑稽有趣 的故事。这么做完全是出于自己的喜好。 为什么听我讲完一个笑话后，班上有些学生会笑得前仰后合，而其他学生看上去就像 刚听我读了天气预报一样呢？显然，有些人对幽默比别人更敏感。而且，我们也发现有的人 很善于讲笑话，而有的人要想说一点有趣的事却要费好大的劲。我们都听人说过这样的话： “我喜欢笑话，但我讲不好，也总是记不住。”有些人比别人更有幽默感，就像有些人更具 有音乐、数学之类的才能一样。一个真正风趣的人在任何场合都有笑话可讲，而且讲了一个 笑话，就会从他记忆里引出一连串的笑话。一个缺乏幽默感的人不可能成为一群人中最受欢 迎的人。一个真正有幽默感的人不仅受人喜爱，而且在任何聚会上也往往是人们注意的焦点。 这么说是有道理的。 2. The Power of a Note (U2)?Para 11~18,?? 282 words What does it take to write letters that lift spirits and warm hearts