16个有趣的双关语(下)

#9 I lost my job at the bank on my very first day. A woman asked me to check her balance, so I pushed her over.

我在银行上班的第一天，就丢掉了工作。一个女人让我测试她的平衡感，于是我把她推倒了。(balance也有“余额”的意思)

#10 What’s the difference between a hippo and a zippo? One is really heavy and the other is a little lighter.

河马和打火机有什么区别?一个体重很沉，而另一个很轻。(lighter也有“打火机”的意思)

#11 Two windmills are standing in a wind farm. One asks, “What’s your favorite kind of music?” The other says, “I’m a big metal fan.”

风电场里有两个风车，其中一个问：“你最喜欢的音乐类型是什么?”另一个回答道：“我是一个重金属音乐迷。”(fan还有“风扇”的意思)

#12 Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off? He’s all right now.

你听说过那个人吗?他的整个左半边身体都被切除了。他现在只有右半边了。(right 除了有“右边”的意思外，还可以表示“正确地”。)

#13 I can’t believe I got fired from the calendar factory. All I did was take a day off.

我不相信竟然会被日历工厂开除。我不过就是请了一天假。

#14 What do you call a bee that can’t make up its mind? A maybe.

一只拿不定主意的蜜蜂叫什么? 叫maybe。

#15 Jill broke her finger today, but on the other hand she was completely fine.

吉尔今天摔断了手指，但另一只手完全没事。(on the other hand表示“另外一只手”，还可以表示“另一方面”。)

#16 Hear about the new restaurant called Karma? There’s no menu - you get what you deserve.

听过那家叫Karma的新餐馆吗?没有菜单，上什么菜就吃什么。(Karma意为佛教、印度教的羯磨，因果报应。you get what you deserve.还表示：这都是你应得的。)