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The American sense of humor is generally more slapstick than that of Britain. I think this arises from a cultural difference between the two. American jokes are more obvious and forward, a bit like Americans themselves. British jokes, on the other hand, tend to be more settled, but with a dark or sarcastic undertone. There is usually a hidden meaning. This may stem from the fact that British culture is more reserved than American culture.
美國人的幽默感通常比英國人的幽默感更滑稽。我認為這源于兩國的文化差異。美式笑話更明顯、直白，有點像美國人自己。另一方面，英式笑話往往更穩定，但帶有黑色或諷刺的潛臺詞。里面通常有隱含的含義。這可能是因為英國文化比美國文化更保守。
Americans say "have a nice day!" whether they mean it or not. British people would seldom say this out of the fear of sounding insincere. But I think it might be for another reason-They don't want to celebrate anything too soon. To the British, failure and disappointment lurk around every corner. This is perhaps due to their upbringing. Americans are brought up to believe they can be the next President of the United States. The British, however, are told, "it won't happen to you."
美國人不管真心與否都會說“祝你有美好的一天！”。英國人很少這么說，他們擔心這聽起來不真誠。但是我想可能是另一個原因——他們不想太早慶祝任何事情。對英國人來說，失敗和失望無處不在。這可能與他們的成長環境有關。美國人從小就被教育相信他們能成為美國的下一任總統。而英國人則會被告知：“這種事不會發生在你身上?！?/div>
Yet certain American comedies have gained huge success in Britain and vice versa. For instance, both the British and American versions of the comedy The Office are extremely successful on both sides of the Atlantic. Both shows have their own cultural differences, yet they portray a lifestyle which both Americans and Brits alike can relate to. Therefore, although there are differences between both nation's wit and comic styles, there is still a possibility of appreciation and understanding of the other's sense of humor.
然而，某些美國喜劇在英國獲得了巨大的成功，反之亦然。例如，英國版和美國版的喜劇《辦公室》在大西洋兩岸都非常成功。兩部劇集都有各自的文化差異，然而，他們所描繪的生活方式，無論是美國人還是英國人，都能產生共鳴。因此，盡管兩國的幽默和喜劇風格存在差異，欣賞和理解對方的幽默感還是有可能的。
