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In spite of national differences, certain funny situations have a universal appeal.

universal international, global, world-wide 普遍的

  • Smile is a universal language. 微笑是全世界通用的语言。
appeal attraction, charm, fascination 吸引力
  • an international attraction
  • a global charm
  • a world-wide fascination
appeal to sb. 吸引某人 The idea never appealed to me very much, ...
attract / charm / fascinate sb. vt.吸引某人 Cats never fail to fascinate human beings.
appealing adj.吸引人的 attract → attractive、 charm → charming、fascinate  → fascinating

No matter where you live, you would find it difficult not to laugh at, say, Charlie Chaplin's early films.

Wherever you live, ... 替换
  • Whoever wants to sign up for the course is welcome. 无论谁 “主语从句”不能替换为“No matter who”
  • No matter who wants to sign up for the course, he is welcome. 让步状语从句(可以替换为Whoever)
  • Whatever project he works on is always successful. 无论什么“主语从句” 不能替换为 “No matter what”
  • No matter what project he works on, it is always successful. 让步状语从句(可以替换为Whatever)

(let's) say 比方说(多做插入语)

  • Why don't we have a break until, (let's) say, 10:45?

Howevera new type of humour, which stems largely from the U.S., has recently come into fashion.

stem from  ... 源于,来自 Intolerance does not stem from disagreement.不宽容并非源于分歧。
originate in ... 起源于 Many of our medicines originate in plants.许多药物原本都是来自于植物。
have its roots in   ... 根源于;原因 Many Americans have roots in Europe.许多美国人祖籍在欧洲。

come into fashion 流行起来

  • Miniskirts have come into fashion.

be in fashion 处于流行状态

be out of fashion 不流行(过时的)

  • Some styles never go out of fashion有些款式永远不会过时。
  • fashionable clothes / ideas / hairstyles ...
come into use 开始被使用 Computers first came into use in the early 1950s.
come into effect 开始生效 The new seat-belt regulations came into effect last week.
come into blossom 开花 The trees are late coming into blossom this year.
come into being 出现;形成 Up to now, historians have assumed that calendars came into being with the advent of agriculture, ...

Comedians base their jokes on tragic situations like violent death or serious accidents.

base on 基于

  • Comedians build their jokes on tragic situations ...
  • Comedians found their jokes on tragic situations ...

Many people find this sort of joke distasteful.

  • Many people find this sort of joke unpleasant / disgusting / repellent / revolting / repulsive.
  • This sort of joke repels / revolts / repulses / disgusts / sickens many people.
  • Many people dislike / hate / despise / abhor / detest / loathe / abominate this sort of joke.

The following example of 'sick humour' will enable you to judge for yourself.

下面的例子 上面的例子
the following example  the previous example
the ensuing example the preceding example
the under-mentioned example  the above-mentioned example
the example below the example above

enable sb. to do 使某人能够做某事 

allow / permit sb. to do 允许某人做某事、使能够做某事

  • The teacher allowed the students to leave early.老师允许学生提前离开。
  • The park permits visitors to have picnics.公园允许游客野餐。

make it possible for sb. to do 使某人有可能做某事

... will allow / permit you to judge for yourself. 替换
... will make it possible for you to judge for yourself. 替换

do sth. for oneself 亲自做某事

  • So great is our passion for doing things for ourselves, that we are becoming increasingly less dependent on specialized labor. NCE3-46