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October 27, 2017, 05:39:08 PM
#3
Cheesy,,joke is a good food,you can get much happy form it,
i think every people need it.do you think so?O(∩_∩)O~
i will give a example:he friend ask a mental sluggishness of man: brokenhearted?
Man: no, I fell in love.
Friend: that you should be happy?
Man: in love too deep I can't swim, she pushed me up down, oneself ran!
chinese---(朋友问一精神萎靡的男人:失恋了?
男人:没有,我坠入爱河了。
朋友:那你应该高兴啊?
男人:爱河太深我不会游泳,她把我推下来,自己跑了)
do you like it,i waiting for you.
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A possible polished English version:

"Hearing a great joke is like being served a fine meal, at times, it can leave you feeling really satisfied. While dining out one night, a friend of mine told me that he had once encountered an unfortunate man of diminished mental capability, commonly referred to in the vernacular as a "bonehead," saying, "You, Sir, appear to be very sad. May I ask you what's the matter?" The man responded, "I'm not sad, just very much in love." My friend retorted, "Then shouldn't you be happy?" The man turned and said, "The problem I fear is that I'm in way too deep." My friend inquired, "So?" The man, appearing to be embarrassed, said, "I can't swim."

..and here's where the translation breaks down. I don't know what you mean by "she pushed me up down, oneself ran!" It doesn't make any sense in English. So I tried to spiff it up for you; even so, the joke is only slightly amusing in English without knowing the rest of the translation.





You actually made a decent attempt at interpreting it.
Thanks
muc
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June 25, 2011, 09:28:00 PM
#2
Cheesy,,joke is a good food,you can get much happy form it,
i think every people need it.do you think so?O(∩_∩)O~
i will give a example:he friend ask a mental sluggishness of man: brokenhearted?
Man: no, I fell in love.
Friend: that you should be happy?
Man: in love too deep I can't swim, she pushed me up down, oneself ran!
chinese---(朋友问一精神萎靡的男人:失恋了?
男人:没有,我坠入爱河了。
朋友:那你应该高兴啊?
男人:爱河太深我不会游泳,她把我推下来,自己跑了)
do you like it,i waiting for you.
 bitcoin address:1QJ7oYvH7aMrtGPUjb7dhLx6QcQh6X3Sgb

A possible polished English version:

"Hearing a great joke is like being served a fine meal, at times, it can leave you feeling really satisfied. While dining out one night, a friend of mine told me that he had once encountered an unfortunate man of diminished mental capability, commonly referred to in the vernacular as a "bonehead," saying, "You, Sir, appear to be very sad. May I ask you what's the matter?" The man responded, "I'm not sad, just very much in love." My friend retorted, "Then shouldn't you be happy?" The man turned and said, "The problem I fear is that I'm in way too deep." My friend inquired, "So?" The man, appearing to be embarrassed, said, "I can't swim."

..and here's where the translation breaks down. I don't know what you mean by "she pushed me up down, oneself ran!" It doesn't make any sense in English. So I tried to spiff it up for you; even so, the joke is only slightly amusing in English without knowing the rest of the translation.


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March 29, 2011, 02:35:00 AM
#1
 Cheesy,,joke is a good food,you can get much happy form it,
i think every people need it.do you think so?O(∩_∩)O~
i will give a example:he friend ask a mental sluggishness of man: brokenhearted?
Man: no, I fell in love.
Friend: that you should be happy?
Man: in love too deep I can't swim, she pushed me up down, oneself ran!
chinese---(朋友问一精神萎靡的男人:失恋了?
男人:没有,我坠入爱河了。
朋友:那你应该高兴啊?
男人:爱河太深我不会游泳,她把我推下来,自己跑了)
do you like it,i waiting for you.
 bitcoin address:1QJ7oYvH7aMrtGPUjb7dhLx6QcQh6X3Sgb
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