第一篇：趣味英語(yǔ)

1.大家都知道，如果路邊的小屋上寫(xiě)有w.c.的字樣，那大概就是一個(gè)可以方便的地方。請(qǐng)問(wèn)w.c.的完整英語(yǔ)形式是怎樣的？

a.washing roomb.washing casec.water closetd.water caster

2.許多同學(xué)都有自己的電子郵箱，如 chqdjy@163.com 等。請(qǐng)問(wèn)其中的@表示什么意思，該怎么讀？

a.@ 的意思是“電腦”，讀作“a 外一個(gè)圈”。

b.@ 的意思是“郵箱”，讀作“圈內(nèi)一個(gè) a”。

c.@ 的意思是“為”，讀音與介詞for相同。

d.@ 的意思是“在”，讀音與介詞 at 相同。

3.你給一個(gè)手機(jī)關(guān)機(jī)的人打電話，你在電話中聽(tīng)到的英語(yǔ)是：

a.sorry，the phone you waited is powered off.b.sorry，the person you dialed is powering off.c.sorry，the subscriber you dialed is powered off.d.sorry，the subscriber you liked is powering off.4.2008年北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)的英文口號(hào)是 _______.a.one world，one dream

b.new beijing，great olympics

c.great china welcome you

d.faster，higher，stronger

5.許多商品的商標(biāo)上都標(biāo)有英語(yǔ)字母“tm”或一個(gè)帶圈的大寫(xiě)字母r，你知道它們是什么意思嗎？

a.tm 表示注冊(cè)商標(biāo)，帶圈的r表示準(zhǔn)注冊(cè)商標(biāo)

b.tm 是商標(biāo)符號(hào)，r 是商標(biāo)注冊(cè)符號(hào)

c.tm 是進(jìn)口商品的商標(biāo)符號(hào)，r 是國(guó)內(nèi)商品的商標(biāo)符號(hào)

d.tm 表示馳名商品的商標(biāo)，r 表示非馳名商品的商標(biāo)

「答案與解析」

1.答案選c.即w.c.是由water closet的首字母縮略而來(lái)的。它主要用于英國(guó)英語(yǔ)，指有抽水設(shè)備的廁所，但在美國(guó)，人們幾乎不用它。英語(yǔ)中表示“廁所”的其他表達(dá)還有：toilets，ladies‘ room，men’s room，comfort station，public convenience，restroom，lavatory，washroom 等。

2.答案選d.@ 在此相當(dāng)于英語(yǔ)中的介詞at，意為“在”，故讀作“[at]”，如 chqdjy@163.com 的意思就是“位于在163.com 網(wǎng)站上的一個(gè)名叫 chqdjy 的郵箱”。

3.答案選c.subscriber的意思是“用戶”，dial 用作動(dòng)詞的意思是“撥（電話號(hào)碼）”，power off 是個(gè)短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞，本意為“切斷動(dòng)力”，這里指“關(guān)機(jī)”。句中的 you dialed 是定語(yǔ)從句，用以修飾其前的先行詞 the subscriber.順便說(shuō)一句，假若你撥打一個(gè)正在通話的手機(jī)，你在電話中聽(tīng)到的英語(yǔ)將是：sorry，the subscriber you dialed is busy now.please redial later.4.答案選a.2008年北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)的英文口號(hào)是one world，one dream.選項(xiàng)b（new beijing，great olympics）是北京申辦奧運(yùn)會(huì)的口號(hào)，其意為“新北京，新奧運(yùn)”；而選項(xiàng)c（faster，higher，stronger）則是奧林匹克格言。

5.答案選b.即tm 是商標(biāo)符號(hào)，是英文trade mark（商標(biāo)）的簡(jiǎn)寫(xiě)；r 是商標(biāo)注冊(cè)符號(hào)，取的是英文registration（注冊(cè)）的首字母。tm作為商標(biāo)符號(hào)它只表示該商標(biāo)已經(jīng)向商標(biāo)局登記（申請(qǐng)注冊(cè)），并不表示商標(biāo)局已核準(zhǔn)注冊(cè)，另外，有些商標(biāo)持有者要想聲明自己是某商標(biāo)的擁有者，也可在商標(biāo)上標(biāo)明tm，還有的商標(biāo)上標(biāo)注的tm可能只是想表示它是商標(biāo)，而不是商品名稱。但是，r則不同，它作為商標(biāo)注冊(cè)符號(hào)，它不僅表示已經(jīng)向商標(biāo)局登記，而且表示商標(biāo)局已核準(zhǔn)注冊(cè)。換個(gè)角度說(shuō)，標(biāo)有tm的商標(biāo)還不受法律保護(hù)，而標(biāo)有r的商標(biāo)則受法律保護(hù)。

