主播:Alan老师,翩翩
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我们上一期讲到美式幽默,但有时我们还是很难get笑点,那今天我们就聊一聊如何能听懂美式幽默。
1 . 我们有时很难get美式笑点的原因:
Every culture's funny bone is tickled a different way.It's hard for you non-Americans to see why our jokes are funny.
funny bone: 笑点
tickle:胳肢,使发痒
laugh at the weakest joke.说一个人笑点低
non-Americans: 非美国人
知识点延伸:
English native speaker :
英语为母语的人
Non-English native speaker :
非英语为母语的人
fiction novel :虚构小说
Non-fiction novel: 非虚构小说
2 . 怎样才能理解美式幽默呢?特别是跟美国的客户、朋友聊天时,我们不想当看客(watch them laughing看他们笑)
Humor is based on shared experiences and background Knowledge. If you know what to look for, you can learn to appreciate American humor
is based on:建立在
shared :共有的
If you know what to look for:
如果你能掌握决窍
知识点延伸:
appreciate:欣赏,享受到 懂得后才能欣赏appreciate the painting 赏画
appreciate ancient poetry 品赏古诗
我们比较爱讲面子,那赏脸怎么说呢?
I’d like to invite you and your wife to dinner. May I have the honor? 我想请你和你夫人吃饭,你肯不肯赏脸呢?
3 . 如果明白其中诀窍就能欣赏美式幽默,那诀窍是什么呢?
The pun, or the play on words. Some people consider the pun a low form of humor, but many Americans still enjoy punishing each other.
Pun : 双关语;俏皮话
the play on words :
文字游戏 (这里的play是个名词哦)
a low form of humor : 幽默的一种低端形式
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