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PostPosted: Sun 22 Apr 2012 12:05 am 
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某:现在美国总统是谁,是克林顿吗?
秘书:布什。
某:哦,不是,那是谁?
秘书:布什。
某:我知道不是,我问是谁!
秘书:是布什。
某:是,还是不是?到底是谁!
秘书:乔治。华盛顿。布什。
某:我当然知道乔治华盛顿不是,华盛顿早就死了.
告诉我是谁?
秘书: 小布什.
某: 我知道肖不是,我也知道华盛顿不是,
我没问你谁不是,我问你谁是
秘书: 头儿,我说的,是布什,不是"不是".
某: 是不是,不是不是???你想让我发疯吗?
秘书: 不不,我说的不是“是不是是不是不是”
而是“是布什,不是不是”
某:算了,你走吧,我已经疯了。

mǒu: xiàn zài měi guó zǒng tǒng shì shuí,shì kè lín dùn ma?
mì shū:bù shí。
mǒu:ó, bú shì,nà shì shuí?
mì shū:bù shí。
mǒu:wǒ zhī dào bú shì,wǒ wèn shì shuí!
mì shū:shì bù shí。
mǒu:shì, hái shì bú shì? dào dǐ shì shuí!
mì shū:qiáo zhì。 huá shèng dùn。bù shí。
mǒu:wǒ dāng rán zhī dào qiáo zhì huá shèng dùn bú shì, huá shèng dùn zǎo jiù sǐ le.
gào sù wǒ shì shuí?
mì shū: xiǎo bù shí.
mǒu: wǒ zhī dào xiào bú shì,wǒ yě zhī dào huá shèng dùn bú shì,
wǒ méi wèn nǐ shuí bú shì,wǒ wèn nǐ shuí shì
mì shū: tóu er,wǒ shuō de,shì bù shí, bú shì\" bú shì\".
mǒu: shì bú shì, bú shì bú shì???nǐ xiǎng ràng wǒ fā fēng ma?
mì shū: bù bù,wǒ shuō de bú shì“shì bú shì shì bú shì bú shì”
ér shì“shì bù shén, bú shì bú shì”
mǒu:suàn le,nǐ zǒu ba,wǒ yǐ jīng fēng le。

Person: Who is the current USA president, is it Clinton?
Secretary: Bush. (bu shi)
Person: Oh, it's not (bu shi), then who is it?
S: Bush (bu shi).
P: I know it's not (bu shi), I'm asking who is it?
S: It's Bu-shi.
P: Is it (shi), or is it not (bu-shi)? Who is it?
S: George-Washington-Bush (qiao-zhi_hua-sheng-dun_bu-shi)
P: Of course I know Geowge Washington is not (bu-shi). He's passed away ages ago. Tell me who it is!
S: Small Bush (xiao-bu-shi)
P: I know that Xiao is not (bu-shi), Washington is not (bu-shi) either, I kaven't asked you who is not (bu-shi), I asked you who is (shi)
S: Sir, what I said was Bush (bu-shi), and not "is not" (bu-shi).
P: Is it "bu-shi" or is it not "bu-shi"? do you want to drive me mad?
S: No no, what I said was "it is Bush, and not 'is not'" (shi bu-shi, bushi "bushi"), and not "it is 'it's not' it's not 'it's not'" (shi bushi, bushi bushi).
P: Okay, okay, you can go now, I'm already mad.


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Re: The joke about Bush 布什的笑话
PostPosted: Mon 21 May 2012 11:50 pm 
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Okay then... :-) :-D

But if it was in Cantonese or Min, there would be no such confusion.

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Re: The joke about Bush 布什的笑话
PostPosted: Sat 16 Jun 2012 8:32 pm 
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That's funny. :D
But can't they come up with a better way to say "Bush" than "is not"? Adjust the tones a little or something? Using "is not" for "Bush" is asking for trouble.

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Re: The joke about Bush 布什的笑话
PostPosted: Sun 19 Aug 2012 1:17 pm 
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@Tikolm, the tones are bu4 shi2 for 'Bush', and bu2 shi4 for 'is not'.

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PostPosted: Sun 19 Aug 2012 5:34 pm 
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Elijah wrote:
@Tikolm, the tones are bu4 shi2 for 'Bush', and bu2 shi4 for 'is not'.

You're right. In that case, though, why would "Bush" and "is not" get confused?

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Re: The joke about Bush 布什的笑话
PostPosted: Sun 19 Aug 2012 11:04 pm 
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Tikolm wrote:
Elijah wrote:
@Tikolm, the tones are bu4 shi2 for 'Bush', and bu2 shi4 for 'is not'.

You're right. In that case, though, why would "Bush" and "is not" get confused?


Nonnative speakers often have difficulty with Mandarin tones. I can testify from experience.


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PostPosted: Tue 21 Aug 2012 8:38 pm 
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Dan_ad_nauseam wrote:
Nonnative speakers often have difficulty with Mandarin tones. I can testify from experience.

I see.

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