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2020 江苏高考英语任务型阅读重难点赏析HumorIf you see humor as an optional form of entertainment, you’re missing some of its biggest benefits: Humor makes average-looking people look cute and uninteresting people seem entertaining. Studies show that a good sense of humor even makes you seem smarter.Best of all, humor raises your energy, and that can have an effect on everything you do at school, at work, or in your personal life. The increase of energy will even make you more willing to exercise, and that will raise your overall energy even more.Humor also transports your mind away from your daily troubles. Humor lets you better understand life and sometimes helps you laugh at even the worst of your problems.In my experience, most people think they have a sense of humor, and to some degree that’s true. But not all senses of humor are created equa l. So I thought it would be useful to include some humor tips for everyday life.You don’t have to be the joke teller in the group in order to show your sense of humor. You can be the one who directs the conversation to fun topics that are ripe for others to add humor. Every party needs a straight person. You’ll appear fun and funny by association.When it comes to in-person humor, effort counts a lot. When people see you trying to be funny, it frees them to try it themselves. So even if your own efforts at humor fall short, you might be freeing the long kept humor in others. People need permission to be funny in social settings because there’s always a risk that comes with humor. For in-person humor, quality isn’t as important as you might think. Your attitude and effort count a lot.Some people--and I was one of them--believe that humorous complaints about the little problems of life make humor, and sometimes that is the case. The problem comes when you start doing too much complaint-based humor. One funny observation about problem in your life can be funny, but five is just complaining, no matter how smart you think you are. Funny complaints can wear people out.Self-deprecating(自嘲式) humor is usually the safest type, but here again you don’t want to overshoot the target. One self-deprecating comment is a generous and even confident form of humor. You have to be at least a bit self-assured to laugh at yourself in front of others. But if you do it toooften, you can transform in the eyes of others from a confident joker to a Chihuahua dog.HumorIf you see humor as an optional form of entertainment, you’re missing some of its biggest benefits:如果你将幽默视为娱乐的一种备选项，你就错过了幽默的一些最大好处。

Humor makes average-looking people look cute and uninteresting people seem entertaining.幽默使得普通人看上去可爱，无趣的人看上去有令人愉快。

Studies show that a good sense of humor even makes you seem smarter.研究表明幽默感甚至让你显得更聪明。

Best of all, humor raises your energy, and that can have an effect on everything you do at school, at work, or in your personal life.最重要的是，幽默让你神采飞扬，从而影响你在学校，在上班，又或是个人生活所做的每一件事。

The increase of energy will even make you more willing to exercise, and that will raise your overall energy even more.能量的增长让你甚至更愿意锻炼，从而进一步提升你的全面的活力。

Humor also transports your mind away from your daily troubles.转移注意力，幽默还可以让你从日常烦恼中解放出来。

Humor lets you better understand life and sometimes helps you laugh at even the worst of your problems.幽默让你更好的理解生活，有时帮你对问题最坏的一面一笑了之。

In my experience, most people think they have a sense of humor, and to some degree that’s true.在我看来，大多数人认为他们具备幽默感，某种程度上那是真的。

But not all senses of humor are created equa l. So I thought it would be useful to include some humor tips for everyday life.但并不是所有的幽默感生而平等的。

因此我认为日常生活中学学这些幽默建议是有用的You don’t have to be the joke teller in the group in order to show your sense of humor.你没有必要为了展示你的幽默感在群里当个讲笑话的人。

You can be the one who directs the conversation to fun topics that are ripe for others to add humor.你可以做个引导者，引导话题去向有趣的事情，从而为他人添加幽默创造成熟的时机。

Every party needs a straight person. You’ll appear fun and funny by association.每个群都需要一个直爽的人。

通过关联成中间人，你看上去有趣，而且好笑。

When it comes to in-person humor, effort counts a lot.当谈到自身幽默，努力也很重要。

When people see you trying to be funny, it frees them to try it themselves.So even if your own efforts at humor fall short, you might be freeing the long kept humor in others.因此即使你在幽默上做的努力没有成功，你也许可以让其他长时间保持幽默中的人解放出来。

（你搞笑，他人就不需要了）People need permission to be funny in social settings because there’s always a risk that comes with humor.在社交场合中，人们需要被允许来搞笑，因为幽默常常伴有风险。

For in-person humor, quality isn’t as important as you might t hink. Your attitude and effort count a lot.对于幽默的人，品质并不如你可能想象的那样重要。