1、A Cross-cultural Study of&English HumorChinese HumorWhy is English humor difficult to understand?Where can we find humor?sketch(小品)crosstalk(相声)mime(哑剧)storyHumor consists of verbal&non-verbal humor.jokemovietalk show.ContentTom didnt show up in time.John asked his deskmate,“Where is Tom?”His deskma
2、te said,“He has a touch of the Hong Kong dog and will be here a little bit late.”John:“What?Why is he having fun with his dog now?”Hearing this,Toms deskmate burst out laughing.JokesPunchline:“the Hong Kong dog”means ones stomach is uncomfortable1.C:Whats that fly doing in my soup?W:Swimming,I think
3、!2.C:Whats that?W:Its bean soup.C:I dont want to know what its been.I want to know what it is now.JokesPunchline:the waiter misunderstood the question Punchline:the Pronunciation of the two words3.C:Waiter,will the pancakes be long?W:No,sir.Round.4.I couldnt run a bath,let alone this race.I make sna
4、ils look speedy.JokesPunchline:“long”can refer to the shape and time spent in cooking Punchline:1.“run a bath”&“run a race”2.exaggeration/against logic5.海明威：“你们中国人的确是一个勤奋的民族。”秘书：“怎见得？”海明威：“每当我早晨经过街道，常常可以看到路旁的招牌写着早点两个大字，提醒过路上班的人，不要迟到。”6.小明：小强啊，听说你作文写得特别好。小强：对啊，我还投稿了呢！小明：你的作文被采用了吗？小强：用了用了！编辑拿我的作文当抹布擦桌
5、子呢！JokesPunchline:“早点”Punchline:“用了用了”7.-怎样才能让兔子不逃走？-给它插上翅膀。JokesPunchline:“插翅难逃”8.Five Months OlderThe WWII had begun,and John wanted to join the army,but he was only 16 years old,and boys were allowed to join only if they were over 18.So when the army doctor examined him,he said that he was 18.But
6、 Johns brother had joined the army a few days before,and the same doctor had examined him too.This doctor remembered the older boys family name,so when he saw Johns papers,he was surprised,Stories2.Five Months Older“How old are you?”he said.“Eighteen,sir,”said John.“But your brother was eighteen,too
7、,”said the doctor,“Are you twins?”“Oh,no,sir,”said John,and his face went red.“My brothers five months older than I am.”StoriesPunchline:His brother cannot be five months older.StoriesPunchline:an unexpected ending3.吃河豚鱼一日，数人相聚，其中一人说：“有人送来河豚，谁先尝一下？”俗语说：“想吃河豚又怕死。”无人自告奋勇，有人建议：“桥头上有个乞丐，我们不妨让他先尝尝。”众人说好。
8、他们烧了一锅河豚汤后，送给乞丐一碗，说：“这是河豚汤，送你一碗。”乞丐道谢，伸手接了过去。大家耐住性子等了一会，悄悄回去一看，发现乞丐仍安然无事，便放心大胆，回来饱餐一顿。吃完后，这几个人得意地走上街头，问乞丐：“河豚味道不错吧？”乞丐反问道：“你们已经吃过了？”众人说：“吃了，味道好极了。”乞丐说：“既然如此，那我就不客气了。”说罢，端起一直放在旁边的那碗河豚汤，狼吞虎咽吃了起来。Cheating others is cheating yourself!Shows Drug Politics Education Social scandals TV series Daily life Pro
9、gress in societyPunchline:lines(台词)我就是为奥运火炬手而生的！纵观世界风云，风景这边更好！DifferencesEnglish HumorChinese HumorForm_,_crosstalk,_Topic_,_Purposeto mock _to mock oneself/others,_Reason_Similarities1.Form:2.Topic:3.Purpose:Differences&Similaritiesmime sketchjokes,stories,moviesoriginates from daily life but has an unexpected/absurd(荒诞的)endingtalk showpoliticsscandalsprogressanything/anyoneto educateindividualismcollectivismto entertainThank You!
