专八阅读练习之A Sense of Humor
<p> <span word="Biologically">Biologically</span>， <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="distinguishes">distinguishes</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>： <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="universe">universe</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="utterly">utterly</span> <span word="devoid">devoid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="humor">humor</span>， <span word="we">we</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="supreme">supreme</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span>， <span word="for">for</span> <span word="unlike">unlike</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="bodily">bodily</span> <span word="process">process</span>， <span word="laughter">laughter</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="biologically">biologically</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="divide">divide</span> <span word="world">world</span>， <span word="laughter">laughter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="unifying">unifying</span> <span word="force">force</span>. <span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="beings">beings</span> <span word="oppose">oppose</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>. <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="disagree">disagree</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="plagued">plagued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="ideological">ideological</span> <span word="factions">factions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="camps">camps</span>， <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="laughter">laughter</span>， <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span>， <span word="depends">depends</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="subtle">subtle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="qualities">qualities</span>： <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="humor">humor</span> <span word="Certain">Certain</span> <span word="comic">comic</span> <span word="stereotypes">stereotypes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="universal">universal</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>-<span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Charlie">Charlie</span> <span word="Chaplins">Chaplins</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="films">films</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="odds">odds</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="fails">fails</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="amuse">amuse</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="commentator">commentator</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span>， <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Samuel">Samuel</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>， <span word="once">once</span> <span word="remarked">remarked</span>， <span word="Men">Men</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="modes">modes</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="laughed">laughed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="humor">humor</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="laughter">laughter</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="refined">refined</span> <span word="tingle">tingle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="quaking">quaking</span> <span word="roar">roar</span>， <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>. <span word="Humor">Humor</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="correct">correct</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="values">values</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="fanatics">fanatics</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lack">lack</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="funny">funny</span> <span word="side">side</span>， <span word="we">we</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="reminded">reminded</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="tragedy">tragedy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="comedy">comedy</span>， <span word="so">so</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lop">lop</span> <span word="sided">sided</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span>.</p>
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