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课文29 是否可笑?
6 T3 ^4 @! ]6 r530. Whether we find a joke funny or not largely depends on where we have been brought up./ N; z+ x) S3 a& x
我们觉得一则笑话是否好笑,很大程度取决于我们是在哪儿长大的。0 M# u" t- k# V0 \! s* V8 z7 W
531. The sense of humour is mysteriously bound up with national characteristics.0 Q$ h. i5 p* g A, R
幽默感与民族有着神秘莫测的联系。
) F8 D& q9 |1 C, l; F$ d( t) C+ `& `532. A Frenchman, for instance, might find it hard to laugh at a Russian joke.
' v( j" C" l7 G- G% N9 Y 譬如,法国人听完一则俄国笑话可能很难发笑。3 B: s1 l" l) i+ H' p
533. In the same way, a Russian might fail to see anything amusing in a joke which would make an Englishman laugh to tears.
, I: M' d" P7 z0 K, S' B+ Z( B% V 同样的道理,一则可以令英国人笑出泪来的笑话,俄国人听了可能觉得没有什么可笑之处。
6 t1 z0 d! s" X534. Most funny stories are based on comic situations.
' s6 m+ r- `1 ], G. E2 R 大部分令人发笑的故事都是根据喜剧情节编写的。
: [6 d0 T+ |, w! J6 G535. In spite of national differences, certain funny situations have a universal appeal.5 p, V/ f6 N: \
尽管民族不同,有些滑稽的情节却能产生普遍的效果。
( h5 Q& A6 h& H536. No matter where you live, you would find it difficult not to laugh at, say, Charlie Chaplin's early films.4 T' U& c$ X1 c) a4 b
比如说,不管你生活在哪里,你看查理.卓别林的早期电影很难不发笑。* D" \+ J) v7 G8 `! r6 N% ^+ {7 \
537. However, a new type of humour, which stems largely from the U.S., has recently come into fashion.' X8 R H* \; s6 u9 E2 ]3 W
然而,近来一种新式幽默流行了起来,这种幽默主要来自美国。$ O2 S; O7 r _" K
538. It is called 'sick humour'.; W/ c+ m+ j g6 @% y) E) m% r
它被叫作“病态幽默”。
/ b( i! _) X3 D L539. Comedians base their jokes on tragic situations like violent death or serious accidents.) t }$ F) b- B* Q1 Q4 j, ^0 e
喜剧演员根据悲剧情节诸如暴死,重大事故等来编造笑话。
1 p5 v8 |5 C6 ?' X' b# I$ Y2 C540. Many people find this sort of joke distasteful. The following example of 'sick humour' will enable you to judge for yourself./ V+ n5 C& Y0 Y4 G6 p
许多人认为这种笑话是低级庸俗的。下面是个“病态幽默”的实例,你可据此自己作出判断。4 `5 ^* V2 I1 M) Z" A; q0 v
541. A man who had broken his right leg was taken to hospital a few weeks before Christmas.
9 D$ g) \2 G( T2 T 圣诞节前几周,某人摔断了右腿被送进医院。$ g* ?6 l0 s0 L" T5 \
542. From the moment he arrived there, he kept on pestering his doctor to tell him when he would be able to go home.
3 W# J; n$ A* L. v" i, L 从他进医院那一刻时,他就缠住医生,让医生告诉他什么时候能回家。- x& V) y p) H- `- x% _
543. He dreaded having to spend Christmas in hospital.& `. n6 q" j2 e
他十分害怕在医院过圣诞。1 ]/ Q2 p; \# p/ T O% u+ h* C( r
544. Though the doctors did his best, the patient's recovery was slow.
/ U0 u2 c8 @8 } 尽管医生竭力医治,但病人恢复缓慢。! y4 W* _5 [. ?: J$ _% i' f, x1 G) t
545. On Christmas Day, the man still had his right leg in plaster., [% d! m( N& M" X3 \* d
圣诞节那天,他的右腿还上着石膏,- O4 C7 K6 I' z, t- {
546. He spent a miserable day in bed thinking of all the fun he was missing.
: K( r0 g' z, P( m0 H; ` 他在床上郁郁不乐地躺了一天,想着他错过的种种欢乐。9 W. D! E* `, K2 [5 l3 A
547. The following day, however, the doctor consoled him by telling him that his chances of being able to leave hospital in time for New Year celebrations were good.
& Z; l+ Z' u% {& T5 Z 然而,第二天,医生安慰他说,出院欢度新年的可能性还是很大的,
5 X1 R3 @% L8 S1 t6 B- [548. The man took heart and, sure enough, on New Years' Eve he was able to hobble along to a party.
; x* n% K) b6 W# S8 ` 那人听后振作了精神。果然,除夕时他可以一瘸一拐地去参加晚会了。
- V4 @/ w( h M, a; D6 {" P549. To compensate for his unpleasant experiences in hospital, the man drank a little more than was good for him.+ m2 y# _+ Q9 e) i5 r5 Q
为了补偿住院这一段不愉快的经历,那人喝得稍许多了一点。6 G1 G3 u7 M! L/ j: u, U9 D
550. In the process, he enjoyed himself thoroughly and kept telling everybody how much he hated hospitals.
* l6 C9 L' `! k0 o; W 在晚会上他尽情娱乐,一再告诉大家他是多么讨厌医院。
6 q4 G% q* I8 H2 Y3 A551. He was still mumbling something about hospitals at the end of the party when he slipped on a piece of ice and broke his left leg.6 |2 [! z, @ J
晚会结束时,他嘴里还在嘟哝着医院的事,突然踩到一块冰上滑倒了,摔断了左腿。 |
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