Well, the telling of jokes is an art of its own, and it always rises from some emotional threat. The best jokes are dangerous, and dangerous because they are in some way truthful.
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adj. 表現強烈情感的;令人動情的;易動感情的;感情脆弱的;
?? emotion情感+al...的 →感情上的
"Emotional problems can seriously interfere with a student's work."
感情問題可能嚴重妨礙學生的學習.
近義：appealing, moving, poignant, rousing, bathetic, sensitive
反義：inanimate, inert, insentient, lifeless, asleep, numbed
adj. 危險的;
?? danger危險+ous.....的 →危險的
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個突然變得陌生而危險的世界里，他是她唯一的守護神。
近義：hazardous, jeopardous, parlous, perilous, risky, unsafe
反義：innocuous, inoffensive, offenceless, riskless, secure, sure
conj. 因為;
?? cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,訴訟
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所屬政黨的關系而被捕。
近義：since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
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adj. 有效的;顯著的;生動的;說明問題的;
v. 講述( tell的現在分詞);告訴;
"Stop telling fibs ."
別再撒謊了。
近義：narrative, recital, recitation, recountal, story, tale
n. 威脅;恐嚇;兇兆;
?? thr通過（＝through），eat吃：通過吃來威脅－－這是威脅小孩的法寶
"This poses a threat to agriculture and the food chain, and consequently to human health."
這會對農業和食物鏈造成威脅，由此而危及人的健康。
近義：menace, pressure, coercion, commination, duress, parlousness
adj. 最好的( good和well的最高級);最愉快的;最幸福的;最合適的;
adv. 最好地;最出色地;最高標準地;
n. 佼佼者;（個人的）最高水平;最重要的優越性;最好的東西，最合乎要求的事物;
vt. [口]打敗，勝過;
"He is arguably the best actor of his generation."
按理他是他那一代中最優秀的演員。
近義：master, outgo, outmatch, outrange, outrank, outstrip
反義：badder, baddest, worse
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