下面几段英文版的脑筋急转弯其实很有意思,我们看过之后不应该只是哈哈一笑,而要看到英语语言里的智慧,并且从中了解到一些词语的不同意思,不断丰富自己的英语知识,提高英语交流的水平,大家加油吧!
英语脑筋急转弯集合(一)1.What stays hot even if put in a fridge? (什么东西就是放在冰箱里也是热的?)
Keys:Pepper(辣椒)。(hot 有两个意思:热的;辣的。)
2.Which side is the left side of a pie? (哪边是馅饼的左边)
Keys:The side that is not eaten yet.(还没有吃的那一边)。(the left side of a pie 有两层意思:饼的左边;饼剩下没吃的那一边。)
3.What’s the poorest bank in the world? (最没有钱的银行是什么银行?)
Keys:The river bank. 河堤。(bank n银行;堤岸)
4.What month do soldiers hate? (当兵的不喜欢几月份?)
Keys:March. 三月。(march n行军)
5.When is a person not a person? (什么时候人不是人?)
Keys: When he is a little cross. 当他有点恼怒时。(cross adj烦恼,恼火; n十字架)
6.When is a door not a door? (什么时候门不是门?)
Keys:When it’s ajar. 当它虚掩时。(ajar/+'DNα:/adj(门)虚掩着,露了一条缝的音似ajar(一只壶)。)
7.When are boys not boys? (什么时候男孩不是男孩?)
Keys:When they’re bare-footed. 当他们赤脚时。(bare-footed 赤脚,音似bear-footed,脚和熊一样。)
8.Can you go to the Cinema With your watch broken? (你手表坏了,可以去看电影吗?)
Keys:Of course not,for I don’t have the time.当然不行,因为我没有时间。(I don’t have the time 有两种理解:①我没有时间;②我没戴表或我的表坏了,不知道时间。)
9.What’s the largest room in the world? (世界上最大的房间是什么房间?)
Keys:The room for improvement. 改进的空间。
10.Will liars be honest after they die? (骗子死了之后会诚实吗?)
Keys: 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。)
英语脑筋急转弯集合(二)1. What room has no walls, no doors, no windows, and no floors? 答案:A mushroom.(蘑菇)
2. What is smaller than an insect's mouth? 答案:Anything it eats.
3. What large instrument do you carry in your ears? 答案:Drums, that is eardrums.(鼓膜)
4. What's too much for one, just right for two, but nothing at all for three? 答案:A secret.
5. What person tried to make you smile most of the time?答案: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? 答案:A kitten.(小猫)
7. What surprising things happen every hours? 答案: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? 答案:An echo.(回声)
9. What do you know about the kings of France? 答案:They are all dead.
10. What question can you never answer 'yes" to" ?答案:Are you asleep?
11. Why do some old people never use glasses? 答案:They must prefer bottles to glasses.
12. Why is the person wearing two coats while painting the house? 答案:
13. Because the instructions on the paint can say "Put on two coats for best results."
14. What two words have thousands of letters in them? 答案:Post office.
15. What do workers do in a clock factory? 答案:They make faces all day.
16. When do you go as fast as a racing car? 答案:When you are in it.
17. How many sides does a house have? 答案:Two - inside and outside.
18. What never asks any questions but always gets answers? 答案:A doorbell.
19. Where did Columbus stand when he discovered America? 答案:On his feet.
20. When the boy fell into the water, what's the first thing he did? 答案: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? 答案:I myself.
22. What has teeth but cannot eat? 答案:A comb.
23. What kind of man can raise things without lifting them? 答案:A farmer.
24. Why does time fly? 答案: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. 答案:The day before yesterday, yesterday, today, tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow.
26. What animal eats and drinks with its tail? 答案: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? 答案:A river.
28. What kind of dog never bite? 答案:A hot dog.
29. Why does the Statue of Liberty stand in New York Harbor? 答案:
30. Because it can't sit down.
31. What did one invisible man say to the other invisible man? 答案:It's nice not to see you again.
32. What wears a cap but has no head? 答案:A bottle.
33. What rises in the morning and waves all day? 答案:A flag.
34. What is an astronomer?(天文学家)? 答案:A night watchman with a college education.
35. How can you tell clocks and watches are shy? 答案:Because they always have their hands in front of their faces.
36. What is wind? 答案:Air in a hurry.
37. What comes after the letter "A"? 答案:All the other letters.
38. What starts with a T, ends with a T, and is full of T? 答案:Teapot.
39. What word can you make shorter by adding to it?答案:Short.
40. What person does every man take his hat off to? 答案:A barber.