BritishhumorWhatisBritishhumor?Outline1、features2、funnyquote3、joke4、representativefeatures1.Puns双关2.Nonsense无聊3.Blackhumour黑色幽默4.Eccentricity无厘头5.Satire讽刺6.Self-deprecation自嘲7.Understatement轻描淡写TheEnglishappeartobeadeeplyseriouspeople.Thisgivesanaddedpiquancy(辛辣,刺激)totheEnglishsenseofhumor.Foritcomesasasurprisetoforeignerstofindthatitexistsatall.Funnyquotesinthepoliticalarena•Thedifferencebetweenamisfortuneandacalamityisthis:IfGladstonefellintotheThames,itwouldbeamisfortune.Butifsomeonedraggedhimoutagain,thatwouldbeacalamity.BenjaminDisraeli.Ajoke“MayIborrowyourrecordplayertonight?”amanaskedhisneighbor.“Sure.Doyouwanttolistentosomemusic?”“No,”heanswered.“TonightIwanttohavesomepeaceandquiet.”TheLondonOlympicGamesopeningceremonyHissenseofcomedycomesfromyouandIarelikelytooccurindailylife.Ilikehim..SomeinterestingexpreesionblacknesssurprisedhappyunhappySomefunnypicture!Somefunnypiture!AmericanHumorletmetellyouSowhatisAmercianHumor?WhatisthecharacterofAmercianhumor?ComparetoEnglishhumor,Amercianhumorismoreexoteric(开放的).Theirhumormayinvolvesomesensitivetopicssuchasdeath,sex,andterrorism.Theydon'tcareaboutit.SomeAmericanhumorjokshumorsinanswerofphoneMywifeandIcan'tcometothephonerightnow,butifyou'llleaveyournameandnumber,we'llgetbacktoyouassoonaswe'refinished.joksaboutchanginglightbulbsQ:HowmanyYalestudentsdoesittaketochangealightbulb?A:None--NewHavenlooksbetterinthedark.Greatcomedian——CharlesChapinTheresumeofCharlesChapinBirthplace:LondonBirthday:1889/4/16Nationality:TheUKOccupation:actor,director,producer(制片人)Gainedprizes:OscarAwardforlifetimeachievement(奥斯卡终身成就奖),thetenthofAFIthegreatestactorinhundredyears(AFI百年来最伟大的男演员第10名)Thetypicalapparel(外观)bowlerhat(圆顶礼帽)dinnerjacket(小礼服)trapezoidmustache(梯形小胡子)bamboostick(竹手杖)macrocephalicshoes(大头皮鞋)newwordsexoteric:开放的,外界的lightbulb:电灯泡producer:制片人dinnerjacket:晚礼服,小礼服That'sall.Thankyou!