第一篇：英语脑筋急转弯
Brainteasers stories 1 The Two Presidents The 22nd and 24th presidents of the United States had the same mother and the same father, but were not brothers.How could this be so?(They were the same man.Grover Cleve-land(1837~1908)格罗弗.克利夫兰 served two terms as president of the United States, but the terms were not consecutive.He was president from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897.)
2.What’s Wrong with the Radio?
A young girl was listening to the radio.Suddenly it went off for a minute and then came back on again.There was nothing wrong with the radio or with the program transmission from the radio station转播台.She did not touch the radio controls按钮.Why did it go off and on?(The girl was listening to the radio in her father’s car.The car drove through a tunnel and reception was temporarily interrupted.)
3.The Man in the Bar A man walked into a bar and asked the barman for a glass of water.They had never met before.The barman pulled a gun from under the counter and pointed it at the man.The man said “Thank you” and walked out.Why should that be so?(The man had hiccups打嗝.The barman recognized this from his speech and drew the gun to give the man a shock.It worked and cured the hiccups, so the man was grateful(and no longer needed the water.)
4.The Last Message 遗言
A man was found shot dead in his study.He was slumped over his desk and a gun was in his hand.There was a cassette recorder on his desk.When the police entered the room and pressed the play button on the tape recorder they heard, “I can’t go on.I have nothing to live for毫无牵挂.”Then there was the sound of a gunshot.How did the detective immediately know that the man had been murdered?(The cassette had started at the beginning of the man’s utterance.Who could have rewound it?)
5.Playing Tennis Two men were playing tennis.They played five sets and each man won three sets.How did they do this?(The two men were partners playing doubles.)
6.Growing Younger
Ben was 20 years old in 1980 but only 15 years old in 1985.How come?(Ben was born in the year 2000B.C.So in 1985 B.C.he was 15 and in 1980B.C.he was 20.7.Fishing Rod James ordered a fishing rod, priced at $3.56.Unfortunately, James is an Eskimo who lives in a very remote part of Greenland and the import rules there forbid any package longer than 4 feet to be imported.The fishing rod was 4 feet and 1 inch, just a little too long, so how can the fishing rod
be mailed to James without breaking the rules? Ideally 完美主义者James would like the fishing rod to arrive in one piece!(Insert the fishing rod into a box which measures 4 feet on all sides, the fishing rod will fit within the diagonal 对角线 of the box with room to spare.)
8.Letter and Square位置
Here is a word, it goes like this.The letter M comes before B.E is before R and after B.U is after N.B is in the No.four square before E.Do you know the word?(Number)
9.Days of the Week Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday or Sunday?(Yesterday, today, tomorrow)
10.Invisible apple There are 20 people in an empty square room.Each person has full sight of the entire room and everyone in it without turning his head or body or moving in any way(other than eyes.)Where can you place an apple so that all but one person can see it?(Place the apple on one person’s head.)
11.Ancient Invention There is an ancient invention still used in many parts of the world today that allows people so see through walls.What is it?(window)
12.Look at the Photo A man remembered the question he once pursued, when he looked at the photo and sighed, “Neither brothers nor sisters I have, but the father of this man was the son of my father.” Who was the person in the photo?(The man on the photo was his son.)
13.How Many People
On the way to the bank, Mr.Green met three of his friends.Each of them had his wife with him and each of the ladies had two babies in her arms… How many people are going to the bank?(Only Mr.Green, the other people may not be going to the bank.)
14.How to New York?
It usually takes a man two days to travel from San Francisco to New York by car.But Mr.Black left San Francisco on Friday and arrives on the same Friday.How could he do it?(He took a plane.)Keep from Drowning
Imagine you’re about to take a bath in a sound proof bathroom.There are no windows.There’s only one door, and it locks automatically from outside when shut.You shut the door, turn on the water in the bathtub.Suddenly you discover something wrong with the faucets.(水龙头)You can’t turn off the water!What to do? If you call for help no one will hear you because of the soundproof walls.You can’t get out because the door is locked from the outside.How can you keep from drowning?(Pull out of the stopper of the drain.拔排水孔的塞子)
16.The Blood on the Roof
Tissue dropped in with his friend, Jack, to find him sleeping on the couch with the TV turned on.He saw fresh blood on the ceiling above his head, and checked with Jack(after waking him)to make sure everything was OK.Everything was, indeed, fine.Why was Jack’s blood on the ceiling, but nowhere else?(Jack had swatted a mosquito that had bitten him while he attempted to get some sleep.)
17.A Doctor and a Bus Driver
A doctor and a bus driver are both in love with the same woman, an attractive girl named Sarah.The bus driver had to go on a long bus trip that would last a week.Before he left, he gave Sarah seven apples.Why?(An apple a day keeps the doctor away!)
18.The Dirt in Hole
How much dirt is in a round hole that is 9 feet deep with a diameter of a3 feet?
Hint: You don’t have to do any math to get the answer.Just use your head!(None.You make a hole by digging out the dirt, so the hole is empty.)
19.The Girl in One-way Street A girl who was just learning to drive went down a one-way street in the wrong direction, but didn’t break the law.How come?(She was walking.)
20.Death in a Field A man is lying dead in a field.Next to him is an unopened package.There is no other creature in the field.How did he die?(The man had jumped from a place, but his parachute had failed to open.It was the unopened package by his side.)
21.The Goal, Carrot and Scarf
Five pieces of coal, a carrot, and a scarf are lying on the lawn.Nobody put them on the lawn, but there is a perfectly logical reason for their being there.What is it?(They were used by children who made a snowman.The snow has now melted.)
22.The Magician and Children
A magician was boasting one day at how long he could hold his breath under water.His record was 6 minutes.A kid that was listening said, “That’s nothing, I can stay under water for 10 minutes using no types of equipment or air pockets!” The magician told the kid if he could do that, he’d give him $10000.The kid did it and won the money.Can you figure out how?(The kid filled a glass of water and held it over his head for 10 minutes.)
23Electric Trains
An electric train is traveling northwest at 95 miles per hour, and the wind is blowing southwest at 95 miles per hour.In which direction does the smoke blow?(There isn’t any smoke.It’s an electric train.)
24.A House in Forest Hiking in the mountains, you walk past a large field and camp a few miles farther on, at a stream.It snows in the night, and the next day you find a cabin in the field with two dead bodies inside.What happened? Variant wording: A cabin, on the side of a mountain, locked from the inside, is opened, and 30 people are found dead inside.They had plenty of food and water.What happened?(It’s the cabin of an airplane that crashed there because of the snowstorm.)小屋就是飞机的机舱。
25.The Ball Flies Back
How can you throw a ball as hard as you can and have it come back to you, even if doesn’t hit anything, there is nothing attached to it, and no one else catches or throws it?(Throw the ball straight up in the air.)
26.The Blind Buys Sunglasses
There’s a mute who wants to buy a toothbrush.By imitating the action of brushing one’s teeth, he successfully expresses himself to the shopkeeper and the purchase is done.Now, if there’s a blind man who wishes to buy a pair of sunglasses, how should he express himself?(He opens his mouth and says: “I would like to buy a pair of sunglasses.”)
