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课件网) Lesson 29 Funny or not Word Using largely adv. 在很大程度上 The fund is largely financed through government borrowing. Retail sales dipped 6/10ths of a percent last month, largely because Americans were buying fewer cars. comic adj.喜剧的，可笑的 comedy n.喜剧，喜剧性事务 comedian n.滑稽演员，喜剧演员 反： tragic adj.悲惨的，悲剧的 tragedy n.悲剧，惨案 tragedian n.悲剧演员，悲剧作家 2. universal adj. 普遍的 The desire to look attractive is universal. The insurance industry has produced its own proposals for universal health care. 3. console v. 安慰，慰问 comfort v. He consoled himself that Emmanuel looked like a nice boy, who could be the one for his daughter. I consoled myself with the fact that I am not alone. distasteful adj.讨厌的 -The idea is tasteful to me. 同： unpleasant adj.使人不愉快的，讨厌的 displeasing adj.使人不愉快的 pester v.一再要求，纠缠 pester sb. to do sth.以某事烦扰某人 -For year Mary have is pester him to take her to Europe. pester sb.with/for sth. 以某事烦扰某人，缠住某人讨取某物 -Beggars pester him with money. -Don't pester me for the trifle. (trifle n.琐事，微不足道的小事） dread v.惧怕 dread+名词/动名词/动词不定式 -We were dreading his arrival. -He dreaded having to meet his parents. -I dread to think what will happen if he finds out. dreadful adj.令人恐惧的，令人不快 可怕的灾难 dreadful disaster dreaded adj.感到恐惧的 -I feel dreaded when night falls. In dread of 害怕某人/事 -We are in dread of insects. recovery n.康复 经济复苏 economic recovery recovery from 从...恢复过来 -He made a quick recovery from an injury.= He quickly recovered from an injury. Recover v. 恢复 recover from plaster n.熟石膏，灰泥 plaster cast 石膏绷带，石膏夹 plasterer (英）泥水匠，涂灰泥工人 console v.安慰，慰问 -“Never mind！”，he consoled her. 同： comfort vt.安慰 comfort letter 安慰信，告慰信 hobble v.瘸着腿走 -I hurt my foot while getting off the bus , and had to hobble home. n.困惑，疑惑 Be in (get into ) a hobble 陷入困境 4. compensate v. 补偿 compensate sb for sth make up for She would then feel guilty for her anger and compensate by doing even more for the children. To ease financial difficulties, farmers could be compensated for their loss of subsidies(土地下陷). mumble v.喃喃而语 -He mumbled something to me but I could not hear what he said. mumble to oneself 喃喃自语 -He enjoys mumbling to himself. mumbler n. 说话含糊的人 Text： （L2）Whether we find a joke funny or not largely depends on where we have been brought up. The sense of humour is mysteriously bound up with national characteristics. play a joke on sb=play jokes on sb=play tricks on sb depend on bound up with 和联系在一起 eg:From that moment my life became inextricably bound up with hers. （L2）bound n.跳跃 v.跳跃；给…划界 adj.一定的，必然的；受约束的； Bounce ball Boundary n.分界线，边界 boundless adj. 无边的 Be bound to do sth. 一定 -You are ~ feel nervous before the examination. Be bound up with 有联系 -A ... ...
