2021-22学年度第2期总第840期(5版)
发布时间:2021-09-06
2021-22学年度第2期总第840期(5版)
Laugh out loud in Australia (Page 5)
I. Read the text and work out a mind map of the text.
II. Answer the following questions.
1. Why do people love making fun of each other in Australia?
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2. What is the cultural reason behind Australians’ love of self-deprecation?
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3. What may have made people believe what the tour guide said?
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III. Guess the Chinese meaning of the following expressions.
1. be comfortable with sb ____________
2. no-go ____________
3. call sb name ____________
4. talk down ____________
5. be honest with sb ____________
6. with a straight face ____________
Key:
I. 1. characteristics; 2. make fun of 3. down 4. embarrassing 5. Sarcasm
II. 1. It signifies closeness and being comfortable with someone else.
2. It goes back to Australia’s history of convicts, who rejected social hierarchy and class.
3. The fact that he showed no sign that he was joking.
III. 1. 与某人相处舒适 2. 不恰当的做法; 3. 辱骂某人;4. 贬低;5. 对某人坦诚 6. 绷着脸