笑话

narcissus

水仙花

英文中的"水仙花"(narcissus)一字,就是这样来的. 中国作家也有一些人是兼写童话的,例如张天翼就是其中之一. 给我印象最深刻的是他的<<金鸭帝国>>,那是抗战时代在桂林一个文艺杂志连载的,直到湘桂大撤退时还没刊完. 我最记得里面一段笑话,

That slayed me

那真是笑死我了

The one about Jerry Lewis and the girl with the lazy eye.|杰瑞路易斯跟有惺忪睡眼女生的笑话 | That slayed me.|那真是笑死我了 | Hey! I made up that joke and told it to you.|嗨!那是我编出来告诉你的

why do you come here? - shekels, queen

你来干吗? - 谢克尔 我的女皇

You have only foul jokes to tell me.|你尽跟我说些低级笑话 | - why do you come here? - shekels, queen.|- 你来干吗? - 谢克尔 我的女皇 | - shekels.|谢克尔(古希伯来或巴比伦的衡量单位)

The dogs are the yappiest, The kids are the scrappiest

狗儿不停狂吠,孩子互相打闹

The trees are the sappiest, The days are the nappiest 树木繁... | The dogs are the yappiest, The kids are the scrappiest 狗儿不停狂吠,孩子互相打闹 | the jokes the snappiest, the folks the happiest 笑话依...

His legs don't fit under the school desk

他的腿在课桌下放不下

33. 讲有趣的笑话 tell funny jokes | 34. 他的腿在课桌下放不下 His legs don't fit under the school desk. | 35. 把我们的书和笔从课桌上碰掉 knock our books and pens off the desks

Fuck facebook

傻逼脸谱网

Thank you, myspace!|谢谢 聚友网的朋友们 | Fuck facebook!|傻逼脸谱网 | I can't believe that. He did the facebook joke!|真不敢相信 他居然讲了我说的笑话

Chinese

中国人

这答案指的不是"集成电路"(integrated circuits),而是"印度人"(Indians) 与"中国人" (Chinese). 最新一期<<新闻周刊>>(Newsweek)报道说,上述这则笑话所讲的印度人与华人等科技移民,对美国成为科技大国的贡献绝不是玩笑.

real tennis;royal tennis

庭院网球

听腻了的笑话/well-worn joke | 庭院网球/real tennis;royal tennis | 停播期间/dead air

hydraulic ram

液压油缸

在英汉翻译中, 您是否见过类似这样的笑话:为"液压油缸"(hydraulic ram)精心策划的广告,却招来客户对"水羊"(water goat)的咨询? 这样的误会往往是粗糙的机器翻译造成的结果, 或者是资历欠缺的译员一手拿着词典,一手拿着语法书,

Our town's the best secret in the Bible belt

我们小镇是圣经地带 (美南浸信会为主流的南部)最隐秘的

No. Thank you.|不,谢谢 | Our town's the best secret in the Bible belt.|我们小镇是圣经地带 (美南浸信会为主流的南部)最隐秘的 | I'm not interested in becoming a punch line.|我不希望成为公众笑话

photoperiodic response：光周期响应

photoperiodic induction 光周期诱导 | photoperiodic response 光周期响应 | photoperiodism 光期性

Multi-Variate Statistical Analysis：多元统计剖析

311. 多项距阵 Multi-Nominal Matrix | 312. 多元统计剖析 Multi-Variate Statistical Analysis | 313. 发电厂 Power Plant