第一段
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在報紙和雜誌裡，你常會看見卡通和漫畫。藝術家在漫畫裡使用雙關語使讀者發笑與省思。雙關語是一種運用一字多義或兩字同音來製造幽默效果的文字遊戲。
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1 Artists use puns in their comic strips to make readers
laugh and think.
句型文法 使役動詞 make、have、let 的用法：
(1) make + O + VR 使……做……
make + O + 補語（P.P./Adj/N） 使……被……／使……變得……
‧Garry made
his son wash the car.
‧I couldn’t
make myself understood.
‧The movie
made us sad.
‧The war
made him a different person.
(2) have + O + VR/P.P. 使……做……／使……被……
‧My boss had
me rewrite the report.
‧My boss had
the report re-written.
(3) let + O + VR 讓……做……
‧The media
let people know the result.
let + O + be + PP 讓....被做....
* Let it be done by this Friday.
2 Puns are a form of wordplay making use of a single
word that has different meanings, or of two different words that
share the same sound.
1. making
use of...是由關係子句which makes use of...簡化而成的現在分詞片語。
2. a single
word that has different meanings，that子句修飾先行詞 word，表示一字多義的wordplay。同樣的，two different words that
share the same sound也用到that子句修飾先行詞words，表示兩字同音的文字遊戲。
3. 逗點後的of 是由making use of 省略。
第二段
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一字兩義的雙關語可能很有趣。舉右圖的漫畫為例：一顆棋子問國王勝利的感覺，國王說他很感動（被移動），顯然他指的是內心很感動，但那也可以指它在棋盤被移到致勝位置而贏棋。這裡的笑點是move這個字有兩個意思，而作者同時使用了兩者。
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3 Puns that play on two different meanings of a word
can be quite funny.
1. that
修飾puns
4 The king says that he was moved.
that子句，作says的受詞，可省略。
5 Apparently he means that he felt touched, but it also
means that he won because he had been moved on the board to his
winning position.
此句因為兩個動作都發生在過去，而較早發生的動作（move）用過去完成式，較晚發生的動作（win）用過去式。
6 The point here is that the word “move” has two meanings,
and the writer uses both of them.
這裡that子句，接在be動詞之後，為使句構清楚，通常不省略
類似用法還有：
‧The reason is that I still have
feelings for my ex-boyfriend.
‧His dream is that everyone can
be treated equally and live without fear.
第三段
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另一種創造幽默效果的雙關語則是用同音的兩個字，我們來看看下面的例子：
男生：你最喜歡的樂團是什麼？
女生：我喜歡U2。
男生：我也愛你，不過……你最喜歡的樂團是什麼啊？
U2樂團的成員或許很開心得知他們的團名竟可以拉近兩個情侶，因為U2聽起來像you, too（你也是）。
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7 Another type of pun creates a humorous effect through the
use of two different words with the same sound.
1.
句型文法 the other與another的比較：
(1) One... the other...
（有限定範圍時。一個……另一個……）
‧My sister only likes two types of music. One is New Age,
and the other is Jazz.
(2) One... another... the other...
（有限定範圍時。一個……一個……另一個……）
‧I have three dogs. One is white, another is brown, and
the other is black.
(3) One... another...
（無限定範圍時。可能三種或以上。）
‧I love many kinds of fruit in Taiwan. One is watermelon,
and another is pineapple.
2. ... through
the use of two different words with the same sound.
=by using two
different words that have the same sound.
8 The members of U2 might be very happy to know that the
name of their band can bring two lovers closer together because
it sounds like “you, too.”
1. bring...
closer together 拉近……的距離
2. sound
like... 聽起來像……
sound是連綴動詞，有以下兩種用法：
(1) sound + Adj
(2) sound + like + N/N 子句
‧I just talked to Sandra. She sounded sick.
= I just talked
to Sandra. She sounded like she was sick.
‧He sounds childish. = He sounds like a child.
