测一测

I thought they were ______ at me because I was ugly.

我觉得他们嘲笑我是因为我长得丑。

A. laughing

B. smiling

C. beaming

知识点解析

在中文里，我们说“笑”，真的就是只有一个字。不管他是开心的笑，还是苦恼的笑；不管他是真诚的笑，还是嘲讽的笑。最终，我们只需要认识这个“笑”字。不过在英语里，表达“笑”，有很多个单词。我们一起来看看吧~• smile这是我们最常见的笑，表示面露微笑，侧重于无声。比如：She gave a wry smile.她苦笑了一下。When he saw me, he smiled and waved.他看见我的时候，微笑着朝我挥挥手。• laugh这个单词也很常见，表示大笑、嘲笑等。比如：He laughed with pleasure when people said he looked like his dad.人们说他长得像父亲时，他乐得大笑起来。You can stand there and feel superior as you point and laugh at them.你站在那儿指指点点、嘲笑他们时，会觉得自己高人一等。• giggle这个单词我们平时见的比较少，表示傻笑、咯咯的笑，通常用于女人和孩子。比如：Both girls began to giggle.两个女孩都咯咯地笑了起来。She gave a little girlish giggle.她像个小女孩一样咯咯地笑了笑。• grin这个单词我们也见的不多，表示咧嘴笑、露齿而笑。比如：He grins, delighted at the memory.想到往事，他开心地咧嘴笑了起来。Bobby looked at her with a sheepish grin.博比望着她腼腆地咧嘴一笑。• beam这个词常用于书面用词，指人因心情舒畅而发出的笑，即喜形于色地笑。比如：Frances beamed at her friend with undisguised admiration.弗朗西丝开心地对自己的朋友笑着，毫不掩饰她的羡慕之情。"Welcome back," she beamed.“欢迎回来，”她满面笑容地说。• sneer这个词指冷笑、嘲笑。比如："Hypocrite," he sneered.“伪君子，”他不屑地说。A faint sneer hangs on the lips.嘴角挂着一丝冷笑。好了，今天跟大家讲了好多“笑”。虽然平时常用的就是smile和laugh，但是如果大家能记住这些“笑”，当再遇到的时候，不至于露出尴尬的“笑”。

小练习

"How nice to see you!" she said, with a ______ of welcome.

“很高兴见到你！”她笑迎着说。

A. sneer

B. beam

C. giggle

A faint ______ hangs on the lips.

嘴角挂着一丝冷笑。

A. sneer

B. beam

C. giggle

考试真题

在近3年全国和各地高考、CET4、CET6试卷中smile 和 laugh 还是最常出现的，而且频率很高。At which place can people of different ages enjoy a good laugh?They joke and laugh and are living in their own relaxed world."Maybe Roger here could hold it for you," she smiled at Roger ,the bike guy.