中國(guó)特色手工藝】clay figurine 泥人；Chinese knot 中國(guó)結(jié)；shadow puppet 皮影；Four Treasures of the Study 文房四寶；embroidery 刺繡；blue and white porcelain 青花瓷；paper-cut 剪紙；shadow show 皮影戲；keepsake/souvenir 紀(jì)念品

【中式早點(diǎn)詞匯】燒餅 Clay oven rolls；油條 Fried bread stick；韭菜盒 Fried leek dumplings；水餃 Boiled dumplings；蒸餃 Steamed dumplings；饅頭 Steamed buns；飯團(tuán) Rice and vegetable roll；蛋餅 Egg cakes；皮蛋 100-year egg；咸鴨蛋Salted duck egg

【顏色】blue 藍(lán)色；turquoise blue 土耳其玉色；cobalt blue 鈷藍(lán)色, 艷藍(lán)色；navy blue 藏青色, 深藍(lán)色, 天藍(lán)色；aquamarine blue 藍(lán)綠色；red 紅色；scarlet 緋紅, 猩紅；mauve 紫紅；wine red 葡萄酒紅；purple, violet 紫色；lavender 淡紫色；lilac 淺紫色；antique violet 古紫色

【各種“店”】restaurant 飯店；hotel 酒店；coffee shop 咖啡店；

bookstore/bookshop 書(shū)店；snack bar 小吃店；department store 百貨商店；bakery 面包店；laundry 洗衣店；drugstore 藥店；barbershop 理發(fā)店；grocery 雜貨店；clothing store/clothing shop 服裝店

【各種燈泡】chandelier, pendant lamp 吊燈；fluorescent lamp 日光燈；desk lamp 臺(tái)燈；bedside lamp 床頭燈；floor lamp 落地?zé)簦粀all lamp 壁燈；lampshade 燈罩；bulb holder 燈頭；bulb 燈泡；screw-type bulb 羅口燈泡；bayonet-type bulb 卡口燈泡；frosted bulb 磨砂燈泡

【各種椅子】ofa, settee 長(zhǎng)沙發(fā)；easy chair 安樂(lè)椅；armchair 扶手椅；wicker chair 藤椅；folding chair 疊椅；swivel chair 轉(zhuǎn)椅；rocking chair 搖椅；stool 凳子；stool 凳子；bench 條凳；tea table 茶幾；desk 書(shū)桌 【常見(jiàn)昆蟲(chóng)】mosquito 蚊子；cockroach 蟑螂；bee 蜜蜂；snail 蝸牛；ant 螞蟻；earthworm 蚯蚓；spider 蜘蛛；centipede 蜈蚣；beetle 甲蟲(chóng)；butterfly 蝴蝶；dragonfly 蜻蜓；cricket 蟋蟀；wasp 黃蜂；firefly 螢火蟲(chóng)；locust 蝗蟲(chóng)；mantis 螳螂；cicada 蟬；termite 白蟻

【五險(xiǎn)一金的英文表達(dá)】1.endowment insurance（養(yǎng)老保險(xiǎn)）；2.medical insurance（醫(yī)療保險(xiǎn)）；3.unemployment insurance（失業(yè)保險(xiǎn)）4.work-related injury insurance（工傷保險(xiǎn)）5.childbirth insurance（生育保險(xiǎn)）6.housing accumulation funds（住房公積金）

對(duì)于那些患有數(shù)字13恐懼癥的人們來(lái)說(shuō)，今年可真是難熬的一年。

This is going to be a very trying year for people with Triskaidekaphobia, also known as the fear of the number 13.對(duì)于那些患有數(shù)字13恐懼癥的人們來(lái)說(shuō)，今年可真是難熬的一年。

While the superstitious folks afflicted with this problem can easily stay home on Friday the 13th, it’s going to be a lot harder to stay inside for another 362 days。

以往迷信的人可以在家躲過(guò)每個(gè)13號(hào)的周五，但剩下362天難道也在家宅過(guò)去嗎？

Why is 13 considered unlucky, anyway?

