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Q: What do you call witches that live together? (你怎么称呼住在一起的巫婆?)
A: BROOM MATES. (帚友。)
NOTE: roommate指室友。在西方传说中,巫婆老是随身带着扫帚。Broommate是说话的人自创的词,非正式用语,文人以文会友,武士以武会友,巫婆为何不能以帚会友呢?
Q: Why did the chicken run onto the football field? (为什么鸡会在球场上跑?)
A: Because the referee called a foul.
(因为裁判叫了犯规 / 因为裁判点了家畜。)
NOTE: 英语中foul(犯规)与fowl(家畜)发音相同。
Q: Which animal shouldn’t you play cards with? (你不应该和什么动物玩牌?)
A: Cheetah. (印度豹 / 骗子。)
NOTE: 英语中cheetah(印度豹)和cheater(骗子)同音。
Q: Why did the farmer name his pig Ink?
(为什么这个农场主叫他的猪为墨水?)
A: Because he kept running out of his pen!
(因为他老是跑出它的围栏。)
Q: Why did the coach give his football team lighters? (为什么教练给他的队员打火机?)
A: Because they kept losing their matches!
(因为他们老是输掉比赛! / 他们老是掉火柴!)
NOTE: 英语中“比赛”与“火柴”是同一个词。
Q: What is a spider’s favorite thing to do on the computer? (蜘蛛在电脑上最爱干什么?)
A: Surf the web! (上网!)
Q: Why do barbers make good drivers?
(为什么理发师是好的驾驶员?)
A: Because they know all the short cuts!
(因为他们知道所有的捷径。)
NOTE: shortcut指捷径,近路。Cut short指把头发剪断。
One day, a woman kept on running out of her house to go to her mailbox. Then her next door neighbor saw her. So the next time she came out he asked, “Why do you keep coming out to look in your mailbox?”She said, “My computer keeps telling me I’ve got mail!?一天,一个女人老是在她的房子和邮筒之间跑来跑去。她隔壁的邻居看见了,于是当她再次跑出来时,他问:“为什么你老是跑出来看你的邮筒呢?”
她回答说:“因为我的电脑老是告诉我有新邮件!”
A: BROOM MATES. (帚友。)
NOTE: roommate指室友。在西方传说中,巫婆老是随身带着扫帚。Broommate是说话的人自创的词,非正式用语,文人以文会友,武士以武会友,巫婆为何不能以帚会友呢?
Q: Why did the chicken run onto the football field? (为什么鸡会在球场上跑?)
A: Because the referee called a foul.
(因为裁判叫了犯规 / 因为裁判点了家畜。)
NOTE: 英语中foul(犯规)与fowl(家畜)发音相同。
Q: Which animal shouldn’t you play cards with? (你不应该和什么动物玩牌?)
A: Cheetah. (印度豹 / 骗子。)
NOTE: 英语中cheetah(印度豹)和cheater(骗子)同音。
Q: Why did the farmer name his pig Ink?
(为什么这个农场主叫他的猪为墨水?)
A: Because he kept running out of his pen!
(因为他老是跑出它的围栏。)
Q: Why did the coach give his football team lighters? (为什么教练给他的队员打火机?)
A: Because they kept losing their matches!
(因为他们老是输掉比赛! / 他们老是掉火柴!)
NOTE: 英语中“比赛”与“火柴”是同一个词。
Q: What is a spider’s favorite thing to do on the computer? (蜘蛛在电脑上最爱干什么?)
A: Surf the web! (上网!)
Q: Why do barbers make good drivers?
(为什么理发师是好的驾驶员?)
A: Because they know all the short cuts!
(因为他们知道所有的捷径。)
NOTE: shortcut指捷径,近路。Cut short指把头发剪断。
One day, a woman kept on running out of her house to go to her mailbox. Then her next door neighbor saw her. So the next time she came out he asked, “Why do you keep coming out to look in your mailbox?”She said, “My computer keeps telling me I’ve got mail!?一天,一个女人老是在她的房子和邮筒之间跑来跑去。她隔壁的邻居看见了,于是当她再次跑出来时,他问:“为什么你老是跑出来看你的邮筒呢?”
她回答说:“因为我的电脑老是告诉我有新邮件!”