英式幽默与美式幽默.ppt

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1、HumorBritish humorWhatisBritishhumor?Outline1、features2、funnyquote3、joke4、representativefeatures1.Puns双关2.Nonsense无聊3.Blackhumour黑色幽默4.Eccentricity无厘头5.Satire讽刺6.Self-deprecation自嘲7.Understatement轻描淡写TheEnglishappeartobeadeeplyseriouspeople.Thisgivesanaddedpiquancy(辛辣,刺激)totheEnglishsenseofhumor.For

2、itcomesasasurprisetoforeignerstofindthatitexistsatall.FunnyquotesinthepoliticalarenaThedifferencebetweenamisfortuneandacalamityisthis:IfGladstonefellintotheThames,itwouldbeamisfortune.Butifsomeonedraggedhimoutagain,thatwouldbeacalamity.Benjamin Disraeli.A joke“MayIborrowyourrecordplayertonight?”aman

3、askedhisneighbor.“Sure.Doyouwanttolistentosomemusic?”“No,”heanswered.“TonightIwanttohavesomepeaceandquiet.”The London Olympic Games opening ceremonyHis sense of comedy comes from you and I are likely to occur in daily life.Ilikehim.Some interesting expreesionblacknesssurprisedhappyunhappySome funny

4、picture!Some funny piture!American Humor let me tell youSo what is Amercian Humor?What is the character of Amercianhumor?Compare to English humor,Amercianhumor is more exoteric(开放的).Theirhumor may involve some sensitive topicssuch as death,sex,and terrorism.They dont care about it.Some American humo

5、r joks humors in answer of phone My wife and I cant come to the phone right now,but if youll leave your name and number,well get back to you as soon as were finished.joks about changing lightbulbs Q:How many Yale students does it take to change a lightbulb?A:None-New Haven looks better in the dark.G

6、reat comedian Charles ChapinThe resume of Charles ChapinBirthplace:LondonBirthday:1889/4/16Nationality:The UKOccupation:actor,director,producer(制片人)Gained prizes:Oscar Award for lifetime achievement(奥斯卡终身成就奖),the tenth of AFI the greatest actor in hundred years(AFI百年来最伟大的男演员第10名)The typical apparel(外观)bowlerhat（圆顶礼帽）dinnerjacket(小礼服)trapezoidmustache(梯形小胡子)bamboostick(竹手杖)macrocephalicshoes(大头皮鞋)new wordsexoteric:开放的，外界的lightbulb：电灯泡producer:制片人dinner jacket:晚礼服，小礼服Thats all.Thank you！