27.A Coin in Bottle
If you put a coin in an empty bottle and insert and a cork into the neck of the bottle, how could you remove the coin without taking the cork out or breaking the bottle?(Push the cork into the bottle and shake the coin out.)
28.The Fugitive in Theatre 剧场里的通缉犯
A man was on the run from the police.He was relaxing, watching a play in a crowded theatre.Suddenly he noticed that detectives were closing in on him from all directions and were covering
all exits.But finally, he did manage to escape from it.How did he escape?(The fugitive leapt up and shouted, “Fire, fire.” Pandemonium broke out and the audience all rushed for the exits.He easily escaped in the confusion.)
29.A Dog Was Crossing River
Jake was standing on one side of the river, and his dog Scruffy was standing on the other side.“Come on, Scruffy!Come, boy!” shouted Jake.Scruffy crossed the river, ran to Jake, and got a treat for a good dog.The amazing thing was that Scruffy didn’t even get wet!
How did Scruffy do that?
30.Go To the Movies with Friends
If you go to the movies and you’re paying this, is it cheaper to take one friend to the movies twice, or two friends to the movies at the same time?(It’s cheaper to take two friends at the same time.In this case, you would only be buying three tickets, whereas if you take the same friend twice you are buying four tickets.)
31.The Height of Tree
A tree doubled in height each year until it reached its maximum height over the course of ten years.How many years did it take for the tree to reach half its maximum height?(9 years)
32.Weightlifting Bird举重的鸟
What bird can lift the heaviest weight?(crane)
33.The Longest Word in the English What is the longest word in the English language?(Smiles.There is a mile between the first letter and the last letter.)
34.Name 1.What do you call a fish with no eyes? 2.What do you call a deer with no eyes? 3.What do you call a deer with no eyes or legs?(1.fsh
2.No idea.3.Still no diea.35.What word? There is a common English word that in nine letters long.Each time you remove a letter from it, it still remains an English word-----from nine letters right down to single letter.What is the original word and what are the words that it becomes after removing one letter at a time?(The base word is Startling—starting---staring----string---sting---sing----sin----in---I.36.20 and 22 Why is 2 times 10 the same as 2 times 11?(乘以)(Because 2 times 10 is twenty and 2 times 11 is twenty-two.(twenty, too.)
37.A Word of Three Letters I know a word of three letters, add two and fewer there will be?(fewer)
38.Family Sport Three brothers share a family sport: A non-stop marathon.The oldest one is fat the short;And trudges slowly on;The middle brother’s tall and slim;And keeps a steady pace;The youngest runs just like the wind;Speeding through the race.“He’s young in years, we let him run,” The other brothers say, “Cause though he’s surely number one.He’s second, in a way.” Why?(The hands on a clock hour, minute, and second.)
39.Below the Shining Moon 沐浴在月光之下
Down below the shining moon.Around the trees, a sacred gloom, Running with the midnight sky, Knowing the thing that makes you cry, Night is full with my essence, Eternal light betrays my presence, Soaring through my endless task, Shadows are my faithful mask, Who am I ? 我沐浴在月光之下，一种神圣的阴霾的笼罩着树林，我与午夜的天空赛跑，我知道让你哭喊的事物，黑夜中，我无处不在，而永久的光明忽视了我的存在，我在没有尽头的任务中翱翔，影子是我忠实的面具，你能猜到我是什么吗？（darkness）
40.Never Get Me Back I can run swiftly and silently when you want me to stay still, I can move slowly and cautiously and am yours to fill.You look at me often and yet you always forget me, I am the most feared killer, yet you can’t live without me.Sometimes you have me for all to spare, Yet when you need me, I am not there.You can waste me, or cherish me, you choose the track, But once you’re done you can never get me back.Who am I? 当你想要我停留的时候，我静静地飞快流逝； 如果你想把我填满，我走得又很缓慢二谨慎。你经常看见我，却有总是忘记我。
我是最恐怖的杀手，但是你不能没有我。有时你有了我，就省掉一切，但是你需要我的时候，我却不在你的身边。
你可以把我浪费，也可以对我倍加珍惜，这是你的选择。但是你放弃了我，就再也无法把我找回。猜一猜，我究竟是谁呢？（Time）
41.I am Slim and Tall I am slim and tall, Many find me desirable and appealing.很有吸引力
They touch me and I give a false good feeling.虚幻的美妙感觉 Once I shine in splendor，But only once and then no more.For many I am “to die for”.他们会为我献身 What am i?(cigarette)
42.Some Houses There was a green house, Inside the green house there was a white house, Inside the red house there was a red house, Inside the red house there were lots of babies.What am I ?
(A watermelon)
第二篇：英语脑筋急转弯
英语脑筋急转弯：
1.What kind of table has no legs ?
timetable时间表
2.What has two legs but can’t walk ?
圆规compasses 筷子chopsticks 3.What is the worst weather for cats and mice?
When it's raining cats and dogs 下大雨 4.What star is not seen in the sky? Pop stars/popular stars 当红明星 5.What question can never be answered by “Yes”? Are you asleep? 6.What is taken from you before you get it ?
time
7.What is the smallest bridge in the world ? The bridge of a nose.鼻梁 8.What is the best and cheapest light ?
Sunlight 日光 9.What has a neck but no throat?
