Another thing that can make it difficult to understand British humor is that we don't always laugh or even smile when we say something funny.

另一件让人难以理解英式幽默的事情是，当我们说一些有趣的事情时，我们并不总是大笑甚至微笑。

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It is so difficult to communicate with the players when you don't speak the language. I can't say something to a player without an interpreter.

“我做动作，你来猜”：“和球员交流太困难了，没有翻译的话，我连嘴都别想张。”

youdao

It's simple to say, but very difficult to bring off, something that cannot be taught and really is hard to pin down, and it either works or it doesn't.

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