历史总是惊人的相似，看似没什么问题，然而却一不小心就陷入了尴尬，那些让人哭笑不得的英语囧事，语言文化真是博（ku）大（xiao）精（bu）深（de）！
hen
When I was in Britain, one of my Chinese classmates wanted to make some chicken soup, so he went to the grocery. He said he wanted to buy "chicken," not knowing the word "hen." So when the grocer showed him a rooster, my classmate shook his head and said"I don't want this one, I want his wife!"
点评：在英国，一中国同学去菜场想买母鸡回来炖汤喝，不会说hen，只说要chicken，人家指给他一个大公鸡，他摇摇头，说：I don't want this one, I want his wife.
cheers
When I travelled by air in Britain, the stewardess served me some water and I said "Thanks", she said"cheers", then I raised my cup. She looked puzzled. Then out of the plane I found almost all people, from Customs staff to shuttle bus driver, were saying "cheers." Why cheers? I have no glass in hand!
去英国时坐飞机，空姐倒完水之后我说Thanks，空姐说Cheers，于是我就对她举了举杯。空姐当时就惊呆了。再之后从海关到机场大巴司机，一路上都有人跟我说cheers，我就疑惑了啊，我这手里也没杯子啊怎么cheers?!
点评：British use "cheers" as "thank you and good bye!"英国人说cheers表示"谢谢，再见"的意思。
I'm coming
I was studying in Texas,the US.When I tried to tell our professor that "here I am," I said "I'm coming." The professor can't be more embarrassed.
在美国德州读书。当时想向教授表达"我来了"，然后我来了句"I'm coming"。教授整个人都不好了。
点评："I'm coming" is often said bypeople when they are about to have an orgasm. It's a phrase heard on American tv shows and movies and it's used in off-color jokes. Instead,"Here!" or "I'm not here but on the way" is what the professor thought he or she was going to hear.
"I'm coming"是人在性高潮临近时说的话，经常在美剧、电影和有色笑话里听到。怎么表达才让教授听懂呢?可以说"Here!"(我已经到了)或者"I'm not here but on the way"(我在路上了).
who
An airport staffer asked me "Who are you flying with?" and I said "Myself." He was surprised and thenlaughed, adding "Which airline?"
机场工作人员问：Who are you flying with?(你坐哪家航空公司?)我答：Myself。对方大囧，一笑之后补充：Which airline?
点评：原来Who在英语里也可以泛指航空公司等群体或组织。"Who" in English can also referto a group or an organization such as airlines.
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