Q
What’s the most contradictory sign in a library?
图书馆里最自相矛盾的标牌是什么?
A
To speak aloud is not allowed.
大声讲话是不允许的。
点睛一笔
contradictory是形容词,意思是“互相抵触的,自相矛盾的”。aloud(大声地)与allowed(允许)音似,所以容易被理解为“To speak aloud is not aloud.(大声讲话不是大声。)”这当然自相矛盾啦!
Q
What’s the most contradictory sign in a library?
图书馆里最自相矛盾的标牌是什么?
A
To speak aloud is not allowed.
大声讲话是不允许的。
点睛一笔
contradictory是形容词,意思是“互相抵触的,自相矛盾的”。aloud(大声地)与allowed(允许)音似,所以容易被理解为“To speak aloud is not aloud.(大声讲话不是大声。)”这当然自相矛盾啦!
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