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1、英式幽默带你学英语我们所熟知的银屏明星憨豆先生给我们带来了无限的欢乐,这种欢乐是英式的,但也是世界性的幽默。如同英国人的严肃和绅士,在英式幽默中,我们很难看到过分夸张的表演,他们总是让现实中的一些普通的东西在最不合理的地方出现。这就出现了幽默。何为英式幽默?我想你问一百个英国人可能有一百个答案。即便对英国人自己而言,所谓的幽默也和佛教道教一般,只可意会不可言传。说到幽默有英式幽默和美式幽默之分,二者差别很大。用字比喻语调都很不一样。简单的说美式幽默比较"生活化,用字比较直接",英式幽默用字比较深入,夹杂着当地文化换句话说,就算
2、是你听懂他们的用字,也很难搞懂真正的意思。下面:我们提供几则英语笑话供大家感受英式文化下的英式幽默:1.SheDidn'tSayAnythingAmotherandsonwerewashingdisheswhilethefatheranddaughterwerewatchingTVintheroom.Suddenly,therewasacrashofbreakingdishes,thencompletesilence.Thegirllookedatherfatherandsaid,“ItwasMom”.“Howdoyoukno
3、w?”askedherfather.“Shedidn'tsayanything.” 2.IHaveTurnedItOverAwomansaidtoherhusband,“dear,lookatoursheet!It'stoodirty.Wouldyouliketowashitnow?”Themanlookedatthesheetandthenthoughtforawhileandthensaid,“Idon'tthinkit'snecessary.Wecanturnthesheetover.Isthatallright?”Hi
4、swifewasveryangryatthis.“Howlazyyouare!”Sheshouted,“Totellyouthetruth,Iturneditoverlastweek.” 3.TheArtofCryWhenMrsJohnsonenteredBelli'sroom,shefoundthathewasbindinguphisthumb.“What'sthematterwithyou?”sheasked.“Itisbecauseofthathammer.”Bellianswered.“ButIdidn'thearyo
5、ucry.”“Oh,Ithoughtyouwerenotinjustnow.” 4.WeNeedTwoofThose“Doyouneedanytypists?”askedayoungmanseekingajob.“No,”saidthepersonneldirectorcheckingthelist.“Wehavegotplentyoftypists.”“Howaboutfileclerks?”askedtheman.“Sorry,wehavemanyfileclerks,too.”Disgusted,theapplicant
6、startedtoleave,muttering.“Well,I'llbeanS.O.B.…”Thepersonnelmanjumpedupandcried,“what!Weneedtwoofthose.” 5.It'sNotThat“MayIborrowyourrecordplayertonight?”amanaskedhisneighbor.“Sure.Doyouwanttolistentosomemusic?”“No,”heanswered.“TonightIwanttohavesomepeaceandquiet.” 6
7、.ItIsOutTooOnecoldday,afriendoftheBrowns'wenttovisitthem.Themaidstoppedhimatthedoor.Thefriendasked,“IsMr.Brownathome?”“No,hehasgoneout.”Repliedthemaid.“IsMrs.Brownathome,then?”“No,shegoneout.”“MayIcomeinandsitbythestove?”“No,ithasgoneout,too.” 7.IsThereaCribinYourSt
8、omach?Whenmysister-in-lawLeahwasexpectinghersecondchild,hersonBrianwouldsometimestouchhismother'stummytofeelthebabymove.Oneday,whiletouchi