那么為什么13會(huì)被認(rèn)為是不吉利的數(shù)字呢？

There were 13 people at the Last Supper。

最后的晚餐有13個(gè)人

It's said that Judas Iscariot and the one who betrayed Jesusthe death of a bunch of gods, a slew of natural disasters, and the eradication of everything on earth save for two human survivors.There's a lot more to the story than that, but you get the general idea。

洛基殺了其中一個(gè)神引發(fā)了一系列事件，最終導(dǎo)致世界毀滅：眾神的死亡、自然災(zāi)害和地球上一切的消亡(僅幸存2名人類)。這個(gè)故事遠(yuǎn)沒(méi)有這么簡(jiǎn)單，但你能差不多明白個(gè)大概。

Traditionally, there used to be 13 steps leading up the gallows。傳統(tǒng)中通往絞刑臺(tái)有13個(gè)階梯。

There's also a legend that a hangman's noose traditionally contained 13 turns, but it's actually more like eight。

還有傳說(shuō)稱劊子手的紋索上有13個(gè)曲紋，但實(shí)際上似乎是8個(gè)

貓有好幾個(gè)愛(ài)稱,譬如puss和kitty.Puss是來(lái)自荷蘭語(yǔ)(Dutch)和德國(guó)南部(Low German)的方言,是模仿貓的呼嚕聲(imitative of the spitting noise of a cat)的擬聲詞.到16世紀(jì)時(shí)puss才成了貓的愛(ài)稱.pussycat值得是”非常討人喜歡的人”(a very amiable, likable person)

kitty來(lái)自中世紀(jì)的荷蘭語(yǔ)(medieval Dutch),意思是“罐，容器”（jug or vessel）。

貓貓的萬(wàn)種風(fēng)情

1． fat cat 肥貓，指“為競(jìng)選出錢的富翁；享有特權(quán)或謀取特權(quán)的人；有錢有勢(shì)的人，大亨。”

2． cool cat 酷貓，指“時(shí)髦人（尤指嗜好冷爵士樂(lè)的人）；嗜好搖滾樂(lè)的人；做出孤傲冷漠的樣子的人”。

3． hepcat 迷戀爵士樂(lè)的貓，指“爵士（或搖擺舞）音樂(lè)迷；爵士（或搖擺舞）樂(lè)隊(duì)樂(lè)師。

4． copy cat 好模仿的貓，指“盲目的模仿者（通常為兒童之間的用語(yǔ)）”。

5． hell cat 好發(fā)脾氣的貓，指“潑婦，巫婆”。關(guān)于hell cat 是巫婆的說(shuō)法要追溯到中世紀(jì)，那是迷信的人認(rèn)為魔鬼撒旦（Satan，the Devil）常以黑貓的樣子出現(xiàn)。巫婆抱著一只黑貓，騎著一把掃帚，在夜空游蕩。所以，黑貓象征著“厄運(yùn)”。“不要讓黑貓從你面前走過(guò)”Don't let a black cat across your path是西方人眾所周知的禁忌。

6． the scaredy-cat/ fraidy-cat 恐懼的貓，指“膽小鬼”。

莎士比亞在哈姆雷特里有一句臺(tái)詞：

Let Hercules himself do what he may, The cat will mew and dog will have his day.你知道是什么意思嗎？

莎士比亞這句話的意思是說(shuō): 該發(fā)生的必然會(huì)發(fā)生，一切應(yīng)順其自然”(讓大力士做他想做的，貓會(huì)叫狗也會(huì)笑。)

另外還有一個(gè)習(xí)語(yǔ)put the cat among the pigeons 這又是什么意思呢？ 貓是食肉動(dòng)物，不僅愛(ài)吃老鼠，還愛(ài)吃魚(yú)，鳥(niǎo)之類的小生物，把貓放進(jìn)鴿子群里無(wú)異于把狼關(guān)進(jìn)羊群，勢(shì)必要造成鴿子的極大恐慌。所以，put the cat among the pigeons 表示“惹出亂子，引起軒然大波”。

最后附上一首小詩(shī)，《霧》，你知道它和貓有什么關(guān)系嗎？

Fog

The fog comes

on little feet

It sits looking

Over harbor and city

On silent haunches

And then moves on.—— Carl Sandburg

第二篇：趣味英語(yǔ)

