英语听力精选进阶版 19579

Funny ha-ha or funny peculiar¹ 有趣还是怪异

Neil: Hi there, Helen. Now, something funny happened to me on my way here this morning.

Helen: Oh, really? Do tell me. I love a funny story!

Neil: Right. A man got on my bus wearing his shoes on the wrong feet.

Helen: OK. And what happened next?

Neil: Then he started speaking to me. He asked if I liked Shakespeare.

Helen: Oh, right.

Neil: And then he started reading one of Hamlet's famous speeches!

Helen:Yeah, Neil? 

Neil: Yeah? 

Helen: You told me it was a funny story. But I'm not laughing. It's not funny. It's a bit weird². 

Neil: Yeah – I meant funny peculiar, not funny ha-ha. 

Helen: Funny peculiar? 

Neil: Yes, 'funny' is usually something you laugh about. But sometimes we use 'funny' to mean 'strange' or 'weird'. Because it has these two meanings – sometimes people want to make it clear which one they mean. 'Funny ha-ha' is for things which make you laugh, and 'funny peculiar' describes… 

Helen: It describes things which are weird! 当我们听到 funny 这个词的时候，它并不是只代表好笑或有趣，它也可能是指怪异，古怪。所以我们应该首先判定到底是哪个意思，是好笑，有趣呢 'funny ha-ha', 还是表述一种古怪行为呢 'funny peculiar'. 

Neil: That's it. These are our phrases in today's Authentic³ Real English. Let's hear some examples.

A. Martin was late every day last week.

B. That's funny.

A. You mean funny peculiar?

B. Yeah, it's strange. He's always on time.

A. I went to a funeral last week. Everyone there was in a good mood. It was funny. Funny peculiar, I mean.

B. Yeah that does sound a bit odd⁴. But a funeral is a celebration of someone's life.

Helen: Anyway, Neil, thanks for your story about the guy on the bus. Do you know what happened on my way to work today? 

Neil: No? 

Helen: The bus driver was telling jokes. 

Neil: That's funny, peculiar. It's odd for bus drivers to tell jokes. But was the joke funny ha-ha? 

Helen: Sadly, no! A bit like your jokes. 

Neil: Hey – that's not true! My jokes are funny! 

Helen: They're funny – peculiar! 

Neil: Thank you so much, Helen. 

Both: Bye!

1 peculiar   

adj.古怪的，异常的；特殊的，特有的

参考例句：

• He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
• He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。

2 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

3 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。

4 odd   

adj.奇特的；临时的；奇数的；n.[pl.]机会

参考例句：

• She looks a bit odd.I wonder what has happened to her.她的神色有些异样，不知出了什么事。
• He's an odd character and no mistake!他的确是个怪人！