Unit 3
A taste of English Humour
Using language高一人教新课标版必修四 所谓pun, 通常是指利用一个单词
的两个含义, 或者利用两个特定的
单词, 达到“一语双关”的目的。
如:英语中有趣的双关语“pun”① He is not a grave man until he is a
grave man.
其中的grave有两个含义, 一个是“严肃的”(形容词), 一个是“坟墓”(名词),
因此这句话的意思是:
他不是一个严肃的人, 除非他躺到坟墓里才能严肃起来。 ②They pray for you today and prey on you tomorrow.
其中的pray (祈祷)和prey(捕食), 发音
相同, 外形相似。
因此这句话的意思是:
他们今天为你祈祷, 明天就会加害于你。 Read the two puns and enjoy playing on words.
A bicycle can’t stand on its own because
it is two-tired.
A small boy went to the counter to pay
for his lunch but he was a little short.How to explain the two puns?
1) Two-tired, when spoken, can have two
meanings: a. with two tires; b. too tired.
2) Short, when spoken, can have two
meanings: a. small in height; b. not
having enough money. amuse
pancake
explanation
detective
mountainous
whispervt. 使发笑; 使愉快
n. 烙饼; 薄饼
n. 解释; 讲解; 说明
n. 侦探
adj. 多山的; 山一般的
n. 耳语; 低语
vt.