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2、 徐老师送给2010考研同学的礼物8：新概念第三册课文精读详解50篇标签：新概念英语 Lesson29Funnyornot?是否可笑？一、【Text】课文Whetherwefindajokefunnyornotlargelydependsonwherewehavebeenbroughtup.Thesenseofhumourismysteriouslyboundupwithnationalcharacteristics.AFrenchman,forinstance,mightfindithardtol
3、aughataRussianjoke.Inthesameway,aRussianmightfailtoseeanythingamusinginajokewhichwouldmakeanEnglishmanlaughtotears.Mostfunnystoriesarebasedoncomicsituations.Inspiteofnationaldifferences,certainfunnysituationshaveauniversalappeal.Nomatterwhereyoulive,youwouldfinditd
4、ifficultnottolaughat,say,CharlieChaplin'searlyfilms.However,anewtypeofhumour,whichstemslargelyfromtheU.S.,hasrecentlycomeintofashion.Itiscalled'sickhumour'.Comediansbasetheirjokesontragicsituationslikeviolentdeathorseriousaccidents.Manypeoplefindthissortofjokedista
5、steful.Thefollowingexampleof'sickhumour'willenableyoutojudgeforyourself.AmanwhohadbrokenhisrightlegwastakentohospitalafewweeksbeforeChristmas.Fromthemomenthearrivedthere,hekeptonpesteringhisdoctortotellhimwhenhewouldbeabletogohome.HedreadedhavingtospendChristmasinh
6、ospital.Thoughthedoctordidhisbest,thepatient'srecoverywasslow.OnChristmasday,themanstillhadhisrightleginplaster.Hespentamiserabledayinbedthinkingofallthefunhewasmissing.Thefollowingday,however,thedoctorconsoledhimbytellinghimthathischancesofbeingabletoleavehospital
7、intimeforNewYearcelebrationsweregood.Themantookheartand,sureenough,onNewYear'sEvehewasabletohobblealongtoaparty.Tocompensateforhisunpleasantexperiencesinhospital,themandrankalittlemorethanwasgoodforhim.Intheprocess,heenjoyedhimselfthoroughlyandkepttellingeverybodyh
8、owmuchhehatedhospitals.Hewasstillmumblingsomethingabouthospitalsattheendofthepartywhenheslippedonapieceoficeandbrokehisleftleg. 二、【Newwordsandexpressions】生词和短语 ●largely adv.在很大程度上●comic adj.喜剧的，可笑的●universal adj.普遍的●comedian n.滑稽演员，喜剧演员●distasteful adj.讨厌
9、的●pester v.一再要求，纠缠●dread v.惧怕●recovery n.康复●plastern.熟石膏●console v.安慰，慰问●hobblev.瘸着腿走●compensatev.补偿●mumble v.喃喃而语 ■largely adv.在很大程度
