(
课件网) Laugh and the world laughs with you A taste of English humour Humour？ 1 a : a funny or amusing quality b : jokes, funny stories, etc., of a particular kind 2 the ability to be funny or to be amused by things that are funny Humour (noun) Humourous（adj） sense of humour（noun phrase） A New Son Old man: May I sit here? Young man: No, you can't. The seat is occupied. Young man : (to a beautiful girl) Eh…yes. The seat was for her. She is my sister. Old man: Really? Then I am glad to see you, my new son. Young man: Why? Old man: She is my daughter. (punchline) Punch line: the words at the end of a joke or story that make it funny, surprising, etc. Types of humors Verbal (relating to words) jokes funny poems funny stories cross talk sketch comedy puns （双关语） ······ Comedy （喜剧） Crosstalk （相声） Sketch （小品） Nonverbal (not involving words or speech mime: a performance using gestures and body movements without words Two men were talking at the office rest room. One was telling the other about a fight he’d had with his wife. “In the end,” he said, “I had her begging on her knees.” “What did she say？”asked the coworker. “She told me to come out from under the bed.” I can easily know how many students there are in your class by taking a look at your ranking（排名） in the class. Seven Wonders of the World I wonder why the sun is hot I wonder why it rains a lot I wonder why the sky is blue I wonder why a cow goes moo I wonder why the clouds skip by I wonder why a bird can fly I wonder will the lesson end Before I'm driven round the bend. There are many humorists out there Can you name some of them? They are fun! Edward Lear Mark Twain Charlie Chaplin Mr bean Are jokes just for fun? They have implications(暗意） sometimes Enjoy several jokes and try to find out the implications Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society. Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first. We live in a society where pizza gets to your house before the police. But what’s humor for? Brings laughter and happiness to people Makes people feel bitterness from laughs Criticizes the society or human nature Make friends Little Johnny feels sorry for teacher A new teacher was trying to make use of her psychology courses（心理学课）. She started her class by saying "Everyone who thinks you're stupid, stand up!" After a few seconds, Little Johnny stood up. The teacher said, "Do you think you're stupid, Little Johnny?" "No, ma'am, but I’m just sorry to see you standing there all by yourself! The first half of life consists of the capacity (能力）to enjoy without the chance; the last half consists of the chance without the capacity. Politeness Mother: Which apple do you want, Tom? Tom: The biggest one. Mother: Why, Tom, you should be polite and take the little one. Tom: Well, Mum, should I lie just to be polite? Do ... ...