繞口令

A big black bear sat on a big black bug.A big black bug bit a big black bear and made the big black bear bleed blood.I wish you were a fish in my dish p She said she should sit.She sells sea shells on the seashore.The seashells she sells are seashells she is sure.The sun shines on shop signs.The peasant’s parents’ presents are pleasant.A big black bug bit a big black bear, made the big black bear bleed blood.大黑蟲(chóng)咬大黑熊，大黑熊流血了！A tidy tiger tied a tie tighter to tidy her tiny tail.只愛(ài)干凈的老虎系了一個(gè)領(lǐng)帶更緊些為了使她的小尾巴整潔

Nancy didn’t fancy doing fancy work.But Nancy’s aunty did fancy Nancy doing fancy work.How many cookies could a good cook cook If a good cook could cook cookies? A good cook could cook as much cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies.一個(gè)好廚師能和一個(gè)會(huì)做小甜餅的好廚師做一樣多的小甜餅。如果一個(gè)好廚師能做小甜餅，那么他能做多少個(gè)小甜餅?zāi)兀?Mike likes to write by the bright light at night.麥克喜歡夜晚在一盞明亮的燈下寫(xiě)作 笑話

Ivan came home with a bloody nose and his mother asked,”What happened?” “A kid bit me,”replied Ivan.“Would you recognize him if you saw him again?”asked his mother.“I’d know him any where,”said Ivan.”I have his ear in my pocket.” 他的耳朵在我的衣兜里

伊凡鼻子流著血回到家里。他媽媽問(wèn)，“發(fā)生了什么事？” “一個(gè)男孩咬了我一口。”伊凡說(shuō)。“再見(jiàn)到他你能認(rèn)出來(lái)嗎？”媽媽問(wèn)。

“他走到哪里我都能認(rèn)出他，”伊凡說(shuō)，“他的耳朵還在我的衣兜里。” Teacher: Here are two birds, one is a swallow, the other is sparrow.Now who can tell us which is which? Student: I cannot point out but I know the answer.Teacher: Please tell us.Student: The swallow is beside the sparrow and the sparrow is beside the swallow.兩只鳥(niǎo)

老師： 這兒有兩只鳥(niǎo)，一只是麻雀。誰(shuí)能指出哪只是燕子，哪只是麻雀嗎？ 學(xué)生：我指不出，但我知道答案。老師：請(qǐng)說(shuō)說(shuō)看。

學(xué)生：燕子旁邊的就是麻雀，麻雀旁邊的就是燕子。

精彩繼續(xù) 老師在黑板上寫(xiě)了一句：Time is money.并讓同學(xué)們翻譯。有名學(xué)生答道：“湯姆是瑪麗。” 小明上英文課時(shí)跟老師說(shuō)：May I go to the toilet? 老師說(shuō)：Go ahead.小明就坐了下來(lái)。過(guò)了一會(huì)兒，小明又跟老師說(shuō)：May I go to the toilet? 老師說(shuō)：Go ahead.小明又坐了下來(lái)。他旁邊的同學(xué)于是忍不住問(wèn)：你不是跟老師說(shuō)要上廁所嗎？怎么不去？ 小明說(shuō)：你沒(méi)聽(tīng)老師說(shuō)「去你個(gè)頭」啊！

英語(yǔ)笑話

（二）某日劉洪濤遇到外賓，上前搭話曰：I am hongtao liu，外賓曰：我TM還是方片七呢！

英語(yǔ)笑話

（三）江青會(huì)見(jiàn)外賓，要求翻譯要嚴(yán)格按她的意思翻，不許走樣。外賓一見(jiàn)到江青，立刻拍馬屁道：“Miss Jiang, you are very beautiful.” 翻譯照翻，江青心花怒 放，嘴上還要謙虛一下：“哪里，哪里”。翻譯不敢怠慢，把江青的話翻成英文：“Where? Where?” 外賓一愣，還有這樣的人，追問(wèn)哪里漂亮的，干脆馬屁拍到底：“Everywhere, everywhere.” 翻譯：“你到處都很漂亮。”江青更高興了，但總是要客氣一下：“不見(jiàn)得，不見(jiàn)得”。翻譯趕緊翻成英文：“You are not allowed to see, you are not allowed to see.”

