万圣节英语笑话：The Cemetery Shortcut为抄近路走墓地

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　　The Cemetery Shortcut为抄近路走墓地

　　Two men were walking home after a Halloween party and decided to take a shortcut through the cemetery just for laughs.万圣节派对过后，两男人图个乐呵，打算抄近路穿过墓地回家。

　　Right in the middle of the cemetery they were startled by a tap-tap-tapping noise coming from the mistyshadows.走到墓地中央时，他们被从迷雾中传来的“答、答、答”声惊吓到了。

　　Trembling with fear, they found an old man with a hammer and chisel, chipping away at one of the headstones.正当两人害怕得浑身颤抖时，他们看到是个老头拿着铁锤和凿子，在一块墓石上凿着什么。

　　"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?"“哇塞，先生，”其中一人喘了口气说，“你把我们吓得半死啊，我们还以为遇上鬼了呢!那么晚了你在这里做什么?”

　　"Those fools!" the old man grumbled. "They misspelled my name!"“那帮白痴!”老头抱怨道，“他们把我名字拼错啦!”

　　【注释】

　　

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1. Just for laughs 这个俗语在不同情况下，它的意思略有不同。

　　其一，它可以解释为：做某件事纯属为了高兴，例如：

　　Come on and get your jacket -- let's go out and have a couple of beers just for laughs.

　　来吧，穿上你的外套，我们到外面去喝两杯啤酒高兴高兴。

　　另外，just for laughs 有时也可以指做愚蠢的`事或有害的事，例如：

　　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.

　　就是为了开玩笑，他们把玛丽连衣服带鞋的整个扔进了游泳池，结果他们发现，玛丽根本不会游泳。

　　

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2. 笑话中出现了一个"Holy cow"，它是什么意思呢?来看维基上的解释："Holy cow!" is an exclamation of surprise used mostly in American and Canadian English. 原来它是一个表达惊讶的感叹词，多用于美国和加拿大。