學習目標：1 幽默相關主題詞彙 2 有趣的表達
1 quip 俏皮話，妙語 搭配launch a quip
2 主題：職場爲什麼需要幽默（以幽默爲話題的文章難寫，因爲讀者期待笑果，要既好笑又辛辣）
1 demise /di'maiz/ formal 同義替換 death，end, finish
2 life's lessons 人生的教誨、啓示
1 表示程度的詞組 by and large 總體上，大體上，generally
注意：用在句子中間，不佔據句首和句尾的黃金位置，與下一段中in part 的位置如出一轍
2 比較句 A study found that those with sth less adj than those without it.
造句：The teacher prefers students with a strong sense of responsibility to those without it.
1 source 好用的小詞 Humour can be a particular source of comfort at work. 這句話可以背下來
2 office hierarchy 職場等級制
1 主題詞彙：workplace humour 職場幽默，make a joke 說一個笑話，lighten the mood with a joke or two 說個笑話活躍氣氛
2 帶連字符的形容詞 double-edged: capable of being taken in two ways 注意連讀
a double-edged remark
the double-edged nature of workplace humour 此處用詞精準，職場幽默尺度難以把握，一旦出錯就會造成反效果
3 自下而上from the bottom up，自上而下 from the top down
4 最有人緣的職員，職場紅人 the most popular employees at work
1 主題詞彙：a laddish joke（laddish, boyish, immature）此處有段子的意思（聯想dirty jokes, blue stories, off-color jokes）, gripes 牢騷，抱怨, put-down humor 貶低人/拿人開涮的笑話（例如相聲的砸掛）
2 come across: (of a person) appear or sound in a specified way; give a specified impression.
3 職場抱怨一覽：cramped commuter trains 擠成狗的地鐵，the officious security guard 指手畫腳的保安，sluggish lifts 慢騰騰的電梯，dodgy canteen food 味如嚼蠟的食堂伙食
1 in-joke: a joke for or about a select group of people 內部笑話
2 區別 black humor 和 dark humor: Black comedy is a self aware sort of humor knowing how bad it is but still making it funny, relying on the joke not the reaction. Dark humor is much less funny but is a more absurdist sort of a joke. There are plenty of overlaps in black comedy and dark humor, but generally dark humor elicits a result from the audience of general disgust.(自Quora)
Catch-22 《第二十二條軍規》是black humor 的代表作
3 out of earshot: too far away to hear
1 downside: a negative aspect 缺點
句型 A downside of XX is that +從句
2 do with sth: put up or manage with 湊合，滿足於
3 get through the pandemic 熬過去 through 的用法 與sit through 相同
1 主題詞彙：ridiculous 好笑的，可笑的 funny
2 oration：an elaborate discourse delivered in a formal and dignified manner 致辭
mid-oration 在致辭的過程中，注意mid的用法 ，如 mid-air 在飛機上的時候
1 主題詞彙：satire 諷刺
2 sit through presentations 無聊地開會 用through來強調
sit through: to go to (something) and stay until the end
We had to sit through another boring meeting. Sit Through | Definition of Sit Through by Merriam-Webster
1 主題詞彙：gag 插科打諢，笑話，噱頭 a joke or an amusing story or scene, especially one forming part of a comedian's act or in a film or play.
2 at the height of one's career 在職業生涯的巔峯
at the height of: At the pinnacle or maximum degree of.