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课文29 是否可笑?7 E7 T3 c6 d J
530. Whether we find a joke funny or not largely depends on where we have been brought up.4 D7 b3 w) E* b5 ?- j! [6 G! J( b
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。
( n/ f5 J, \, m- M531. The sense of humour is mysteriously bound up with national characteristics.
/ t8 [1 b8 a# d+ _( R 幽默感与民族有着神秘莫测的联系。9 d+ n/ E% {+ k5 z+ v N6 r |
532. A Frenchman, for instance, might find it hard to laugh at a Russian joke. {0 t$ W! M2 P* h
譬如,法国人听完一则俄国笑话可能很难发笑。# V- ~. m: D8 ?7 I+ M+ k
533. In the same way, a Russian might fail to see anything amusing in a joke which would make an Englishman laugh to tears.
5 E. R; Z: i( X6 M( A* M; k& T 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。
& Q# i9 _$ ~6 V8 w. b7 Z1 C q2 x534. Most funny stories are based on comic situations.2 V4 c. U5 V% ] M
大部分令人发笑的故事都是根据喜剧情节编写的。) m3 d' s( S3 _8 {: u% K0 `9 B; \
535. In spite of national differences, certain funny situations have a universal appeal.! c; n2 w& a1 @; |
尽管民族不同,有些滑稽的情节却能产生普遍的效果。
; B0 {" m6 O7 g# f536. No matter where you live, you would find it difficult not to laugh at, say, Charlie Chaplin's early films.
$ H3 V" ?, t% W z# n5 U 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。
* B, A' G5 v+ h( l& m537. However, a new type of humour, which stems largely from the U.S., has recently come into fashion.& `' ]) Z. |+ A( N# D3 | `9 v
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。1 l8 R( I `! ]% n
538. It is called 'sick humour'.
$ a+ m( m3 E: P$ v" P, D4 ? 它被叫作“病态幽默”。
& W" i% ?; |/ |. ~7 Y- y539. Comedians base their jokes on tragic situations like violent death or serious accidents.2 x6 Z: F, Q' F! U5 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。
$ ~$ ?' U" S* m* G540. Many people find this sort of joke distasteful. The following example of 'sick humour' will enable you to judge for yourself., j; h& p) v9 \5 {
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。8 b2 ^3 J" k+ Q! \
541. A man who had broken his right leg was taken to hospital a few weeks before Christmas.
/ n. H" i, u% {" D! X5 O( o9 s 圣诞节前几周,某人摔断了右腿被送进医院。
/ ~3 O2 ]1 u/ n# O542. From the moment he arrived there, he kept on pestering his doctor to tell him when he would be able to go home.* R, N8 h0 M m6 O; h, y2 @
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。
5 c G5 o' U3 S* B* P543. He dreaded having to spend Christmas in hospital.
5 j! \+ T2 p: l. y6 `6 ?) r 他十分害怕在医院过圣诞。
/ m: v3 G6 x% p6 }2 M9 `544. Though the doctors did his best, the patient's recovery was slow.4 b% @, ?) n# _0 g, h' M4 {0 X
尽管医生竭力医治,但病人恢复缓慢。 ~# A& Z# L0 I* o% o- j: G$ t0 r+ z
545. On Christmas Day, the man still had his right leg in plaster.
1 ?1 I, \9 z4 }; b: ]) \ 圣诞节那天,他的右腿还上着石膏,6 Y, u1 y6 ]8 n- U' B1 ?* X0 H! ?
546. He spent a miserable day in bed thinking of all the fun he was missing.; K7 Y# q8 L! |' ^* S* _! ]! R# ^
他在床上郁郁不乐地躺了一天,想着他错过的种种欢乐。
" h6 i- x; x( U' a5 D' c* b' i# g3 S547. 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.
6 p1 J1 H: p" v% U* } 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,
8 y9 H2 M) @+ @1 ?2 T* _/ Y548. The man took heart and, sure enough, on New Years' Eve he was able to hobble along to a party.
/ R( O% D% }" L1 b+ V 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。
4 a) ^+ q3 P9 D) b$ y/ H# C549. To compensate for his unpleasant experiences in hospital, the man drank a little more than was good for him., G8 I8 t( {- w& Q& w; 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。2 M( b; a- \! Q' b
550. In the process, he enjoyed himself thoroughly and kept telling everybody how much he hated hospitals.; S- @3 i$ m: l$ ?
在晚会上他尽情娱乐,一再告诉大家他是多么讨厌医院。0 y: h4 o p7 \6 b! M: {
551. 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.8 b+ U# o( q- V, [4 v
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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