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U1 重点词汇讲解
1. There are a variety of different styles of stand-up comedy.
单口喜剧很很多种。
Variety—n. 多种样式；多变性
常用结构： a variety of / varieties of 多种多样的，种类繁多的， 相当于形容词various
1) There is a wide variety of patterns to choose from. 有种类繁多的图案可供选择。
2) This tool can be used in a variety of ways. 这种工具有多种用途。
3) She took the job for various reasons. 她由于种种原因接受了这份工作。
2. Some comedians tell jokes about the way people behave or about daily life.
有些喜剧演员拿人们的行为方式或是日常生活开玩笑。
behave—v. 表现  一般与副词或介词连用
1) The doctor behaved very unprofessionally. 那位医生的做法违反职业道德。
2) He behaved like a true gentleman. 他的行为像个真正的绅士。
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behave (oneself) 表现得体；有礼貌
3) I want you to behave yourself while I am away. 我不在家的时候你们要乖乖的。
4) She doesn’t know how to behave in public. 她在公共场合举止无措。
adv.-behaved 表现得……的 如: well-behaved, badly-behaved
5) The badly-behaved children are really a headache to me.
那些表现得不好的孩子对我来说真头疼。
behavior  n. 行为，举止
3. The last kind of comedian does impressions—he or she will act or speak like a well-known person in order to make fun of that person.
最后一类会进行印象模仿—演员会模仿一个名人来表演或说话以取笑那个名人。
make fun of – 开……的玩笑，嘲笑…… 意思相当于laugh at
1) Don’t make fun of people with disabilities.  不要嘲笑残疾人。
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注意fun 是不可数名词，与fun有关的短语或句型有：
have fun =have a good time  玩得开心
It is fun to do sth. 做某事有趣
2) What fun it is to do sth！ 做某事多有趣啊！
3) What fun it is to walk in the snow! 在雪中散步真是有意思！
4. People around the world enjoy watching him when he hosts the Academy Awards.
全世界的人们都喜欢看他主持奥斯卡颁奖庆典。
award
(1) n. 奖；奖品；奖金；奖状
1) He won an award for his good performance. 
他因表演得好而获奖。
2) People like to attend the award ceremony hosted by him.
人们喜欢参加他主持的颁奖仪式。
(2) v. 授予；奖励
3) He was awarded the first prize. 他获得了一等奖。
4) The gold medal was awarded to Mr. Brown for his excellent performance.
布朗先生因其优异的表现而获得了金牌。
    【辨析】
    award / prize/ reward
(1) award 意为“奖，奖品”， 指对于优异成绩或卓越贡献经过评定后正式授予的奖励，可以是精神的，也可以是物质的，常用于奖项名称。
(2) prize意为“奖赏，奖品”，多指确认某人在竞赛中获得的优异成绩并给予特殊的奖励。
(3) reward意为“报答，酬劳”，并不指某种荣誉，而指应得的报酬；也可以做动词表示“给人以报酬、奖赏”。
1) He was nominated for the best actor award.
他获得最佳男演员奖提名。
2) He won first prize in the English Speech Competition.
他在英语演讲比赛中获一等奖。
3) He was rewarded for finding the lost dog.
他因到那只丢失的狗而获得报酬。
4) Winning the match was just reward for the effort the team had made.
赢得比赛的胜利是全队付出努力应得的回报。
5. Each time, he performs his stand-up routine in front of millions of people when the show is broadcast live on TV. 每次，当节目在电视上现场直播时他都是在上百万人面前表演他的单口喜剧节目。
live 
（1）adv.  现场地；直播地
1) With all the news broadcast live, the pressure on the announcers is becoming heavier.
随着新闻的直播，播音员的压力变得更大了。
（2）adj. 现场的，直播的；有生命的，活的
  2) We are watching the live coverage of the Olympics.
我们正在观看奥运会实况报道。
  3) She was frightened at the sight of a live snake. 看到一条活蛇她吓坏了。
  注意：live 做“活着的”讲时，作定语要前置，一般不指人。
【辨析】
live/ alive/ living/ lively 
live  adj. “活着的”（与dead想对应）， 只能做定语（指动物），另外还有“现场直播的”意思（反义词recorded “录制的，转播的”）
alive  adj. “活着的，健在的”，做表语；作定语需后置（一般用于人，有时也用于动物）
    living  adj.  “活着的；有生命的”。既可以作定语，也可以作表语。“生物”只能译作living things
    lively  adj. 生动的，活泼的
    4) They are carrying out an experiment with a live monkey.
      他们正在用一只活的猴子做实验。
    5) It was a live broadcast, not a recording.  这是现场直播而非转播。
    6) Who is the greatest man alive?  谁是当今活着的最伟大的人？
6. One reason Crystal has become so famous is that he is very quick thinking, and often is able to come up with new jokes about the people and things around him.
  克里斯托如此有名的一个原因是他思维敏捷，他经常能够想出关于周围的人或事的新笑话来。
  come up with  想出；拿出
  1) She came up with a new idea for increasing sales. 她想出了增加销售的新主意。
  2) How soon can you come up with the money? 你什么时候能拿出这笔钱？
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  come up 发芽；（太阳）升起； 被提及，被讨论
come out （太阳，星星或月亮）出现，露出；开花；出版，发行
  come to  合计，总计
  come across （偶然）遇见，发现
  1) The bill came to $30. 账单金额总计为30元。
  2) She came across some old photographs in a drawer. 她在抽屉里偶然发现了一些旧照片。
  3) When is his new novel coming out? 他的新小说什么时候出版？
  4) The subject came up in conversation. 谈话中提到了这个话题。
7. Crystal’s popularity with all age groups and his ability to amuse people all over the world prove that stand-up can be enjoyed by everyone.
克里斯托在各个年龄段人之间的受欢迎程度和他愉悦全世界人们的能力证明人人都可能喜欢单口喜剧。
amuse  vt. 使愉快，使高兴
1) He came up with a good idea to amuse the kids. 他想出了一个好主意来逗孩子开心。
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（1） amused  adj. 觉得好笑的regularly什么意思
（2） amusing  adj. 逗人笑的，有趣的
（3） amusement  n. 可笑，愉悦，娱乐
to one’s amusement =to the amusement of sb 令某人高兴的，好笑的是
    2) We are amused at his amusing stories. 我们都被他有趣的故事逗乐了。