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The British are known for their sense of humour. However, it is often difficult for foreigners to understand their jokes. The main point to remember is that the British often use understatement.  

Understatement means saying less than you think or feel. For example, if someone gets very wet in a shower of rain, he might say, ‘It’s a little damp (潮湿的) outside.’ Or, if someone is very impolite and shouts at another person, someone else might say, ‘She isn’t exactly friendly.’ Understatement is often used in unpleasant situation or to make another person look silly. Understatement plays an important part in British humour.

Another key to understanding British humour is that the British like to make fun of themselves as well as others. They often laugh about the silly and unpleasant things that happen to our everyday life when someone accidently falls over in the street. They also like to make jokes about people from different classes of society. They like to make jokes about their accents, the way they dress and the way they behave. What’s more, the British love to watch comedies (喜剧) about people who do not know how to behave in society. The comedies series Mr Bean is a good example of this kind of humor.

Mr Bean is the character created by British actor Rowan Atkinson in 1990. Mr Bean doesn’t talk often, and instead he uses his body movement and facial expressions to make people laugh. Perhaps what makes Mr Bean so funny is that he does things that adults in the real world cannot do. Mr Bean is popular in many countries round the world because you do not have to speak English to understand the humour. Because of this, many people have become familiar with the British sense of humour.

小题1:Is it difficult for foreigners to understand British jokes?

小题2:What does ‘understatement’ mean?

小题3:What do the British love to watch comedies about?

小题4:How does Mr Bean make people laugh?

小题5:What are the key points for people to understand British humour?

答案

小题1:Yes. / Yes, it is.

小题2:It means saying less than you think or feel.

小题3:About people who do not know how to behave in society.

小题4:By using his body movement and facial expressions.

小题5:Using understatement and making fun of themselves as well as others.

题目分析:这篇短文主要介绍了理解英国人幽默的关键点是轻描淡写和喜欢开自己和他人的玩笑。

小题1:根据The British are known for their sense of humour. However, it is often difficult for foreigners to understand their jokes.故回答Yes. / Yes, it is.

小题2:根据Understatement means saying less than you think or feel. 故回答It means saying less than you think or feel.

小题3:根据the British love to watch comedies (喜剧) about people who do not know how to behave in society.故回答About people who do not know how to behave in society.

小题4:根据Mr Bean doesn’t talk often, and instead he uses his body movement and facial expressions to make people laugh. 故回答By using his body movement and facial expressions.

小题5:根据第一段The main point to remember is that the British often use understatement. 和第三段Another key to understanding British humour is that the British like to make fun of themselves as well as others.故回答 Using understatement and making fun of themselves as well as others.

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材料一

政治上的自由是公共自由,要保障公共自由,就要避免把权力单独委托给一个人、几个人,或少数人,因为一切有权力的人都容易滥用权力,这是万古不易的一条经验。为此,提出一条原则,要防止滥用权力,就必须用权力来约束权力,形成一种能联合各种权力的机制,其中各种权力即调节配合,又相互制约,即权力要分开掌握和使用。

----------------孟德斯鸠《罗马盛衰原因论》

材料二

难道农民的儿子生来颈上带着圈,而贵族的儿子生来腿上带着踢马刺吗?。。。。。一切享有各种天然能力的人,显然是平等的。。。。。。除了法律意外,不依赖任何别的东西,这就是自由人。

------------《伏尔泰语录》

材料三

人人享有自由平等的权力而不论其出身。人们应自由订立社会契约,组成国家。社会中应用“共同意志”,人人遵守。社会契约就是“共同意志”的体现,代表所有人的权力与自由。这是至高无上的人民主权,不可侵犯,不得转让,不受限制,不准分割。为维护者以主权,必须使人人在法律面前一律平等,包括立法、司法、守法,受法律保护和受法律制裁各方面的平等。政府官员只是人民委派的工作人员,不享有特权。随着政府职位诱惑力的加大,人民应采取更有利的额监督手段。人民在形式自由权时,决不允许损害他人的自由,否则,他自身也就不自由了。这时共同意志就要通过法律手段制裁他。

---------卢梭《社会契约论》

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材料二体现什么思想,有何进步意义