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外研（新标准）版2018-2019学年初中英语七年级下册Module 10 A holiday journey模块过关检测题（含听力音频）
One weekend, a wife and a husband(丈夫)went to visit a shop in Tokyo. After they got back home, they couldn't find their camera(照相机). They thought the camera must be in the shop. After a few weeks, they went to that shop again and the boss of the shop gave their camera back to them.
When their pictures of the camera came out, the husband saw two pictures he did not take. One is a man standing at the door of the shop. In his hand there is a piece of paper(纸) with some words on it "I find your camera. "The other is a boy with a piece of paper in his hand. There are some words on the paper too "I take the pictures".
Besides the spelling of the word, there are, clearly, many differences between American and British humor.
There is a common belief in the U.K. that Americans don't understand irony (讽刺). This is of course not true. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Irony may show up in American comedies(喜剧), but people there don't use it as much as the British do in daily life.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} It actually runs in the blood of the British people. They use it as much as prepositions(介词) in everyday conversations, as a way of playing with their friends and laughing at their enemies, as well as themselves. This may sometimes make people unhappy if the listeners are not used to it.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#} After Americans use irony, they will clearly say that they are "only kidding". They feel the need to make a joke clearer so that it will not make other people uncomfortable.
Humor is tied so much to culture. American jokes are more clear and forward, a bit like Americans themselves. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} This may result from the fact that British culture is more reserved(矜持的) than American culture.
However, we still find that certain American comedies have made huge success in Britain and vice versa(反之亦然). {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
A. Things are quite different in America. B. Therefore, although there are differences between both comic styles, there is still an appreciation(欣赏) and understanding of the other's sense of humor. C. But what is true is that Americans don't use it all the time. D. However, irony is common in British culture. E. British jokes, on the other hand, are more subtle and usually with a hidden meaning. |
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