• (The) next means 'after this/that one' in time or in a series of events, places or people. * (the) next 指下一个时间、事情、地点或人：◆When is your next appointment? 你下一次预约时间是什么时候？◆Turn left at the next traffic lights. 在下一个红绿灯处向左拐。◆Who's next? 下一个是谁？(The) nearest means 'closest' in space. * (the) nearest 指空间上最近：◆Where's the nearest supermarket? 最近的超市在哪儿？
• Notice the difference between the prepositions nearest to and next to. 注意介词 nearest to 和 next to 的区别：◆Janet's sitting nearest to the window(= of all the people in the room). 珍妮特坐在（屋里所有人中）离窗户最近的地方。◆Sarah's sitting next to the window(= right beside it). 萨拉坐在窗户旁边。In informal BrE nearest can be used instead of nearest to. 在非正式的英式英语中，nearest 可用以代替 nearest to：◆Who's sitting nearest the door? 谁坐在离门最近的地方？

Ordering your points 梳理要点

• ◆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。