Well, the telling of jokes is an art of its own, and it always rises from some emotional threat. The best jokes are dangerous, and dangerous because they are in some way truthful.
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adj. 表现强烈情感的;令人动情的;易动感情的;感情脆弱的;
💡 emotion情感+al...的 →感情上的
"Emotional problems can seriously interfere with a student's work."
感情问题可能严重妨碍学生的学习.
近义：appealing, moving, poignant, rousing, bathetic, sensitive
反义：inanimate, inert, insentient, lifeless, asleep, numbed
adj. 危险的;
💡 danger危险+ous.....的 →危险的
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里，他是她唯一的守护神。
近义：hazardous, jeopardous, parlous, perilous, risky, unsafe
反义：innocuous, inoffensive, offenceless, riskless, secure, sure
conj. 因为;
💡 cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,诉讼
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所属政党的关系而被捕。
近义：since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
telling
['tɛlɪŋ]
adj. 有效的;显著的;生动的;说明问题的;
v. 讲述( tell的现在分词);告诉;
"Stop telling fibs ."
别再撒谎了。
近义：narrative, recital, recitation, recountal, story, tale
n. 威胁;恐吓;凶兆;
💡 thr通过（＝through），eat吃：通过吃来威胁－－这是威胁小孩的法宝
"This poses a threat to agriculture and the food chain, and consequently to human health."
这会对农业和食物链造成威胁，由此而危及人的健康。
近义：menace, pressure, coercion, commination, duress, parlousness
adj. 最好的( good和well的最高级);最愉快的;最幸福的;最合适的;
adv. 最好地;最出色地;最高标准地;
n. 佼佼者;（个人的）最高水平;最重要的优越性;最好的东西，最合乎要求的事物;
vt. [口]打败，胜过;
"He is arguably the best actor of his generation."
按理他是他那一代中最优秀的演员。
近义：master, outgo, outmatch, outrange, outrank, outstrip
反义：badder, baddest, worse