2020春英语必修4（人教版）习题：Unit+3+A+taste+of+English+humour+解析

Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour【导语】【导语】身处异国他乡，最大的悲哀莫过于外国人笑得人仰马身处异国他乡，最大的悲哀莫过于外国人笑得人仰马翻，你却不知所云。想跟外国人打成一片，光是语言能力过硬是远远翻，你却不知所云。想跟外国人打成一片，光是语言能力过硬是远远不够的，更多的是文化背景和幽默感的问题。不够的，更多的是文化背景和幽默感的问题。Itisbeyondembarrassingwheneveryonearoundyouburstsoutlaughingatajokethatyoudonotfindfunny，especiallyifit'sajoketoldinaforeignlanguage.WhileChinesestudentsfinditeasytoadapttoaforeignlifestyle，socializingwithlocalsismuchharder，accordingtoarecentstudy.ResearcherslookedathowwellChinesestudentsintegrated（融（融入）入）intocommunitiesacrosstheworld.Ofalltheactivitiestheystrugglewith，understandingjokesisconsideredthetoughest.Mostofthetime，jokesarefunnyonlyforpeoplewhoshareacommonculturalbackgroundorperceivehumourinthesameway.Chinese-AmericancomedianJoeWongfoundthisoutfirst-hand.Hehadachievedhugesuccessdoingstand-upcomedyintheUS，butwhenhereturnedtoChinain2008forhisfirstliveshowinBeijing，hediscoveredthathumourdoesn'ttranslate.Peopledidn'tthinkhisChinesejokeswereasfunnyashisEnglishones，theGlobalTimesreported.BritishhumourvsAme