bottle 10.What letter is a question? Letter Y
1.From what number can you take half and leave nothing? 2.what two words have thousands of letters in them? 3.what 5-letter word has 6 left when you take 2 letters away? 4.what kind of dog never bite? 5.where does afternoon always come before morning? 6what is pronounced like one letter, written with three letters, and belongs to all animals? 7.what number gets bigger when you turn it upside down? 【参考答案】 1,8 2,dictionary 3,sixth 4,hotdog 5,nowhere 6,eye 7,6
2.Why are dogs afraid to sunbathe? 4.Why are politicians no longer concerned with snowball fights? 6.What can pierce one's ears without a hole? 7.What's the longest word in the world? 8.Why does time fly? 9.Where can a dog get another tail? 10.what room has no walls, no doors, no windows and no one to live in? 11.Where does afternoon always come before morning? 【参考答案】
2.They don't want to be hot-dog.4、The cold war is over.6、Noice.7.Smiles.Because there's a mile between the letter 's'.8.To get away from all those who are trying to kill it.9.At a retail store.10.A mushroom 11.In a dictionary
1.What has four eyes but cannot see? 2.What do vampires do at midnight? 4.What can you catch but cannot throw? 5.What is deaf and dumb but always tells the truth? 7.What has a tongue but cannot talk? 10.What is yours but is used by others more than by yourself? 11.What goes through a door but never comes in or goes out? 13.What can go through water but never get wet? 14.What kind of leaves doesn’t fall in Autumn? 15.What kind of house weights least? 16.What kinds of keys are too large for your pocket? 17.Where do ghost like to swim? 18.Why did the ghost go to the astrologer? 19.Was Dracula ever married? 20.Why did the policeman arrest the ghost? 21.Why did the pickle close its eyes? 22.What starts with “e” ends with “e” and contains only one letter 23.If you were pushed down a flight of stairs, what would you fall against? 24.What has eyes but can't see 25.What has fingers but can't type? 26.What has ears but can't hear? 27.What has arms but can't hug? 28.What has a head and a foot but no body? 29.What has a mouth but never smiles? 30.What has a face but no head? 31.What has leaves but isn't a tree? 32.What has eyes but can't see? 33.What has legs but can't walk? 35.Because cigars cannot be entirely smoked, a hobo who collects cigar butts can make a cigar to smoke out of every 5 butts that he finds.Today, he has collected 25 cigar butts.How many cigars will he be able to smoke? 36.If, having only one match, on a freezing winter day, you entered a room that contained a lamp, a kerosene heater, and a wood burning stove, which should you light first? 37.Make a five-letter word from these letters: H, I, J, K, L, M, N AND O
【参考答案】 1.Mississippi 2.Take a coffin break 4.A Cold 5.A mirror 7.A shoe 10.Your name 11.A keyhole 13.Sunlight 14.The leaves of the book 15.The lighthouse 16.Donkeys, monkeys, and turkeys 17.In the death see 18.Because he wants to see his horoscope 19.No, he was a bat-chelor 20.Because the ghost did not have a hunting licence.21.Because it sees the salad dressing.22.An envelope 23.Fall against your will 24.A potato 25.Gloves 26.Corn 27.Chair 28.Bed 29.River 30.Clock 31.Book 32.Potatoes 33.Table 35.6 36.The match of course!37.Water(H2O)
1.Have you heard the saying: what goes up must come down? Well what goes up and never goes down? 2.My thunder comes before my lightning.My lightning comes before my rain.My rain dries up all the land it touches.What am I? 3.You can see it, but you can't touch it.It may disappear, but has never really left you.It grows throughout the day.What is it? 4.What common English verb becomes its own past tense by rearranging its letters? 5.I have holes on the top and bottom.And I have holes in the middle, yet I still hold water.I have holes on my left and on my rig.What am I? 6.A word I know, six letters it contains, Subtract just one, and twelve is what remains.What is the word? 7.What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps? 8.What object has keys that open no locks, space but no room, and you can enter but not go in? 9.Light as a feather, there is nothing in it;the strongest man can't hold it for much more than a minute? 10.What two words have the most letters in it? 【参考答案】 1.your age 2.I'm a Volcano（火山）3.shadow 4.Eat or Ate 5.a sponge（海绵）6.dozens 7.a river 8.a keyboard 9.breath 10.post office
1.Why are girls afraid of the letter C ? 2.Why is the letter E so important? 3.Why are the letter G and letter S in “gloves” close to each other? 4.What letter is an animal ? 5.What letter is a question? 6.Why is U the jolliest letter? 7.How do you feel today? 8.How can you make a rope shorter without cutting or winding it? 9.Why do people wish for something they haven't got? 10.What can you tell from Peter's record card with extremely poor grades? 11.What does everybody do at the same time? 12.What resembles half a pie? 13.Who works only one day in a year but never gets fired? 14.When do people have two mouth? 15.Why do lions eat raw meat? 16.How many sides does a circle have? 17.What animal can jump as high as a tree? 18.How can you be completely sleepless for seven days and still lack no rest? 19.Where was the Declaration of Independence signed? 20.If you throw a stone into the Red Sea,what will it become? 21.If two's company and three's crowd,what's four and five? 22.The farmers in this village used modern methods but harvested no apples this year ,why? 23.The injured dog had some difficulty going home.Every step he took, he slipped back two.However,he still managed to get home.How did he do it?If you throw a stone into the Red Sea,what will it become? 24.What falls often but never gts hurt? 25.How did the pick-pocket spot the plain-clothes cop in his woman's disguise? 26.Which month has 28 days? 27.What is it that everyone wants to have and get rid of too? 28.where did the egg floating down the Mississippi River come from? 29.Lucky Mouse fell off a 1000-step stair and was not hurt.why? 30.Why do giraffes have long neck? 31.How can you make 6 out of three 7's? 32.How can you make 6 out of three 5's? 33.how can you make 1000 out of eight 8's? 34.Can you name the captital of every state in the U.S.in ten seconds? 35.A police officer had a brother ,but the brother had no brother.How could that be? 36.Why does a cat look first to one side and then to the other side when it enters a room? 37.How do you know policemen are strong ? 38.With which hand do you write? 39.What must you do before you return a book to the library?
【参考答案】
1.Because it makes fat fact!2.Because it's the begining of everything!3.Because there is love between them!4.It's the letter B!5.It's the letter Y!6.Because it's in the midst of fun!7.With my hands ,of course!8.Take a longer rope and compare with it!9.What else is there to wish for? You cease to wish for it once you get it!10.He didn't cheat!11.Grow old!12.The other half!13.Santa Claus 圣诞老人
14.When there's two of them 有两个人时!15.They don't know how to cook 他们不知道如何烹饪!16.Two.The inside and the outside!17.All animals,for trees can't jump!18.Sleep at night!19.At the bottom!20.Wet!21.Nine!22.They planted peech trees!23.He walked in the other direction!24.Snowflakes!25.He passed by a cosmetics store without looking in the window!26.Every month has at least 28 days!27.One's appetite!28.From a hen!29.He fell off the last step!30.Because their heads are far from their bodies!31.easy.7-7/7=6!32.easy.5+5/5=6!33.easy.8+8+8+8+88+888=1000!34.Washinton,D.C.!35.The police officer was a lady!36.Because it can't see both sides at once.37.Because they can hold up traffic with just one hand!38.Neither.I use a pen!39.Borrow the book from library.英语单词变换：
要求去掉括号内单词中的一个字母，使其成为一个新的单词完成句子。1.Let's go to school by_______(busy)2.Where are Tom and Tim_____?(know)3.Thank you______much!(every)4.It's time_______breakfast,children.(four)5.May I have a look at your new_______?(open)6.Miss Wang has a lovely black_____(coat)7.______English teacher is from Canada.(hour)8.---Where's my new kite?---It's_______the wall.(one)Answer：
1.Bus 2.Now 3.Very 4.For 5.Pen 6.Cat 7.Our 8.On
填入一个单词，使整首诗意思完整。____ is greater than God.____ is more evil than the Devil.The poor have ____.The rich need ____.If you eat ____, you will die.Yes, the key is “ nothing”.Nothing is greater than God.Nothing is more evil than the Devil.The poor have nothing.The rich need nothing.If you eat nothing, you will die.(1)联合国的英文缩写：
(2)中华人民共和国的英文缩写：(3)英国的英文缩写：(4)美国的英文缩写：
(1)UN(2)PRC(3)UK(4)U.S.A.说出下列类型的单词，看谁说得多： 1.学习用品： 2.颜色： 3.动物： 4.水果： 5.Body: 6.Fruit: 7.Food:
第三篇：英语脑筋急转弯
英语脑筋急转弯
1.What room has no walls, no doors, no windows, and no floors? A mushroom.(蘑菇)2.What is smaller than an insect's mouth? Anything it eats.3.What large instrument do you carry in your ears? Drums, that is eardrums.(鼓膜)4.What's too much for one, just right for two, but nothing at all for three? A secret.5.What person tried to make you smile most of the time? A photographer.6.What animal has a head like a cat, eyes like a cat, a tail like a cat, but isn't a cat? A kitten.(小猫)7.What surprising things happen every 24 hours? Day breaks, but doesn't fall;night falls, but doesn't break.8.What can hear you without ears and can answer you without a mouth? An echo.(回声)9.What do you know about the kings of France? They are all dead.10.What question can you never answer 'yes“ to” Are you asleep? 11.Why do some old people never use glasses? They must prefer bottles to glasses.12.Why is the person wearing two coats while painting the house? Because the instructions on the paint can say “Put on two coats for best results.” 13.What two words have thousands of letters in them? Post office.14.What do workers do in a clock factory? They make faces all day.15.What 5-letter word has 6 left when you take 2 letters away? Sixty.16.When do you go as fast as a racing car? When you are in it.17.How many sides does a house have? Twoinside and outside.18.What never asks any questions but always gets answers? A doorbell.19.Where did Columbus stand when he discovered America? On his feet.20.When the boy fell into the water, what's the first thing he did? He got wet first of all.21.Who isn't your sister and isn't your brother, but is still a child of your mother and father? I myself.22.What has teeth but cannot eat? A comb.23.What kind of man can raise things without lifting them? A farmer.24.Why does time fly?
