收集吐槽能量：8招教你講個好笑話
什麼？你的朋友圈也被《十萬個冷笑話2》刷屏了？你知道怎麼用英語吐槽嗎？看看下面8個小步驟，讓你用英語講一個好笑話！
Getting the Material Righ
組織好吐槽能量
1 Know your audience
瞭解你的聽衆
All aspects of the joke you tell, from the content to the length, need to be suited to your audience. The more you know about your audience the better you’ll be able to tailor your jokes to them.
從內容到篇幅，你說講的笑話應該在各個方面都適合你的聽衆。你越瞭解聽衆，越能夠量體裁衣，講一個精妙的笑話。
2 Decide on a target.
選取主題有的放矢
Every joke has a “target,” which is what the joke is about. Make sure it’s a target your audience will be interested in and something they’re likely willing to laugh at.
每個笑話都有一個“目標”，即笑話是針對什麼主題。要確保這一目標是你的聽衆說感興趣的，可能會讓他們開懷一笑。
3 Have a realistic but exaggerated setup.
來一個平實中略顯誇張的開頭
The opening of the joke should have a basis in the real world so your audience can relate to it, but it should also include exaggeration because this is what gives a joke its humorous edge.
笑話的開場白應該立足實地，讓你的聽衆能夠理解和共鳴，當開場白中同樣應該有誇張的部分，這將爲後面的笑點埋下伏筆。
4 Surprise with the punchline.
用點睛之筆給觀衆驚喜
The ending of the joke is obviously crucial. If you want to make the audience laugh, your punchline needs to be surprising.
一個笑話的結尾非常關鍵。如果你想要讓觀衆發笑，結尾的點睛之筆應該讓人驚喜。
Getting the Delivery Right
用正確的方式吐槽
5 Practice rhythm.
把握節奏
A joke’s rhythm is a function of its wording and timing. A good joke should be short but not too short. In other words, you want to get the audience’s attention and get them invested, but you don’t want to carry on so long that you lose them.
笑話的節奏即措辭的運用和時機的安排。一個好笑話應該精煉而不倉促。換句話說，既要吸引聽衆的注意，讓他們投入其中，又不能拖延太久，讓聽衆失去興趣。
6 Relax and act confident.
放鬆並展示自信
If you’re uptight and uncertain, the audience will feel that way about you. Tell your joke with a smile, not a laugh. Smiling says you’re confident and sure of your joke, but laughing may says you’re trying too hard.
如果你神經緊繃，猶猶豫豫，你的觀衆就會對你有同樣的感受。講述笑話時面帶微笑，但不要大笑。微笑告訴聽衆你很自信，對自己的笑話充滿信心，而大笑則顯示你過於刻意了。
7 Vary your voice.
讓你的聲音富於變化
It’s boring to listen to a monotone—use different inflections that suit the specific joke you’re telling.
單調的聲音讓人厭煩——用適合的富於變化的抑揚頓挫講述你的笑話。
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