Whether we find a joke funny or not largely depends on were we have been brought up.
我们觉得一则笑话是否好笑，很大程度取决于我们是在哪儿长大的。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 29 Funny or not

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

funny ['fʌni] 词频1
adj. 有趣的，好笑的，滑稽的;（口）稀奇的，古怪的，奇异的;有病的，不舒服的;狡猾的，欺骗（性）的，可疑的，不光明的; n. 滑稽人物;笑话，有趣的故事;滑稽连环漫画栏;（英）（比赛用）单人双桨小艇;
💡 -y 后缀;表”状态,品质”
"My funny drawings amused the kids."
我的滑稽图画把孩子们逗乐了。
近义：humoristic, humorous, jocose, jocular, jocund, joking 反义：humdrum, insufferable, irksome, arid, irritating, lethal
largely ['lɑrdʒli] 词频1
adv. 大部分地，主要地;大规模地;丰富地;
💡 large大的 + ly ...地 → ad.大部分；大量地
"The case against him was largely circumstantial."
对他不利的案情大多为间接推测的。
近义：mainly, mostly, principally, vastly, widely, thoroughly 反义：succinctly, briefly, concisely, concretely, definitively, finally
whether ['wɛðɚ] 词频1
pron. 其中的哪一个; n. 可能的选择;
💡 不管天气(weather)是否(whether)合适，我都要去 网友：马 胜 敏 补充：1：刚卖回来的灯泡（w）被他（he）给踢（t）到她的（her）脚下，他们
"I spent days agonizing over whether to take the job or not."
我用了好些天苦苦思考是否接受这个工作。
近义：if
find [faɪnd] 词频1
v. 发现;找到;查明;发觉; n. 发现物;被发现的人;
💡 翻的(谐音): 找东西是要“翻的
"We searched in all quarters but still couldn't find it."
我们到处寻找,但仍没能找到.
近义：learn, realize, locate, perceive, sense, spot 反义：ignore, neglect, overleap, overlook, overrule, pass
joke [dʒok] 词频1
n. 笑话，玩笑;笑柄，笑料; vt.& vi. 开玩笑;戏弄;闹着玩;说着玩;
💡 美人鱼 j和很棒(ok)的鹅(e)开 玩笑
"They all doubled up when I told my joke."
当我讲笑话时,他们都笑得直不起身子来.
近义：jest, kid, banter, rib, tease, chaff 反义：reliability, responsibility, sedateness, staidness, thoughtfulness, earnestness

📚 更多「新概念英语第三册」例句

When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments, they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.
考古工作者把这些碎片重新拼装起来后，惊奇地发现那位女神原来是一位相貌十分摩登的女郎。
an Englishman, Sir John Hawkwood, made the remarkable discovery that people would rather pay large sums of money than have their life work destroyed by gangsters.
人们情愿拿出大笔的钱，也不愿毕生的心血毁于歹徒之手。
They offered to pay $10 a pound for the biggest biscuit baked by a listener.
他们愿意以每磅10美元的价钱买下由听众烘制的最大的饼干。
The captain of the Elkor ordered his men to salvage as much as possible from the wreck.
“埃尔科”号船长命令船员们尽量从沉船中打捞物品，
At this, the police pointed out ironically that this would hardly be necessary as the men were already under arrest.
警察听后讥讽地说，这大可不必，因为他俩已被逮捕了。
Several minutes later, the dish was again put into operation and one of the water.
几分钟后，盘子被成功地拽出了水面。