おじぎ草さんの おぼえた日記 - 2024年4月5日(金)

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What is a sense of humour? It is very difficult to define. But humour is international.
The best way to communicate with a foreigner is to make him laugh. I think laughter must have been the original language of the Garden of Eden.
Laugh, and the world laughs with you: weep, and you weep alone” is one of the best -known English proverbs. This shows us the importance of laughter in society, and in international understanding.
We all laugh at the same basic things. In the movies, or on the stage, if we see an actor fall down, we laugh. If we see a husband and wife fighting, we laugh. If someone receives a Christmas cake in his face, we laugh. This is called slapstick humour , and it exists in every land. Of course, it is a very simple form of humour. But ①[it is better to laugh than to weep, so we welcome the chance to laugh, even though we laugh at another’s misfortunes].
However, some people have a sense of humour, others do not. Humour is part of a person’s character. If someone has no sense of humour, we feel that he lacks something very important. He cannot see the funny side of things. He cannot understand our jokes. He takes life too seriously. In other words, he is a boring man. ②[We are attracted to people who have a sense of humour, who can laugh at the same things we laugh at].

語句解説
slapstick ドタバタ喜劇の
“Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone “
「笑えば世間も一緒に笑ってくれるが、泣けば人は離れていく」

解答
①泣くよりは笑うほうがましなので、たとえ他人の不幸を笑うことになっても私たちは笑う機会を歓迎する。
②私たちが引かれるのは、ユーモアの感覚を持ち私たちが笑うのと同じものを笑うことができる人である。



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× Technically speaking, it stays there forever.
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