A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
幽默
Humour
I came from a real tough neighborhood. Why, every time I shut the window I hurt somebody's fingers.
我来自一个非常艰苦的社区。为什么,每次我关上窗户,我都弄伤了别人的手指。
While the eyes of the world will be on us let's show everyone that we have a great sense of humour.
当全世界的目光都注视着我们的时候,让我们向每一个人展示我们的幽默感。
Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times.
戒烟是世界上最容易的事情。我知道,因为我已经做过几千次了。
Why save the rainforest, the whales, or the world when you can devote your time to saving syllables?
如果你能把时间花在节省音节上,为什么还要拯救雨林、鲸鱼或世界呢?
The Brigadier had no wish to shake hands with the improbable young man in the ridiculous frock-coat.
宪兵团长不愿和那个穿可笑的长礼服的不大可能的年轻人握手。
I wanted to remind you that you do not allow me to deliver boats, as I have been known to crash them.
我想提醒你,你不允许我运送船只,因为我曾撞坏过它们。
He's turned his life around. He used to be depressed and miserable. Now he's miserable and depressed.
他改变了自己的生活。他过去常常郁郁寡欢。现在他又痛苦又沮丧。
Jumping to conclusions is like playing with damp gunpowder: both likely to go off in wrong direction.
急于下结论就像摆弄潮湿的火药:两者都可能朝着错误的方向发展。
In some company it’s perfectly all right to prick your finger, but very bad form to finger your prick.
在某些公司里,刺破手指是完全可以的,但是用手指去刺却是很不礼貌的。
It's vital to keep a sense of humour when the world seems to have suddenly become a very strange place.
当世界似乎突然变成一个非常奇怪的地方时,保持幽默感是至关重要的。
I don't need to travel back in time to cause trouble. Seeing back through time finds me trouble enough!
我不需要回到过去制造麻烦。回首过去,我已经够麻烦的了!
Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog. You understand it better but the frog dies in the process.
解释一个笑话就像解剖一只青蛙。你能更好地理解,但青蛙在这个过程中死了。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
Through the door came a being of intense vivacity, impeccable sartorial integrity, and intermittent intelligibility.
从门里进来的是一个充满活力的存在,无可挑剔的服装完整性,断断续续的可理解性。
If you were going to be successful in the world of crime, you needed a reputation for honesty.
如果你想在犯罪领域取得成功,你需要诚实的名声。
Anyone who thinks money can't buy happiness has never owned a cat
认为金钱买不到幸福的人从来没有养过猫
To get back my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early, or be respectable.
为了找回我的青春,我愿意做任何事情,除了锻炼,早起,或者做一个受人尊敬的人。
I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am.
我恨人类,因为我认为自己是他们中最好的一个,我知道我有多坏。
With great power comes a great need to take a nap.
力量越大,就越需要午睡。