论美式幽默中的文化因素—以《老友记》为例

《老友记》中的美式幽默让美国观众开怀大笑，但未必能使中国观众心领神会，究其原因是美式幽默植根于美国文化。幽默是文化的载体，文化是幽默的内核，幽默与文化相关联。作为文化的一部分，它高度凝聚了文化的精髓，将社会价值、审美情趣、意识形态等各个方面表现得淋漓尽致。
通过对文化和幽默的研究，本文将着重阐述《老友记》中美式幽默所蕴含的文化因素。本论文包括四个部分，第一部分为绪论，第二部分主要分析文化和幽默之间的关系，第三部分探究了《老友记》中美式幽默所体现的文化因素，主要包括宗教，政治，历史，语言及风俗习惯等方面。最后一部分是结论，美式幽默的魅力主要体现在其中蕴含的文化背景上，要想更好地了解美式幽默，我们必须弄清美国文化的内涵。

关键词: 《老友记》；美式幽默；文化；因素
Abstract
American humor in Friends makes Americans to laugh, but Chinese audience may not think it funny, for American humor has deep roots in its culture. Humor is the embodiment of culture; culture is the core of humor. Humor and culture are closely connected. As part of culture, humor is the highly condensed essence of culture, reflecting social values, aesthetics, and ideology.
Based on the studies of humor and culture, this paper focuses on the cultural factors reflected in the American humor in the sitcom Friends. The paper consists of four parts. The first chapter is an introduction. The second chapter introduces culture, humor and their relations. The third chapter explores the cultural factors reflected in the American humor in Friends, including religion, politics, history, language and customs. And the last chapter is the conclusion. The charm of American humor lies in the culture it reflects. In order to understand American humor, one must know better about the country and its culture.

Keywords:  Friends  American humor  culture   factors

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