"Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana."(时间像箭一样飞逝;果蝇则像香蕉。)- 利用"flies"(飞)和"fly"(苍蝇)之间的谐音。
"I used to be a baker, but I couldn't make enough dough."(我曾经是个面包师傅,但我挣不够面团。)- 利用"dough"(面团)的双关含义,既可指"money"(金钱),也可指真正的面团。
"I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. It's impossible to put down!"(我在读一本关于反重力的书。它真是无法放下!) - 利用"put down"(放下)的双关含义,既可指将书放下,也可指忍不住想继续阅读。
"I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She seemed surprised."(我告诉我妻子她画眉毛高了。她看起来很惊讶。) - 利用"high"(高)的双关含义,既可指眉毛画得太高,也可指感到惊讶。