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, Blitzen would tease Grandma by very selectively carrying one of her bedroom slippers into the living room where Grandma sat in her favorite, fortable chair. Blitzen pranced just beyond the reach of Grandma until Grandma was tempted to leave her chair to get the slipper from Blitzen. When Grandma left her chair, Blitzen would quickly jump into the chair, flashing her Labsmile from sparkling brown eyes which clearly said, amp。I like jokes, but I can’t tell one well, and I can never remember them.amp。新編大學(xué)英語4課文原文doc1] The joy of laughing at a funny story isuniversal, probably as old as language itself. But, what is it that makes a story or a joke funny?[2] As one who has enjoyed humor since I first recognized it, I’ve made an attempt to explain and discuss humor with students in such diverse cultures as Latin America and China. I’ve done some serious thinking about funny stories. It has been a labor of love[N]![3] Why is it that several students in a class will fall out of their chairs laughing after I tell a joke while the rest of the students look as if I’ve just read the weather report?[N] Obviously some people are more sensitive to humor than others. And, we recognize that some people tell jokes very well while others struggle to say something funny. We’ve all heard people say, amp。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。quot。 amp。great story about Warren Buffet’s investmentstrategyamp。 is precise.[15]They are spontaneousfreshness[16]stationery that counts.[17] So, who around you deservesa note ofmayorneed to be poetic. If you need a reason, look for milestonelongdistancesome success or good fortune that has happened during the year seems particularly appropriate considering [18][N][19]plimentaryPeale. His little note to me was full of uplifting phrases, and it sent me to my typewriter to pose a overduemake anybody else’s daywords) innumerableemotions, and interests that constitute beingmasculine and feminine are patterned by both heredity culturallybehavior that bee incorporated into its gender identity. Some of this learning takes place directly. In feminineindirectly[2]biasunintentionalis influencing the lives of millions of schoolchildren everynonsexistbiasedappeared on videotape. From nursery school[N] to courses, teachers were shown to call on males in class far more than on bee active classroom participants develop[N] more positive attitudes and go on to higher achievement. As a matter of fact[N]northeastern[N]participationnoticeablysubordination[3]stereotyped gender roles. For instance, one teacher conducting a science class with nursery school youngsters, continually had the little boys perform the scientific amp。experimentamp。[N]while the girls were given the task of putting the materials away. Since handson work[N] with classroom materials is a very important vitaltheir entire lives.[4]sexbiasedboys will do better in the amp。hardamp。, amp。masculineamp。 subjects of math and science while girls are expected to have up tofall behind[N]genetic[N]amp。masculineamp。, and it is girls who develop reading problems. And in Japan, where early education appears to be[5]go, the boys indicated a much wider area than the girls, who generally approved[N] carry over[N]neatness[N]society reinforces its established values and