To get away from all the people who are trying to kill it.25.Name five days of the week without saying: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.The day before yesterday, yesterday, today, tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow.26.What animal eats and drinks with its tail?
All do.No animal takes off its tail when eating and drinking.27.What has a soft bed but never sleeps, a big mouth but never speaks? A river.28.What kind of dog never bite? A hot dog.29.Why does the Statue of Liberty stand in New York Harbor? Because it can't sit down.30.What did one invisible man say to the other invisible man? It's nice not to see you again.31.What wears a cap but has no head? A bottle.32.What rises in the morning and waves all day? A flag.33.What is an astronomer?(天文学家)? A night watchman with a college education.34.How can you tell clocks and watches are shy?
Because they always have their hands in front of their faces.35.What is wind? Air in a hurry.36.What comes after the letter “A”? All the other letters.37.What starts with a T, ends with a T, and is full of T? Teapot.38.What word can you make shorter by adding to it? Short.39.What person does every man take his hat off to? A barber.40.Why does the boy carry a ladder to the school? Because he wants to go to high school.41.What can you swallow that can also swallow you? Water.42.What's the difference between a hill and a pill? A hill is hard to get up and a pill is hard to get down.43.Why is it useless to send a letter to Washington? Because he's dead.44.A doctor and a lawyer loved the same girl.The lawyer went away for a week and gave the girl seven apples before he left.Why? Because an apple a day keeps the doctor away.45.What will you do if a man-eating tiger is running after you? Nothing.Because I'm a woman.46.What always travels on foot? A shoe.47.Where can happiness always be found? In the dictionary.48.What is higher without a head than with a head? A pillow.(枕头)49.Why don't you advertise for your lost dog? He can't read.50.On which side does a bird have the most feathers? The outside.51.What is the best thing to keep in hot weather? Cool!52.What is never used until it's broken? An egg.53.What's a skeleton?(骨架)It's a lot of bones without the person on them!54.What is dark but made by light? A shadow.55.What can you break with only one word? Silence.56.What stays indoors no matter how many times you put it out? The light.57.A policeman saw a truck driver going the wrong way down a one-way street, but didn't give him a ticket.Why? Because the truck driver was walking.58.Where can milk be best stored? In a cow.59.Which can move faster, heat or cold? Heat, because you can catch cold easily.60.What's the hardest thing about learning skating? The ice.61.What has cities with no houses, rivers without water and forests without trees? A map.62.What can be measured but has no length, width or thickness? The temperature.63.What makes the Tower of Pisa lean? It never eats.64.Why is writing called handwriting? If people wrote with their feet, we would have to call it footwriting.65.If there were only thre girls in the world, what do you think they would do? Two of them would get together ans talk about the other one.66.How many great men have been born in London? None.Only babies.67.When can you have an empty pocket and still have something in it? When you have a hole in your pocket.68.The greater it is, the less it can be seen.What is it? Darkness.69.The more you take away, the bigger I become.What am I? A hole.70.Who may marry many a wife and stay single all of his life? A priest.(牧师)
第四篇：幽默英语脑筋急转弯
搞笑英语脑筋急转弯
1.Why are people tired on April Fool's Day?(愚人节人们为什么疲倦?)
答：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.What weather do mice and rats fear?(老鼠害怕什么天气?)
答：When it's raining cats and dogs.(下大雨。rain cats and dogs 下大雨)
3.When do dogs refuse to follow their masters?(狗什么时候不愿跟随主人?)
答：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.What question can never be answered by “yes”?(哪个问题永远不能回答“是的”?)
答：Are you asleep?(你睡着了吗)
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5.What tree is always very sad?(哪种树总是很伤心?)
答：Weeping willow.(垂柳 weep哭泣 willow柳树)
6.When can you get water with a net?(什么时候可以用网兜装水?)
答：When water is turned into ice.(当水结成冰时)
7.Why is the pig always eating?猪为什么没完没了地吃?
答：He's making a hog of himself.它想成为一只肉猪。
8.What's the longest word in the world?世界上最长的单词是什么?
答：Smiles.Because there's a mile between the letter 's'.微笑。因为两个字母S中间隔了一里。
9.What question is that to which you must always answer “yes”? 什么问题你只能回答“yes”?
答：“What does y-e-s spell?”(当别人问你)“yes”怎么拼?
10.Where were you when the power was cut off? 当停电的时候你在哪? 答：In the darkness.在黑暗中。
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?(世界上最小的桥梁是什么？)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 alreadyforty-nine person in it.At this time,a pregnant woman comes on andboards the ship.The shipsinks.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.What's the poorest bank in the world?(世界的最贫穷的银行是什么？)13.What month do soldiers hate?(军人憎恨什么月？)答案Answers: 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，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 is a pigboat.(那是潜水艇。pigboat，潜水艇)12.The river bank。(河岸。)13.March。(行军。)
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? 世界上最小的桥梁是什么？
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? 为什么是彗星像米老鼠？
13.Who is closer to you, your mom or your dad? 谁跟你比较亲密,你的妈妈或你的爸爸? 14.What's the poorest bank in the world?
世界的最贫穷的银行是什么? 15.What month do soldiers hate? 军人憎恨什么月? 16.An old woman has lived in one-story house before.Her body is very short.Afterwards,she moves into a big building and lives in the ninth story.However, when she comes back home each time,she always takes an elevator to the sixth story and gets off,then she walks to the ninth story.Why? 有位老妇人,从前住平房,并且个子非常矮,后来她搬进了一个很高的楼里,住在第九层,但是她每次回家,她总是乘电梯到第六层就下来,然后走到第九层.为什么?
