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1、Book4Unit1LeisureActivitiesEntertainingHumor—What'sFunny?DonaldM.HuffmanThejoyoflaughingatafunny'storyisuniversal,probablyasoldaslanguageitself.But,whatisitthatmakesastoryorajokefunny?AsonewhohadenjoyedhumorsinceIfirstrecognizedit,I'vemadeanattempttoexplainanddiscusshum
2、orwithstudentsinsuchdiverseculturesasLatinAmericaandChina.I'vedonesomeseriousthinkingaboutfunnystories.Ithasbeenalaboroflove!WhyisitthatseveralstudentsinaclasswillfalloutoftheirchairslaughingafterItellajokewhiletherestofthestudentslookasifI'vejustreadtheweatherreport?Ob
3、viouslysomepeoplearemoresensitivetohumorthanothers.And,werecognizethatsomepeopletelljokesverywellwhileothersstruggletosaysomethingfunny.We'veallheardpeoplesay,"Ilikejokes,butIcan'ttellonewell,andIcanneverrememberthem."Somepeoplehaveabettersenseofhumorthanothersjustassom
4、epeoplehavemoremusicaltalent,mathematicaltalentetc.thanothers.Atrulyfunnypersonhasajokeforeveryoccasion,andwhenoneistold,thattriggersanentirestringofjokesfromthatperson'smemorybank.Ahumorlesspersonisnotlikelytobethemostpopularpersoninagroup.Itisreasonabletosaythatthetru
5、lyhumorousindividualisnotonlywellliked,butisoftenthefocusofattentioninanygathering.Evensomeanimalshaveasenseofhumor.Mywife'smotheroftenvisitedusforextendedstays.Shenormallydidn'tlikedogs,butshefellinlovewithBlitzen—afemaleLabwehave,andtherelationshipwasmutual.Evenwhenyo
6、ung,BlitzenwouldteaseGrandmabyveryselectivelycarryingoneofherbedroomslippersintothelivingroomwhereGrandmasatinherfavorite,comfortablechair.BlitzenprancedjustbeyondthereachofGrandmauntilGrandmawastemptedtoleaveherchairtogettheslipperfromBlitzen.WhenGrandmaleftherchair,Bl
7、itzenwouldquicklyjumpintothechair,flashingherLabsmilefromsparklingbrowneyeswhichclearlysaid,"Aha,Ifooledyouagain.Typicaljokesorhumorousstorieshaveathree-partanatomythatiseasilyrecognized.FirstistheSETUP(orsetting),nextistheBODY(orstoryline),andthesearefollowedbythePUNCH
8、LINE(anunexpectedorsurpriseending)whichwillmakethejokefunnyifitcontainssomehumor.Usuallyallthreepartsarepresen
