Darkhumour:makingjokesaboutthingsthatareusuallyconsideredtobeseriousorsad.Expertssaythatlaughingisanabilitythatisspecifictohumanbeings.Nootheranimaldoesit.Sowhydowe?ThePurposeofLaughter笑的目的Formostpeople,laughingisawayofshowingwearehappyorrelieved[宽慰的]—weusuallylaughwithotherpeoplepresent[在场的]andithelpsrelaxtheatmosphere.Anotherreasonforlaughteristhatithelpsusdealwiththesensitiveareaofsocialmorality[道德观],orsituationswhicharenormallyserious,likedeath,diseaseorwar.Thisiswherehumoursometimesgets'dark.'
