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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 the U.S., has recently come into fashion. It is called “sick humour”. Comedians base their jokes on tragic situation 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.
ˈwɛðə wiː faɪnd ə ʤəʊk ˈfʌni ɔː nɒt ˈlɑːʤli dɪˈpɛndz ɒn weə wiː hæv biːn brɔːt ʌp. ðə sɛns ɒv ˈhjuːmər ɪz mɪsˈtɪərɪəsli baʊnd ʌp wɪð ˈnæʃənl ˌkærɪktəˈrɪstɪks. ə ˈfrɛnʧmən, fɔːr ˈɪnstəns, maɪt faɪnd ɪt hɑːd tuː lɑːf æt ə ˈrʌʃ(ə)n ʤəʊk. ɪn ðə seɪm weɪ, ə ˈrʌʃ(ə)n maɪt feɪl tuː siː ˈɛnɪθɪŋ əˈmjuːzɪŋ ɪn ə ʤəʊk wɪʧ wʊd meɪk ən ˈɪŋglɪʃmən lɑːf tuː teəz.
məʊst ˈfʌni ˈstɔːriz ɑː beɪst ɒn ˈkɒmɪk ˌsɪtjʊˈeɪʃənz. ɪn spaɪt ɒv ˈnæʃənl ˈdɪfrənsɪz, ˈsɜːtn ˈfʌni ˌsɪtjʊˈeɪʃənz hæv ə ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəl əˈpiːl. nəʊ ˈmætə weə juː lɪv, juː wʊd faɪnd ɪt ˈdɪfɪkəlt nɒt tuː lɑːf æt, seɪ, ˈʧɑːli ˈʧæplɪnz ˈɜːli fɪlmz. haʊˈɛvə, ə njuː taɪp ɒv ˈhjuːmə, wɪʧ stɛmz ˈlɑːʤli frɒm ðə juː.ɛs., hæz ˈriːsntli kʌm ˈɪntuː ˈfæʃən. ɪt ɪz kɔːld “sɪk ˈhjuːmə”. kəˈmiːdiənz beɪs ðeə ʤəʊks ɒn ˈtræʤɪk ˌsɪtjʊˈeɪʃən laɪk ˈvaɪələnt dɛθ ɔː ˈsɪərɪəs ˈæksɪdənts. ˈmɛni ˈpiːpl faɪnd ðɪs sɔːt ɒv ʤəʊk dɪsˈteɪstfʊl. ðə ˈfɒləʊɪŋ ɪgˈzɑːmpl ɒv sɪk ˈhjuːmə wɪl ɪˈneɪbl juː tuː ˈʤʌʤ fɔː jɔːˈsɛlf.
任务配置L0+L4
知识点: be bound up with 与...联系在一起；bring up 抚养长大；laugh to tears ; universal appeal 老少咸宜;普遍的效果；stem from 起源于；come into fashion 开始流行；时兴起来；judge for yourself 你自己来判断；sick humour 病态幽默；
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