笑话来源于生活,它是一种经过艺术加工的语言形式,是艺术化的语言。笑话是一种艺术方法,用这种方法造成以笑为艺术手段的文学艺术作品。笑话大多揭示生活中乖谬的现象,具有讽刺性和娱乐性。译辰镇海翻译公司的英语翻译译员在空闲之余收集了下面两则笑话,供大伙儿在休息时刻欣赏。
(一)、Way of Inducing 招客有方
At the cleaner's, I noticed the sign "In by 10 a. m. , out by 5 p. m. " so I told the owner that I wanted to pick my clothing up at five. "it won't be ready," he said.
"But your sign says, 'In by 10 a. m. , out by 5 p. m.'," I reminded him.
"Oh," he replied, "that means me.
在洗衣店,我看到招牌上写着:“上午10点进,下午5点出。”因此我就告诉店主我想在下午5点取衣。“下午5点还不能取,”他说。 “但是你的牌子上写着:‘上午10点进,下午5点出’,”我提醒他说。“哦,”他回答说,“那指的是我。”
(二)、超速的司机A Speeding Motorist
A highway patrol officer stopped a speeding motorist. "Don't you know what the blinking lights and siren mean?" he demanded.
"Yes, sir," replied the driver.
"Then why didn't you pull over immediately?"
"I would have, officer, " the man said. "But last month my wife ran off with a policeman, and I was afraid you were bringing her back.
一位公路巡警截住了一个超速司机。“难道你不知道闪烁灯和警笛的意思吗?”他责问道。
“知道,长官,”司机回答说。
“那你为什么不立即靠边停车?”
“我本来想这样做的,长官。”那男子回答说,“但上个月我妻子和一位警察私奔了,我是害怕你把她带回来。”
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