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雙關語 (pun 或 paronomasia) 是運用同音異義或一字兩義的單字所構成的一種修辭手法，表面上說的是一回事，實際上指的又是另一回事。例如：
What do lawyers do when they die? 律師死後做什麼事？ --- Lie still. 靜靜地躺著 (仍然撒謊)。
其中運用了兩個各有兩種意思的字 lie 和 still 。 Lie 有「躺」和「撒謊」兩個意思， still 則有「仍然」和「靜止」兩種。因此構成了絕妙的雙關語。

雙關語所運用的技巧大致如下：同音同形異義 (Homonym) * We had a ball last night. 昨晚我們有個舞會。名詞 ball 有兩個意思：球、舞會。 * A cannon-ball took off his legs, so he laid down his arms. 一個砲彈打斷他的腿，所以他放下他的武器。名詞 arm 有兩個意思：臂、武器。同音異形異義 (Homophone) * On the first day of this week he became very weak. 這個星期第一天他身體變得很虛弱。 * On Sunday they pray for you and on Monday they prey on you. 星期日他們為你祈禱，星期一他們搶劫你。第一個 pun 是因為 week 與 weak 同音；第二個雙關語則是 pray 音同 prey。同形異音異義 (Homograph) * With tears in her coat she burst into tears. 她上衣有裂口，便放聲大哭了起來。 tears 意為「裂口」與「眼淚」。

下面有幾則雙關語，你可要好好動動腦筋 (必要時查查字典) 才能享受其樂趣： A baseball player's mother knows what he likes to eat on the home plate. A carpenter sat on his drill and was bored to tears. A circus lion won't eat clowns because they taste funny. A new auto body shop owner took a crash course to learn his business. A new auto body shop owner took a crash course to learn his business. A small boy went to the counter to pay for his lunch but he was a little short. A: Is your refrigerator (冰箱) running (運轉) properly (適當地)? B: Yes, it is. A: Go catch it. At a pet store: 'buy one, get one flea. Computer programs for gambling need beta testing. Did you hear about the two Wall Street financial hot dogs that got on a roll? Do you want a free punch? (水果汁；揍) Fruit flies (果蠅) like a banana. Time flies like an arrow. He brought salt and pepper to the box office because he wanted a season ticket. He dropped a computer on his toes and had megahertz. He had a photographic memory that was never developed. He only knew how to drive a fork lift in reverse. He was the backup man. If you give some managers an inch they think they're a ruler. It's raining cats and dogs. (傾盆大雨) The host said to a guest “It's raining cats and dogs outside now.” Then the guest replied “Yes, I just stepped on a poodle.” 主人對大雨中來訪的客人說「現在外面在下貓和狗呢 (下著滂沱大雨)。客人回答說，「對呀!我剛才踩到一隻獅子狗。」 Note: poodle & puddle兩字發音近似，而puddle意為「水坑」。 It's tough to be in the computer business when the chips are down. Old gardeners never die they just vegetate. Once you've seen one shopping center you've seen a mall. Power corrupts, especially at the electric company. Replacing some peoples central nervous system would be a no-brainer. Safety goggles were invented by a peripheral visionary. Singapore is a fine city. Talking to her about computer hardware I make my mother board. The electricity was off and they couldn't found out watt was the problem. The failure of the vehicle's brakes caused an instant ramification. The man who fell into an upholstery machine is fully recovered. There are so many brands to choose from. Don't get burn. (被騙) Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie. Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right (兩錯不等於一對) 澳洲政府歡迎白種人移民，但不喜愛黃種人。其理由是 “Two wrongs don’t make a right, two Wongs don't make a white." (兩個錯不會變成一個對，兩個老王不會變成一個白人) Waiting for her photos to be developed a young girl sang 'Some day my prints will come.' When a lawyer dies, he lies still. 律師死的時候，他就躺著不動。(律師死時，仍然還要說謊) Note: lie有「躺」及「說謊」之意。 When the crop was destroyed, there was no more cranberry source. Why is a tower in Paris called the Eiffel Tower? At the top you certainly get an Eye Full. You can measure a man's love by his overall sighs.

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