英語(yǔ)笑話

（五）某人刻苦學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)，終有小成。一日上街不慎與一老外相撞，忙說(shuō)：I am sorry.老外應(yīng)道：I am sorry too.某人聽(tīng)后又道：I am sorry three.老外不解，問(wèn)：What are you sorry for? 某人無(wú)奈，道：I am sorry five.英語(yǔ)笑話

（六）一位來(lái)自日本的旅客，坐出租車去機(jī)場(chǎng)的路上，看到一輛汽車經(jīng)過(guò)，就說(shuō)：“oh，TOKOTA！Made in Japan!It is very fast！”又有一輛經(jīng)過(guò)，他又說(shuō)： “oh，NISSAN！Made in Japan!It is very fast！”司機(jī)有點(diǎn)不高興，覺(jué)得他太吵了！當(dāng)?shù)谌v經(jīng)過(guò)時(shí)，他還是說(shuō)：“oh，HONDA！Made in Japan!It is very fast！” 后來(lái)到了機(jī)場(chǎng)，那個(gè)日本人就問(wèn)：“How Much？”出租車司機(jī)說(shuō)：“1000！” 日本人驚奇的問(wèn)司機(jī)：“為什么那么貴？”出租車司機(jī)回答說(shuō)：“oh，mileometer（計(jì) 程表）！Made in Japan!It is very fast！”

英語(yǔ)笑話

（七）英語(yǔ)老師問(wèn)一個(gè)學(xué)生，“How are you是什么意思” 學(xué)生想how是怎么，you 是你，于是回答“怎么是你？” 老師生氣又問(wèn)另一個(gè)同學(xué)：“How old are you ?是什么意思？” 這個(gè)同學(xué)想了想說(shuō)：“怎么老是你。”

英語(yǔ)笑話

（八）A：What’s on your hand？ B：Watch.A：How to spell that？ B：T-H-A-T~

英語(yǔ)笑話

（十二）女：say“i love you”，say it，come on！say it！男：it！A Good Boy Little Robert asked his mother for two cents.“What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?” “I gave it to a poor old woman,” he answered.“You're a good boy,” said the mother proudly.“Here are two cents more.But why are you so interested in the old woman?” “She is the one who sells the candy.” 好孩子 小羅伯特向媽媽要兩分錢。“昨天給你的錢干什么了？” “我給了一個(gè)可憐的老太婆，”他回答說(shuō)。“你真是個(gè)好孩子，”媽媽驕傲地說(shuō)。“再給你兩分錢。可你為什么對(duì)那位老太太那么感興趣呢？” “她是個(gè)賣糖果的。”

Mrs.Brown: Oh, my dear, I have lost my precious little dog!

Mrs.Smith: But you must put an advertisement in the papers!

Mrs.Brown: It's no use, my little dog can't read.我的狗不識(shí)字 布朗夫人：哦，親愛(ài)的，我把珍愛(ài)的小狗給丟了！史密斯夫人：可是你該在報(bào)紙上登廣告啊！布朗夫人：沒(méi)有用的，我的小狗不認(rèn)識(shí)字。” 經(jīng)典諺語(yǔ)30句 1． Pain past is pleasure.（過(guò)去的痛苦就是快樂(lè)。）[無(wú)論多么艱難一定要咬牙沖過(guò)去，將來(lái)回憶起來(lái)一定甜蜜無(wú)比。

2． While there is life, there is hope.（有生命就有希望/留得青山在，不怕沒(méi)柴燒。）3． Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.（腦中有知識(shí)，勝過(guò)手中有金錢。）[從小灌輸給孩子的堅(jiān)定信念。] 4． Storms make trees take deeper roots.（風(fēng)暴使樹(shù)木深深扎根。）[感激敵人，感激挫折！] 5． Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.（心之所愿，無(wú)所不成。）[堅(jiān)持一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單的信念就一定會(huì)成功。] 6． The shortest answer is doing.（最簡(jiǎn)單的回答就是干。）[想說(shuō)流利的英語(yǔ)嗎？那么現(xiàn)在就開(kāi)口！心動(dòng)不如嘴動(dòng)。] 7． All things are difficult before they are easy.（凡事必先難后易。）[放棄投機(jī)取巧的幻想。] 8． Great hopes make great man.（偉大的理想造就偉大的人。）9． God helps those who help themselves.（天助自助者。）

10． Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.（四個(gè)簡(jiǎn)短的詞匯概括了成功的秘訣：多一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)！）

[比別人多一點(diǎn)努力、多一點(diǎn)自律、多一點(diǎn)決心、多一點(diǎn)反省、多一點(diǎn)學(xué)習(xí)、多一點(diǎn)實(shí)踐、多一點(diǎn)瘋狂，多一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)就能創(chuàng)造奇跡！] 11． In doing we learn.（實(shí)踐長(zhǎng)才干。）

