單元3. Puns of the Week(雙關笑語)
A: Knock, knock.
B: Who's there?
A: Howard.
B: Howard who?
A: Howard(How'd)you like to stand outside in the cold while someone keeps asking, "Who's there?"
背景知識:
「Knock Knock 笑話」是家喻戶曉的美式幽默,起因於有人拜訪敲門(Knock Knock!),應門者回應 Who's there(是誰在門外?)拜訪者會回答自己的名字。
本文是回答 “Howard”(浩爾)。應門者需知道是哪位「浩爾」,因此詢問對方姓氏:Howard who? 笑點即從本處開始,通常應該回答:名字+姓氏,(如: Howard Harris);但因 “Howard”發音近似“How would縮寫How'd”(將如何),所以拜訪者刻意將句子回覆成:How'd you like to stand outside in the cold while someone keeps asking, "Who's there?"(你試試站在寒冷的門外,然後有人一直追問「是誰」有什麼感覺?)◇