1、 The sense of humour ismysteriously bound up with nationalcharacteristics, …
幽默感與民族有着神祕莫測的聯繫。
2、 In spite of nationaldifferences, certain funny situations have a universalappeal.
儘管民族不同,有些滑稽的情節卻能產生普遍的效果。
3、 No matter where you live, youwould find it difficult not to laugh at, say,Charlie Chaplin’s early films.
比如說,不管你生活在哪裏,你看查理.卓別林的早期電影很難不發笑。
Say, 這裏的用法。。也可以用來舉例,同such as/ forexample/ for instance等。。
4、 He dreadedhaving to spend Christmas in hospital.
他十分害怕在醫院過聖誕。
Dread 的用法。。
5、 The mantook heart and, sure enough, on New Year’s Eve he was able tohobble along to a party.
那人聽後振作了精神。果然,除夕時他可以一瘸一拐地去參加晚會了。
Sure enough在之前的惡作劇裏面也出現過的用法。同樣表達果然的意思。。
Along的用法。。感覺上有徑直而去。。。
6、 To compensate for hisunpleasant experiences in hospital, the man drank a little more than was good for him
爲了補償住院這一段不愉快的經歷,那人喝得稍許多了一點。
比剛好還多。。。就是稍微喝多了。。