①He is not a grave man until he is a grave man.
?、赥hey pray for you today and prey on you tomorrow.
剛才我去網(wǎng)上檢索了一下,找到一個(gè)國外網(wǎng)站評(píng)選的2003年十大pun,我從中挑選了三個(gè)比較簡單的,給各位介紹一下,如果您能看懂、聽懂,肯定會(huì)覺得pun很有意思。
?、貶e drove his expensive car into a tree and found out how the Mercedes bends.
他違章超速駕駛,結(jié)果將昂貴的名車撞到樹上,他終于看到他的奔馳車(Mercedes)是怎樣撞彎(bends)的。這句話的幽默之處是將Mercedes Benz(奔馳車)中的Benz,故意改寫成bends。
?、赥ime flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.
這句話乍一看,好象是說:時(shí)光像箭一樣飛逝,水果像香蕉一樣飛逝。其實(shí)這句話后半部分的真正意思是:果蠅喜歡吃香蕉,也就是fruit flies/like/a banana。
?、跘 bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two-tyred.
這句話的表面意思是:自行車自己站不起來,因?yàn)樗挥袃蓚€(gè)輪胎(two-tyred)。而這句話的另外一個(gè)意思是:這輛自行車被它的主人騎了很長時(shí)間,它現(xiàn)在太累了(too tired)。
怎么樣,pun是不是很有意思?我下面再列出三個(gè)pun,但不告訴您意思,請(qǐng)您自己琢磨一下。如果您能琢磨出來,那說明您的英語水平已經(jīng)很高了,沒有必要浪費(fèi)時(shí)間,看我寫的《閑聊英語》了(笑)。
?、賁he wore a new hairpiece every day and was considered a big wig.
②Old math teachers never die, they just become irrational.
?、踂hen a clock is hungry it goes back four seconds.