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Q: When does
a doctor get angry?
A: When he loses his patients.
医生什么时候会生气呢?当他失去病人/耐心的时候。因为patients(病人)和patience(耐心)谐音,所以两种解释都可以。
Q: Can you spell
a mousetrap with three letters?
A: C-A-T.
的确,C-A-T(cat:猫)是一种捕鼠器,而且还是很厉害的捕鼠器呢。(mousetrap:捕鼠器。)
Q:Why are postmen
very smart people?
A:Because
they are men of letters.
为什么邮递员都非常聪明呢?因为他们都是men
of letters(作家,文人)。men of letters在这里谐指邮递员(送信者)。
Q:Why is dog like
a tree?
A:They both have a bark.
为什么狗会象树呢?原来它们的相似之处在于它们都有bark。(bark可以指狗吠也可以指树皮。)
Mother: Why are
you jumping up and down on that envelope?
Boy: Because my teacher told me that you have to stamp letters or the post office won't deliver them.)
这个小男孩可能还不知道stamp除了表示“用脚踩”以外还表示“贴邮票”,所以为了把信寄出去,只好写好后就用脚踩了。
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