Social eloquence skills: how should we express humor

Humorous people usually mean well, they just want to add more happiness to others. Humor, as a special language art, can make people laugh and enjoy another life. The following is what I collected for you about how we should express humor. Welcome to learn from it.

First of all, clever explanation will bring humor.

Agatha, a famous British woman writer? Christie is younger than her archaeologist Max 13 years old? After Ma Wenluo got married, someone asked her why she married an archaeologist. She said humorously, an archaeologist is the best husband for any woman. Because the older his wife gets, the more he loves her. ? This ingenious explanation not only reflects Christie's sense of humor, but also shows the harmony of their husband and wife relationship.

Second, deliberate misinterpretation.

The so-called misinterpretation is a distorted and absurd explanation, which gives a broad explanation to a problem with a relaxed and absurd attitude, connects two seemingly unrelated things, produces a disharmonious, unreasonable and unexpected effect, and thus produces a sense of humor. A wife complained to her husband, saying, you see Mr. Zheng, a neighbor, kisses his wife every time he goes out. Can't you do it? Her husband said: of course, but I don't know Mrs. Zheng very well at present. ? The wife's original intention is to ask her husband to kiss herself before going out every time, but the husband deliberately misinterprets it as asking him to kiss Mrs. Zheng, which produces humor.

Third, laugh at yourself.

An important principle of humor is that you would rather make fun of yourself than others easily. Haley. Fausti once said: The golden rule of laughter is that whatever you want to laugh at others, laugh at yourself first. ? Self-mockery is also a manifestation of self-knowledge, self-entertainment and self-confidence, and it is also a kind of humor. James Dong, an English writer, is a big fat man. Because of his large size, he is often inconvenient to move. But like romulo, he is not ashamed of being short. May you always be a dwarf? Same, not ashamed of being fat. Once he said to his friend:? I am a person who is three times kinder than others. Whenever I give up my seat on the bus, it is enough for three ladies to sit down. ? This relaxed self-mockery creates a relaxed humor and shows James' high self-confidence.

Fourth, exaggeration.

Unlimited exaggeration of facts, resulting in a very uncoordinated comedy effect, is also one of the effective ways to produce humor. Mark? Twain once went to a university to give a lecture by train. Because there was not much time left in the lecture, he was in a hurry, but the train was running slowly, so the humorist came up with a way to vent his grievances. When the conductor came to check the tickets, Mark? Twain handed him a child ticket. The conductor is also very humorous, deliberately looked at it carefully and said, that's interesting. I didn't know you were a child. ? Humor master replied:? I am not a child now, but I was a child when I bought the train ticket. The train is really too slow. ? It is true that the train is slow, but it is not so slow that a person can grow from a child to an adult.

Verbs (short for verb) use puns.

Pun means that what you say has two meanings: one is the meaning of the sentence itself; The other is extended meaning, from which humor comes into being. In other words, what is said here is what is said there, so that the listener can not only understand it literally, but also understand its meaning. Legend has it that Li Hongzhang has a distant relative, but he is keen on the imperial examination, hoping to get an official position through Li Hongzhang's relationship. He opened the paper in the examination room, but he couldn't write. Seeing that the paper was about to be handed in, he had a brainwave and wrote it down on the test paper? I'm Mrs. Li Hongzhang's main hall? I hope to be admitted by the examiner. When the examiner examined the examination paper, he found that he could? Hey? Is it wrong? Wife? , pen on the roll batch way:? So I dare not marry you. ? Marry ... Take? Homophonic, the examiner made a pun on his typo? Wrong batch? It's ironic and interesting.

Six, irony

Speaking out, the meaning expressed is completely opposite to the literal meaning, which is called irony. If it is a literal affirmation, it is not in the sense; Or literally negative, but actually positive. This is also one of the effective ways to produce a sense of humor. There is a public service advertisement to promote smoking cessation, and there is no mention of the harm of smoking at all. On the contrary, it lists four advantages of smoking: first, it can save cloth: because smoking is easy to get tuberculosis, leading to hunchback and body atrophy, so you don't need so much cloth to make clothes; Second, it can prevent thieves: smokers often suffer from bronchitis and cough all night. The thief thought that the master didn't sleep, so he didn't dare to steal; Three can prevent mosquitoes: strong smoke makes mosquitoes can't stand it, so they have to avoid it far away; Eternal youth: You can die before you get old. The four advantages of smoking mentioned here are actually the disadvantages of smoking, but they are very humorous, which makes people realize what they really want to explain from laughter, that is, smoking is harmful to health.