答案： 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，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 is a pigboat.那是潜水艇。pigboat,潜水艇 12.Because it is a star with a tail.因为它是有尾巴的星星。13.Mom is closer, because Dad is father（farther）.因为爸爸是父亲 , 所以妈妈比较靠近。14.The river bank.河岸。15.March.行军.16.Because she was too short to press the ninth button.她太矮了不能按到第九层的按钮.Q:What's the difference between a monkey and a flea? A: A monkey can have fleas, but a flea can't have monkeys.猴子会和跳蚤有什么不同呢？你可能会直接的想到它们俩是一大一小。但除此之外呢，那就是猴子身上可以长跳蚤，而跳蚤身上却不能有猴子。这个答案很有意思吧？
Q: How can you most irritate a farmer? A: By treading on his corn?
如果你踩了农夫的玉米或是谷物，他肯定会生气的；而如果你踩了农夫脚底的鸡眼，他会更生气。Corn既可以表示“玉米/谷物”，也有“鸡眼”的意思。
Q: Which is the strongest creature in the world? A: The snail.It carries its house on its back.因为snail（蜗牛）的后背上总是背着一所房子，所以说蜗牛是世界上最强壮的生物是不足为奇的。你说呢？
Q: What do people do in a clock factory? A: They make faces all day.一看到make faces这个短语，你可千万别以为是在钟表厂工作的人整天都做鬼脸呀！因为除了这个意思以外，它还可以从字面上解释为制造钟面。
Q: How do you stop a sleepwalker from walking in his sleep? A: Keep him awake.怎样才能不让梦游者（sleepwalker）梦游（walk in his sleep）呢？最简单的方法就是不让他睡觉。虽然这不是治疗方法，但如果让梦游者醒着呢，他的确就不会去梦游了。
1）----Who is closer to you，your mom or your dad ?(爸爸和妈妈谁和你更近？）
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（2）----What fruit is never found singly ?(什么水果永远不会是单个的？）
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（3）----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？）
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注: 以上脑筋急转弯泛采用了同音词（homonyms）:（1）“father”（父亲）与“farther”（更远）（2）“pear”（梨）音同“pair”（一对），（3）“Miss Fortune”音同“misfortune”（不幸）http://www.xiexiebang.com（4）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？）——
（5）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？）——
（6）What stays hot even if put it in a fridge?(什么东西即使放在冰箱里也热？）——
注: 以上脑筋急转弯大量运用了双关语（puns）：
（4）“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”；
（5）“cool”可表示“冷的、凉的”，也可指“棒、时髦、美妙的”；（6）“hot”有两个意思：“热”、“辣”。
第五篇：英语脑筋急转弯四
英语脑筋急转弯四
Questions：
1．What animals are well-educated？
什么动物受的教育好？
2．What’s the smallest room in the World？
世界上什么房间最小？
3．Why are young men unwilling to date the daughter of the Fortunes？
年轻人为什么都不愿和费群家的小姐约会？ Keys：
1．Fish，because they go around in schools．
是鱼，因为它们总是成群地游来游去。
2．A mushroom.是蘑菇。
3．Because she is Miss Fortune．
因为她是费群小姐。Notes：
1．school n.一群（鱼）；学校
2．mushroom/＇m)Mrum/n．蘑菇
3．Miss Fortune音似misfortune/mis>f&:CM+n/ n．
不幸 Questions：
1．What has nothing but a head and a tail？
什么东西只有脑袋和尾巴？
2．As a large horse is getting on in age，why should he always stay in cold and wet？
当一匹马日渐衰老，为什么总呆在又湿又冷的地
方？
3．If you stand with your back to the north and face south，what would be on your left hand？
假设你站着时前面是南，后面是北，那么左手是
什么方向？ Keys：
1．A coin.是硬币。
2．So that he could catch cold and become a little
hoarse.这样他就可以着凉，嗓子就可以有些嘶哑。
3．Fingers．
是手指。Notes：
1．head头；钱币的正面（指有人头像的一面）
tail尾巴；钱币的反面
2．hoarse/h&:s/adj．嘶哑的，音似horse
a little horse一匹小马
3．on one’s left hand可以指左手方向，也可以指在 左手上面 Questions：
1．What kind of water should people drink in order to be healthy？
为了健康应该喝什么水？
2．Why is 10×10＝1000.like your left eye？
为什么说10×10＝1000就像你的左眼？
3．What do you still keep after giving it to someone else？
什么东西给了别人自己却还留着？ Keys：
1．Drink well water．
喝井水。
2．It’s not right．
它不是右眼。
3．Your word．
你的话。Notes：
1．well n．井； adj．健康的
2．It’s not right另一层意思是：它不对
3． give one’s word允诺，答应
keep one’s word信守诺言
keep one’s word after giving it真正的意思是：
答应别人的事一定要做到 Questions：
1．Are cats bigger in the morning or at night？
猫是早晨大还是夜晚大？
2．What did the big chimney say to the little chimney while working？
工作时大烟囱对小烟囱说些什么？ 3．What is a sleeping child？
睡觉的孩子是干什么的？ Keys：
1．At night，because they’re let out in night time
and taken in in the day time．
夜晚的猫大，因为它们晚上出动，白天收兵。
2．“You’re too young to smoke．”
“你还年轻，不该抽烟。”
3．A kidnapper．
是个绑匪。Notes：
1．let out放出去；改长，改宽（尤指改衣服）
take in收回；改短，改小（尤指改衣服）
2．smoke v.抽烟；冒烟
3．kidnapper/＇kidn$p+/n．绑匪
kid/kid/ n．小孩
nap/n$p/v.打瞌睡 Questions：
1．Who is lazier，the tall man or the short man？
高个子和矮个子的人谁更懒惰？
2．When did the driver stop to have lunch？
司机什么时候停下来吃午饭？
3．Take away my first letter，take away my second letter，take away all my letters，and I remain the same． What am I？
拿走我的第一个字母，第二个字母，拿走我所有
的字母，我还是我，请问我是谁？ Keys：
1．The tall one，because he’s longer In bed．
高个子懒，因为他在床上的时间更长。
2．When he came to a fork in the road．
当他开到三叉口的时候。
3．A postman.邮递员。Notes：
1．longer adv.（时间）更长；（距离，身高等）更长
2．fork n.三叉口；叉子
3． letter n．字母；信 Questions：
1．Will it rain for several days continuously？
会不会连续几天阴雨连绵？
2．Who can raise things without lifting them？
什么人不用举就能把东西抬起来？
