為抄近路走墓地The Cemetery Shortcut [笑話]
<STRONG>The Cemetery Shortcut</STRONG>
<P> </P>
<P> <STRONG>為抄近路走墓地</STRONG></P>
<P> Two men were walking home after a Halloween party and decided to take a shortcut through the cemetery just for laughs。</P>
<P> 萬聖節派對過後，兩男人圖個樂呵，打算抄近路穿過墓地回家。</P>
<P> </P>
<P> Right in the middle of the cemetery they were startled by a tap-tap-tapping noise coming from the misty shadows。</P>
<P> 走到墓地中央時，他們被從迷霧中傳來的“答、答、答”聲驚嚇到了。</P>
<P> </P>
<P> Trembling with fear, they found an old man with a hammer and chisel, chipping away at one of the headstones。</P>
<P> 正當兩人害怕得渾身顫抖時，他們看到是個老頭拿著鐵錘和鑿子，在一塊墓石上鑿著什麼。</P>
<P> </P>
<P> "Holy cow, Mister," one of them said after catching his breath, "You scared us half to death -- we thought you were a ghost! What are you doing working here so late at night?"</P>
<P> “哇塞，先生，”其中一人喘了口氣說，“你把我們嚇得半死啊，我們還以為遇上鬼了呢！那麼晚了你在這裡做什麼？”</P>
<P> </P>
<P> "Those fools!" the old man grumbled. "They misspelled my name!"</P>
<P> “那幫白癡！”老頭抱怨道，“他們把我名字拼錯啦！”</P>
<P> </P>
<P><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #00d3ff"><STRONG> 【註釋】</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P> 1. Just for laughs 這個俗語在不同情況下，它的意思略有不同。</P>
<P> 其一，它可以解釋為：做某件事純屬為了高興，例如：</P>
<P> Come on and get your jacket -- let's go out and have a couple of beers just for laughs。</P>
<P> 來吧，穿上你的外套，我們到外面去喝兩杯啤酒高興高興。</P>
<P> </P>
<P> 另外，just for laughs 有時也可以指做愚蠢的事或有害的事，例如：</P>
<P> Just for laughs they tossed Mary in the swimming pool with all her clothes on. Then they found out she didn't know how to swim。</P>
<P> 就是為了開玩笑，他們把瑪麗連衣服帶鞋的整個扔進了游泳池，結果他們發現，瑪麗根本不會游泳。</P>
<P> </P>
<P> 2. 笑話中出現了一個"Holy cow"，它是什麼意思呢？來看維基上的解釋："Holy cow!" is an exclamation of surprise used mostly in American and Canadian English. 原來它是一個表達驚訝的感嘆詞，多用於美國和加拿大。</P>