英语中，不少词具有多义，说话人本来用的是A义，可听话的人却理解为B义，因而所答非所问，令人啼笑皆非，成为一种尴尬的幽默。现将收集到的一些似是而非的幽默列出，读者不妨将它们作为测试题，询问学生下面几组对话的问题出在哪里，以检验他们对英语理解的深度。

　　-What sort of car has your family got?

　　-I can't remember its name,I think it starts with T.

　　-Really?Ours starts with petrol.

　　-How long will the next bus be?

　　-About eighteen feet.

　　Passenger:Is this my train?

　　Inspector:No,it belongs to British Rail.

　　Passenger:Don't be funny-I mean can I take this train to London?

　　Inspector:No,sir,it's much too heavy.

　　Customer:I'd like to try that dress in the window.

　　Assistant:I'm sorry,madam,I'm afraid you'll have to use the fitting room,like everybody else.

　　Teacher:Bobby,can you name the four seasons?

　　Bobby:Salt,pepper,vinegar and mustard.

　　Judge:Tell me why did you park your car here?

　　Motorist:Well,there was a sign that said FINE FORPARKING.

　　American:You English must grow awfully large.

　　Englishman:Why do you say that?

　　American:Well,I see here in the paper a woman lost five hundred pounds.

　　Mother:How do you like your new teacher?

　　Mary:Not very much.Why is that?

　　Mary:She told me to sit in the front for the present,but she didn't give me any present.

　　-The police are looking for a man with one eye.

　　-Why don't they use two?

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