American-humor-vs-English-humor

AmericanhumorvsEnglishhumorEnglishHumorBritishpeopleappeartobedeeplyseriouspeople.Thisgivesanaddedpiquancy(辛辣)totheEnglishsenseofhumor.Foritcomesasasurprisetotheforeignerstofinditexistsatall.FeaturesofEnglishHumorPuns双关语Nonsense无聊Blackhumor黑色幽默Eccentricity无厘头Satire讽刺Self-deprecation自嘲Understatement轻描淡写1.SheDidn'tSayAnythingAmotherandsonwerewashingdisheswhilethefatheranddaughterwerewatchingTVintheroom.Suddenly,therewasacrashofbreakingdishes,thencompletesilence.Thegirllookedatherfatherandsaid,“ItwasMom”.“Howdoyouknow?”askedherfather.“Shedidn'tsayanything.”2.IHaveTurnedItOverAwomansaidtoherhusband,“dear,lookatoursheet!It'stoodirty.Wouldyouliketowashitnow?”Themanlookedatthesheetandthenthoughtforawhileandthensaid,“Idon'tthinkit'snecessary.Wecanturnthesheetover.Isthatallright?”Hiswifewasveryangryatthis.“Howlazyyouare!”Sheshouted,“Totellyouthetruth,Iturneditoverlastweek.”3.MotherMouseAmothermousewasoutforastrollwithherbabieswhenshespottedacatcrouchedbehindabush.Shewatchedthecat,andthecatwatchedthemice.Mothermousebarkedfiercely,Woof,woof,woof!Thecatwassoterrifiedthatitranforit'slife.Mothermouseturnedtoherbabiesandsaid,Now,doyouunderstandthevalueofasecondlanguage?AmericanHumorComparedtoEnglishhumor,Americanhumorismoreexoteric(开放的).Theirhumormayinvolveinsomesensitivetopics,suchasdeath,sexandterrorism.Theydon’tcareaboutit.HumorinansweringthephoneMywifeandIcan’tcometothephonerightnow,butifyouwillleaveyournameandnumber,wewillgetbacktoyouassoonaswearefinished.•JimandMarywerebothpatientsinaMentalHospital.Onedaywhiletheywerewalkingbythehospitalswimmingpool,Jimsuddenlyjumpedintothedeepend.Hesanktothebottom.Marypromptlyjumpedintosavehim.SheswamtothebottomandpulledJimout.•WhenthemedicaldirectorbecameawareofMary'sheroicactheimmediatelyreviewedherfileandcalledherintohisoffice.•Mary,Ihavegoodnewsandbadnews.Thegoodnewsisyou'rebeingdischargedbecausesinceyouwereabletojumpinandsavethelifeofanotherpatient,Ithinkyou'veregainedyoursenses.ThebadnewsisJim,thepatientyousaved,hunghimselfwithhisbathrobebeltinthebathroom，he'sdead.•Maryreplied,Hedidn'thanghimself,Ihunghimuptodry.That’sall,thankyou……………………………………………………………………………