大学英语4课文原文及翻译中英对照.doc

Unit?1? 享受幽默——是什么使人开怀？ [1]?HYPERLINK C:\\Users\\Administrator\\AppData\\Roaming\\2012_2013?1′\\?¤§?-|è?±èˉ-4\\????????????\\book4\\unit1\\Reading\\Reading.htm \l null#nullThe joy of laughing at a funny story is universal, probably as old as language itself.?HYPERLINK C:\\Users\\Administrator\\AppData\\Roaming\\2012_2013?1′\\?¤§?-|è?±èˉ-4\\????????????\\book4\\unit1\\Reading\\Reading.htm \l null#nullBut, what is it that makes a story or a joke funny? 1 听了一个有趣的故事会发笑、很开心，古今中外都一样。这一现象或许同语言本身一样悠久。那么，到底是什么东西会使一个故事或笑话让人感到滑稽可笑的呢？? [2]?As one who has enjoyed humor since I first recognized it, Ive?made an attempt to?explain and discuss humor with students in such diverse cultures as Latin America and China.?Ive done some serious thinking about funny stories. It has been a labor of love! 2?我是第一次辨识出幽默便喜欢上它的人，因此我曾试图跟学生议论和探讨幽默。这些学生文化差异很大，有来自拉丁美洲的，也有来自中国的。我还认真地思考过一些滑稽有趣的故事。这么做完全是出于自己的喜好。? [3]?Why is it that several students in a class will fall out of their chairs laughing after I tell a joke while the rest of the students look as if Ive just read the weather report?[N]? HYPERLINK C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\2012_2013?1′\?¤§?-|è?±èˉ-4\????????????\book4\unit1\Reading\Reading.htm \l null#nullObviously some people are more sensitive to humor than others.?And, we recognize that some people tell jokes very well while others struggle to say something funny.? HYPERLINK C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\2012_2013?1′\?¤§?-|è?±èˉ-4\????????????\book4\unit1\Reading\Reading.htm \l null#nullWeve all heard people say, I like jokes, but I cant tell one well, and I can never remember them.?Some people have a better sense of humor than others just as some people have more musical talent, mathematical talent, etc. than others.?A truly funny person has a joke for every occasion, and when one is told, that triggers an entire?string?of jokes from that persons memory bank. A?humorless?person is not likely to be the most popular person in a group.?It is reasonable to say t