漫談英語：Scar變成cigar

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A scar is a mark on your skin, which you might have if you hurt yourself or have had an operation, like the man in hospital. When we ask the question "Have a scar?" quickly in English, it sounds like we are saying "Have a cigar?"（offering a cigar）, which is why the man in the bed says he doesn't smoke.

在切除盲腸後，男子問朋友：「有留下疤痕（scar）嗎？」可能讀得太快，變成了「來根煙（cigar）吧？」

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