(日更)看笑话,猜谜语,学英语 2020.3.28


A nurse says to a new father,"Your baby is very pretty."
护士对一位刚当上父亲的人说,“你家宝宝好好看哦。”
The father looks pleased,“Really? Come on, don't you say this to everybody?”
这位父亲看上去很高兴,“真的吗?拜托,你不是对所有人都这么讲吧?”
The nurse shakes her head, "No, of course not."
护士摇了摇头,“不是,当然不是了。”
The father wonders, "So what do you say if the baby's ugly?"
这位父亲很好奇,“所以如果宝宝不好看的话你怎么说?”
The nurse smiles, "Then I say the baby really takes after its father."
护士微微一笑。“那我就说这宝宝长得真像他爸啊。”

昨日谜语答案:
Because you can see right through it. 谜面问为什么骷髅不善于撒谎(bad liar 那个 bad 是指撒谎撒得不好,蹩脚),因为骷髅只剩骨架,可以看透过去的,所以一眼就可以看穿它,还怕它撒谎?最近的谜语都是以双关语(pun)或谐音(homonym)为主,大家可以了解了解英文中的这种用法。

今日谜语:
What do you receive when you ask a lemon for help?