A: Which seven-lettered word has three us in it?
B: I dont know. But it must be unusual.
B没猜着却说对了。这种戏剧性的幽默会使我们记住unusual的拼写中有三个u。
2.同音异形词:
Peter:Tom,why do you prefer a pear to an apple?
Tom: Because it takes two apples to make a pair(pear).
3.一词多义:
Teacher:Tom, how many states are there in the US?
Tom: Fifty.
Teacher:Enumerate them.
Tom: One, two, three, ...
enumerate既有数、点的意思,又有枚举、列举 的意思。
4.习惯用法:
Teacher: Jim,why cant we lose our heads?
Jim: If we lose our heads, we will have nothing to put our hats on.
to lose ones head当作成语用时,意思是失去理智,惊慌失措,只有了解这一点,才能明白此中幽默所在。
谜语、幽默说明语法问题的也不乏其例。例如:
The Mother: My daughter has been learning piano lessons under you for quite a long time. What do you think of her execution now?
The pianist: That could be a nice thing to do.
execution既有演奏,又有处死刑的意思,而物主代词和它所限定的表示动作的名词之间既可以是
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