美語怎么說072講: 冷幽默

Jessica在北京學(xué)漢語，她的中國朋友要是遇到了不知道用美語怎么說的詞，就會來請教她。今天是Luis要問的：冷幽默。

LZ: Jessica, you won't believe it! Last night, I met the funniest guy ever!

Jessica: No way! 他怎么好玩兒了?Did he wear bunny ears?

LZ: 頭上戴著兔耳朵?這種是幼兒園級的搞笑，沒勁! 這人的特點是，每句話都特逗，可是自己從來不笑! 對了，這種冷幽默在美語里要怎么說呢?

Jessica: We call that dry humor. With dry humor, the emphasis is not on funny facial expressions or exaggerated body moves, rather, it's the joke itself that's really humorous.

LZ: 哦，dry humor, 不靠夸張的表情和動作，純粹靠笑話本身好笑。The guy I was talking about did have a dry sense of humor.

Jessica: I bet he kept a straight face while telling jokes that made everyone else laugh their pants off!

LZ: exactly! 別人都笑翻了，就他自己面無表情地繼續(xù)講。這人的冷幽默在party上特受人歡迎。以前大家為了找樂子，頂多就是講幾個葷段子。哎?這“葷段子”又要怎么說呢?

Jessica: We call them "off-color jokes." The most common off-color jokes are about sex, but they can also touch on violence, ethnic groups or other impolite topics.

LZ: 原來葷段子就是off-color jokes, 除了情色內(nèi)容，還可以是別的有冒犯性的話題。

Jessica: Off-color jokes can be really offensive to those who aren't that close to you or don't share your sense of humor. So, use them carefully.

LZ: 沒錯，講葷段子得分對什么人，不熟的朋友可別講! 啊，說了這么多段子，幽默，我真是躍躍欲試!

Jessica: What? Give what a try?

LZ: 我本來就是個特有幽默感的人，我覺得我能成一單口相聲演員!

Jessica: A standup comedian? You?

LZ: 原來, Standup comedian 就是單口相聲演員，那行，I'll make standup comedian one of my career goals!

Jessica: Is this dry humor? 'Cos I didn't get it!

LZ: 今天我們學(xué)了，冷幽默是dry humor; 葷段子off-color jokes; 單口相聲演員是standup comedian.