【题目】What is funny? T h e short answer is: Who kn ows? T h e jok e that causes a burst of laughte r from on e listener might b e met with a puzzl e d look from another.In general, you shoul d avoi d jokes at any busi ness or social gathering wher e ther e a...
阅读理解What is funny? The short answer is: Who knows? The joke that causes a burst of laughter from one listener might be met with a puzzled look from another.In general, you should avoid jokes at any business or social gathering where there are more than two people in your conversationa...
’ says Robert Provine, a neuroscientist at the University of Maryland. Provine found that most laughter comes as a polite reaction to everyday remarks such as ‘see you later’, rather than anything particularly funny. And
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A. Nobody knows what makes a joke funny. B. We should not tell jokes unless we are asked to do so. C. Joke-telling is a very complex thing. D. Jokes should be told only to friends and family members. 科目:高中英语来源:2016届河南顶级名校高三上学期期中英语试卷(解析版)题型:语法填空 ...
In general,you should avoid jokes at any business or social gathering where there are more than two people in your conversational group.If there are only two people-and they consist of you and your best friend-go ahead and tell it.
【题文】【改编】What is funny? The short answer is: Who knows? The joke that causes a burst of laughter from one listener might be met with a puzzled look from another.In general, you should avoid jokes at any business or social gathering where there are more than two people in your ...
What do you do if people don't get your joke or don't appear to find it as funny as you do? First do not retell it only louder this time hoping the point of the joke will be seen. Second don't try to push people to get it. People do not like people whose jokes they don't...
对应原文:第3段:Graeme Ritchie … studies the linguistic structure of jokes in order to understand not only humour but language understanding and reasoning in machines. 解析:这道题的关键在于对artificial intelligence(人工智能)的理解上。按照现在的常识,机器语言理解和推理其实就是人工智能很重要的一部分。
there is a shudder of pleased recognition.Creative discovery being pleasurable, humans have learned to find ways of milking this natural response.The fact that jokes tap into our general evaluative machinery explains why the line between funny and disgusting, or funny and frightening, can be so fi...