书城外语那些妙趣横生的故事(每天读一点英文)
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第43章 Mind twisters (1)

脑筋急转弯

脑筋急转弯(一)

1. What will you break once you say it?

什么东西一说出来就打破?

2. Will liars be honest after they die?

骗子死了之后会诚实吗?

3. What always goes up and never goes down?

什么东西只升不降?

4. Why did the boy make his dog sit in the sun?

男孩为什么让他的狗坐在阳光下?

5. Why can a bride hide nothing?

为什么新娘子什么也藏不住?

6. Why is the library the highest building?

为什么图书馆是最高的建筑物?

7. What is the smallest bridge in the world?

世界上最小的桥是什么?

8. What is the difference between the North Pole and the South Pole?

北极与南极的区别是什么?

9. What makes naughty boys long to work in a clock factory?

淘气的男孩为什么想去钟表厂工作?

10. What bird lifts heavy things?

什么鸟能举起重物?

11. A ship can contain only fifty persons. Now there is already forty-nine persons in it. At this time,a pregnant woman comes on and boards the ship. The ship sinks.Why?

有一艘船只能容纳50人,现在已有49人。这时一位孕妇上了船,船就沉了。为什么?

12. Why is the comet like Micky Mouse?

为什么是慧星像米老老鼠?

13. Who is closer to you,your mom or your dad?

谁跟你比较亲密,你的妈妈还是爸爸?

14. What's the poorest bank in the world?

世界上最贫穷的银行是什么?

15. What month do soldiers hate?

军人憎恨哪个月?

keys:

1. Silence.

沉默。

2. No,they won't. They lie still after they die.

不会,他们依旧撒谎。Lie still 躺着不动,依旧撒谎。

3. Your age.

你的年龄。

4. He wants to have a hot dog.

他想要一条热狗。

5. Because someone will give her away.

因为有人会揭发她。Give away 揭发,另有层意思是指在婚礼上把新娘交给新郎。

6. It has the most stories.

它的楼层最多。Story 故事,楼层。

7. The bridge of a nose.

鼻梁。

8. A whole world.

整个世界。 a world of difference 天壤之别。

9. They want to make faces.

make face 做鬼脸,做钟表面。

10. Crane.

鹤。Crane鹤,举重机。

11. Because it is a pigbot.

那是潜水艇。pigbot,潜水艇。

12. Because it is a star with a tail.

因为它尾部有一个星。

13. Mom is closer,because Dad is father(farther).

因为爸爸是父亲(更远的) ,所以妈妈比较靠近。

14. The river bank.

河岸。

15. March.

行军。

脑筋急转弯(二)

1. How many feet are there in a yard?

院子里有几只脚?

2. Why is an empty purse always the same?

为什么说空钱包总是相同的?

3. What kind of dog doesn't bite or bark?

什么狗既不咬也不叫?

4. What is the smallest room in the world?

世界上最小的房间是什么?

5. What kind of water should people drink in order to be healthy?

为了健康,人们该喝什么水?

6. How do we know the ocean is friendly?

我们怎么知道大海是友好的?

7. Which can move faster,heat or cold?

热和冷,哪个跑的更快?

8. Why is the library the highest building?

为什么图书馆是最高的建筑?

Keys:

1. It depends on how many people stand in the yard.

要看有多少人站在院子里。yard码,院子。

2. There is no change in it.

因为它里面没有变化。change零钱,变化。

3. Hot dog.

热狗。

4. Mushroom.

蘑菇。

5. Drink well water.

喝井水。well井,健康的。

6. It waves.

它会招手。wave起波浪,招手致意。

7. Heat,because you can catch cold.

热,因为你可以追上冷。catch cold 追上冷,患感冒。

8. It has the most stories.

因为它有最多的楼层。story故事,层。

脑筋急转弯(三)

1. What fruit is never found singly ?

什么水果永远不会是单个的?

2. Why are young men unwilling to date the daughter of the Fortunes ?

年轻人为什么不愿意和福琼家女儿约会?

3. Why is an empty matchbox the best thing to have in the world?

为什么空火柴盒是世界上最好的东西?

4. Why did little Tom put his brother's guitar in the refrigerator?

小汤姆为什么把哥哥的吉他放在冰箱里?

5. What stays hot even if you tput it in a fridge?

什么东西即使放在冰箱里也热?

6. What kind of table has no legs?

什么桌子没有腿?

7. Why is a peacock the best story teller?

为什么孔雀最会讲故事?

8. Why does time fly?

时间为什么要飞?

9. What eight-letter word has only one letter in it?

哪个单词由8个字母组成,里面能装一封信。

10.What word is pronounced wrong,even by the best of scholars?

有个词,即使是最棒的学者也一定会念错。

11. Where does harvest come before work?

得在什么地方,收获会跑到劳动前面?

12. Why is the letter E so important?

字母E为什么这么重要?

keys:

采用了同音词(homonyms):

1.A pear. (梨)

“pear”(梨)音同“pair”(一对)

2.Because she is Miss Fortune.(因为她是“不幸”小姐。)

Miss Fortune”音同“misfortune”(不幸)

运用了双关语(puns):

3. Because it is matchless.(因为举世无双。)

“matchless”既可理解为“没有火柴的”,又可理解为“举世无双的,无可匹敌的”。

4. Because he enjoyed cool music.(因为他喜欢流行音乐。)

“cool”可表示“冷的、凉的”,也可指“棒、时髦、美妙的”。

5. Pepper.(辣椒。)

“hot”有两个意思:“热”、“辣”。

6. A timetable.

时间表,日程表。

7. Because it always has a beautiful tail.

因为它有漂亮的结尾。tail结尾,尾巴。

8. Because many people are trying to kill it.

因为许多人都想消磨时光。kill杀,消磨。

9. Envelope

信封。

10. The word“wrong”.

单词wrong。

11. In a dictionary.

在字典里。

12. Because it is the beginning of everything.

因为它是万物的开始。

脑筋急转弯(四)

1. Where does afternoon come before morning in the world ?

世界上什么地方下午在上午之前?

2. Why don't you take the bus home?

你为什么不乘公交车回家?

3. Why are the letter G and letter S in “gloves” close to each other?

在“gloves”一词中为什么说g和s紧紧相依?

4. What letter is an animal?

哪个字母是动物?

5. What letter is a question?

哪个字母是问题?

6. How do you feel today?

你今天感觉如何?

7. How can you make a rope shorter without cutting or winding it?

在不切断或缠绕的情况下,如何把一根绳子变短?