Unit 3 A taste of English humour Using language.pptVIP

Unit 3 A taste of English Humour Using language 所谓pun, 通常是指利用一个单词 的两个含义, 或者利用两个特定的 单词, 达到“一语双关”的目的。 如: ① He is not a grave man until he is a grave man. 其中的grave有两个含义, 一个是“严肃的”(形容词), 一个是“坟墓”(名词)， 因此这句话的意思是： 他不是一个严肃的人, 除非他躺到坟墓里才能严肃起来。 ②They pray for you today and prey on you tomorrow. 其中的pray (祈祷)和prey(捕食), 发音 相同, 外形相似。 因此这句话的意思是： 他们今天为你祈祷, 明天就会加害于你。 Read the two puns and enjoy playing on words. A bicycle can’t stand on its own because it is two-tired. A small boy went to the counter to pay for his lunch but he was a little short. English jokes The second pe