节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2014-02-28
难易度:High
关键字:joke, funny, silly, get, clever, scared, mood, riddle
You're watching Let's Talk in English.
It's a great day here at LTE TV.
My name is Katie, and we are going to learn a lot today.
Our topic is SMALL TALK.
And the title of our lesson is Funny Jokes.
Funny Jokes.
Nathan, do you like to tell jokes?
Hmm, kind of.
I like to tell stories.
And some jokes are like stories.
Hello, everyone, my name is Nathan.
It's great to be here with you today.
OK. Well, we need to start our lesson.
So find your magazine and turn to today's Read It.
You can read it with Nathan right now.
If you want to be in a good mood, read some jokes.
Good jokes can make you laugh.
Sometimes they're funny.
Sometimes they're silly.
But getting a joke is not easy.
If you get it, your English is really good.
Riddles are fun, too.
But riddles can be hard, so you need to be clever!
But don't be scared to try one!
Well, I'm sure that this will be a fun lesson.
We'll get to hear some jokes and answer some riddles.
I think everyone enjoys jokes and riddles.
Jokes make you laugh and riddles make you think.
I like them both.
You're right. They're both fun.
Everyone likes to laugh.
And most people like to think.
I think.
But before we hear any jokes, we need to talk to our word lady, Christina, and
learn all of our key words for today.
Hello.
(Chinese).
Why are you laughing, Ken?
Hi, Susie.
I'm reading some riddles.
Can you tell me one?
Sure.
Here's a silly one.
Why was the math book upset?
Hmm... why?
Because it had so many problems.
That's funny!
Here's another one.
What is the longest word in English?
I don't know.
"Smiles." There's a "mile" between the first and last letter.
Oh, S-MILE-S.
Smiles only had six letters, but it does have a mile, and a mile is a long way.
We use miles in the United States to say how far away something is.
That joke might be hard to understand if you don't know the word mile.
Well, Nathan, that wasn't a joke.
It was a riddle.
Are you sure?
Wait. Are riddles and jokes really different?
Well, I think so.
Jokes are supposed to be funny.
They make you laugh.
But riddles are questions that you can try to figure out.
Hmm, I guess that's true.
Riddles aren't always funny.
But they can still be silly, right?
Oh, sure.
Not all riddles are serious, but they may not make you laugh, either.
But I think if the riddle makes you laugh, you can still call it a joke.
The riddle about the longest word is kind of funny.
Oh, I guess you're right.
If you think it's funny, you can still call it a joke.
Hey, Nathan, what is the longest English word, anyway?
Oh. Well, people argue what is really the longest English word.
But many people say it is... antidisestablishmentarianism.
That's twenty-eight letters long.
Wow!
Good job, Nathan.
That's not really an easy word to say.
Oh, it takes a little practice.
But Katie, I'm not sure I understood the first riddle.
Why does a math book have a lot of problems?
Well, you know, Nathan, math questions are also called math problems in English.
Oh, right.
Nathan, why... why are you laughing?
Because that's our Calendar Phrase.
Why are you laughing?
Why are you laughing?
(Chinese).
Why are you laughing?
Your Facebook page is funny.
What's funny about it?
Why are you laughing?
Your Facebook page has a funny picture.
Which funny picture?
Why are you laughing?
The picture of you with a monkey.
That's not a monkey.
That's you!
Oh, yeah.
Hey! Why are you laughing?
Why are you laughing?
Why are you laughing?
(Chinese).
(Music).
Ha, ha. How about this one?
Why is six scared of seven?
Hmm... I'm not sure.
Why?
Because seven ate nine.
Oh, I get it.
Ate sounds like the number eight in "seven, eight, nine.".
Right!
What four letters is a thief scared of?
Hmm... I don't know.
What letters?
"O, I, C, U." Get it?
Oh, I see you.
That's a good one.
I got it.
Oh, I see you.
That's a funny joke.
Don't you think so, Katie?
Well, it is a funny joke.
But I didn't get it at first.
When we understand the joke, we say that we get it.
But we can say that we get other things, too.
Hmm, yeah.
Like, I get fruit at the supermarket.
Or I get some...
No, no, no.
Not like that, Nathan.
That's a different way to use "get." I mean something like...
I don't get this question in my homework.
What does it mean?
Oh. Or, I don't get this book. It doesn't make sense to me. Like that?
Well, now you get it.
But I don't really get the joke about the numbers.
No one thinks that six is scared of seven.
Well, Katie, it's just a silly joke.
It's not serious.
But maybe some of you don't know what it means to be scared of something.
Christina wants to help us understand that.
(Chinese).
Oh, I'm scared of bees.
I really don't like them.
Nathan, what are you scared of?
Hmm, I guess I'm a little scared of snakes.
I don't really like them.
They don't look very friendly to me.
So some people might be scared of the dark or some people are scared of storms.
But six is scared of seven.
Why?
Because seven ate nine?
Yeah. Seven, eight, nine sounds like numbers, but it also sounds like seven is a
big monster that likes eating nine.
But that's not funny, it's just silly.
Well, I guess some people may not think it's funny.
But I thought it was a good one.
And I think right now is probably a good time for a break.
So we'll be back in a few minutes.
Please don'tgo away.