英语脑筋急转弯

脑筋急转弯(一)
1) what month do soldiers hate?
2) how many feet are there in a yard?
3) why is an empty purse always the same?
4) what book has the most stirring chapters?
5) what kind of dog doesn't bite or bark?
6) what is the smallest room in the world?
7) what kind of water should people drink in order to be healthy?
8) how do we know the ocean is friendly?
9) which can move faster, heat or cold?
10) why is the library the highest building?
keys:
1)march (三月，行军)
2) it depends on how many people stand in the yard. (码，院子)
3) there is no change in it. (零钱，变化)
4) a cook book. (动人的，搅拌的)
5) hot dog. (热狗)
6) mushroom. (蘑菇)
7) drink well water. (井水，健康的)
8) it waves. (起波浪，招手致意)
9) heat, because you can catch cold. (追上冷，患感冒)
10) it has the most stories. (故事，（楼）层)
脑筋急转弯(二)
（1） ---- who is closer to you， your mom or your dad ? (爸爸和妈妈谁和你更近？）
—— mom is closer because dad is father.
（2）---- what fruit is never found singly ? (什么水果永远不会是单个的？）
—— a pear.
（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？）
—— because she is miss fortune.
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）
（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？）
——because it is matchless.
（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？）
——because he enjoyed cool music.
（6）what stays hot even if put it in a fridge?(什么东西即使放在冰箱里也热？）
 ——pepper.
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"。
（7）what kind of table has no legs?—a timetable.
（8）what month do soldiers hate？ —march.
（9）why is a peacock the best story teller? —because it always has a beautiful tail.
（10）which runs faster， heat or cold?—heat，because you can catch a cold.
（11）why does time fly? —because many people are trying to kill it.
（12）what eight-letter word has only one letter in it? —envelope.
（13）what word is pronounced wrong， even by the best of scholars? —the word“wrong”.
（14）where does harvest come before work?—in a dictionary.
（15）why is the letter e so important?—because it is the beginning of everything.