Translating A Joke
pchenery
July 13, 2009, 04:00 AM posted in General DiscussionHere's a simple English joke someone sent me. For fun, and to test my translating skills, I included my translation of the joke into Chinese. Appreciate if any poddies can correct my mistakes. Also, I would like to get input from any Chinese folks on whether they think the joke is funny. Thanks !
World's Shortest Fairy Tale
Once upon a time, a guy asked a girl 'Will you marry me?' The girl said, 'NO!' And the guy lived happily ever after and rode motorcycles and went fishing and hunting and played golf a lot and drank beer and scotch and had tons of money in the bank and left the toilet seat up and farted whenever he wanted.
The end
My translation attempt:
在世界上一个神话最短了
从前一个男人问一个女人：你愿意嫁我吗？
女人回答 “我从来不嫁你!”
所以男人及时行乐骑摩托车去钓鱼捕猎每天打高尔夫和啤酒威士忌酒而且有那么多钱在银行，总是让厕所的座位开了而且他无论何时放屁了！
完了
pchenery
July 13, 2009, 06:24 PMWow ! Thanks shenyajin !
You interpreted the joke exactly right and gave me a new Chinese idiom to use.
Thanks for the expert translation too. This really is a cool way to learn.
helenshen_counselor
July 13, 2009, 05:47 AM还是英文比较好笑！ 看来这是在讽刺婚姻！Marriage is the tomb of love. 婚姻是爱情的坟墓
This is my version,
世界上最短的童话故事，
从前，一个男人问一个女人，你愿意嫁给我吗?
女人回答说：”不愿意”
从此男人过上了更加幸福的生活，骑摩托车，钓鱼，打猎，打高尔夫，喝啤酒玩游戏，银行里钱多多，马桶盖从来都不必再放下去，而且，什么时候想放屁就放屁！