趣味英语:老外们的极致幽默双关语
老外们喜欢幽默,日常生活中许多英语幽默来自于对语言的巧妙运用,尤其是对双关语的运用。老外们的幽默感通过双关语得到了淋漓尽致地发挥。
1 句法结构双关
例句:
--"do you ever draw picture in the nude?"
--"no, i usually wear a jacket."
对话中,提问的人是想问“你有没有画过裸体画”,而回答的人却理解为“你曾经光着身子画过画吗?”这则幽默中双关产生的原因是对in the nude在句中不同功能的理解,即作定语或作状语。
2 语义双关
例一:一个男孩子为了追求一个在银行窗口工作的女孩子,便在递交存折的同时附上了一张小纸条。
"dear m:
i have been saving this question in the hope that i might gain some intetrst. if free friday, would you care to depost yourself beside me at a movie? i have taken into account that you maybe previously engaged; if so i will withdraw my offer and hipe saturday. at any rate, your company would much enjoy, and i hope you will not assess this as too forward. check you late.
sincerely b."
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