3．What did the king cloud say to the rest of the clouds？
云中之王对芸芸众生说什么？
4．Who is married to the First Lady？
第一夫人嫁给了谁？ Keys：
1．Never，because there’re nights in between．
永远不会，因为白昼之间有黑夜隔开。
2．Farmers.农民。
3．“I’m the one who should rain here．”
“我要在这里降雨。”
4．Adam.是亚当。Notes：
1．day n．一天；一个白昼
continuously/k+n>tinju+sli/ adv．连续不断地
2．raise举起，抬起；饲养，种植
3． rain v.下雨，音似reign/rein/v.统治
4．the First Lady第一夫人，总统夫人
the first lady第一位女士，指夏娃 Questions：
1．What does the man who just had his face shaved resemble？
刚刚修过胡须的男人像什么？
2．Why did the farmer take his chicken to task？
农夫为什么训斥小鸡？
3．How do we know the ocean is friendly？
人们如何知道海洋是友好的呢？ Keys：
1．A bear.像熊。
2．Because they use foul language．
因为它们说脏话。
3．It waves.它总是招手致意。Notes：
1．resemble/ri>zembl/ v．与…相像
bear n．熊，音似bare adj．光秃秃的，无遮盖的 bare-faced面孔干干净净，没有胡须的 bear-faced脸和熊一样的
2．foul adj．脏的，音似fowl n．家禽
3．wave v．起波浪；招手致意 Questions：
1．How did the hangman get married？
绞刑吏是怎么结婚的？
2．Why did little Tom put his brother’s guitar in the refrigerator？
小汤姆为什么把他哥哥的吉他放在冰箱里？
3．Why is the inside of everything so mysterious？
为什么说凡事内部都神秘莫测？ Keys：
1．He tied a knot．
他打了一个结。
2．Because he enjoyed cool music．
因为他爱听美妙的音乐。
3．Because you can never make them out．
因为你永远也不能弄懂它们。Notes：
1．hangman/＇h$Rm$n/ n．绞刑吏，刽子手
tie a knot打一个结；缔结良缘
2．refrigerator/ri＇friDN+reit+/ n．电冰箱（也可写作
fridge或者icebox）
cool adj．凉的，冷的；棒的，超级的，美妙的 3．make them out有两层意思：①把它们变到外面
来；②弄懂它们，看清它们
mysterious/?mis>t!+r!+s/adj．难理解的，神秘的 Questions：
1．Why is a coward like a leaky faucet？
为什么说胆小鬼和漏水的笼头一样？
2．Why should we never ask balloons for advice？
为什么我们绝不向汽球征求意见？ 3．What band can’t play music？
什么乐队不会演奏音乐？ Keys：
1．They both run.因为它们都会溜走。
2．They are full of hot air．
因为它们里面全是热空气。
3．Rubber band．
橡皮筋。Notes：
1．coward/＇kau+d/n．懦夫，胆小鬼
faucet/＇f&：sit/ n．水笼头
leaky/＇li：ki/ adj．漏的，有漏洞的 run v．跑，溜走；流动，流（水）
2．hot air热空气；吹牛，胡说
3．band n．乐队，吹奏乐队；带子，绳子
rubber band橡皮筋 Questions：
1．Do audience ever steal anything？
听众会偷东西吗？
2．What will the farmer grow in his garden if he doesn’t mind working hard？
假如一个农夫不在乎劳动有多辛苦，他会在园子
里种什么？ Keys：
1．Yes，when they take the floor．
当他们发言时就会这样做。
2．He will grow tired．
他会累的。Notes：
1．audience/>&j+dns/ n．听众，观众
take the floor有两种理解：①词组真正的含义是
“发言”；②在答案中可理解为“拿走地板”。
2．grow v.种植；变得… Questions：
1．Can you tell me when was the Iron Age？
能告诉我铁器时代是什么时候吗？
2．Why did the rooster refuse to fight？
公鸡为何不应战？
3．What king belongs to a student？
什么国王属于学生？ Keys：
1．Before the drip-dry era．
在滴干成衣时期之前。
2．Because it’s a chicken．
因为它是一只鸡。
3．A ruler．
一把尺。Notes：
1．iron n．铁器，铁；熨斗
drip/drip/ v．滴水
drip-dry adj．（指衣服）滴干免熨的
2．rooster/＇ru：st+/ n．公鸡，也作 cook
chicken n．鸡，包括 hen（母鸡），rooster/cock
（公鸡），Chick（小鸡）；胆小鬼，懦夫
3．ruler n．统治者；尺 Questions：
1．Why didn’t the baseball catcher meet Cinderella？
棒球队的接球员为什么没有见到灰姑娘？
2．What would happen if the rock beard a most funny joke？
要是石头听了一个非常好笑的笑话会怎么样？ Keys：
1．Because he missed the ball．
因为他没有接住球。
2．He would crack up．
他会笑破肚皮。Notes：
1．baseball/＇beisb&:l/ n．棒球赛，棒球队队员
有catcher（接球员），batter（击球员）和pitcher
（投球员）。
Cinderella是童话中的人物，原名叫Ella，因为继
母让她整天呆在厨房里，身上的衣服都是灰（cinder），所以大家叫她灰姑娘（cinderella）。
cinder/＇sind+/ n．余烬，煤块烧剩下的煤核
ball n．球；舞会
miss the ball另一层意思是：错过了舞会
2． crack up（引起）哄堂大笑，笑痛肚子
crack/＇kr$k/ v．破裂，敲破
The rock would crack up另一层意思是：石头会
裂开的 Questions：
1．Why do you put your head on the piano？
你为何把头放在钢琴上？
2．Why do you put your bed in the fireplace？
你为何把床放在壁炉里？
3．Why does the liar stay in his room all day？
撒谎的人为何成天呆在家里？ Keys：
1．I want to play piano by ear．
因为我想用耳朵弹琴。
2．I want sleep like a log．
因为我想像木头一样睡觉。
3．So that nobody can find him out．
这样任何人都不会在外面发现他。Notes：
1．play（piano）by ear真正的涵义是：不用乐谱演
奏（钢琴曲）
2．sleep like a log真正的涵义是：睡得很沉很香
fire place壁炉
3．find…out真正的涵义是：发现真相，使真相大
白 Questions：
1．How long is a shoe，usually？
一般鞋有多长？
2．What ten-letter word starts with gas？
什么单词是由gas开头的10个字母组成？ 3．What is black and white and red all over？
什么东西全身黑、白、红相间？ Keys：
1．A little more than a foot long．
一英尺多一点。
2．Automobile．
汽车。
3．Newspaper．
报纸。Notes：
1．foot n．英尺；脚
“A little more than a foot long”实指“比脚长
点点”。
2．automobile/＇tmabi：l/ n．汽车
start v．以…开始；发动，启动（尤指汽车）
3．red音似read（read过去分词）
read all over从头读到尾 Questions：
1．What has a tongue but can’t talk？
什么东西有舌头却不能讲话？
2．What has a ear but can’t bear？
什么东西有耳朵却听不见？
3．What has a head but can’t think？
什么东西有头脑却不会思考？
4．What has a foot but can’t walk？
什么东西有脚却不会走路？ Keys：
1．An envelope．
一个信封。
2．An ear of corn．
一穗玉米。
3．A nail．
一颗钉子。
4．A bed．
一张床。Notes：
1．tongue n．舌头；舌状物
3．head n．头；顶端
4．foot n．脚；底部
the foot of a bed床脚处 Questions：
1．Books always claim to be kings，why？
书本都自诩为国王，为什么？
2．Is a hen who seldom lay eggs a good layer？
不常下蛋的鸡是好蛋鸡吗？ 3．How do you feel today？
