Better lose a friend, a punch line.

宁失朋友，不失妙语。

I can't tell the joke. I forgot the punch line.

我无法说这个笑话，我忘了当中最好笑的部分。

I can’t tell you the joke, I forgot the punch line.

我无法将这个故事转述给你，因为我忘了当中最好笑的部分。

The punch line, of course, is that you need to do both.

最妙的当然还是你两种都做。

I doubled up with laughter when I heard the punch line.

当我听到那句双关语时，捧腹大笑得直不起腰来。

Again and again, yesterday's verity becomes today's punch line.

一次又一次，昨天被奉为至理名言的，变成了今天的笑话。

Could we fix you if you broke?And is your punch line just a joke?

让我们如何去修补这样一个破碎的你，难道你的那些信誓旦旦到头来都只是玩笑一句？！

She tried to be funny, but the punch line didn't make any body laugh.

她拼命想说得滑稽，但是她那句逗笑的话却一点没引人发笑。

She tried to be funny, but the punch line didn't make anybody laugh.

她拼命想说得滑稽，但是她那句逗笑的话却一点没引人发笑。

Uncle Vernon: You've just ruined the punch line of my Japanese golfer joke.

弗农叔叔：你破坏了我关于日本高尔夫手笑话里最精彩的部分。

If you are like most people, that punch line triggered at least a hearty laugh.

如果你同多数人一样，这个幽默故事至少也会让你放声大笑。

To enhance the surprise, it's best to place the punch line at the end of the joke.

提高意想不到的效果，就在笑话的最后抛出笑料，或者是一句画龙点睛的结语，这是最好的方法！

WHAT he MEANS: "I want to hear your story, but it's been 10 minutes and still no punch line."

他的意思是：“我想听你的故事，但十分钟过去了你还是没说出个所以然来。”

A doctored version praised the cream but the punch line was that it gave users disgusting spots.

改编了的广告也赞扬这种面霜，但关键的一句台词是说它使使用者长出讨厌的斑点。

“Do you want fries with that” will no longer be a national punch line but rather an unattainable dream.

“你需要配上炸薯条吗？”这句话将不再是一句民族的妙语，相反，将变成无法实现的梦想。

This is basically a statement that is similar to a "punch line" or at least indicates a conclusion.

这主要是要引出—段类似画龙点睛的话，或者至少得出一个结论。

"Do you want fries with that" will no longer be a national punch line but rather an unattainable dream.

“你需要配上炸薯条吗？”这句话将不再是一句民族的妙语，相反，将变成无法实现的梦想。

Aim for final impact: you can influence better if you build up interest and save your punch line for last.

把握最后影响力：你可通过逐渐建立他人的兴趣，把最绝妙内容保留到最后，这样你会更具影响力。

He also suffers from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), which provides the punch line for many scenes in the movie.

并患有肠易激综合症，电影里的许多片段也因此增加了搞笑色彩。

You can structure the punch line for maximum effect by putting the punch word last. And you can pause to add impact.

你可以最后地使用点睛词，来把你的点睛句以最大的影响发挥出来，也可以加以停顿来增加其作用！

My attitude toward death was captured by the punch line in an old joke about Sister Jones, the most devout woman in her church.

我对死亡的态度，正好与关于琼斯修女的一个老笑话中的一个妙语不谋而合。

The crowd, sensing that ridicule would be the order of the day, became a nervously appreciative audience for each punch line.

在场的人们意识到，冷嘲热讽将是当天的常规动作，于是提心掉胆地当起了热心听众，“欣赏”连珠的妙语。

With Japanese verbs coming at the end I sometimes feel that translating Japanese into English is like giving away the punch line.

日语的动词放在句尾，把日语翻译成英语有时候有提前揭秘的感觉。

The trouble, he says, is that whereas the English wait deadpan for the penny to drop, Germans invariably explain their punch line.

但是，问题是，英国人会面无表情地等硬币落下来而德国人则认为很有笑点。

According to Wingyun Mak, the graduate student behind the study, the older group was noticeably less likely to spot the punch line.

研究员之一的研究生麦颖欣说，年长的一群很明显较无法选出笑点所在。

It's the punch line of a joke I've been using since we started two and a half hours earlier: I still don't know the name of your movie.

这个是我在我们两个半小时前的采访中用到的一个笑话：我还不知道你的电影的名字呢。