歷年考研英語閱讀理解2002年01

[00:03.99]2002 Text1 [00:11.17]If you intend using humor in your talk to make people smile, [00:16.11]you must know how to identify [00:18.34]shared experiences and problems. [00:21.06]Your humor must be relevant to the audience and [00:24.18]should help to show them that you are one of them [00:26.81]or that you understand their situation and are in sympathy [00:30.74]with their point of view. [00:32.75]Depending on whom you are addressing, [00:35.07]the problems will be different. [00:37.38]If you are talking to a group of managers, [00:39.61]you may refer to the disorganized methods of [00:42.23]their secretaries; [00:43.84]alternatively if you are addressing secretaries, [00:47.67]you may want to comment on their disorganized bosses. [00:52.21]Here is an example, which I heard at a nurses' convention, [00:55.94]of a story which works well because the audience all shared [00:59.47]the same view of doctors. [01:01.99]A man arrives in heaven [01:03.90]and is being shown around by St.Peter. [01:07.04]He sees wonderful accommodations, beautiful gardens, [01:10.97]sunny weather, and so on. [01:14.09]Everyone is very peaceful, polite and friendly until, [01:19.45]waiting in a line for lunch, [01:21.78]the new arrival is suddenly pushed [01:23.78]aside by a man in a white coat, [01:26.09]who rushes to the head of the line, [01:28.11]grabs his food and stomps over to a table by himself. [01:32.71]"Who is that?" the new arrival asked St. Peter. [01:36.24]"Oh, that's God," came the reply, [01:39.57]"but sometimes he thinks he's a doctor." [01:43.12]If you are part of the group which you are addressing, [01:46.14]you will be in a position to know [01:47.91]the experiences and problems [01:50.43]which are common to all of you [01:52.85]and it'll be appropriate for you to make a passing remark [01:56.48]about the inedible canteen food [01:58.90]or the chairman's notorious bad taste in ties. [02:02.52]With other audiences [02:04.85]you mustn't attempt to cut in with humor [02:07.48]as they will resent [02:08.44]an outsider making disparaging remarks [02:11.07]about their canteen or their chairman. [02:14.50]You will be on safer ground [02:16.42]if you stick to scapegoats like the Post Office [02:19.64]or the telephone system. [02:21.66]If you feel awkward being humorous, [02:24.58]you must practice so that it becomes more natural. [02:27.71]Include a few casual and apparently off-the-cuff remarks [02:32.24]which you can deliver in a relaxed and unforced manner. [02:36.17]Often it's the delivery which causes the audience to smile, [02:40.51]so speak slowly and remember that a raised eyebrow [02:43.93]or an unbelieving look [02:46.05]may help to show [02:47.26]that you are making a light-hearted remark. [02:50.60]Look for the humor. [02:52.11]It often comes from the unexpected. [02:54.63]A twist on a familiar quote [02:57.56]"If at first you don't succeed, give up" [03:01.10]or a play on words or on a situation. [03:04.82]Search for exaggeration and understatements. [03:09.15]Look at your talk and pick out a few words [03:11.88]or sentences which you can turn about [03:13.79]and inject with humor.

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