Seven, using imitation language

In other words, it is a common way of humor to create a new language by imitating existing words, names, texts, sentence patterns and moods. With the help of some imagination and association that violate normal logic, the original language elements are used in the new language environment to produce a sense of humor. A female teacher asked in class:? Set me free or let me die? Who said this sentence? After a while, someone answered in unskilled English:? 1775, Butrick? Henry said it. ? That's right. Students, it was Japanese students who answered the questions just now. You grew up in America, but you couldn't answer it, while students from distant Japan could. What a pity! ? Kill the Japanese! ? There is a strange cry in the classroom. The female teacher flushed with anger and asked? Who is it? Who said that? After a short silence, someone answered: 1945, President Truman said. ? The student imitated the teacher's answer to the question, which produced a humorous effect.

Here is an infinite exaggeration of the degree of slowness, which produces a particularly humorous effect and makes people laugh. In fact, it is not enough to know how to express it. We should also learn to use vivid language. Everyone likes to listen to vivid, vivid, humorous and lively sentences, because they are always so interesting, easy to understand and pleasant to listen to, but there are not many people who talk vividly and tactfully. Because you have to be able to say. Does it look nice? If there is, we must spend considerable effort to accumulate language materials and train our expressive ability.

Here are some common ways to make the language vivid:

First of all, equipped with some commonly used manuals.

The usage of idioms has been mentioned earlier. You might as well buy an idiom dictionary or a booklet of proverbs, proverbs and two-part allegorical sayings, and have a casual look after dinner. As a relief, it will greatly enrich your language.

Second, read more newspapers and magazines at ordinary times.

Read more newspapers and magazines, so that you can know the latest news and breathe the breath of the times and social life. These are excellent materials for your conversation. If possible, I suggest you cut newspaper clippings, make a clearly classified newspaper clippings, and stick to it, which will be a great wealth.

Third, always pay attention and take more notes.

? A good memory is better than a bad writing. ? Take a notebook with you, chat with people, watch a movie or get some inspiration yourself. You can write down some short stories and some wonderful languages at any time and read more when you are free. Many language learners have this magic weapon. Dickens, a great writer, once went to the streets, theaters, theaters and other places to write down the words of pedestrians, regardless of the wind and rain.

Fourth, Zhang Guan Dai Li creates humor.

When we watch circus performances, we often think that it is funny for orangutans and monkeys to wear human costumes, because animals do not have the characteristics of civilization. Imposing human civilization on animals naturally gives people a sense of disharmony and is easily laughed at. This is the comic effect caused by Zhang Guan Dai Li. The same is true of speaking. Deliberately changing B into A to make it appear incongruous and meaningful under certain circumstances is humor.

V. Visualization of language

Language is a symbol, and sometimes its meaning is abstract, so it is easy to understand by comparing it with something common or easy to understand in real life. For example, after the failure of the autumn harvest uprising in 1927, Mao Zedong gave a vivid speech to the dispersed and regrouped teams in Wenjiacheng. He said: our armed forces of workers and peasants are still very small, just like a small stone. Chiang Kai-shek reactionaries are very powerful now, just like a big water tank. As long as we bite the bullet and get through this, our little stone will break Chiang Kai-shek's big water tank one day! ?

Sixth, semantic pun creates humor

Human languages are rich and varied, especially Chinese. The same sentence will express different meanings because of the changes of external factors such as occasions and objects. At the same time, some words themselves contain two opposite meanings, which convey something contrary to others' expectations on specific occasions, and humor comes into being. The premise of semantic pun humor is the fuzziness of language. Taking advantage of this ambiguity, it has a strong sense of humor. As a practical humor technique, semantic pun humor can be used by anyone at an appropriate time. If you want to be the protagonist of a chat discussion, you must master it skillfully.

