16個(gè)有趣的雙關(guān)語(下)

16個(gè)有趣的雙關(guān)語(下)

#9 I lost my job at the bank on my very first day. A woman asked me to check her balance, so I pushed her over.

我在銀行上班的第一天，就丟掉了工作。一個(gè)女人讓我測試她的平衡感，于是我把她推倒了。(balance也有“余額”的意思)

#10 What’s the difference between a hippo and a zippo? One is really heavy and the other is a little lighter.

河馬和打火機(jī)有什么區(qū)別?一個(gè)體重很沉，而另一個(gè)很輕。(lighter也有“打火機(jī)”的意思)

#11 Two windmills are standing in a wind farm. One asks, “What’s your favorite kind of music?” The other says, “I’m a big metal fan.”

風(fēng)電場里有兩個(gè)風(fēng)車，其中一個(gè)問：“你最喜歡的音樂類型是什么?”另一個(gè)回答道：“我是一個(gè)重金屬音樂迷。”(fan還有“風(fēng)扇”的意思)

#12 Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off? He’s all right now.

你聽說過那個(gè)人嗎?他的整個(gè)左半邊身體都被切除了。他現(xiàn)在只有右半邊了。(right 除了有“右邊”的意思外，還可以表示“正確地”。)

#13 I can’t believe I got fired from the calendar factory. All I did was take a day off.

我不相信竟然會(huì)被日歷工廠開除。我不過就是請了一天假。

#14 What do you call a bee that can’t make up its mind? A maybe.

一只拿不定主意的蜜蜂叫什么? 叫maybe。

#15 Jill broke her finger today, but on the other hand she was completely fine.

吉爾今天摔斷了手指，但另一只手完全沒事。(on the other hand表示“另外一只手”，還可以表示“另一方面”。)

#16 Hear about the new restaurant called Karma? There’s no menu - you get what you deserve.

聽過那家叫Karma的新餐館嗎?沒有菜單，上什么菜就吃什么。(Karma意為佛教、印度教的羯磨，因果報(bào)應(yīng)。you get what you deserve.還表示：這都是你應(yīng)得的。)