The Expression of British Humor in Downton Abbey.docVIP

The Expression of British Humor in Downton Abbey 　　【Abstract】The British humor is of unique traits and it is a little difficult to understand for people who do not have enough knowledge background. There are four characteristics of British humor： implicit while profound， absurd and exaggerated， complicated while understated. As for its formation reason， it will be analyzed from three parts： the Englishmen’s personality， British culture and British economy.British humor has been applied in a large number of TV works. In this thesis， The Downton Abbey has been chosen as the object of the study for its popularity at home and abroad. First， its expression techniques to show the British humor have been analyzed： satire， self-deprecation， understatement and figure of speech. Because of these skills， the characters’ personality has been vividly performed in this play and it has attracted large audiences， so British humor has contributed greatly to the drama’s success. 　　【Key words】British humor； Downton Abbey； features； expression technique 　　【摘要】英式幽默是英国文化的精髓之一。相比其他形式的幽默而言，英式幽默有其独一无二的特点：含蓄深刻，夸张讽刺，简单事情复杂化，轻描淡写复杂事。本文首先分析了英式幽默的这些特点，然后叙述形成这些特点的原因。主要有三个方面：英国人保守矜持的性格；英国的经济特点，曾经的“日不落帝国”的衰退；英国无处不在的绅士文化。英式幽默也越来越多的出现在英国的影视作品中，受到了国内外观众的喜爱和欢迎，本文选取最受欢迎的英剧――《唐顿庄园》作为研究对象，讨论该剧中所运用的英式幽默技巧：讽刺，自嘲，低调陈述和比喻，这些技巧对人物的塑造起着非常重要的作用，这也是为何《唐顿庄园》受到观众青睐的重要原因之一。 　　【关键词】英式幽默 唐顿庄园 特点 原因 表达技巧 　　British humor is difficult to identify and understand.On one hand， what Englishmen find amusing may not be funny at all to others from other locations as they don’t share the same style of humor.On the other hand，British jokes probably will not provoke the listeners into opening their mouths and bursting into laugh as the point of British humor lies in its profound connotation but not its function of laugh trigger.These contribute to make British humor a unique one. 　　Not like usual jokes，explicit and closed to life，British humor is extremely implicit and filled with profound cultural connotations.Englishme