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L29-1：Funny or not?

/ˈfʌni/ /ɔː/ /nɒt?/

Whether we find a joke funny or not largely depends on

/ˈwɛðə/ /wiː/ /faɪnd/ /ə/ /ʤəʊk/ /ˈfʌni/ /ɔː/ /nɒt/ /ˈlɑːʤli/ /dɪˈpɛndz/ /ɒn/

where we have been brought up. The sense of humour is

/weə/ /wiː/ /hæv/ /biːn/ /brɔːt/ /ʌp./ /ðə/ /sɛns/ /ɒv/ /ˈhjuːmər/ /ɪz/

mysteriously bound up with national characteristics. A

/mɪsˈtɪərɪəsli/ /baʊnd/ /ʌp/ /wɪð/ /ˈnæʃənl/ /ˌkærɪktəˈrɪstɪks./ /eɪ/

Frenchman, for instance, might find it hard to laugh at a

/ˈfrɛnʧmən,/ /fɔːr/ /ˈɪnstəns,/ /maɪt/ /faɪnd/ /ɪt/ /hɑːd/ /tuː/ /lɑːf/ /æt/ /eɪ/

Russian joke. In the same way, a Russian might fail to see

/ˈrʌʃ(ə)n/ /ʤəʊk./ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /seɪm/ /weɪ,/ /ə/ /ˈrʌʃ(ə)n/ /maɪt/ /feɪl/ /tuː/ /siː/

anything amusing in a joke which would make an

/ˈɛnɪθɪŋ/ /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /ʤəʊk/ /wɪʧ/ /wʊd/ /meɪk/ /æn/

Englishman laugh totears.

/ˈɪŋglɪʃmən/ /lɑːf/ /tuː/ /teəz./

Most funny stories are based on comic situations. In spite of

/məʊst/ /ˈfʌni/ /ˈstɔːriz/ /ɑː/ /beɪst/ /ɒn/ /ˈkɒmɪk/ /ˌsɪtjʊˈeɪʃənz./ /ɪn/ /spaɪt/ /ɒv/

national differences, certain funny situations have a

/ˈnæʃənl/ /ˈdɪfrənsɪz,/ /ˈsɜːtn/ /ˈfʌni/ /ˌsɪtjʊˈeɪʃənz/ /hæv/ /eɪ/

universal appeal. No matter where you live, you would find it

/ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəl/ /əˈpiːl./ /nəʊ/ /ˈmætə/ /weə/ /juː/ /lɪv,/ /juː/ /wʊd/ /faɪnd/ /ɪt/

difficult not to laugh at, say, Charlie Chaplin's early films.

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/ /nɒt/ /tuː/ /lɑːf/ /æt,/ /seɪ,/ /ˈʧɑːli/ /ˈʧæplɪnz/ /ˈɜːli/ /fɪlmz./

However, a new type of humour, whichstemslargely from

/haʊˈɛvə,/ /ə/ /njuː/ /taɪp/ /ɒv/ /ˈhjuːmə,/ /wɪʧ/ /stɛmz/ /ˈlɑːʤli/ /frɒm/

the U.S., has recently come into fashion. It is called “sick

/ðə/ /juː.ɛs.,/ /hæz/ /ˈriːsntli/ /kʌm/ /ˈɪntuː/ /ˈfæʃən./ /ɪt/ /ɪz/ /kɔːld/ /“sɪk/

humour”. Comedians base their jokes on tragic situation like

/ˈhjuːmə”./ /kəˈmiːdiənz/ /beɪs/ /ðeə/ /ʤəʊks/ /ɒn/ /ˈtræʤɪk/ /ˌsɪtjʊˈeɪʃən/ /laɪk/

violent death or serious accidents. Many people find this sort

/ˈvaɪələnt/ /dɛθ/ /ɔː/ /ˈsɪərɪəs/ /ˈæksɪdənts./ /ˈmɛni/ /ˈpiːpl/ /faɪnd/ /ðɪs/ /sɔːt/

of joke distasteful.

/ɒv/ /ʤəʊk/ /dɪsˈteɪstfʊl./

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

1/ 單詞

amusing in a joke - 發現可笑之处

laugh to tears - 笑出泪来

comic - adj. 喜剧的，可笑的

stems - v. 主要

comedian - n. 滑稽演员，喜剧演员

tragic - adj. 悲劇

distasteful - adj. 讨厌的

2/音標

mysteriously /mɪsˈtɪərɪəsli/

Comedians /kəˈmiːdiənz/

distasteful /dɪsˈteɪstfʊl./

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