Word: joke Phonetic: wán xiào Definitions: (1) people feel funny laugh. 2 play and laugh. 3 refers to tease words or actions.
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"Joke (The Joke)" (Milan Kundera works series) 1968 Introduction: Ludwik young intellectuals with his girlfriend because of a joke, is a friend Zemaneike framed, sent to hard labor camps. After returning to seduce him in retaliation for his wife Helena Zemaneike design. After its success, he found: Zemaneike early to abandon his wife, he became a useless revenge of "joke." Kundera said: "The subject of Utopia sounds confusing, they tried to squeeze into the gates of heaven, but when the door slammed shut when they found themselves behind in the hell is this moment makes me feel, history always like. laugh. "Kundera since 1960 to" after joke "fame, has won six international awards in the world caused by the extraordinary shock. Aragon called "the greatest novelist of the century"; "Washington Post" as "one of Europe's most distinguished and most interesting novelists." About the Author: Milan Kundera, novelist, was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia; since 1975, _set_tled in France. Novel "joke", "Life is Elsewhere", "Farewell Waltz", "smile playing record," "can not bear the light of life" and "immortal," and the short story collection "funny love" to the original Czech written. Recently published novel "slow", "identity" and "ignorance", as well as essays, "The Art of Fiction" and "betrayal of wills," the original written in French. "Jacques and His Master," the authors and theater masterpiece.
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According to Kundera's novel of the same name banned A people smile but the heart of despair movies Born in the "Prague Spring" - the film was banned for many years Czech New Wave pioneer for! Plot: A young college student because his girlfriend did not want to participate in the political classes during the holidays, and on postcards to open a little joke, so his life paid a heavy price: expelled from the party, expelled, sent to mine servitude in the community suffering from "alternative" treatment. When fifteen years later, the vicissitudes of life, when the college was released, met his party groups had persecuted the leader, he wanted to seduce his wife to retaliate, but did not expect the team helped the Lingjiexinhuan Long a favor, even more ridiculous is the team leader is because changing political stance became a hero of the anti-Stalinist. Filming at the Prague Spring (1968) period, of course, books and movies are banned. Czech New Wave director Jaromil Jires is the backbone of character, his debut "forced winning" is regarded as a pioneer for the Czech New Wave. On the market you can see him, "Valerie and her week of wonders."
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English Expression
: Wan Xiao
n.: cod, playful or mischievous trick, prank, thing said or done to cause amusement, joke played on sb, play the jack with sb., play the jack, make fun of, wheeze, sport, spoof, ribbing, raillery, josh, joke, jape, hoax, game, fun, crack, banter