今天你感觉怎么样？
4．Why are schools haunted？
学校为什么闹鬼？ Keys：
1．They all have a lot of pages．
因为它们都由很多页组成。
2．Yes，as long as it doesn’t lay bad eggs．
是的，只要它下的蛋不是坏蛋。
3．With my hands，of course．
自然是用双手呀。
4．They have the school spirit.因为它们都有学校团队精神。Notes：
1．page n.页；侍从
3．How do you feel today？另一种理解是：今天你
怎样触摸？
4．spirit n．幽灵，鬼魂；精神，活力 Questions：
1．What has four legs but only one face？
什么东西有四条腿，却只有一只脚？ 2．What has many tails but no head？
什么东西有许多尾巴，却没有一个脑袋？
3．What has three hands but only one face？
什么东西有三只手，却只有一张脸？ 4．What has its heart in its head？
什么东西的心在脑袋里面？ Keys：
1．A bed．
是床。
2．A book of stories．
是故事书。
3．A clock．
是时钟。
4．A lettuce．
是生菜。Notes：
1．the foot/head of a bed
床尾（床脚处）/床头
2．tail音似tale（故事）
3．hand n．手；指针
4．ahead of lettuce一颗生菜 Questions：
1．Which can move faster，heat or cold？
冷和热谁跑得快？
2．What coat has no collars，no sleeves，no pockets and no buttons？
什么衣服没领没袖，没有口袋也没有钮扣？ 3．What weather do mice and rats fear？
老鼠害怕什么天气？
4．Who always finds things dull？
谁总觉得什么事都无聊？ Keys：
1．Heat，because you can catch cold．
热跑得快，因为你追得上冷。
2． A coat of paint．
一层油漆。
3．When it’s raining cats and dogs．
下滂沱大雨的时候。
4．A knife-sharpener．
磨刀师傅。Notes：
1． cold n．冷；感冒
catch cold追上冷；患感冒
2．coat n．衣服；一层（油漆，灰尘等）
4．dull adj．无聊，没劲；钝 Questions：
1．What kind of ribbons do politicians use？
政客们用什么样的带子？
2．When does a doctor get angry？
医生什么时候会生气？
3．Who always drives his customer away？
谁总是把顾客撵走？ 4． Who makes a million dollars a day？
谁每天挣一百万美元？ Keys：
1．Red tape．
红色的带子。
2．When he loses his patients．
当他的病人不来找他看病的时候。
3．A taxi-driver.出租汽车司机。
4．People who work in a mint．
在造币厂工作的人。Notes：
1．red tape真正的含义是：繁文缛节，官僚作风
2．patients音似 patience
lose one’s patience不耐烦，发脾气
3． drive… away另一种理解是：用车把…接走
4．mint/mint/ n．造币厂 Questions：
1．Can you tell me how fast light travels？
你能告诉我光速有多快吗？
2．What’s the hardest in the world？
世界上最难的谜语是什么？ 3． What’s the smallest bridge in the world？
世界上最小的桥梁是什么？ Keys：
1．The same way as slow light travels．
和慢的光线一样传播。
2．Life，because everyone has to give it up．
生命，因为每个人都有生命终止的一天。
3．The bridge of a nose．
鼻梁。Notes：
1．travel/＇tr$v+l/v ．传播，运行
“how fast light travel”有两种理解：①光速有多
快；②快的光线如何传播
2．give…up（努力不成之后）放弃；终止
3．bridge n．桥；鼻梁 Questions：
1．Can I try on that dress in the window？
我可以试穿橱窗里那件连衣裙吗？ 2．When is a secret like a dress？
什么时候秘密像衣服？ 3．What comes before six？
六前面是什么？ Keys：
1．You can use the dressing room．
你可以在试衣室里试穿。
2． When it’s let out．
当它泄露以后。
3．The milkman．
送牛奶的人。Notes：
1．“Can I try on that dress in the window？”
另一种理解是：我能在橱窗里试那件连衣裙吗？
2．let out（秘密）泄露；（衣服）改大
3．“What comes before six？”
另一种理解是：什么在六点钟之前来？ Questions：
1．What’s the difference between a woman and an umbrella？
女人和伞的区别是什么？
2．What sport do waiters and waitresses excel in？
服务员最擅长什么运动？
3．What has four legs and flies？
什么东西有四条腿还可以飞？ Keys：
1．You can shut up an umbrella．
你可以把伞收起来。
2．Tennis． They really know how to serve．
打网球。因为他们熟谙发球。
3．A dead horse．
一匹死马。Notes：
1．shut up关起来，收起来；（使）闭嘴，住嘴
you can shut up an umbrella”的含义是：
you can’t shut up a woman（你可没法叫一个女
人住嘴）
2．serve v．发球；服务，侍候
3．flies v．飞（fly单数第三人称形式）
n．苍蝇 Questions：
1．Will liars be honest after they die？
撒谎的人死后会诚实吗？
2．Why are people always tired on April Fool’s Day？
愚人节这天人们为什么总是疲惫不堪？ 3．What driver never speed？
什么司机从不超速开车？ Keys：
1．No，they won’t． They lie still after they die．
不会，他们死后还是撒谎。
2．Because they’ve just had a long March．
因为他们刚刚结束一次漫长行军。
3． A screwdriver．
螺丝刀。Notes：
1．lie Still静躺，静卧；仍旧撒谎
2．March 三月；march n．行军，行进
3．screwdriver/＇skru:draiv+/n．螺丝刀 Questions：
1．Why is the heart of a tree like the end of a dog’s tail？
为什么说树心像狗尾巴梢？
2．Why is the airplane pilot like the escaping prisoner？
为什么说飞机驾驶员与在逃囚犯相似？ 3．When is a horse the heaviest？
什么时候马最重？ Keys：
1．Because it’s the farthest place from the bark.因为它离树皮最远。
2．They both want safe flights．
因为他们都希望飞行安全。
3．When it’s led。
当有人牵它的时候。Notes：
1．bark/b%:k/ n．树皮；狗吠
the end of a dog’s tail狗尾巴梢，离狗的嘴最远
2． flight/flait/ n．飞行；逃亡，逃跑
safe flight安全飞行；安全出逃
3．led： lead（牵引）的过去分词，音似 lead/led/n．
铅 Questions：
1．What vegetable do people have if they want privacy？
人们在需要旁人避开时总是选什么蔬菜？
2．What do you do with your shoes after you wear them out？
你的鞋子穿破以后你怎么处理它们？
3．Why do you think 10 points are no less than 100 points？
你为什么说10分和100分差不多？ Keys：
1．Lettuce alone．
只要莴苣。
2．Wear them back in．
当然是穿回家。
3． Because the difference between them is just
nothing．
因为它们之间的区别仅仅是零。Notes：
1．Lettuce alone音似 let us alone（让我们单独呆一
会儿）
privacy/＇praiv+si/ n．隐私
2．wear…out把…穿破，穿坏；把…穿着到外面 Questions：
1．Who will be your real friend，a poor friend or a rich one？
贫穷的朋友和富贵的朋友，谁会成为你真正的朋
友？
2．Why don’t you buy a vacuum cleaner？
你为什么不买个真空吸尘器？
3．What’s the most contradictory sign in a library？
