English people are famous for their humour (幽默). {#blank#}1{#/blank#} it is often difficult for foreigners to understand their jokes. The main thing to {#blank#}2{#/blank#} is that English people often use understatement.

    Understatement means saying less{#blank#}3{#/blank#}you think or feel. For example, if {#blank#}4{#/blank#}gets very wet in a shower of rain, he might say, "It's a little damp (潮湿的) {#blank#}5{#/blank#}" Or, if someone is very impolite and shouts at another person {#blank#}6{#/blank#} people might say, "He isn't exactly friendly." People often use understatement in unpleasant (使人不愉快的) {#blank#}7{#/blank#} or to make another person look silly.

    Also, English people like to make fun of themselves as well as others. The comedy (喜剧) 'Mr Bean' is a(n) {#blank#}8{#/blank#}example of this kind of humour. Mr Bean always speaks as little as {#blank#}9{#/blank#} in the comedy. He always {#blank#}10{#/blank#} to use his body to make people happy. Maybe what makes Mr Bean so funny is that he does things that people in the real world will never do.

Teacher: Hi, Anna. Are  {#blank#}1{#/blank#}your pencils?

Anna: No, they're Bob's.

Teacher: And is this his green pen?

Anna: No, it isn't. The blue pen is his.

Teacher: What  {#blank#}2{#/blank#}this dictionary?

Anna: It's Helen's. And the green pen is hers, too.

Teacher: And the eraser? Is that  {#blank#}3{#/blank#}?

Anna: Yes, it is.

Teacher: Thank you  {#blank#}4{#/blank#}your help, Anna.
Anna: You're {#blank#}5{#/blank#}.