Шутки на английском с пояснениями на русском
【目をつかまえた？】
A lady is taking a walk in the park when suddenly her left eye flies out.
“Oh, no!” she screams, but luckily a handsome young man catches it and
gives it back to her. She is so pleased that she invites him out to dinner
that evening.
That night he asks her,“Why did you invite me tonight?” She replies,
“Because you caught my eye.”
※caught my eye 私の目を引いた、私の目を捉えた。
catch eye - дословно "поймать глаз", в переносном смысле "привлечь внимание".
【宿題を食べる？】
Q: Why did the girl eat her homework?
A: Because her teacher said it was a piece of cake.
※piece of cake ケーキ 一切れ、とても簡単なこと。
piece of cake - "кусок торта" - "проще простого"
【結婚の理由】
Q: Why did our English teacher marry the cleaner?
A: Because she swept him off his feet.
※swept ...feet 彼の心を奪った。
sweep off - "обметать" и "вскружить голову"
【試験に失敗？】
Q:Why did the owl fail his exams?
A: Because he didn't give a hoot.
大人顔負けのジョークも生徒たちは使っている。
※give a hoot 興味を持つ（hoot は「フクロウの鳴き声」）。
not give a hoot - "наплевать", "всё равно" и "не заухала" (hoot - крик совы)
【夫の返答に注意せよ！】
New wife: Will you love me when I am old, fat and ugly?
New husband: Of course I do!
Тут как-то не поняла шутку. "I do" говорят в церкви, когда женятся, согласие на брак, видимо, с этим связано.
【困惑させる】
Q: How do you confuse a Japanese?
A: You put him in a round room and tell him there is a 1,000 note
in the corner.
※note 紙幣。
note - банкнота
Здесь читайте объяснение происхождения идиомы про вечную невесту.
Продолжаю разыгрывать японскую новогоднюю открытку.