12． East or west, home is best.（東好西好，還是家里最好。）13． Two heads are better than one.（三個(gè)臭皮匠，頂個(gè)諸葛亮。）

14． Good company on the road is the shortest cut.（行路有良伴就是捷徑。）

15． Constant dropping wears the stone.（滴水穿石。）

16． Misfortunes never come alone/single.（禍不單行。）

17． Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.（不經(jīng)災(zāi)禍不知福。）

18． Better late than never.（遲做總比不做好；晚來(lái)總比不來(lái)好。）

19． It's never too late to mend.（過(guò)而能改，善莫大焉；亡羊補(bǔ)牢，猶未晚也。）

20． If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well.（如果事情值得做，就值得做好。）

21． Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.（無(wú)熱情成就不了偉業(yè)。）

22． Actions speak louder than words.（行動(dòng)比語(yǔ)言更響亮。）

23． Lifeless, faultless.（只有死人才不犯錯(cuò)誤。）

24． From small beginning come great things.（偉大始于渺小。）

25． One today is worth two tomorrows.（一個(gè)今天勝似兩個(gè)明天。）

26． Truth never fears investigation.（事實(shí)從來(lái)不怕調(diào)查。）

27． The tongue is boneless but it breaks bones.（舌無(wú)骨卻能折斷骨。）

28． A bold attempt is half success.（勇敢的嘗試是成功的一半。）

29． Knowing something of everything and everything of something.（通百藝而專一長(zhǎng)。）

30． Good advice is beyond all price.（忠告是無(wú)價(jià)寶。）英語(yǔ)謎語(yǔ)腦筋急轉(zhuǎn)彎

1.What will you break once you say it?（什么東西一說(shuō)出來(lái)就打破？）Silence.（沉默）3.What always goes up and never goes down?（什么東西只升不降？）Your age.（你的年齡）

4.Why did the boy make his dog sit in the sun?（男孩為什么讓他的狗坐在陽(yáng)光下？）.He wants to have a hot dog.（他想要一條熱狗。）9.What makes naughty boys long to work in a clock factory? 淘氣的男孩為什么想去鐘表廠工作？）.They want to make faces.(make face 做鬼臉，做鐘表面)1.What month do soldiers hate?--March(三月，行軍)2.How many feet are there in a yard?--It depends on how many people stand in the yard.(碼，院子)3.Why is an empty purse always the same?--There is no change in it.(零錢，變化)5.What kind of dog doesn't bite or bark?--Hot dog.(熱狗)8.How do we know the ocean is friendly?--It waves.(起波浪，招手致意)9.Which can move faster, heat or cold?--Heat, because you can catch cold.(追上冷，患感冒)11.What table is in the field?--Vegetable 12.What is the only thing you can break when you say its name?--silence 13.What is there in your house that ought to be looked into?--mirror 14.What is that which you have never seen, heard or felt, which never existed and still has a name?--nothing 16.What question can never be answered by 'Yes'?--Are you asleep? 19.Where can you always find money?--In the dictionary 21.Where does afternoon come before morning in the world?--In the dictionary 22.What is the smallest bridge in the world?--the bridge of a nose 23.What letter makes a road broad?--letter B 26.What match can't be put in a match-box?--Football match, basketball match, etc.27.When do 2 and 2 make more than 4?--When they make 22.28.I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, rivers without water.What am I?--A map 34.What is easy to get into but hard to get out of ?--Trouble 35.What is black When it is clean and white when it is dirty?--A blackboard 2.What is smaller than an insect's mouth? Anything it eats.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.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.13.What two words have thousands of letters in them? Post office.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? Two-inside and outside.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.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.31.What wears a cap but has no head? A bottle.32.What rises in the morning and waves all day? A flag.34.How can you tell clocks and watches are shy? Because they always have their hands in front of their faces.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.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.(枕頭)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.52.What is never used until it's broken? An egg.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.64.Why is writing called handwriting? If people wrote with their feet, we would have to call it footwriting.65.If there were only three girls in the world, what do you think they would do? Two of them would get together and 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.69.The more you take away, the bigger I become.What am I? A hole.10個(gè)經(jīng)典英語(yǔ)腦筋急轉(zhuǎn)彎

1.Why are people tired on April Fool’s Day?(愚人節(jié)人們?yōu)槭裁雌＞?)

