看笑话学英语带翻译—猪和女巫
笑话是日常生活中人们消遣娱乐的一种常见语言现象,其目的在于在会话过程中传递和激发幽默感.本文从语用学的角度,通过合作原则和会话含义对英语笑话进行分析,解释了笑话中产生幽默感的原因及如何理解笑话的含义.通过分析,本文得出如下结论:违反合作原则是笑话产生笑点的诱因,而读者根据笑话的内容、语境、常识、推断等所得出的会话含义是笑话产生笑点的真正原因.本文旨在使人们能更好地了解笑话这种喜闻乐见的交流方式,促使人们在日常生活中学会运用笑话,从而在英语学习乃至国际交流中发现乐趣,轻松交流.
A man is driving up a steep, narrow mountain road. A woman is driving down the same road. As they pass each other, the woman leans out of the window and yells "PIG!!" The man immediately leans out of his window and replies, "WITCH(女巫)!!" They each continue on their way, and as the man rounds the next corner, he crashes into a pig in the middle of the road. If only men would listen.
一个男人在一条陡峭狭窄的山路上驾车,一个女人相向驾车而来。他们相遇时,那个女的从窗中伸出头来叫到:“猪!!”那个男的立即从窗中伸出头来回敬道:“女巫!!”他们继续前行。这个男的在下一个路口转弯时,撞上了路中间的一头猪。要是这个男的能听懂那个女人的意思就好了。
英语生单词讲解:
1. steep adj 陡峭的,峻峭的,险峻的 n.(山的)陡峭地;陡坡,悬崖峭壁
steep slope 陡坡,急坡;高倾斜
steep hill 陡坡;斜坡;陡峭的山坡
steep rise 急升
steep dip 陡倾;急倾斜
steep incline 陡坡
steep grade 急倾斜;陡坡;爬坡车道
The road passes over a steep mountain.
这条路翻越一架陡峭的高山。
Who would have expected that he could climb up that steep cliff?
这么陡的峭壁, 谁知他竟爬上去了。
2. leans out of 身体探出
Monica and Rachel 's Balcony , Rachel is taking down the Christmas lights . Monica sees her, so she leans out of the small side window .
莫妮卡和瑞秋住处阳台, 瑞秋正在取下悬挂着的圣诞灯。 莫妮卡看着她, 她身体斜出了窗处。