新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）--- 29

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课文29  是否可笑?
530. Whether we find a joke funny or not largely depends on where we have been brought up.
        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。
1 c/ P4 F  K0 a: a' Q" |531. The sense of humour is mysteriously bound up with national characteristics.
3 n$ }, i" @' `) s" |* N        幽默感与民族有着神秘莫测的联系。
532. A Frenchman, for instance, might find it hard to laugh at a Russian joke.
1 F( a+ V: M  O& F. R4 D3 K* g. u3 N        譬如，法国人听完一则俄国笑话可能很难发笑。
533. In the same way, a Russian might fail to see anything amusing in a joke which would make an Englishman laugh to tears.
( c) S, F5 z' _: N1 ^9 i; O- z        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。
534. Most funny stories are based on comic situations.
        大部分令人发笑的故事都是根据喜剧情节编写的。
2 p6 I/ k: O6 Y  {( S535. In spite of national differences, certain funny situations have a universal appeal.
        尽管民族不同，有些滑稽的情节却能产生普遍的效果。
0 d4 |& b& x# K  d; z! K' |( B. P536. No matter where you live, you would find it difficult not to laugh at, say, Charlie Chaplin's early films.
& @$ n$ r) J! w2 E        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。
537. However, a new type of humour, which stems largely from the U.S., has recently come into fashion.
: ^0 p# C' b7 L  X* b        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。
538. It is called 'sick humour'.
; z$ T. C  _" j( K+ K+ D        它被叫作“病态幽默”。
539. Comedians base their jokes on tragic situations like violent death or serious accidents.
; n9 A9 y, H" ~0 Q4 E. S2 b: b        喜剧演员根据悲剧情节诸如暴死，重大事故等来编造笑话。
540. Many people find this sort of joke distasteful. The following example of 'sick humour' will enable you to judge for yourself.
2 ]$ f) B! r1 [2 d        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。
541. A man who had broken his right leg was taken to hospital a few weeks before Christmas.
, j# E8 k: v+ T) y        圣诞节前几周，某人摔断了右腿被送进医院。
542. From the moment he arrived there, he kept on pestering his doctor to tell him when he would be able to go home.
/ r) M. p5 b' I& }! E0 S        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。
543. He dreaded having to spend Christmas in hospital.
        他十分害怕在医院过圣诞。
% o; r+ g& R0 U: W7 q: X+ h7 S4 n! N544. Though the doctors did his best, the patient's recovery was slow.
        尽管医生竭力医治，但病人恢复缓慢。
1 W5 u! w  Y8 D$ x545. On Christmas Day, the man still had his right leg in plaster.
/ q' J& N+ h$ D0 X7 U* s( _        圣诞节那天，他的右腿还上着石膏，
546. He spent a miserable day in bed thinking of all the fun he was missing.
( X8 w4 q# A- a* i+ t        他在床上郁郁不乐地躺了一天，想着他错过的种种欢乐。
. ~0 P" z( T4 e" ^4 `2 E$ m547. 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.
        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，
4 v1 z+ D% M- U' A4 L4 Z9 v548. The man took heart and, sure enough, on New Years' Eve he was able to hobble along to a party.
+ x% ~' g3 q$ C: L+ A        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。
549. To compensate for his unpleasant experiences in hospital, the man drank a little more than was good for him.
        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。
" `. ]* R5 G3 B4 @550. In the process, he enjoyed himself thoroughly and kept telling everybody how much he hated hospitals.
, {* O, `1 r7 k4 v* `        在晚会上他尽情娱乐，一再告诉大家他是多么讨厌医院。
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.
. p1 ~( B7 f- V" X4 F        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。