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课标导航 主题导读 课标导航 主题导读 课标导航 主题导读 Comparison between Chinese Humor and English Humor Humor is an elegant language art.It’s an important part of both English and Chinese. Similarities Both employ their language,expression and motion to explain their humor.They all make us feel funny and relaxed.It seems that being laughable,amusing or funny is the meaning of humor and the ability of arousing amusement and expressing what is funny is a basic condition of being humorous. 课标导航 主题导读 Physical function of humor: “A laugh a day keeps the doctor away.”So its important role in one’s physical health has been widely accepted by the Chinese as well as westerners.Humor has always been a major means of entertainment and has been much emphasized in the mass media,especially in movies and on TV. Cultural function of humor: Humor,as a form of culture,tells the unique content in each culture from person to person and from generation to generation.Joking is often carried on among familiars,and acceptance and appreciation of a person’s joking indicates that he is part of a certain social and cultural group. Social function of humor: Humor,as part of comedy,is the ideal reflection of social conflictions in the real world. 课标导航 主题导读 Differences Chinese always employ their humor in words.English like to use their body language,their expression of fun.Theories of Chinese humor are quite smaller in quantity.Theories of English humor are plentiful and specific.It seems that English has stepped deep into every aspect of humor. In the western definitions,humor is in the form of laughter to express one’s pleasure while in the Chinese explanations,humor stresses its social role. 课标导航 主题导读 Westerners have a special taste for sexual humor,ethnic humor and aggressive humor.On the contrary,the Chinese are more likely to prefer topics relevant to small things in daily life and imperfection of the common people,such as forgetfulness,drunkenness,etc. 诱思探究 1.Which humor do you like better,Chinese Humor or E