繞口令是一種語(yǔ)言游戲。漢語(yǔ)中的繞口令是將聲、韻、調(diào)極易混淆的字交叉重疊,編成句子,說(shuō)快了容易發(fā)生錯(cuò)誤。美國(guó)人也說(shuō)繞口令。由于英語(yǔ)中只有重音,不像漢語(yǔ)那么復(fù)雜,因此,英語(yǔ)中的繞口令遠(yuǎn)不如漢語(yǔ)中的那么多,其繁復(fù)的程度也不如漢語(yǔ)中那么有趣。總之,顯得“薄”了一點(diǎn)。
但是,繞口令是多少代人創(chuàng)作、提煉、升華而成的,可以說(shuō)是群眾集體智慧的結(jié)晶。因此,美國(guó)人所說(shuō)的繞口令,也不乏有看了或讀來(lái)令人忍俊不禁的佳句。讓我們來(lái)看下面的例句:
1. Sixty-six sick chicks
2. The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick.
例句1可以說(shuō)是美國(guó)人說(shuō)的最簡(jiǎn)單的繞口令了,比較容易理解;例句2還被列入《吉尼斯世界紀(jì)錄大全》。這里還要說(shuō)明的是,把美國(guó)人說(shuō)的繞口令譯成漢語(yǔ),同時(shí)又能讓中國(guó)人聽(tīng)了捧腹大笑,這幾乎是不可能的。就拿被《吉尼斯世界紀(jì)錄大全》收入的例句2來(lái)說(shuō),翻譯成中文只能是:第六位生病的酋長(zhǎng)的第六只羊病了。把這句話(huà)說(shuō)給不懂英語(yǔ)的人聽(tīng),是不會(huì)覺(jué)得有趣,不會(huì)發(fā)笑的。但對(duì)于懂英語(yǔ)的人來(lái)說(shuō),學(xué)說(shuō)英語(yǔ)繞口令,無(wú)論從練習(xí)口齒的伶俐性還是了解英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言的特點(diǎn)來(lái)說(shuō),都是一個(gè)極好的素材。
下面再提幾個(gè)常見(jiàn)的繞口令,相信在你耐心地讀,細(xì)心地品味后,最終會(huì)發(fā)出會(huì)心的笑聲,感嘆美國(guó)人的睿智的。
3. She sells seashells by the seashore.
4. Amidst the mists and coldest frosts, with barest wrists and stoutest boasts, he thrust his fist against the posts, and insists he sees the ghosts.
5. Betty Botter bought a bit of butter,"But,"she said,"this butter is bitter,if I put it in my batter,it will make my batter bitter, but a bit of better butter will make my batter better,"So Betty Botty bought a bit of better butter, and it makes her batter better.
最后,再向讀者推薦一則被美國(guó)許多繞口令?lèi)?ài)好者認(rèn)為是最難的,最拗口的繞口令。
6.Theophilus Thistle, the thistle-sifter,sifted a sieve of unsifted thistles. If Theophilus Thistles, where is the sieve of unsifted thistles Theophilus Thistle, the thistle-sifter, sifted.
nt-fami[.edh??????天退潮.
下聯(lián):Floating-clouds appear,often appear,often appear and often go
漂浮的云出項(xiàng)了,經(jīng)常出現(xiàn),經(jīng)常出現(xiàn),又經(jīng)常消失.
對(duì)聯(lián)5:
Get bikini from Bikini, bikini in Bikini, swim to Bikini.
購(gòu)泳裝來(lái)比基尼島,泳裝在比基尼島,游水到比基尼島.
Go Bikini for bikini, Bikini sales bikini, swim with bikini.
到比基尼島購(gòu)泳裝,比基尼島賣(mài)泳裝,游水需泳裝.
對(duì)聯(lián)6:
Open windows of Windows, windows in Windows, shut down Windows.
開(kāi)窗口在視窗,窗口在視窗,關(guān)機(jī)閉視窗.
Since Miss is miss, Miss always miss,search also miss .
女孩竟不在,女孩總不在,找她也不在.
對(duì)聯(lián)7:
To China for china, China with china,dinner on china.
去中國(guó)買(mǎi)瓷器,中國(guó)有瓷器,吃飯靠瓷器
Turn right get right, right is right, speak by right.
到右邊得權(quán)利,右邊是權(quán)利,發(fā)言憑權(quán)利.