与科学沾边的英语小笑话数则 武夷山 辑译
A Photon Checks Into A Hotel The bellhop asks, "Can I help you with your luggage?" It replies, " I don't have any, I'm traveling light."
光子入住旅馆 门童问:“我可以帮您拿行李吗”,光子回答:“我没有行李,我轻装旅行(另一含义是:我便是飞驰的光)”。
A Neutron Walks Into A Bar & Asks For A Drink The bartender says, "For you? No charge." 中子走进酒吧,要一杯饮料 酒保说,“对您吗?免费(另一含义是:没有电荷)”。 Two Chemists Walk Into A Bar. The First Says "I'll Have Some H20." The second says, "I'll have some H20 too." The second chemist dies. 两个化学家走进酒吧,第一个说,“我要一点水”,第二个说,“我也要一点水(另一含义是“我要H2O2”)”,结果第二个化学家死了。 博主:H2O2即过氧化氢,是强氧化剂。
The Optimist Sees A Glass As Half Full; The Pessimist, Half Empty The engineer sees it as twice as large as it needs to be. 乐观主义者说,杯子是半满的;悲观主义者说,杯子是半空的 工程师觉得,杯子做那么大干嘛?做成原来的一半大不就正合适嘛。 博主:我原来的理解不准确,根据陈超美博主的提示重新翻译。
What Do You Think About The New Restaurant On The Moon? The food's great but there's no atmosphere. 您对月球上的新餐馆有何看法? 餐品还不错,但是环境氛围差点事儿(另一含义:没有空气)。
How Can You Tell The Difference Between A Chemist And A Plumber? Ask them to pronounce unionized. 怎么区分化学家和管子工? 请他们读出unionized这个词好了。 博主:化学家很容易将改词理解为“未电离的”,管子工则理解为“工会的”(冯大诚博主认为,管子工理解为“联结好的”,估计冯老师的理解正确)。
Oxygen And Potassium Went On A Date It was OK. 氧和钾出去约会了 没问题啊。(另一含义是:那就结合成氧化钾了。)
We Tried To Tell A Chemistry Joke The Other Day No reaction. 几天前我们试着讲了一个化学笑话 (听众)没有反应。(另一含义是: 未发生化学反应。) An Infectious Disease Walks Into A Bar The bartender says, "We don't serve your kind here." It replies, "Well you're not a very good host." 酒吧服务员说,“我们不伺候你这种客人”。传染病回答说,“呃,你这个主人真不怎么样”。(另一含义:你不是个很好的待传染的宿主。)
What type of flowers does everybody have? two-lips. 哪一种花是每个人都拥有的? 郁金香。(另一含义是:两片嘴唇。英语“郁金香”和“两片嘴唇”的发音很像。)
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