图书馆里最自相矛盾的标牌是什么？ Keys：
1．A poor friend，because a friend in need is a
friend indeed．
贫穷的朋友，因为患难之交是真情。
2． I don’t have any vacuum to clean．
我没有真空要打扫。
3． To speak aloud is not allowed．
大声讲话是不允许的。Notes：
1．a friend in need患难之交
in need需要帮助，需要资助，穷困的 2． vacuum/＇v$kju：m/ n．真空
3．contradictory/、k&ntr+＇dikt+ri/adj．互相抵触的
To speak aloud is not allowed音似 to speak
aloud is not aloud．（大声讲话不是大声）Questions：
1． Is there anything that you can’t get over？
有没有你无法释怀淡忘的事？
2．Why did the hippies remind one Of a coal miner in the old days？
嬉皮士为何使人联想起旧时代的矿工？ 3．DO people fish with a permit in this area？
在这个地方钓鱼必须要有特许证吗？ Keys：
1．Lots of． The sun，the moon，and lots of buildings.很多。太阳，月球，还有许多高大建筑。
2．Because they’re fond of saying：“ I dig．”
因为他们喜欢说，“我来挖”。
3．NO，We fish with a bait．
不，我们用鱼饵钓鱼。Notes：
1．get over淡忘，痊愈（不愉快的经历、感受等）；越
过
2．“I dig”真实涵义是：我喜欢
3．with持有；用…做某事
permit/＇p+:mit/n．许可证，执照 Questions：
1． Why is jaywalking tiring？
乱穿马路为什么很累？
2．Why are giraffes considered intelligent？
人们为什么认为长颈鹿是有智慧的？
3．Why are horses considered talented in painting？
人们为什么认为马在绘画方面有天赋？ Keys：
1．Because it may make one have a rundown feeling．
因为它有可能让人觉得身体情况不佳。
2．Because it’s the highest form of animal life．
因为它是动物的最高形态。
3． Because they draw a lot of things．
因为它们拖很多很多东西。Notes：
1．run-down adj．身体不好的，音似 run down（被
车撞倒）
jaywalk/＇DNeiw&k/ v．乱穿马路
2．high adj．高的
the highest form最高级形态
3．draw v．拖，拉；画 Questions：
1．What job will make people look up to you？
干什么工作人们会敬仰你？
2．Why is an empty matchbox the thing to have in the world？
为什么说一个空火柴盒是世界上最好的东西？ 3．Why do smart students refuse to write about the king as their subject？
聪明的学生为什么不把国王作为写作的课题？ Keys：
1．Window-washing on high-rises．
给高层建筑擦窗户的工作。
2．Because it’s matchless．
因为它没有火柴。
3．Because the king is not a subject．
因为国王不是臣民。Notes：
1．look-up to向上看，抬头望；敬仰，敬佩
2． matchless/＇m$CMlis/adj．无可匹敌的，举世无
双的
-less后缀，意思是：没有…的，所以matchless又
可理解为：没有火柴的
3．subject/＇s)bDNikt/n．话题，主题；臣民，国民 Questions：
1．Why did the banker keep looking up at the sky
银行家为什么老是抬头看天？
2．When do dogs refuse to follow their owners？
什么时候狗不愿跟随主人？ 3．Do astronauts ever get hungry once they are in outer space？
宇航员在太空里会觉得饿吗？ Keys：
1．To see if there’s any change in the sky．
看看天上有没有变化。
2．When their owners go to the flea market．
当他们的主人去跳蚤市场时。
3．Never，for they had a big launch．
不会，因为他们经历了火箭发射。Notes：
1．change n．变化；零钱
2．flea market跳蚤市场，卖旧物或小东西的市场
flea n．跳蚤
3．launch/l&：CM/n．发射（尤指火箭），音似lunch
/l)nCM/ n．午餐，也作luncheon。Questions：
1．Henry was sent by his mother to see how old Mrs.Smith was but was scolded by the old lady，why？
亨利听母亲的话去探望史密斯老太太，却被老太
太训斥，这是为什么呢？ 2．Mr．White followed a parking sign but was given a ticket by the policeman．Can you guess what that sign reads？
怀特先生按停车指示牌停车，却被警察开票罚款。你猜得出指示牌上的内容吗？ Keys：
1．Old Mrs． Smith thought it was her privacy how old she was．
因为史密斯太太认为年龄属于个人隐私。
2．It reads，“Fine for parking．”
上面写着，“可以停车”。Notes：
1． how old Mrs． Smith is有两种理解：
①史密斯老太太身体怎么样；
②史密斯太太有多大年纪
2．“Fine for parking”另一种理解是：“停车罚款”。
fine adj．好的； n．罚款 Questions：
1．When is a football team like a scrambled egg？
足球队什么时候像炒鸡蛋？
2．What’s the difference between a fly and a mosquito？
苍蝇与蚊子的区别何在？
3．How can you keep your friend’s friendship？
怎样保持朋友对你的友情？ Keys：
1．When it’s beaten．
当它输了球时。
2．You can’t sew a zipper on a mosquito．
不可能在蚊子身上缝一根拉链。
3．By not returning it．
不要还给朋友就行了。Notes：
1．beat v．击败，打输；打（蛋）
scramble/＇skr$mbl/ v．把蛋白蛋黄搅拌在一起
2．fly n．苍蝇；（裤子）前边的开口
mosquito/m+s>ki:t+u/ n．蚊子
3．keep v，保持；保存，留住 Questions：
1．What color is the wind？
风是什么颜色？
2．Why can a bride hide nothing？
新娘为何藏不住东西？
3．What kind of people are most extravagant about their clothes？
什么人穿衣服最奢侈？
4．Why is the library the highest building？
为什么说图书馆是最高的建筑？ Keys：
1．Blue．
蓝色。
2．Because some one will give her away．
因为有人会揭发她。
3．Those who wear their clothes out the first day．
那些第一天就穿着新衣服出门的人。
4．It has the most stories．
因为图书馆里故事最多。Notes：
1．The wind blew风在吹
2．give…away揭发；在婚礼上把新娘交给新郎
3．extravagant/ik>str$vig+nt/ adj．奢侈的 wear…out穿到外面；穿破，用坏
4．story n．故事；（楼）层 Questions：
1．When are your eyes not your eyes？
什么时候你的眼睛不再是你的眼睛？ 2．Does this road go to the zoo？
这条路是去动物园的路吗？
3．Why do people never feel hungry on a beach？
为什么在沙滩上的人永远不会觉得饿？ 4．Why don’t you take the bus home？
你为什么不乘车回家？ Keys：
1．When the wind makes them water．
当风沙进去，眼泪汪汪的时候。
2．Well，you’11 have to go there yourself．
不，你得自己去（路是不会去的）。
3． Because of the sand which is there．
因为那儿有沙子。
4．Because my home is not that big．
因为我家不够大。Notes：
1．water v．流口水，流眼泪
3．the sand which is there音似 the sandwiches
there（那里有三明治）。
4．take the bus home另一种解是：把车带回家。
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