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标 题西洋鬼节谜语
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西洋鬼节谜语
华人有元宵灯迷,西洋人过万圣很也有一些「打趣」的应景双关谜语。下面是一些最近
网路上有人贴出来的西洋「(双关)鬼谜」中的「可译出」者,希能博君一灿。
HALLOWEEN PUNS
Coffin: What you do when you get a piece of popcorn stuck in your throat.
棺材:当一片爆米花卡住你的喉咙(把你噎死)时。
(coffin/coughing 棺材/咳嗽)
How do you make a skeleton laugh? ~ Tickle its funny bone!
如何让骷髅发笑? ~ 搔他的排骨(funny bone好笑的骨头)
What happens if you see twin witches? ~ You won't be able to see which witch
is witch!
你看双胞女巫时会怎样?你会分不清which witch is witch(which)!
What time would it be if five demons were chasing you? ~ Five after one.
「五鬼捉汝」是什麽时候? ~ 一点零五分(五个追一个)
Why do ghosts have so much trouble dating? ~ Women can see right through
them.
为什麽鬼找不到女人约会?~ 因为女人一眼就看穿他们。
Why didn't the Invisible Man get invited to the Halloween party? ~ They knew
he wouldn't show up.
为什麽没有人邀请「隐形人」参加万圣晚会? ~ 因为大家知道他不会现身(show up;
如约到场)
What do you get when you cross a teacher and a vampire? ~ Lots of blood
tests!
教师跟吸血鬼交配会产生什麽?~ 许多「要命的考试」(血液检验)
Why wasn't there any food left after the monster party? ~ Because everyone
was a goblin!
为什麽群魔大宴之後,没有任何食物剩下?~ 因为他们每一个都是妖怪(goblin;同音
语a-gobbling 则意为:正在大吃大喝)
Why didn't the skeleton cross the road? ~ He didn't have the guts.
骷髅为何没过马路?~ 他没胆(没肠子)过。
Why do you always find ghouls and demons together? ~ Because demons are a
ghoul's best friend.
为什麽你总是看到鬼魂跟恶魔在一起?~ 因为恶魔是鬼魂最好的朋友(※谐音语:Why
do you always find girls and diamonds together. Diamonds are a girl's best
friends为什麽你总是看到女孩子跟钻石在一起?~ 因为钻石是女孩子最好的朋友.)
Where did the vampire open his savings account? ~ At a blood bank
吸血鬼会在哪开存户?~ 在血库(血银行)。
What do you call someone who puts poison in a person's corn flakes? ~ A
cereal killer.
在他人玉米浆内下毒的人叫什麽 ~ 谷物杀人犯。(※cereal的同音字serial则是「连
续」之意)。
Who won the skeleton beauty contest? ~ No body.
谁赢了骷髅选美大会?~ 没有(肉)人。
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