Numbers 4 You.
英文数字谐音

Have you ever noticed how some numbers also sound like words? It's an idea I came up
with in math class.
你有没有注意到有些数字听起来也像单词?这是我在数学课上想出来的点子。
I passed a note to my friend, "Want to come to the mall this weekend? Let's just go 4 fun!"
我给朋友递了一张字条:“这个周末想去商场吗?我们去玩吧!”
注:4 和 for的读音相同,这里用了谐音。
She wrote back, "Sure! We can walk there if it's not raining. I like the food there. One time, I 8 a whole pizza."
她回信说:"好啊!如果不下雨的话,我们可以走着去。我喜欢那里的食物。有一次,我吃了整个比萨饼!"
注:8 和 eat 的过去式 ate 的读音相同,这里用了谐音。

看到这篇文章,我不禁哑然失笑。这么多年的英语工作环境里,英语母语者也喜欢用谐音和双关(pun)开玩笑,这些梗大概率比较冷,有时候也难get到,也是文化差异的一种体现了。
简单举几个例子:
What did a late tomato say to other tomatoes? 一个迟到的番茄会对其他的番茄说什么?
I will ketchup (catch up). 我能赶上。 *ketchup 番茄酱
I only know 25 letters of the alphabet. Why? 26个字母我只认识25个。为什么?
I don't know Y (why). 我不认识Y(我不知道为什么)。*Y与why同音
Which is faster, hot or cold? 冷和热,哪个更快?
Hot. Because you can catch a cold. 热更快,因为你能追上冷/会感冒 catch a cold。
Why is “dark” is spelled with a “k” not a “c”? 为什么dark不能写成 “darc”?
Because you can’t c (see) in the dark. 因为你在黑暗里看不见啊。
Who is closer to you, your mom or your dad? 谁和你更亲近?妈妈还是爸爸?
Mom is close, because dad is farther. 妈妈更近,因为爸爸更远。*Father 与 Farther谐音。
