英式幽默与美式幽默

Funny quotes in the political arena
• "The
difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the Thames, it would be a misfortune. But if someone dragged him out again, that would be a calamity." Benjamin Disraeli.
The London Olympic Games opening ceremony
His sense of comedy comes from you and I are likely to occur in daily life.
I like him..
surprised
blackness
Some interestin g expreesion
Great comedian— —Charles
Chapin
The resume of Charles Chapin
Birthplace:London Birthday:1889/4/16 Nationality:The UK Occupation:actor,director,
producer(制片人)
That's all.Thank you！
trapezoid mustache(梯形小胡 子) dinner jacket(小礼服)
bamboo stick(竹手杖)
macrocephalic shoes(大头皮鞋)
new words
exoteric:开放的，外界的 lightbulb：电灯泡 producer:制片人 dinner jacket:晚礼服，小礼服
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)
bowler hat（圆顶礼帽）
The English appear to be a deeply serious pwenku.baidu.comople. This gives an added piquancy(辛辣, 刺激) to the English sense of humor. For it comes as a surprise to foreigners to find that it exists at all.
Some American humor joks
humors in answer of phone My wife and I can't come to the phone right now, but if you'll leave your name and number, we'll get back to you as soon as we're finished. joks about changing lightbulbs Q: How many Yale students does it take to change a lightbulb? A: None--New Haven looks better in
Compare to English humor, Amercian humor is more exoteric(开放的) .Their humor may involve some sensitive topics such as death,sex,and terrorism.They don't care about it.
British humor
What is British humor?
Outline
1、 features 2、funny quote 3、joke 4、representative
features
1.Puns双关 2.Nonsense无聊 3.Black humour黑色幽 默 4.Eccentricity无厘头 5.Satire讽刺 6.Self-deprecation自嘲 7.Understatement轻描 淡写
unhappy happy
Some funny picture!
Some funny piture!
American Humor
So what is Amercian Humor? What is the character of Amercian humor?
let me tell you
A joke
“May I borrow your record player t onight?” a man asked his neighbor . “Sure. Do you want to listen to s ome music?” “No,” he answered. “ Tonight I want to have some peace and quiet.”