今天我们来了解一下一些好玩的一词多意
1.Can April march? No, but August may.
四月能行军吗?
注:March:三月; 进行。 May:五月;可以
2.Why can’t you play jokes on snakes? Becau you can never pull their legs.
为什么你不能跟蛇开玩笑呢? 因为你永远不能拉它们的腿。
找回童年注:Pull one’s legs:同······开玩笑
3.Why is an argument like a pen? It’s no good without a point.
为什么争论像钢笔? 没有point(要点;尖)就没有用。
4.When did the Irish potato change nationally? When it became French fries.
爱尔兰土豆什么时候改变了国籍? 当它变成炸薯条时。
海因策
适逢其会注:French fries:法式炸薯条;炸薯条;炸土豆片
5.Doctor: I’ve been practicing medicine for over 10 years.
Patient: Call me when you’re done practicing and decide to get rious.
医生:我行医已经10年了。
病人:当你实习完了,决定严肃对待时再给我打电话。
注:practice medicine是行医,而不是练习医术
6.She has proved beyond a doubt that diamonds are the hardest thing in the world ——to get back.
毫无疑问她已经证明了钻石是世界上最难要回来的东西。应聘面试自我介绍
注:hard:硬的;难的。前半句让人理解的意思是:毫无疑问她已经证明了钻石是世界上最硬的东西
7.If you keep your mouth shut you will never put your foot in it.
如果你不张嘴,你就永远不会说错话。
注:put one’s foot in one’s mouth:说错话
8.场景再现:听一个人说 “She is pretty ugly(她相当丑陋)”.
你很纳闷:How can ugly be pretty? 丑陋怎么能漂亮呢?
注:pretty:漂亮的;相当的
9.If you had 5 dollars and gave away one quarter, and another quarter, and then still another quarter, how much would you have left?
$4.25
如果你有5美元,送出去1/4, 又送出去1/4, 又送出去1/4, 你还会剩下多少钱?
4.25美元
注:quarter: 四分之一;两角五分。5美元送出去三个0.25美元,还剩4.25美元
10.Why do you smart students refu to write about the king as their subject?
Becau the king is not a subject.
为什么聪明学生拒绝“国王”作为他们的写作题目?
因为国王不是subject(臣民/题目)
11.Take away my first letter, take away my cond letter, take away all my letters, and I remain the same. What am I?
nigori
唐朝历史简介A postman.
拿走我的第一个letter(字母,信),拿走我的第二个letter,拿走我所有的letters,我还是我,我是什么?
邮差。
12.Brgands demand your money or your life; women require both.
广东十大品牌瓷砖
强盗要你的钱,否则就要你的命;女人两者都要。
注:life:性命;生活。女人不光要你的钱,还要走进你的生活。
13.场景再现:你对拿了你家梯子的邻居说:
I’ll take further step if you don’t return my ladder.
如果你不归还我家梯子,我将采取下一步。
注:step:步;梯级
14.Why is a boxing ring square?
为什么拳击台是方形的?
整蛊新郎的游戏注:ring:环状物。Boxing square 拳击台
15.What runs but never walks? River.
什么东西跑,但从来不走? 河流。
注:run:流动;跑
16.If a rooster lays an egg on the middle of a slanted roof, on which side will if fall?
Neither side. Rooster don’t lay eggs.
如果一只公鸡在一个斜屋顶的中间放了一个鸡蛋,它从哪边往下滚?
两边都不往下滚。公鸡不下蛋。
注:lay:放;下蛋
17.When will the wind improve its image? When it turns over a new leaf.
什么时候风将改进自己的形象? 当它改过自新时。
注:it turns over a new leaf字面意思:它翻过一片新树叶
18.Why shouldn’t you lo your temper? Becau no one el wants it.
为什么你不应该发脾气? 因为别人都不想要它。
注:lo one’s temper:发脾气;字面意思:丢掉脾气