以前关于英式幽默褒贬不一,现在有位“憨豆先生”已经将它演绎得淋漓尽致,并令其风靡全球。伦敦奥运会开幕式上“憨豆先生”的精彩表现让人们再一次见证了英式幽默的独特魅力。本文从文学视角研究英式幽默的渊源和特点,揭示憨豆式幽默成功的奥秘。 Before the British humor mixed, there is a “Mr Bean ” has interpreted it most vividly and made it popular around the world. London Olympics opening ceremony “Mr. Bean ” wonderful performance so that people once again witnessed the unique charm of British humor. This paper studies the origins and characteristics of English humor from the perspective of literature and reveals the mystery of the success of the so-called “sweet bean”.