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1、1] Thejoyoflaughingatafunnystoryisuniversal,probablyasoldaslanguageitself. But,whatisitthatmakesastoryorajokefunny?[2] AsonewhohasenjoyedhumorsinceIfirstrecognizedit,I've madeanattemptto explainanddiscusshumorwithstudentsinsuchdiverseculturesasLatinAmericaandChina. I
2、'vedonesomeseriousthinkingaboutfunnystories.Ithasbeenalaboroflove[N]![3] WhyisitthatseveralstudentsinaclasswillfalloutoftheirchairslaughingafterItellajokewhiletherestofthestudentslookasifI'vejustreadtheweatherreport?[N] Obviouslysomepeoplearemoresensitivetohumorthano
3、thers. And,werecognizethatsomepeopletelljokesverywellwhileothersstruggletosaysomethingfunny. We'veallheardpeoplesay,"Ilikejokes,butIcan'ttellonewell,andIcanneverrememberthem." Somepeoplehaveabettersenseofhumorthanothersjustassomepeoplehavemoremusicaltalent,mathematic
4、altalent,etc.thanothers. Atrulyfunnypersonhasajokeforeveryoccasion,andwhenoneistold,thattriggersanentire string ofjokesfromthatperson'smemorybank.[N] A humorless personisnotlikelytobethemostpopularpersoninagroup. Itisreasonabletosaythatthetruly humorous individualisn
5、otonlywellliked,butisoftenthefocusofattentioninanygathering.[4] Evensomeanimalshaveasenseofhumor. Mywife'smotheroftenvisitedusforextendedstays.[N] Shenormallydidn'tlikedogs,butshe fellinlovewithBlitzen[N]—afemaleLab[N] wehad,andtherelationshipwas mutual. Evenwhenyoun
6、g,Blitzenwould tease Grandma byvery selectively carryingoneofherbedroomslippersintothelivingroomwhereGrandmasatinherfavorite,comfortablechair. Blitzen pranced just beyondthereachof GrandmauntilGrandmawas tempted toleaveherchairtogettheslipperfromBlitzen. WhenGrandmal
7、eftherchair,Blitzenwouldquicklyjumpintothechair, flashing herLabsmile from sparkling browneyeswhichclearlysaid,"Aha,Ifooledyouagain."[5] Typicaljokesorhumorousstorieshaveathree-part anatomy thatiseasilyrecognized. FirstistheSETUP(or setting),nextistheBODY(orstoryline
8、),andthesearefollowedbythePUNCHLINE[N] (anunexpectedorsurpriseending)whichwillmakethejokefunnyifitcontainssomehumor. Usuallyallthre
