美文欣赏（汉译英）：冯骥才《西式幽默》
<p>西式幽默（<span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="Humour">Humour</span>）</p><p>冯骥才（<span word="Feng">Feng</span> <span word="Jicai">Jicai</span>）</p><p>学院请来一位洋教师，长得挺怪，红脸，金发，连鬓大胡须，有几根胡子一直逾过面颊，挨近鼻子，他个子足有二米，每迸屋门必须低头，才能躲过门框子的拦击，叫人误以为他进门先鞠躬，这不太讲究礼貌了吗？</p><p><span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="institute">institute</span> <span word="employed">employed</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="red">red</span>-<span word="faced">faced</span>, <span word="golden">golden</span>-<span word="haired">haired</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thick">thick</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whiskers">whiskers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nose">nose</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="tall">tall</span>-- <span word="no">no</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="five">five</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="banging">banging</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="frame">frame</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="bowed">bowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="polite">polite</span>.</p><p>顶怪的是，他每每与中国学生聊天，聊到可笑之处时，他不笑，脸上也没表情，好象他不喜欢玩笑；可是有时毫不可笑的事，他会冷不防放声大笑，笑得翻江倒海，仰面朝天，几平连人带椅子要翻过去，喉结在脖子上乱跳，满脸胡子直抖。常使中国学生面面相觑，不知这位洋教师的神经是不是有点问题？</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="laughed">laughed</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="chatted">chatted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="amusing">amusing</span> <span word="stories">stories</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="humour">humour</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="topics">topics</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="dull">dull</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="burst">burst</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="uncontrollable">uncontrollable</span> <span word="laughter">laughter</span>, <span word="roaring">roaring</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="rocking">rocking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="chair">chair</span>, <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Adam">Adam</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="apple">apple</span> <span word="dancing">dancing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="throat">throat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="whiskers">whiskers</span> <span word="fluttering">fluttering</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="face">face</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="wondering">wondering</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>.</p>
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