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Neil: Hi there, Helen. Now, something funny happened to me on my way here this morning.
Helen: Oh, really? Do tell me. I love a funny story!
Neil: Right. A man got on my bus wearing his shoes on the wrong feet.
Helen: OK. And what happened next?
Neil: Then he started speaking to me. He asked if I liked Shakespeare.
Shakespeare on the bus? That would be funny
Helen: Oh, right.
Neil: And then he started reading one of Hamlet's famous speeches!
Helen:Yeah, Neil?
Neil: Yeah?
Helen: You told me it was a funny story. But I'm not laughing. It's not funny. It's a bit weird.
Neil: Yeah – I meant funny peculiar, not funny ha-ha.
Helen: Funny peculiar?
Neil: Yes, 'funny' is usually something you laugh about. But sometimes we use 'funny' to mean 'strange' or 'weird'. Because it has these two meanings – sometimes people want to make it clear which one they mean. 'Funny ha-ha' is for things which make you laugh, and 'funny peculiar' describes…
Helen: It describes things which are weird! 當(dāng)我們聽(tīng)到 funny 這個(gè)詞的時(shí)候，它并不是只代表好笑或有趣，它也可能是指怪異，古怪。所以我們應(yīng)該首先判定到底是哪個(gè)意思，是好笑，有趣呢 'funny ha-ha', 還是表述一種古怪行為呢 'funny peculiar'.
Neil: That's it. These are our phrases in today's Authentic Real English. Let's hear some examples.
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A. Martin was late every day last week.
B. That's funny.
A. You mean funny peculiar?
B. Yeah, it's strange. He's always on time.
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A. I went to a funeral last week. Everyone there was in a good mood. It was funny. Funny peculiar, I mean.
B. Yeah that does sound a bit odd. But a funeral is a celebration of someone's life.
Helen: Anyway, Neil, thanks for your story about the guy on the bus. Do you know what happened on my way to work today?
Neil: No?
Helen: The bus driver was telling jokes.
Neil: That's funny, peculiar. It's odd for bus drivers to tell jokes. But was the joke funny ha-ha?
Helen: Sadly, no! A bit like your jokes.
Neil: Hey – that's not true! My jokes are funny!
Helen: They're funny – peculiar!
Neil: Thank you so much, Helen.
Both: Bye!
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