Tuesday, February 23, 2010

美式語帶雙關冷笑話

Two hydrogen atoms walk into a bar.
One says, "I've lost my electron."
The other says, "Are you sure?" 
The first replies, "Yes, I'm positive..."

兩個氫原子走進一間酒吧裡面,
其中一個說:「我掉了我的電子。」
另一個原子問到:「你確定嗎?」
他回答:「嗯,我很確定。」(嗯,我現在帶正電)
hydrogen, positive


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I was going to attend the clairvoyant's meeting,
but it was canceled due to unforeseen events.

我本來要去參加洞察會議(預知會議)的,
但會議卻因為一些預料之外(不可預知)的事件被取消了。
clairvoyant, unforeseen
Clairvoyance 這個字有透視、預知、心電感應等等超能力的意思。


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War doesn't determine who is right, only who is left.

戰爭並沒有決定誰是對的(右邊),只決定誰活下來(左邊)。
determine, right, left
這裡的 left 其實是 leave 的過去式,
who is left 照原句翻譯是「誰被剩下來」。


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Apparently atoms have mass.
Hah, I didn't even know they were Catholic.

顯然原子有重量(做彌撒)。
哈,我甚至不知道他們是天主教徒。
mass, Catholic


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A neutron walks into a bar and asks for a drink.
The Bartender says, "for you? No charge."

一個中子走到酒吧裡面要了一杯飲料。
那酒保說:「你嗎?不收你錢。」(你嗎?你沒帶電啊。)
Bartender, charge


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Did you know that irradiated cats have 18 half-lives?

你知道被輻射汙染的貓有 18 個半條命嗎?(18 個半衰期)
irradiate, half-life


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Two cannibals are eating a clown.
One of them says to the other, "do you think this tastes funny?"

兩個食人族在吃一個小丑,
其中一個問另一個說:「你會不會覺得這味道很奇怪(好笑)?」
cannibal, clown, funny


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I decided that I will not drink anymore,
but I will not drink any less either.

我決定我不會再喝更多了(再也不喝),
但我也不會喝更少。
anymore
anymore 是再也(不),any more 則是更多。

2 comments:

  1. 有幾個有看過
    最後一個還蠻好笑的
    第二個的單字太難了,我有點看不懂

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  2. 哈哈,最後一個變成新的了~

    第二個我本來也看不懂,查了半天才大概知道是甚麼。
    就是像我上面說的,預言透視的特異功能,
    阿取消的原因卻是不可預知的事件。

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