The English Riddle 2009-11-03 18:02:57| 分类: 英语杂锦 | 标签: |字号大中小 订阅
The English Riddle
The Question:
1
Two little brothers,
One lives on one side,
The other on the other side,
They hear what you say,
But they does not see each other。
2
It is so weak,
That a little wind can move it,
It is so strong,
That you can cut it with a knife and leave no trace。
3
What letter is a part of the head
4
Why is a river very rich
5
Which four letters are the thief afraid of
6
What part of a clock is always old
7
What is white when it is dirty
8
What never asks qustions, but gets a lot of answers
9
Which letter makes her hear
10
I jump into the water,what do I do
11
My first is in “ snow ”, but not in “ ice ” ,
My second is in “ rose ”, and also in “ rice ” ,
My third is not in “ pencil ”, but in “ paper ”
My whole is a place where there is a lot of water
12
What is the difference between here and there
13
What are the strongest days of the week
14
Why did the man put wheels on his rocking chair
15
Why is the letter “R” like Christmas
16
At what time of day was Adam born
17
Why did the person throw a clock out the window
18
What time is it when a pie is divided among four friends
19
What nail should you never hit with a hammer
20
What ring is square
21
Why is the sun like a loaf of bread
The Key
The Key:
1 ear
2 water
3 eye
4 because it has two banks。(堤岸; 银行)
5 (oh, I see you )
6 second-hand (秒针,二手货)
7 blackboard
8 doorbell
9 a
10 waiter
11 sea
12 The letter “t” ( there 去掉“t”,跟 here 这个字就没什么两样。)
13 Saturday and Sunday --- all the other days are weak (week) days ( weak与 week的发音一样。而美国人的工作天只有五天,即从 Monday到 Friday ,这五天是他们的week days)
14 Because he wanted to rock and roll ( to rock and roll是跳摇滚舞。但在这儿,摇rock 的是rocking chair,滚 roll的是 wheels。这就造成了一句双关的趣味。)
15 Because it comes at the end of December (对这句话而言,答案的意思是R这个字母正好排在December的末尾。除此以外,答案还有一个意思,Christmas在the end of December的时候到来。换言之,答案也造成了一句双关的趣味。)
16 Just before Eve ( Eve 是一语双关,一是解“晚间”, 一是解“夏娃”。)
17 To see time fly ( 为什么人会把钟丢出窗外?你如果回答是因为夫妻吵架而摔东西,那就落入俗套,没什么好笑。但回答To see time fly 看时光飞驰,你说妙不妙?)
18 A quarter to one ( A quarter to one是 12:45,再一刻钟就到一点。另外一个意思是一人分四分之一。)
19 Your fingernail (用 fingernail回答问句的 nail ,是在字形和字音上玩游戏其实nail的意思是钉子, fingernail的中文意思是指甲,根本是问非所答。
20 A boxing ring (用A boxing ring回答问句的ring, 是在字形和字音上玩游戏。其实ring的意思是圆圈或指环,boxing ring 却是指拳赛场地。
21 Because it’s light when it rises ( 答案就太阳而言,它升起的时候,很亮。答案就面包而言,它松起的时候,很轻。两个意思同属于一句英文之中,这就是答案的妙处。)
sayyes这篇课文中夫妻二人因为发生了矛盾而导致的争吵。
争吵,是汉语词语,拼音是zhēngchǎo,意思是因意见不合大声争辩,互不相让。
夫妻:丈夫和妻子。一般由婚姻关系确立。夫妻关系的确立,一般由民政部门确认。男子与女子抱着美好的愿望,结为夫妻。一为延续后人、二为共同健康。即人类才有如此美好的人生形态,是指生理成熟的男人和女人以婚姻为纽带结为一体的各自以自己所能无条件帮助和成就对方需要的家庭主要角色关系,男人叫丈夫,女人叫妻子。夫妻一旦结为一体,就自然形成有次序的家庭角色关系。
课文是指教科书中的正文,区别于注释和习题等,一般在语文或地理中出现。英语,有对话和短文。最早在南朝梁国刘勰的《文心雕龙·指瑕》出现。
pour oil on troubled waters 含义是 息事宁人。而不是火上浇油。
约在公元六世纪时,英国神学家比得(bede)在《教会史》中提到了一个故事。故事中有一位要为king oswy新娘护航的牧师,在临行之前,主教艾丹(aidan)给了他一瓶圣油,希望使他在海上遇到风暴时能渡过难关,顺利平安到达目的地。船在离开不久之后,果然遇到了风浪,牧师想起主教给的圣油,便将其倒入波涛汹涌的海中,没一会的功夫,海面便慢慢平静了下来。
一直到今天,“将油倒入混乱的水中”便表示息事宁人。而在现代英语中,此语也可指用外资辞令或实际行动消除剑拔弩张的紧张局势。
例 :The couple argued fiercely and no matter how I tried to pour oil on the troubled water, they just ignored me 那对夫妻吵架吵得很激烈,不论我如何试着平息他们的怒气,他们都不会理坐我。
The negotiation between two companies became easier after tom poured oil on troubled waters with his alternative investment scheme 两家公司之间的谈判在汤姆提出另一套投资方案后,变得更顺利了。
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