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1、1] Thejoyoflaughingatafunnystoryisuniversal,probablyasoldaslanguageitself. But,whatisitthatmakesastoryorajokefunny?[2] AsonewhohasenjoyedhumorsinceIfirstrecognizedit,I've madeanattemptto explainanddiscusshumorwithstudentsinsuchdiverseculturesasLatinAmericaandChi
2、na. I'vedonesomeseriousthinkingaboutfunnystories.Ithasbeenalaboroflove[N]![3] WhyisitthatseveralstudentsinaclasswillfalloutoftheirchairslaughingafterItellajokewhiletherestofthestudentslookasifI'vejustreadtheweatherreport?[N] Obviouslysomepeoplearemoresensitiveto
3、humorthanothers. And,werecognizethatsomepeopletelljokesverywellwhileothersstruggletosaysomethingfunny. We'veallheardpeoplesay,"Ilikejokes,butIcan'ttellonewell,andIcanneverrememberthem." Somepeoplehaveabettersenseofhumorthanothersjustassomepeoplehavemoremusicalta
4、lent,mathematicaltalent,etc.thanothers. Atrulyfunnypersonhasajokeforeveryoccasion,andwhenoneistold,thattriggersanentire string ofjokesfromthatperson'smemorybank.[N] A humorless personisnotlikelytobethemostpopularpersoninagroup. Itisreasonabletosaythatthetruly hu
5、morous individualisnotonlywellliked,butisoftenthefocusofattentioninanygathering.[4] Evensomeanimalshaveasenseofhumor. Mywife'smotheroftenvisitedusforextendedstays.[N] Shenormallydidn'tlikedogs,butshe fellinlovewithBlitzen[N]—afemaleLab[N] wehad,andtherelationshi
6、pwas mutual. Evenwhenyoung,Blitzenwould tease Grandma byvery selectively carryingoneofherbedroomslippersintothelivingroomwhereGrandmasatinherfavorite,comfortablechair. Blitzen pranced just beyondthereachof GrandmauntilGrandmawas tempted toleaveherchairtogetthesl
7、ipperfromBlitzen. WhenGrandmaleftherchair,Blitzenwouldquicklyjumpintothechair, flashing herLabsmile from sparkling browneyeswhichclearlysaid,"Aha,Ifooledyouagain."[5] Typicaljokesorhumorousstorieshaveathree-part anatomy thatiseasilyrecognized. FirstistheSETUP(or
8、 setting),nextistheBODY(orstoryline),andthesearefollowedbythePUNCHLINE[N] (anunexpectedorsurpriseending)whichwillmakethejokefunnyifitcontainssomehumor. Usuallyallthre
