julystar77
这种谜语有点像汉语里的“脑筋急转弯”,一词多义常常是关键。Why is a river rich? 答案:Because it has two banks. “因为它拥有两家银行(歧义:两条河岸)。”这是个双关语谜语。What country is popular on thanksgiving day? 答案:土耳其。因为Turkey(土耳其)的小写是turkey(火鸡),而火鸡是感恩节的传统主菜。What country is useful at mealtime?答案:中国。因为中国China(中国)的小写是china(瓷器),而瓷器是用餐时必需的。Which runs faster, heat or cold? 答案:heat。Because you can catch a cold and you can’t catch a heat .What bird is essential to eating? 答案:swallow(燕子)。因为swallow的另外一个意思是“吞咽”。
qianshuijun
billwenttoavillageonfriday,towdayslater,hegotoutthatvillageonfriday,why?答案:becausehishorsenamed“friday”比尔于星期五去了个小村子,两天之后,他从村子里出来仍在在星期五,为什么?答案:他的马叫“星期五”这个谜语在于误导人们,onfriday表示时间。
叶烨夜夜
1.What gets larger,the more you take away?什么东西你拿走越多,反而越大?2.What goes on four legs in the morning,on two at noon,and on three in the evening?什么走路开始用四条腿,后来用两条腿,最后用三条腿?3.What do we get if we cross a woodpecker with a homing pigeon?把一只啄木鸟和一只识途的鸽子融合在一起,会得到什么?4.Where does afternoon come before morning in the world?世界上哪个地方下午比早上先到?5.Can you tell me some thing about the great scientists of the 18th century?你能告诉我一些18世纪伟大科学家的事吗?Keys答案1.Ahole.洞2.People.They crawled when they were babies and walked with two legs before they had to rely on a crutch in old age.是人,他们刚生下来的时候用四肢爬行,后来用双腿走路,老年时又不得不依靠拐杖走。3.A bird that knocks on the door when delivering messages.将得到一只送信时会敲门的鸟。4.In the dictionary.在字典里。5.They're all dead.他们都已过世