核心问题
据语法书上说, laugh at 中的 at 是含有敌意的, 如 They laughed at me. (他们嘲笑我。) 但下列句中的 at 是否也表示敌意呢? They laughed at my story.
词典解答
laugh at 中的 at 一般是含有敌意的(嘲笑),例如:
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It's unkind to laugh at a person who is in trouble. (OSD) 嘲笑处于困境的人, 是不好的。
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His plan was laughed at by everyone who heard it. (Eckersley) 每一个听到他的计划的人都嘲笑他的计划。
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. . . She did not like to see so many people laughing at him! (New Concept English, Book 2) ……她不喜欢看到那么多的人嘲笑他！
但是, 当 laugh at 的宾语是引人发笑的事情时, 则 at 不再含有敌意:
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They laughed heartily at our jokes. (CGEL) 他们听了我们的笑话,都开心地笑了。
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They laughed at my story. 他们听了我的故事都笑了。
练习题
请做下面的英语试题：
No matter where you live, you would find it difficult not to laugh say, Charlie A B C D Chaplin's early films.