美國人最常說的13種英文笑話：EZ TALK 總編嚴選特刊

Knock-knock Jokes

敲敲門笑話

If someone walks up to you and says “Knock, knock,” no, they’re not crazy. Well, they could be, but chances are they’re getting ready to tell you a knock-knock joke. If you’ve never heard a knock-knock joke before, it’s important to know that they follow a formula. When you hear “Knock, knock,” the only correct response is “Who’s there?” Yes, “Knock, knock” is the sound of someone knocking on your door, so of course you have to answer it. The joke teller then tells you who they are; it could be an actual name, but often isn’t. Here’s an example: “Lettuce.” Now you have to ask them what their last name is: “Lettuce who?” And finally, the joke teller delivers the punchline: “Lettuce in—it’s cold out here!” As you can see, the punchline involves a pun: “lettuce” sounds just like “let us.”

如果有人來跟你說：「咚咚咚，敲敲門。」不，他不是瘋子。呃，也是有可能啦，但通常是準備告訴你一個敲敲門笑話。你若是從沒聽過敲敲門笑話，那麼有一點很重要，這笑話是有公式要遵循的。當你聽到有人說「敲敲門」，唯一正確的回答是「是誰？」沒錯，「咚咚咚」是有人敲你的門的聲音，所以你當然要回應。說這類笑話的人接著會告訴你他是誰；可能會是真的名字，但通常不是。例如：「生菜。」那你就要問對方姓什麼：「哪位生菜？」最後，說笑話的人會拋出笑梗：「讓我們進去，外面好冷！」由此可見，這笑梗是跟雙關語有關：「萵苣 (lettuce)」的發音跟「讓我們 (let us)」相似。

Although the inspiration for the knock-knock joke can be traced back to Shakespeare—Macbeth includes the line, “Knock, knock. Who’s there i’ the name of Beelzebub?”—the first jokes of this kind appeared in the U.S. during the 1930s. One of the earliest written examples appeared in a 1936 newspaper advertisement: “Knock, knock.” “Who’s there?” “Rufus.” “Rufus who?” “Rufus the most important part of your house.” Most early knock-knock jokes were, like the above example, based on real names. Another one: “Knock, knock.” “Who’s there?” “Justin.” “Justin who?” “Justin time! I thought you weren’t home.”

雖然敲門笑話的靈感來源可追溯至莎士比亞——《馬克白》中有這句話：「敲敲門。你他媽究竟是誰？」——但這類笑話是在1930年代第一次出現在美國。最早的文字版本是1936年出現在報紙廣告上：「敲敲門。」「是誰？」「魯夫斯。」「哪位魯夫斯？」「魯夫斯是你家最重要的一部分。」大部分早期的敲門笑話就像上述例子，是以真名為基礎。還有一個笑話：「敲敲門。」「是誰？」「賈斯汀。」「哪位賈斯汀？」「來得正好！（註：Justin與Just in諧音）我以為你不在家。」

大家都在笑，只有你沒笑？

Rufus the most important part of your house. 這句話有什麼好笑？

答：Rufus 與 Roof is 諧音，因此這句其實是Roof is the most important part of your house.（屋頂是你家最重要的一部分。）文中這則廣告可能是屋頂防水、修繕相關的廣告，而Rufus正是該家廠商的名稱。

看笑話，學英文

Q: What's the difference between a jeweler and a jailer?

珠寶商和獄卒的差別在哪？

A: A jeweler sells watches, and a jailer watches cells!

珠寶商賣錶，獄卒看守監牢。

這個謎語笑話的笑點在於sells watches兩個字倒過來，就是watches cells的發音。

Vocabulary

formula (n.) 公式，方法

involve (v.) 涉及，包含

inspiration (n.) 靈感，啟發

advertisement (n.) 廣告

Knock-knock Jokes

敲敲門笑話

If someone walks up to you and says “Knock, knock,” no, they’re not crazy. Well, they could be, but chances are they’re getting ready to tell you a knock-knock joke. If you’ve never heard a knock-knock joke before, it’s important to know that they follow a formula. When you hear “Knock, knock,” the only correct response is “Who’s there?” Yes, “Knock, knock” is the sound of someone knocking on your door, so of course you have to answer it. The joke tell...

【類型介紹】介紹笑話類型並舉例
【笑話集錦】列出該類別的多個笑話
【笑話會話】以對話呈現講笑話時，說者與聽者的互動與反應
【笑話影視實例】電視或YouTube頻道上，喜劇藝人的相關演出
．One-liners 俏皮話
．shaggy dog stories 邋遢狗故事
．Story Joke故事笑話
．Knock-knock Jokes 敲敲門笑話
．Puns雙關語
．Dumb Blonde Jokes金髮美女笑話
．Lawyer Jokes 律師笑話
．Ethnic Jokes 族裔笑話
．Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road Jokes雞為何過馬路笑話
．Light Bulb Jokes 燈泡笑話
．Bar Jokes 酒吧笑話
．Dad Jokes 冷笑話
．Dead Baby Jokes 厭童笑話

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Groucho Marx格魯喬馬克斯、Bob Hope鮑伯霍伯、
Henny Youngman亨利楊曼、Mae West梅蕙絲、
Rodney Dangerfield洛尼丹吉菲爾德、Joan Rivers瓊瑞佛斯、
Woody Allen伍迪艾倫、George Carlin喬治卡林、
Jimmy Carr吉米卡爾、Demetri Martin狄米崔馬丁、
Ricky Gervais瑞奇哲維斯、Jay London杰倫敦、
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Steve Martin史帝夫馬丁、Bill Cosby比爾寇司比、
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Jessica Simpson 潔西卡辛普森
Tara Reid 泰拉蕾
Chantelle Houghton 香黛兒修頓
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【類型介紹】介紹笑話類型並舉例
【笑話集錦】列出該類別的多個笑話
【笑話會話】以對話呈現講笑話時，說者與聽者的互動與反應
【笑話影視實例】電視或YouTube頻道上，喜劇藝人的相關演出
．One-liners 俏皮話
．shaggy dog stories 邋遢狗故事
．Story Joke故事笑話
．Knock-knock Jokes 敲敲門笑話
．Puns雙關語
．Dumb Blonde Jokes金髮美女笑話
．Lawyer Jokes 律師笑話
．Ethnic Jokes 族裔笑話
．Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road Jokes雞為何過馬路笑話
．Light Bulb Jokes 燈泡笑話
．Bar Jokes 酒吧笑話
．Dad...