humour n. 幽默；滑稽

I can't stand people with no sense of humour.

She felt sorry for the man but couldn't ignore the humour of the situation.

comedy n. 喜剧

The comedy is very interesting.

The movie is a romantic comedy.

up to now 直到现在

Up to now, nobody has been able to play basketball better than Yaoming.

Up to now,China’s transportation systems have proved to be a boon to itseconomy, with few fatalities.

depressed adj. 忧愁的；沮丧的

Losing the match makes him depressed.

She's been very depressed and upset about this whole situation.

content adj. 满足的；满意的       n. 满足       vt. 使满足

You have to content yourself with what you have.

 If you are content, you are fairly happy or satisfied.

feel/be content with 对……满足

I'm perfectly content with the way the campaign has gone.

Be not content with the commonplace in character.

performer n. 表演者；演出者

A performer plays classical selections on the violin.

Until 1987, Canada's industry had been the star performer.

astonish vt. 使惊诧

My news will astonish you.

If something or someone astonishes you, they surprise you very much. 

astonishing adj. 令人感到惊讶的

China has registered astonishing economic progress.

Andrea was an astonishingly beautiful young woman.

fortunate adj. 幸运的；吉利的

He was extremely fortunate to survive.

He is fortunate to win the first prize.

unfortunately adv. 不幸地

Unfortunately, my time is limited.

He was died of disease unfortunately.

badly off 穷的；缺少的

If you are badly off, you are in a bad situation.

An independent study found that the owners are not as badly off as they say, and most are making money.

teens n. 十几岁（13至19岁的年龄）

Most people who smoke began smoking in their teens.

About half the marriages in the United States today end in divorce, so plenty ofkids and teens have to go through this. 

ordinary adj. 平常的；普通的

Ordinary people or things are normal and not special or different in any way.

The boy's knowledge was out of the ordinary.

bored adj. 厌烦的

I am getting very bored with this entire business.

I am bored with study.

subtle adj. 微妙的；精巧的；技艺精湛的

This change is rather subtle, but it has some important implications.

The truth is subtly different.

entertain vt. & vi. 使欢乐；款待

The story is about a cat who tries to entertain two children on a rainy day 
while their mother is away from home.

I even began to exploit him in subtle ways.

entertaining adj. 愉快的；有趣的

To generate new money the sport needs to be more entertaining.

Turks, on the other hand, spend more than a third of their leisure timeentertaining friends. 

throughout prep. 遍及；贯穿          adv. 到处；始终；全部

These magazines are sold at bookstores throughout the country.

The first song, "Blue Moon," didn't go too badly except that everyone talked throughout.

homeless adj. 无家的；无家可归的

The only way to solve homelessness is to provide more homes.

The earthquake left them homeless.