今天的句子:

这是来自最新的大西洋月刊的句子，关于言论和幽默关系之间的句子。

According to one scholarly definition, something is humorous if people cognitively appraise it as funny, if it creates “the positive emotion of amusement,” or if it produces laughter. But while the average adult laughs 18 times a day, laughter isn’t a reliable indicator. Researchers found only 10 to 20 percent of remarks that prompted laughter to be remotely funny. 

思考题判断Ture or False：

The laughter is not a dependable indicator of research. 

词汇突破：

1.scholarly：学究气的

2. cognitively：认知上地

3. appraise：评估

4. remotely: 一点点

5. laughter 笑声

6. prompt 导致，促进

7. remotely 一点点（表示程度低）

8.remark 言论

第一句：

According to one scholarly definition, something is humorous if people cognitively appraise it as funny, if it creates “the positive emotion of amusement,” or if it produces laughter. 

主干识别：

something is humorous

切分成分：

1.According to one scholarly definition, 状语一

2. if people cognitively appraise it as funny, 状语二

3. if it creates “the positive emotion of amusement,” 状语三

4. if it produces laughter. 状语四

参考译文：依据一个学究气的定义，如果人们在认知上评价一件事有趣，如果一件事能营造积极的兴味、情感，或者能带来笑声，那么它就是幽默的。

第二句：

But while the average adult laughs 18 times a day, laughter isn’t a reliable indicator. 

主干识别：

laughter isn’t a reliable indicator 

笑声不是一个可靠地指标

切分成分：

while the average adult laughs 18 times a day 状语

参考译文：但虽然平均每个成年人每天要笑18次，笑并不是个可靠的指标。

第三句：

Researchers found only 10 to 20 percent of remarks that prompted laughter to be remotely funny. 

主干识别：

Researchers found only 10 to 20 percent of remarks to be remotely funny. 

切分成分：

that prompted laughter 

that=remarks （言论）

参考译文：研究者发现这些让人笑的言论中只有百分之十到二十有那么一点有趣。

思考题判断Ture or False：

The laughter is not a dependable indicator of research. 

 （True）

明天的句子:

Accusing the U.S. Postal Service of being Amazon’s delivery boy is kind of funny, since delivering things is the business of the post office. But the idea that Amazon is getting a subsidy is not original to Trump.

思考题：

what is the opinion of Trump?