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1、characteristics of American humorAmerican humor is divided into the following six categories: 1) cold humor; 2) advanced text humor, technology, humor; 3) wise sense of humor; 4) well-intentioned satire; 5) scale joke; 6) black humor. With black humor is most famous. Americans are very good at jokes under the adverse circumstances of habit, or that the expression is a bad thing with a humorous tone. This due to their good attitude and personality.2、origins of American humorMarx once said, man is the sum of social relationships. ” United States appear in the sitcom the diversity and richness of American humor is a phenomenon worthy of study, not only makes the listener laugh effect can also have their special communication effect. American humor will have their deep roots.2.1 Unique to the United States Historical SocietyUnited States is a nation of immigrants, from 1607 to the present more than more than 100 ethnic composition has been integration, admitted a total of more than 50 million migrants, ethnic blend of the worlds largest. United States more like a salad, although a number of races living together, even though they try to integrate into the society, although they claim to be Americans, but many migrants have stubbornly retained their own habits and values, but that cultural diversity, to the United States community with great creativity. Two of four protagonists in this drama Otaku are from immigrant backgrounds, from India and Jewish. Their unique culture and the melancholy of collision between Sparks, is a classic of American humor laugh fruit sources. When neighbor Sheldon in broken Chinese and a restaurant greets Chinese table, saying long live socialism, the Chinese audience it will simmer with laughter.2.2 United States current pop culture factorsAmerican sitcoms are often heavily involved in some of the United States well-known movie comics or singer. In the life of the big bang this around the United States Science and technology in a drama Otaku, this feature is being thoroughly: Speak love refers to the Star Trek classic lines, once a week patronize comic bookstores and love your anime souvenirs, and so on, are today all over the United States in every corner of cultural phenomena.2.3 factors of English grammar1) punIn the second set in the second quarter, Lernerd to everyone to bring take-away,Penny pointed to a dumpling said I am the dumplings,Intends to indicated that, that stuffed dumpling is she selects. But Howard has met one “Yes, you are.” Penny is taking another layer of meaning of the original sentence I am a dumpling, answering Yes, you are the dumplings fully embodies the typical of a large part of American humor is derived from English puns.2) The term dual-useMars is an example of a walk, and when two of my friends to the unlucky Howard joked that situation, Raj says: Snap meaning slightly worse. While Sheldon clutching his chest that, according to where .? Because snap also has a commonly used meaning is “presses, pressure”, therefore has created the misunderstanding. There are numerous examples of these. There is a terrific example of an excellent, and there is also a bad idea.3) the identical sentence or the words and expressions use repeatedly perhaps quote by the different character thank ear that classical I didnt try, I succeeded, initially looked perhaps does not have any specially place, But in the play occurs repeatedly, refer to the opening, producing a stunning comedy laugh fruit. American humor, repeated references are important means of jokes.4) slang“S is up” by the translated work “how the type”, such expression method said from the rigorous physics family members the contrast effect which creates to make one burst out laughing, say nothing of he imitates blacks slang and the body movement sedulously “Peace out” (goodbye). 2.4 United States daily life factorsAbility to find humor had to marvel at the Americans. They big Caltech physicists has also an entire sitcom, let the mundane joy of life and a wonderful collision of rigorous scientific thinking sparks of humor, so weve seen all kinds of strange joke. This film brings the greatest pleasure is that is not hard to find yourself or me shadow, let global network for geeks (Geek) and the female Otaku house they found, hidden in the corner of life suddenly becomes the protagonist. When the four nerd computer sends a signal to the satellite, and then let the signal after travel long distances when transferring back to control the light switch, Penny asks: have a switch, why do you? Four people with one voice: Because we can (because we can do).2.5 contradictory initiation laughingstock factorThe contradiction is impels the thing development the power. Is centralized at this play, between these talent superelevation IQ and the ultra low EQ contradiction, has accomplished the laughingstock which these make us to burst out laughing. As if American scene comedy all has a common characteristic, is between several people always has the huge contrast individuality, often carries too far to respective some direction, as soon as but the overall looked had achieved is balanced and is harmonious, finally forms lets the audience have the warm feelings sympathetic chord. As soon as more is rare sees or the unendurable person the extreme to the ordinary life in, possibly receives the human in Life Large explosion to favor, for instance in the play the present may be called first giant stars Sheldon, looked like in the audience, he is enforces to extremely and even incredible; But in fact, he is incredible to extremely and even dignified. American humorous is always reminding you by the contradiction, this world is how marvelous, but lives in the among person is how different - - - this kind different may be the how interest and the splendor.2.6 advance in technology factorIn recent years, popular American dramas such as dont lie to me, there was a wave of advocating science and technology, science has become the new fashion of the times. The friends leading up to ten years after, took the indoor scenes of the life of the big bang comedy banner, just dudes and babes of the year replaced the dull men of science and technology, has attracted a younger audience in hot pursuit. Life Large explosion in the playbill is writing this kind of speech: “Smart is new sexy” (intelligent is new sex appeal). These intelligence quotient superelevation, the knowledge ultra rich talents blurted out the technical knowledge is comprehensive. Introduced the knowledge, has the most front, also has most draws close to the life, in each persons language the thought occupies the proportion such is all high, after some specialized content popular science, also transforms as the laughingstock, it manifests lets me quick-wittedly to the screenwriter admires deeply.3、British and American humorous comparisonsAlthough Britain and America humorous between with root homology, but has respectively differently place. English-type humorously has a black humor strangeness, is fastidious the restraint, contains, in which massive double meaning words, the incredible plot, the quick-witted irony and the satire self-ridiculed, after all is needs to have the very deep culture to accumulate, looks carefully, slowly. The simple thing that complex, which represents the emotional tone of urgency, and that is the strengthening of the humor in the wisdom. The American comedy is comparatively simpler directly, livel