本文从跨文化交际学角度出发,对中外言语幽默进行对比研究,找出两者的相似处与不同点,并着重研究在跨文化交际实践中出现的幽默困境的产生原因。旨在为中英语言学习者相互了解对方言语幽默提供帮助,使其能够克服幽默困境,从而使跨文化交流更加顺利。 This article, from the perspective of intercultural communication, conducts a comparative study of humor between China and other countries to find out the similarities and differences between the two and focuses on the causes of humorous plight arising from the practice of intercultural communication. The purpose is to help both Chinese and English language learners to understand each other’s humor and make it able to overcome the humorous predicament so as to make cross-cultural communication smoother.