◆This study has the following aims: first, to investigate how international students in the UK use humour; second, to examine how jokes can help to establish social relationships; and, third, to explore the role that humour plays in helping overseas students adjust to life in the UK.本研究有以下几个目的:第一,调查在英国的留学生如何运用幽默;第二,考察笑话如何帮助建立社交关系;第三,探究幽默对留学生适应英国生活所起的作用。
◆Let us begin by identifying some of the popular joke genres in the UK.首先我们来探究一下流行于英国的一些笑话类型。
◆Next, let us turn to / Next, let us consider the question of gender differences in the use of humour.接下来,我们来探讨一下运用幽默的性别差异问题。
◆Finally / Lastly, let us briefly examine the role of humour in defining a nation's culture.最后,我们来简略地探讨一下幽默在界定民族文化中所起的作用。
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