常見感官連綴動詞：look（看起來）、smell（聞起來）、taste（嚐起來）、sound（聽起來）、feel（摸起來、感覺起來）
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既然你已經學會了兩種雙關語，你能夠分辨右邊的漫畫用的是哪一種雙關嗎？躺在床上的「馴鹿」和「蜂蜜罐」兩人恰好是一對，他們正彼此互道晚安。而「蜂蜜」這個字，既可以指蜜蜂釀的花蜜，也可以是對關愛對象的親暱稱呼。「馴鹿」的英語發音和「親愛的」，也就是呼喚愛人的稱呼是一樣的。
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9 Now that you have learned about these two kinds of puns, can you get
the puns used in the cartoon on the right?
1. now that「既然」
2. get在此句中指的是「理解」的意思。
3. used（= which are used）為過去分詞修飾前面的名詞puns
10 The “deer” and the jar of “honey” lying
in the bed happen to be a couple, and they are saying good night to each
other.
1. deer和honey都是不可數名詞，不可加s。
2. lying in the bed = who are lying in the bed為現在分詞片語修飾前面的名詞，表「主動或進行」
11 Honey means both the “honey” produced by
bees and the “honey” used as a term of affection for someone
you care about.
1. both...
and... 既是……也是……
2. produced和used都是過去分詞，表被動的用法
3. as 當作；作為
12 “Deer” sounds the same as the word “dear,” which
is also a term that you use to describe someone you love.
1. the same
as...意思是「與……相同」
2. which子句前面加逗點表示補充用法，修飾先行詞dear。這種用法通常先行詞是專有名詞或具有獨特性
3. 此處that子句，修飾先行詞a term；這個that在子句中，是受詞的功能，可替換為which，因為當作you use的受詞，也可以省略
第五段
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使用雙關語是聰明機智的人擅長的一門藝術。有時候很難瞬間就理解其中的雙層意思，但只要你願意多加留意，你就能掌握它們。畢竟，雙關語值得學習，因為它不但使你發笑，還令你更機智呢。
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13 The use of puns is an art that clever, witty people
are good at.
1. that子句，修飾art。
2. clever和witty都是形容詞，意為「聰明的」。
14 Sometimes it might be hard to understand the double
meanings right away, but you will grasp them if you are willing to
pay close attention.
1. right
away = at once = immediately，「立刻」
2. be
willing to，「願意做……」
15 After all, puns are worth learning because they make you not
only laugh but also become wittier.
1. after
all 畢竟
worth、worthy與worthwhile的用法：
(1) be worth + V-ing
‧The book is worth reading.
(2) be worthy + of + N/being P.P.
‧The book is worthy of our admiration.
‧The book is worthy of being read.
(3) It + be + worthwhile + to VR/V-ing
‧It is worthwhile to read the book.
‧It wasn’t worthwhile writing the report again.
3. not
only... but also... 「不但……而且……」，前後必須放對稱的結構，此句中laugh與become都為原形動詞。
對話
（Andy和Anna正談論英語笑話。）
Andy：
嗨，Anna，你看起來又累又沮喪，怎麼了？
Anna：
我期中考不及格，我覺得我的未來沒有希望了。
Andy：
別這樣，開心點！我講些笑話給你聽，保證你會覺得好多了。
Anna：
謝啦。可是我現在真的不想笑。
Andy：
不管，我堅持。第一個笑話來囉，你猜律師死的時候怎麼辦？
Anna：
不知道耶，被埋葬吧，我猜。
Andy：
錯。他們躺著不動。（lie有兩個意思，另一個為說謊。）
Anna：
哈！真好笑，那第二個笑話呢？
Andy：
為什麼數字九害怕數字七？
Anna：
好難喔，我放棄。
Anna：
拜託，告訴我答案。
Andy：
九很害怕七因為七會吃掉九。（數字八與動詞eat的過去式ate同音。）
Anna：
哈哈！這真的有點蠢但也有夠好笑的。
Andy：
看吧，你在笑囉！
