Humorous Stories: English-Chinese Contrastive Collection: First Issue

Author: Yuan Xingju
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Publish Date: 2000-04-01
Features: The content of this book may seem like small jokes. But don’t underestimate them—these jokes often carry profound meanings and reflect important issues in social life. The book exposes the lies of politicians, criticizes bureaucratic attitudes, and satirizes ignorance, greed, and cunning. Due to the inherent characteristics of humorous stories—such as highlighting contradictions, vivid imagery, witty language, and exaggerated techniques—they leave a deep impression on readers, enlightening them while entertaining them. This book selects 58 humorous and thought-provoking stories from the vast array of popular humorous tales in the UK and the US today. Accompanied by translations, annotations, illustrations, exercises, and answers, it is designed for extracurricular reading by high school and university students as well as self-learners of English.