美国导演/演员Woody Allen的幽默
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　　美国导演演员伍迪艾伦的独特视角Unique perspective of Woody Allen 

　　最近看了的几部电影，Woody Allen号称是继卓别林之后最具喜剧天才的电影导演，果然名不虚传。

　　1、I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam; I looked into the soul of the boy sitting next to me.
　　我因为考纯粹哲学时作弊被大学开除了；我在考试时窥探坐在我旁边男孩的灵魂。

　　2、When I was kidnapped, my parents snapped into action. They rented out my room.
　　我被绑架后，我父母迅速采取了行动，他们把我的房间出租了出去。

　　3、You can live to be a hundred if you give up all the things that make you want to live to be a hundred.
　　如果你放弃让你想活100岁的所有事情，你就能活到100岁。

　　分析：无欲则刚。

　　4、It's not that I'm afraid to die, I just don't want to be there when it happens.
　　我并不是害怕死亡，只是当死亡发生时我并不想在那儿。

　　5、The lion and the calf shall lie down together but the calf won't get much sleep.
　　狮子和小牛能躺在一起，但小牛肯定睡不塌实。

　　6、To you I'm an atheist; to God, I'm the Loyal Opposition.
　　对你来说我是个无神论者，对上帝来说，我是个忠诚的反对者。

　　7、If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank.
　　如果上帝能给我显现一些神迹（签名）该多好！比如说在瑞士银行以我的名字存一大笔钱。
　　分析：sign一个意思是签名，另一个含义是显神迹。

　　8、If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.
　　如果你想让上帝发笑，就告诉他你的计划。
　　分析：上帝觉得人们的计划是可笑的，因为上帝掌握着运气。

　　9、In my house I'm the boss, my wife is just the decision maker.
　　在我家我是老板，我太太只是一个决策者。

　　10、My brain? That′s my second favourite organ.
　　我的大脑？那是我第二喜欢的器官。

　　11、It seemed the world was divided into good and bad people. The good ones slept better... while the bad ones seemed to enjoy the waking hours much more.
　　世人好象被分成了好人而后坏人。好人睡觉塌实…..但坏人好象更享受清醒的时候。

　　12、I've often said, the only thing standing between me and greatness is me
　　我经常说站在我和伟大之间的唯一的东西是我自己。

　　13、I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying.
　　我不想通过我的作品使我自己不朽，我想通过不死来达到不朽。

　　14、I have bad reflexes. I was once run over by a car being pushed by two guys.
　　我条件反射很迟钝，曾经被汽车轧了过去，因为两个家伙推我。

　　15、I'd never join a club that would allow a person like me to become a member.
　　我决不会参加一个允许我这样的人成为会员的俱乐部。

　　16、Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over much too soon.
　　生活充满了痛苦、孤独和苦难——这些结束得太快了。

　　17、I'm very proud of my gold pocket watch. My grandfather, on his deathbed, sold me this watch.
　　我非常骄傲拥有一块金表，那是我爷爷在临死时卖给我的。

　　18、I believe there is something out there watching us. Unfortunately, it's the government.