2. New words Unit 3 A of Taste English Humour

3. (not using words) nonverbal adj. word building non- : ( prefix) “not” nonparty nonhuman nonsmoker nonviolent verbal adj. (Use oral language to show one’s feeling,etc.)

4. a humorous play or sth. silly and unreasonable which alaways makes you laugh loundly farce n. mine n. comedy

5. Charlie Chaplin

6. Edward Lear (funny poems) Edward Lear (1812- 1888) was an artist.

7. slide v.@ n. 滑动 ; 幻灯片 slide on a banana skin

8. skin n.

9. bump hit/knock sb in a sudden bump into knock with sb atrongly cruel adj. make someone suffer or feel unhappy

10. content adj. happy and satisfied 1.be content with… 相当于 : be satisfied with… 2. be content to do sth. 相当于： be willing to do sth. vt. content sb./oneself (with)… Eg. We should never content ourselves with book knowledge only.

11. surprise someone very much astonish vt. be astonished at…/ to do sth. badly off be poor of, ba lack of poverty very poor particular adj. special, more than usual

12. give people pleasure entertain v. n. entertainment 文娱节目 ; 款待 entertaining 有趣的 ; 使人娱乐的 adj. charming tramp n a person of wanders in the street and has to beg in order to live throughout prep @ adv. throughtout the world throughtout the noght

13. homeless adj. -less: useless careless fearlessharmless

14. too old or damaged to be used extremely good worn-out adj. outstanding adj.

15. failure n.someone or sth. that is not successful fail v. fail to do sth. Eg.1. Doctors failed to save the girl’s life. 2.The letter failed to arrive 1. 没做 …; 2. 做 …… 不成功 1 fail a exam 考试不及格

16. 1. successfully control a feeling or problem overcome vt.@ vi. 2.to fight and win against sb. or sth. two explanation: 克服 战胜 overcome difficulties / the enemy etc.

17. boil v. boiling point boiling water boiled water

18. 1. much money 2. luck fortune n. fortunate adv. fortunately (反)(反)unfortunate(ly) adj.

19. snowstorm n. brainstorm

20. pick out Lace Cut off Bottom the lowest part of sth. Bottoms up! chew vt. vi. to bite food at times chewing gum 口香糖

21. a mouthful of 满口的 mouthful n. 一口，满口 similar words: useful phrase: a mouthful of beer a mouthful of bread handful cupful spoonfulbasketful enjoymnet

22. 1.tell how to do sth.,how to get somewhere direct vt.@ vi. 2. manage, control two explanation 指示, 指挥 管理, 指导, 导演 n. adj. adv. direct: 直的, 直接的 direct: 直接地, 一直 directly: 直接地, 一直 ; 马上 director: 指导者 ; 导演 ; 董事 direction: 方向 ; 说明 ; 管理, 指挥 ( 反 ) indirect(ly) practice :Excuse me,can you tell me the ______ of Company ABC.

23. put a starshaped mark star vt. @ vi. useful phrase: star in… 担任主角 第一主角 starring role starred item 标有星号的项目 n. a five-star hotel 五星级酒店 super star 超级巨星

24. outstanding adj extremely good

25. Switzerland n. Swiss

26. swing v. @ n. 摇摆 ; 秋千 custume type of clothes knock into fortune n. 1.much money 2. luck

27. pancake n.

28. mountainous adj. n. mountain

29. whisper v. @ n. whisper a story whisper to sb. speak in a whisper

30. extremely large,huge vast adj. sense n. sense of humor 幽默感 nonsense 胡说，废话