英语 选择性必修 第一册 WY Section Ⅲ Developing ideas & Presenting ideas & Reflection The Importance of Humour 幽默的重要性 Humour has been an essential part of human behaviour for thousands of years. 数千年来，幽默一直是人类行为的重要组成部分。 There is comedy in the texts of Ancient Greece, and medieval writings are filled with jokes. 在古希腊的文本中有喜剧出现，并且中世纪的作品中也充满了笑话。 While these same jokes might not be as funny to us now as they were then, their authors understood that humour could not only entertain but also throw new light on sensitive or emotive issues. 虽然这些笑话现在对我们来说可能不像过去那么有趣了，但它们的作者明白，幽默不仅可以娱乐大众，而且可以为解决敏感或情绪化的问题带来新的启发。 Closer to modern times, someone who is remembered for his ability to combine humour with more serious messages is American writer, Mark Twain. 到了近现代，美国作家马克·吐温因擅长用幽默的方式表达严肃的内容而被世人铭记。 Twain's particular style of writing is funny and often mischievous. 吐温独特的写作风格有趣，而且常常带有调侃意味。 词句自测 ①medieval adj. 中世纪的，中古时期的 ②emotive adj. 使情绪激动的 ③mischievous adj. 调皮的，淘气的 ④“主(someone)系(is)表(American writer)”。Closer to modern times是时间状语；who is ... messages是定语从句，修饰someone；不定式短语to combine ... messages是ability的后置定语；Mark Twain是American writer的同位语。 For example, in his classic novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, he famously says, “Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words.” 例如，在他的经典小说《汤姆·索亚历险记》中，他有句名言：“写作很容易。你所要做的就是划掉错误的单词。” But he is equally well known for his witty remarks in his everyday interactions with people. 但他在与人的日常交往中也因其幽默风趣的话而闻名。 For instance, while on a lecture tour of the United States, Twain went into a barber's shop to get a haircut and a shave. 例如，有一次在美国巡回演讲时，吐温到一家理发店去理发和刮脸。 The barber, not recognising him, asked if he had a ticket to the lecture. 理发师没有认出他，问他有没有这场演讲的门票。 When Twain replied that he didn't, the barber told him that if he wanted to go to the event he would have to stand, as there were no seats left in the theatre. 当吐温回答说他没有时，理发师告诉他，如果他想去听演讲，他将不得不站着，因为剧院里没有座位了。 Twain's response was, “That's just my luck. I always have to stand when that fellow lectures！” 吐温的回答是：“真不走运。只要那个家伙演讲，我总是得站着！” 词句自测 ⑤remark n. 言论；意见，评论 ⑥interaction n. 交流 ⑦barber n. 男理发师 ⑧shave n. 刮脸，刮胡子 ⑨fellow n. 男人；家伙 Like Twain, but on the other side of the world, the Chinese writer Wang Zengqi was soon to become famous for his own unique brand of humour. 像吐温一样，在世界的另一端，中国作家汪曾祺也因其独特的幽默风格而迅速出名。 In his essay “On Humour”， Wang used fewer than 600 characters to introduce several humorous examples of famous people, concluding that, “The world is fu ... ...
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