幽默英語笑話帶翻譯—天氣預報
幽默英語笑話帶翻譯—天氣預報
笑話是日常生活中人們消遣娛樂的一種常見語言現(xiàn)象,其目的在于在會話過程中傳遞和激發(fā)幽默感.本文從語用學的角度,通過合作原則和會話含義對英語笑話進行分析,解釋了笑話中產生幽默感的原因及如何理解笑話的含義.通過分析,本文得出如下結論:違反合作原則是笑話產生笑點的誘因,而讀者根據(jù)笑話的內容、語境、常識、推斷等所得出的會話含義是笑話產生笑點的真正原因.本文旨在使人們能更好地了解笑話這種喜聞樂見的交流方式,促使人們在日常生活中學會運用笑話,從而在英語學習乃至國際交流中發(fā)現(xiàn)樂趣,輕松交流.
A film crew was on location deep in the desert. One day an old Indian went up to the director and said, "It will rain tomorrow." The next day it rained.
一個電影攝制組在沙漠深處進行拍攝。一天,一個印度老人來到導演面前對他說:“明天會下雨。”第二天果然下雨了。
A week later, the Indian went up to the director again and said, "There will be a storm tomorrow." The next day there was a storm.
一周以后,印度人又來了,他告訴導演說:“明天會有暴風雨。”果然,第二天有暴風雨。
"This Indian is incredible," said the director. He told his secretary to hire the Indian to predict the weather.
“這個印度人真神,”導演說。他告訴他的秘書去雇傭這個印度人來預測天氣。
However, after several successful predictions, the old Indian didn't show up for two weeks.
然而,幾次預測天氣成功之后,這個印度人連續(xù)兩周沒有露面。
Finally the director sent for him. "I have to shoot an important scene tomorrow," said the director. "And I'm depending on you. What will the weather be like?"
最后,導演派人把這個印度人請來了。導演對他說:“我明天必須拍攝一個很重要的場景,全都指望你了,明天天氣如何啊?”
The Indian shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know," he said. "My radio is broken."
這個印度人聳了聳肩說道:“我不知道,我的收音機壞了。”