[C]Add Humor to Speech.

[D]Different Humor Strategies.

第一部分 文章背景

[内容分类]人文科学--说明文

作为2002年第一篇文章，本文难度不大，是一种指南性的说明文，观点明确，论述清晰，旨在教会读者如何使用幽默。

第二部分 语言点详解

1. identify认出;识别

[大纲词汇] identify v.认出;识别

[衍生词汇] identification n认明;识别;身份证明，简写为ID

[经典例句] A reasonable man can identify the best method of solving the problem.

2. sympathy同情

[大纲词汇] n同情;体谅;

[衍生词汇]词缀sym-表示"同，相同的"

sympathetic adj同情的;表示同情的;感到同情的

antipathy n.憎恶,反感

[经典例句] Thomas Hardy shows his great sympathy towards his characters.

3. alternatively做为选择,或者

[大纲词汇] alternative adj & n随便一个的;二者择一;选择

[用法解析] alternatively可以用在写作中，用来引导另外一个平行的观点或意见。

4. St. Peter圣彼得

[用法解析] St.是Saint的缩写，是人们对耶酥基督的门徒的尊称。

5. accommodation住处，住所

6. [大纲词汇] accommodation n.住处，住所

[衍生词汇] accommodate vt.供应,供给,使适应,调节

[经典例句] The university doesn't provide accommodation for the first year students.

7. inedible不可食用的

[大纲词汇] edible adj适合食用的;可食用的

[经典例句] Although those mushrooms look very appetizing, they are really inedible.

8. canteen食堂，员工餐厅

[大纲词汇] canteen n.食堂，餐厅

[记忆方法]这个词很好记，它的发音与汉语的餐厅差不多。

9. appropriate正确的;适当的

[大纲词汇] appropriate adj正确的;合适的;适当的

[经典例句] To attend the dinner party, you should choose the appropriate dressing.

10. notorious,声名狼藉的;臭名昭彰的

[大纲词汇] adj臭名远扬的,臭名昭彰的

[联想记忆] notorious一词是个不折不扣的贬义词，和它意思相近，表示"名气很大的"英文词很多，比如：famous, well-known, renowned, celebrated都是褒义，而贬义的只有infamous一词。

11. resent愤恨,怨恨

[大纲词汇] resent v.愤恨,怨恨,愤慨

[经典例句] The Chairman resents all the unfair comments imposed on him.

12. disparaging蔑视的,轻视的