借 孩童 之口编造稚拙的语言着实可逗人一笑。 例1: Mother: How was your first day at school? Tommy: Okay, but the teacher didnt give me a present. Mother: Why would she give you a present? Tommy: Because she said,Tom, sit there for the presen... 【阅读全文】

机敏睿智固然能生幽默，而刻画蠢笨的言语和憨窘的举止也是制造 幽默 的良方。 例1: Nurse: Wake up! Wake up! Patient: (startled from sleep)Huh? Whats the matter? Nurse: I forgot to give you your sleeping pills! 护士: 醒醒!醒醒! 病人: (从熟睡中惊... 【阅读全文】

西方人常用诙谐与幽默来规避尴尬与正面冲突，可得 以守为攻 之效。 例1: Waiter: Have I kept you waiting long? Customer: No. But did you know that there are 3479 rose patterns on your wallpaper? 侍者: 让您等的时问长了吧? 食客: 不长。不过您知道... 【阅读全文】

利用 谐音 制造妙趣也不失为高招。 例1: Father: Come, Debbie, get out of bed. Debbie: No! Father: Dont you no me! Debbie: Of course I know you! Youre my dad! 父亲: 黛比，快点起床了。 黛比: 我不! 父亲: 你别对我说不!(你怎么不认识我?) 黛比: 我... 【阅读全文】

编造笑话时 偷换概念 也是常见伎俩。 例1: How many cookies can you eat on an empty stomach? I dont know. One! After that your stomach isnt empty! 你空腹(饿着肚子时)能吃多少块饼干? 我不知道。 一块!吃下一块后就不再空腹了! on an empty stomach本... 【阅读全文】

咬文嚼字 例1: How much for a haircut? $3. 50, said the barber. And how much for a shave? $2,Sir. Very well,shave my head. 理个头多少钱?? 3.5美元，理发员说。 那么刮一下多少钱? 2美元，先生。 不错，那就刮个头吧。 这里是利用cut和shave间的细微... 【阅读全文】

●Id like to book a seat to Washington. 我想订张到华盛顿的机票。 ●I want to reserve a flight to Sydney. 我想订张飞往悉尼的机票。 ●Im phoning to make a reservation for a return ticket from New York to London. 我来电话是想订张从纽约到伦敦... 【阅读全文】

●Id like to book a room in your hotel. 我想在你们宾馆订个房间。 ●I want to reserve a single room with shower. 我要订个带淋浴的单人房间。 ●Could I book a double room with bath? 我想订个带浴缸的双人房间，可以吗? ●I wish to make a reserva... 【阅读全文】

●Id like to book a table for tomorrow night at 8 oclock. 我想订张明晚8:00的席桌。 ●I want to reserve a table for Friday, May 15 at noon. 我想订餐，时间是5月15日星期五中午。 ●I want to make a reservation for two people for this evening a... 【阅读全文】

●Could you give me your name, please? 请把你的名字告诉我，好吗? ●Would you tell me your companys name, please? 请把贵公司的名字告诉我，好吗? ●Could you find me a number, please? 请帮我查个号码，可以吗? ●I want to get an area number, pl... 【阅读全文】