“冷幽默”英语怎么说

 　　Jessica在北京学汉语，她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教她。今天是Luis要问的：冷幽默。

　　LZ: Jessica, you won't believe it! Last night, I met the funniest guy ever!

　　Jessica: No way! 他怎么好玩儿了？Did he wear bunny ears?

　　LZ: 头上戴着兔耳朵？这种是幼儿园级的搞笑，没劲！ 这人的特点是，每句话都特逗，可是自己从来不笑！ 对了，这种冷幽默在美语里要怎么说呢？

　　Jessica: We call that dry humor. With dry humor, the emphasis is not on funny facial expressions or exaggerated body moves, rather, it's the joke itself that's really humorous.

　　LZ: 哦，dry humor, 不靠夸张的表情和动作，纯粹靠笑话本身好笑。The guy I was talking about did have a dry sense of humor.

　　Jessica: I bet he kept a straight face while telling jokes that made everyone else laugh their pants off!

　　LZ: exactly! 别人都笑翻了，就他自己面无表情地继续讲。这人的冷幽默在party上特受人欢迎。以前大家为了找乐子，顶多就是讲几个荤段子。哎？这“荤段子”又要怎么说呢？

　　Jessica: We call them “off-color jokes.” The most common off-color jokes are about sex, but they can also touch on violence, ethnic¹ groups or other impolite topics.

　　LZ: 原来荤段子就是off-color jokes, 除了情色内容，还可以是别的有冒犯性的话题。

　　Jessica: Off-color jokes can be really offensive to those who aren't that close to you or don't share your sense of humor. So, use them carefully.

　　LZ: 没错，讲荤段子得分对什么人，不熟的朋友可别讲！  啊，说了这么多段子，幽默，我真是跃跃欲试！

　　Jessica: What? Give what a try?

　　LZ: 我本来就是个特有幽默感的人，我觉得我能成一单口相声演员！

　　Jessica: A standup comedian²? You?

　　LZ: 原来， Standup comedian 就是单口相声演员，那行，I'll make standup comedian one of my career goals!

　　Jessica: Is this dry humor? 'Cos I didn't get it!

　　LZ: 今天我们学了，冷幽默是dry humor; 荤段子off-color jokes; 单口相声演员是standup comedian.

1 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

2 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。