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44章 Mind twisters (2)

8. What can you tell from Peter's record card with extremely poor grades?

彼得的分数这么低,你怎么看?

9. What does everybody do at the same time?

所有人同时在做什么?

10. Who works only one day in a year but never gets fired?

谁一年只上一天班却不会被开除?

11. Why does the Statue of Liberty stand in New York harbour?

自由女神为何矗立在纽约港湾?

12. When can you go as fast as a racing car?

什么时候你能像跑车一样快?

keys:

1. In the dictionary.

字典里。

2. Because my home is not that big.

因为我家没那么大。take乘坐,带着。

3. Because there is love between them!

因为它们之间有爱!

4. It's the letter B!

字母B,bee蜜蜂。

5. It's the letter Y.

字母Y,why为什么。

6. With my hands,of course!

当然用手啦!

7. Take a longer rope and compare with it!

拿一根更长的绳子和它比!

8. He didn't cheat!

他没有撒谎。

9. Grow old!

长大!

10. Santa Claus.

圣诞老人。

11. Because it can't sit down.

因为它不能坐下。

12. When you're in it.

当你坐在跑车里时。

脑筋急转弯(五)

1. Why are giraffes the cheapest to feed?

为什么养长颈鹿最不花钱?

2. Why are dogs afraid to sunbathe?

狗为什么害怕日光浴?

3. Why is the pig always eating?

猪为什么没完没了地吃?

4. Why are politicians no longer concerned with snowball fights?

政客们为什么不再关注打雪仗了?

5. Why don't women get bald as soon as men?

为什么总是男人比女人先秃顶?

6. What can pierce ones ears without a hole?

什么东西不用打洞就可以在耳朵上穿孔?

7. What is the longest word in the world?

世界上最长的单词是什么?

8. Why does time fly?

时间为何飞逝?

9. Where can a dog get another tail?

狗去哪里可以再弄到一条尾巴?

10. If you drop a white hat into the Red Sea,what does it become?

如果你往红海里丢一顶白帽子,它会变成什么样?

11. Who earns a living by driving his customers away?

谁通过把顾客赶走来谋生?

12. What starts with E,ends with E and only has one letter?

什么东西开头为E,结尾也为E,中间只有一个字母?

Keys:

1. They make a little food go a long way.

因为它们脖子长,一点点食物都要走很长的路才能咽下去。

2. They don't want to be hot-dog.

因为它们不想成为热狗。

3. Hes making a hog of himself.

它想成为一只肉猪。

4. The cold war is over.

冷战结束了。

5. Because women wear hair longer.

因为女人头发留得长。

6. Noise.

噪音。

7. Smiles. Because there is a mile between the letters.

微笑。因为两个字母S中间隔了一里。

8. To get away from all those who are trying to kill it.

为的是甩掉所有要谋杀它的人。

9. At a retail store.

在零售商店。

10. Wet

变湿了。

11. Taxi driver .

出租车司机。

12. An envelope.

信封。

脑筋急转弯(六)

1. Why are girls afraid of the letter C ?

女孩为何害怕字母C?

2. Why is U the jolliest letter?

为什么U是最快乐的字母?

3. Why do lions eat raw meat?

狮子为什么吃生肉?

4. How many sides does a circle have?

圆有几个面?

5. Where was the Declaration of Independence signed?

独立宣言是在哪里签署的?

6. If two's company and three's crowd,what's four and five?

如果二是同伴,三是人群,四和五是什么?

7. The farmers in this village used modern methods but harvested no apples this year ,why?

有个村庄的农民,今年用了现代方法,但没收获到苹果,为什么?

8. Lucky Mouse fell off a 1000-step stair and was not hurt.why?

有只幸运的老鼠从1000层的楼梯上摔下来却没受伤,为什么?

9. How can you make 6 out of three 7's?

如何用三个7得到6?

10. How can you make 6 out of three 5's?

三个5如何得出6?

11. how can you make 1000 out of eight 8's?

八个8如何得出1000?

12. How do you know policemen are strong ?

你怎么知道警察强壮?

13. What must you do before you return a book to the library?

在你给图书馆还书前,你必须做什么?

Keys:

1. Because it makes fat fact!

因为它让肥胖变成事实!

2. Because it's in the midst of fun!

因为它在fun的中间!

3. They don't know how to cook!

他们不知道如何烹饪!

4. Two. The inside and the outside!

两个,里面和外面!

5. At the bottom!

在末尾!

6. Nine!

9!

7. They planted peach trees!

他们种的是桃子!

8. He fell off the last step!

他从最后一级台阶摔下来!

9.easy . 7- 7/7=6!

简单,7- 7/7=6!

10. easy. 5+5/5=6!

简单,5+5/5=6!

11. easy. 8+8+8+88+888=1000!

简单,8+8+8+88+888=1000!

12.Because they can hold up traffic with just one hand!

因为他们只用一只手就能控制交通了!

13.Borrow the book from library.

借书。

脑筋急转弯(七)

1. Why are people tired on April Fool's Day?

愚人节人们为什么疲倦?

2. What weather do mice and rats fear?

老鼠害怕什么天气?

3. When do dogs refuse to follow their masters?

狗什么时候不愿跟随主人?

4. What question can never be answered by “yes”?

哪个问题永远不能回答“是的”?

5. What tree is always very sad?

什么树总是很伤心?

6. When can you get water with a net?

什么时候可以用网兜装水?

9. What question is that to which you must always answer “yes”?

什么问题你只能回答“yes”?

10. Where were you when the power was cut off?

停电的时候你在哪?

11. When is a blue book not a blue book?

蓝书什么时候不蓝?

12. Why is a calendar so popular?

月历为何这么受欢迎?

13. What key can't open a door?

提示:这个单词包含字母key,是一种动物

Keys:

1. Because they have just had a long March.

因为他们刚过了长长的三月。March 三月;行军。

2. When it's raining cats and dogs.

下大雨。rain cats and dogs 下大雨。

3. When their masters go to the flea market.

主人去跳蚤市场时。Flea 跳蚤,flea market 旧货市场。

4. Are you asleep?

你睡着了吗?

5. Weeping willow.

垂柳。 weep哭泣 ;willow柳树。

6. When water is turned into ice.

当水结成冰时。

9 .“What does y-e-s spell?”

(当别人问你)“yes”怎么拼?

10. In the darkness.

在黑暗中。

11. When the book is red.

与read同音 。

12. Because it has a lot of dates.

因为它里面有很多约会。date日子、约会。

13. Monkey.

猴子。