练习材料：
L29-1：Funny ornot?
Whether we find ajoke funny or not largely depends on where we have been brought up. The senseof humour is mysteriously bound up with national characteristics. A Frenchman,for instance, might find it hard to laugh at a Russian joke. In the same way, aRussian might fail to see anything amusing in a joke which would make anEnglishman laugh to tears.
Most funny storiesare based on comic situations. In spite of national differences, certain funnysituations have a universal appeal. No matter where you live, you would find itdifficult not to laugh at, say, Charlie Chaplin's early films. However, a newtype of humour, which stems largely from the U.S., has recently come intofashion. It is called “sick humour”. Comedians base their jokes on tragicsituation like violent death or serious accidents. Many people find this sortof joke distasteful.
The followingexample of 'sick humour' will enable you to judge for yourself.
ˈfʌni ɔː nɒt?
ˈwɛðə wiː faɪnd ə ʤəʊk ˈfʌni ɔː nɒt ˈlɑːʤli dɪˈpɛndz ɒn weə wiː hæv biːn brɔːt ʌp. ðə sɛns ɒv ˈhjuːmər ɪz mɪsˈtɪərɪəsli baʊnd ʌp wɪð ˈnæʃənl ˌkærɪktəˈrɪstɪks. ə ˈfrɛnʧmən, fɔːr ˈɪnstəns, maɪt faɪnd ɪt hɑːd tuː lɑːf æt ə ˈrʌʃ(ə)n ʤəʊk. ɪn ðə seɪm weɪ, ə ˈrʌʃ(ə)n maɪt feɪl tuː siː ˈɛnɪθɪŋ əˈmjuːzɪŋ ɪn ə ʤəʊk wɪʧ wʊd meɪk ən ˈɪŋglɪʃmən lɑːf tuː teəz. məʊst ˈfʌni ˈstɔːrizɑː beɪst ɒn ˈkɒmɪk ˌsɪtjʊˈeɪʃənz. ɪn spaɪt ɒv ˈnæʃənl ˈdɪfrənsɪz, ˈsɜːtn ˈfʌni ˌsɪtjʊˈeɪʃənz hæv ə ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəl əˈpiːl. nəʊ ˈmætə weə juː lɪv, juː wʊd faɪnd ɪt ˈdɪfɪkəlt nɒt tuː lɑːf æt, seɪ, ˈʧɑːli ˈʧæplɪnz ˈɜːli fɪlmz. haʊˈɛvə, ə njuː taɪp ɒv ˈhjuːmə, wɪʧ stɛmz ˈlɑːʤli frɒm ðə juː.ɛs., hæz ˈriːsntli kʌm ˈɪntuː ˈfæʃən. ɪt ɪz kɔːld “sɪkˈhjuːmə”. kəˈmiːdiənz beɪs ðeə ʤəʊks ɒn ˈtræʤɪk ˌsɪtjʊˈeɪʃən laɪk ˈvaɪələnt dɛθɔː ˈsɪərɪəs ˈæksɪdənts. ˈmɛni ˈpiːpl faɪnd ðɪs sɔːt ɒv ʤəʊk dɪsˈteɪstfʊl. ðə ˈfɒləʊɪŋ ɪgˈzɑːmpl ɒv sɪk ˈhjuːmə wɪl ɪˈneɪbl juː tuː ˈʤʌʤfɔː jɔːˈsɛlf.
任务配置：L0+L1+L4
知识笔记：
单词：1、be brought up：被抚养长大，2、mysteriously：神秘地，3、bound up：绑定，包扎，4、national：国民的，5、characteristic：特性，6、amusing：有趣的，7、tear：眼泪，8、comic：滑稽，9、stem：来源，出于，10、comedian：喜剧演员，11、tragic：悲剧的，12、distasteful：令人反感的，13、in spite of：尽管，14、certain：某些
音标：/w/ 双唇突出，呈尖圆形，舌后升向软颚，气息流过，振动声带。
练习感悟： 看起来不是很难，但是却录了六七遍都还不行，好像第八遍左右才达标，这语速……
