时间:2019-01-08 作者:英语课 分类:英语小短文


英语课

   Whether we find a joke funny or not largely depends on where we have been brought up. The sense of humour is mysteriously bound up with national characteristics. A Frenchman, for instance, might find it hard to laugh at a Russian joke. In the same way, a Russian might fail to see anything amusing in a joke which would make an Englishman laugh to tears.


  Most funny stories are based on comic situations. In spite of national differences, certain funny situations have a universal appeal. No matter where you live, you would find it difficult not to laugh at, say, Charlie Chaplin's early films. However, a new type of humour, which stems largely from America, has recently come into fashion. It is cal1ed' sick humour '. Comedians 1 base their jokes on tragic 2 situations like violent death or serious accidents. Many people find this sort of joke distasteful. The following example of 'sick humour' will enable you to judge for yourself.
  A man who had broken his right leg was taken to hospital a few weeks before Christmas. From the moment he arrived there, he kept on pestering 3 his doctor to tell him when he would be able to go home. He dreaded 4 having to spend Christmas in hospital. Though the doctor did his best, the patient's recovery was slow. On Christmas day, the man still had his right leg in plaster. He spent a miserable 5 day in bed thinking of all the fun he was missing. 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. The man took heart and, sure enough, on New Year's Eve he was able to hobble along to a party. To compensate 6 for his unpleasant experiences in hospital, the man drank a little more than was good for him. In the process, he enjoyed himself thoroughly 7 and kept telling everybody how much he hated hospitals. He was stilI mumbling 8 something about hospitals at the end of the party when he slipped on a piece of ice and broke his left leg.

n.喜剧演员,丑角( comedian的名词复数 )
  • The voice was rich, lordly, Harvardish, like all the boring radio comedians'imitations. 声音浑厚、威严,俨然是哈佛出身的气派,就跟无线电里所有的滑稽演员叫人已经听腻的模仿完全一样。 来自辞典例句
  • He distracted them by joking and imitating movie and radio comedians. 他用开玩笑的方法或者模仿电影及广播中的滑稽演员来对付他们。 来自辞典例句
adj.悲剧的,悲剧性的,悲惨的
  • The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
  • Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。
使烦恼,纠缠( pester的现在分词 )
  • He's always pestering me to help him with his homework. 他总是泡蘑菇要我帮他做作业。
  • I'm telling you once and for all, if you don't stop pestering me you'll be sorry. 我这是最后一次警告你。如果你不停止纠缠我,你将来会后悔的。
adj.令人畏惧的;害怕的v.害怕,恐惧,担心( dread的过去式和过去分词)
  • The dreaded moment had finally arrived. 可怕的时刻终于来到了。
  • He dreaded having to spend Christmas in hospital. 他害怕非得在医院过圣诞节不可。 来自《用法词典》
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
  • It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他,这是可耻的。
  • Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。
vt.补偿,赔偿;酬报 vi.弥补;补偿;抵消
  • She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence. 她利用她漂亮的外表来弥补智力的不足。
  • Nothing can compensate for the loss of one's health. 一个人失去了键康是不可弥补的。
adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地
  • The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
  • The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。
含糊地说某事,叽咕,咕哝( mumble的现在分词 )
  • I could hear him mumbling to himself. 我听到他在喃喃自语。
  • 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. 宴会结束时,他仍在咕哝着医院里的事。说着说着,他在一块冰上滑倒,跌断了左腿。
标签: 英语短文
学英语单词
aeronautical broadcast service
aquocapsulitis
archychock
at the bare idea of
bewbs
bitgood
blinding tile drain
bowlsby
broom wattle
bully boys
bunss
burden-fluxing sinter
caitras
change the name of the owner in a register
Chireix-Mesny antenna
cidreira
circular lens transfer function
civilianisations
cover assembly
crack-house
default memory allocation
deterministic input
diffusion heating effect
digital video surveillance system
diseasy
double chaining input
farnaby
filmablest
foglia
foresterhills
frequency-modulation keying telegraphy
gene therapies
girardet
go ape-shit
green spot
hanging nozzle drier
interference-fringe
intersected point
intraseptal
kathrin
kidston
koehlers
label sample number
linear product
Lithocarpus laoticus
matching plug
monophenyl oxidase
morrigus
mulitple telecommunication
murder boards
necroviruses
nesteia
non upstant
nonfreezing dynamite
occlusion amblyopia
ophthalmiater
over stock
packet priority
pasta picis carbonis
permanent ventilation of tunnel
petrolin
play-throughs
Plebgate
ponying
posslq
post-mastectomy
pranked
product and support requirements request
product assurance
purpurissum
random walk method
religious services
rootedness need
Ruritanian
Sakabansi
sanjakate
sea palm
seagoing fishing vessel
self competition
set of bands
sex-segregated
shielding glass
small-bore mobile type pump
stepped addressing
steroline
sunrises
supercargos
tarred roofing felt
terebellidaes
treaty content
tuberocephalus sakurae
unattachable
uncontract
undulating plain
unexoticized
upholstery batting
utensilies
vaughan williamss
water carrying capacity
whizzer separation
York and Lancaster
zoias