limericks

As for apes, they would hardly make headlines any more if they were found to be adept at composing limericks.

至于说猩猩，即便他们是写五言绝句的好手，恐怕也难上报纸头条了。

Some of the best fun is in making up your own limericks.

最有趣的是你自己填写五行打油诗的时候。

lewd whisperings of a dirty old man; an indecent gesture; obscene telephone calls; salacious limericks.

下流老男人的淫秽耳语；下流的手势；色情电话；猥亵的打油诗。

The reason limericks began being called limericks was that these often nonsensical poems became a kind of party game.

它之所以被称作这个名字是因为，这些通常没什么意义的诗歌成了一种聚会上的游戏。

The notes, written on yellow foolscap, contain an assortment of limericks and anecdotes, drifting into seeming nonsense.

这些写在黄色大页纸上的笔记，有打油诗也有趣闻轶事，表面上看来很荒谬。

She wrote serious poetry, but also loved composing limericks.

她写严肃题材的诗歌，但也喜欢创作打油诗。