Seven, the correct use of idioms

Idioms refer to common sayings, proverbs, two-part allegorical sayings and idioms. Using these idioms skillfully in conversation or debate can greatly enhance the expressive force of language. Common sayings are easy to understand, concise and vivid languages, such as? Seeing is believing? 、? Smile, ten years old; Sad, bald? Wait a minute. Proverbs are a language that has gone through many trials and tribulations. They are profound, catchy, concise and easy to remember, such as? Aspiring is not age, let alone ambition. 、? Heaven depends on the sun and the moon, and man depends on his conscience? 、? You respect people one foot, and people respect you one foot? Wait a minute. Anyway, on different occasions, we should grasp one. Use it alive? Only by properly and flexibly applying principles can we really play a wonderful role? Language? The effect of flowers. However, in order to really make your conversation meaningful, vivid and attractive, you must have some self-cultivation, and you need to start from your usual accumulation.

Eight, the new use or innovation of old words

Sometimes some words can be annoying if they are used repeatedly for a long time. At this time, a slight change or change in old words can bring forth the old and bring forth the new. Mark? Twain once criticized the corruption of the American government and shameless politicians and capitalists in his novels. At the cocktail party, Mark? Twain was furious and said, Some members of the United States Congress are sons of bitches. ? After this remark was disclosed in the newspaper, members of parliament were very angry and asked the writer to apologize publicly. And then mark? Twain made another speech at the press conference. He said: Last time I spoke at a banquet, I said that some members of the US Congress were sons of bitches. After careful consideration, I think this statement is inappropriate and inconsistent with the facts. Now I declare that my last speech was corrected to:? Some members of the United States Congress are not sons of bitches? . ? Here it is, Mark? Twain didn't simply repeat the topic, but skillfully added one? No? Words, make this sentence have no handle to grasp.

Nine, cleverly set suspense and create humor

Humor with clever suspense is one of the commonly used humor skills. Generally, this kind of humor is to put one's own thoughts into the other person's thinking track first, then make a sudden sharp turn, put the other person in a confused situation, and then make the finishing point with keywords to make the audience laugh unexpectedly. In the chat and discussion with others, we can fully mobilize our own thinking and let our own intelligence come into play, and we can achieve our goals with clever suspense humor. This is the highest level of humor.

This kind of humor twists and turns, layer by layer, in one step? Is it enough to push the audience's thinking to a confusing position in one step? Tall? When, just take your time to express your true meaning. But in the chat discussion, when using clever suspense humor, we must pay attention to the following two points:

(1) Don't be mysterious, it has nothing to do with people. Any humor needs to be natural, decent and natural. If you are mysterious, it will not only make people feel humorous, but also make people feel bored and even disgusted.

(2) Do a good job and don't rush for success. To be seamless, let the audience have a wrong expectation of the result, and then explain the result at the urgent request of the audience. Let the audience have a buffer time and let the audience understand the mystery more deeply.

Ten, playful humor to create humor

It is said that General Feng Yuxiang wants to marry a wife. This intention was announced through the news media. So, famous families and modern girls came here one after another? Apply? . It is naturally inappropriate to entrust a secretary to act as an agent. General Feng made it himself? Interview? . ? Interview? The question is not difficult, there is only one: Why did you choose to marry me?

The first answer:? Because you are a great hero, I worship heroes! ?

The second answer:? Because you are a big official, marrying you is an official wife.

The third one?

Many people came, but the interview result disappointed General Feng. This kind of attached woman is not his favorite.

At this moment, Li Dequan appeared. Not to mention the extraordinary temperament, answering questions is also a rock-breaking. God is afraid that you will do bad things, so he sent me to supervise you! ?

Li Dequan's wit, wit and humor immediately conquered Feng Yuxiang, and they soon became friends for a hundred years.

Li Dequan expressed his desire and motivation to marry General Feng Yuxiang with wisdom and wit. ? God is afraid that you will do bad things, so he sent me to supervise you! ? This requires not only enough courage and courage, but also great wit and humor.