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Puns 1 finished the race He finished the race last Friday. 翻译：上周五他参加了运动会 上周五他消灭了那个种族 In this sentence“finished the race”is an ambiguity puns.It is refer to two meanings:one is shows He had ruined that nation ,therefore,a phrase with a derogative tincture.Another meaning istook part in sports meeting,it seems no emotional coloring. 2 matter and mind Professor of physics: What is matter? Student: Never mind. Professor: Then what is mind? Student: It doesn‟t matter. This is a conversation between a professor of physics and a student.The point is that whats the matter?Not only it means 什么是物质?but also means 怎 么啦?Thenmindcombined withnevermeansIt doesn‟t matter. But in the sentence “What is mind?”,mindmeans 心灵”、心智”. In the matter of fact, the professor intent to ask the student 什么是物质？” But this student thought professor asked him 怎么啦？” ,so he answered 没什么” . 翻译：物理教授：什么是物质（无智）？ 学生：无智即无知。 教授：那什么是无知呢？ 学生：无知即无智。 3 coach A:Why couldnt Cinderella be a good soccer player? B:She lost her shoe,she ran away from the ball,and her coach was a pumpkin. 翻译：A:为什么灰姑娘不能成为一名好的足球运动员？ B:她丢了她的鞋，而且她的教练是个南瓜。 ballthe ball usually translated Coachmeans a carriage or a person who teaches playing football. 4 spoil Spoil yourself and not your figure. 翻译：宠爱你自己而不会变胖。 This is a headline of an advertisement for an ice-cream. “Spoil yourself” means “enjoy yourself to heart content”, whereas “not spoil your figure” means “not destroy your figure”. “Spoil” here can be interpreted in such diffe rent and humorous ways, implicating that this ice-cream is designed for those who want to keep fit. Thus consumers are successfully persuaded to accept this delicious ice-cream. 5 Romeo: O, she does teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night Like a rich jewel in an Ethiopes ear; Beauty too rich for use, for earth to dear ！(William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet) 翻译： 罗