答：Because they have just had a long March.(因?yàn)樗麄儎傔^(guò)了長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的三月。March 三月;行軍)

2.What weather do mice and rats fear?(老鼠害怕什么天氣?)

答：When it’s raining cats and dogs.(下大雨。rain cats and dogs 下大雨))

4.What question can never be answered by “yes”?(哪個(gè)問(wèn)題永遠(yuǎn)不能回答“是的”?)

答：Are you asleep?(你睡著了嗎)

6.When can you get water with a net?(什么時(shí)候可以用網(wǎng)兜裝水?)

答：When water is turned into ice.(當(dāng)水結(jié)成冰時(shí))

7.Why is the pig always eating 豬為什么沒(méi)完沒(méi)了地吃?

答：He’s making a hog of himself.它想成為一只肉豬。

8.What’s the longest word in the world 世界上最長(zhǎng)的單詞是什么? 答：Smiles.Because there’s a mile between the letter ’s’.微笑。因?yàn)閮蓚€(gè)字母S中間隔了一里。

9.What question is that to which you must always answer “yes”? 什么問(wèn)題你只能回答“yes”?

答：“What does y-e-s spell?”(當(dāng)別人問(wèn)你)“yes”怎么拼?

10.Where were you when the power was cut off? 當(dāng)停電的時(shí)候你在哪?

答：In the darkness.在黑暗中

第三篇：趣味英語(yǔ)相聲

趣味英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)法 第一講

英語(yǔ)的詞類 : 旁白:馬季先生有個(gè)相聲,叫做五官爭(zhēng)功,不知你聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)沒(méi)有,說(shuō)的是眼睛鼻子嘴巴耳朵頭 都認(rèn)為自己最重要。現(xiàn)在英語(yǔ)的詞類也展開(kāi)了一場(chǎng)類似的爭(zhēng)論:名詞、副詞、代詞、形容詞 等各抒己長(zhǎng),究竟他們誰(shuí)的作用最重要,還需要大家評(píng)判。

一、名詞

我們是名詞,是一切物體的名稱。例如:football track tiger television boy 等就是名 詞,任何句子中都少不了名詞,你說(shuō)我們是不是最重要。

二、動(dòng)詞

我們特別好動(dòng),所以大家都管我們叫動(dòng)詞。例如:jump run play water 等一切反映某種 動(dòng)作的詞就是我們,其實(shí)我們才是最重要的,沒(méi)有我們,誰(shuí)知道你在干什么。

三、形容詞

名詞和動(dòng)詞太自以為是了, 知道我們的作用嗎?沒(méi)有我們?nèi)赵虏还? 一切物體都會(huì)黯然失色, 知道我們是誰(shuí)嗎?我們就是大名鼎鼎的形容詞,事實(shí)勝于雄辯,請(qǐng)看:a beautiful girl,a kind mother,a fierce tiger.能夠感覺(jué)出我們的重要了嗎?美麗的,慈祥的,兇猛的,這就是我們形 容詞。

四、副詞

誰(shuí)說(shuō)動(dòng)詞最重要,沒(méi)有我們,誰(shuí)承認(rèn)你們跳得高、跑得快、練得辛苦。就算你們動(dòng)詞是綠葉 吧,我們副詞才是紅花,看看我們的本領(lǐng):jump high,run fast,train hard。你說(shuō)哪一個(gè)動(dòng)詞不 需要我們畫(huà)龍點(diǎn)睛?關(guān)鍵可是點(diǎn)睛啊, 我們的作用不僅僅是點(diǎn)睛, 有時(shí)全句都得靠我們烘托。

五、代詞

言外之意就是為我們代替別的詞。比如:she 代替 mother、sister,girlfriend 等等的所有表示單 個(gè)女性的名詞, 我們代詞不但可以代替所有的名詞, 數(shù)詞, 有時(shí)候還能冷不丁地代替?zhèn)€短語(yǔ) 或句型呢!別門縫里看人,我們可是最最最重要的替身呢!沒(méi)有我們的替代,誰(shuí)還喜歡你們 的啰嗦。I you he she they this these those that his her等等,這就是我們代詞,你看看,沒(méi)有 我們, 你們表達(dá)這些事情是不是有點(diǎn)不方便:小鵬的媽媽在一家醫(yī)院工作, 小鵬的媽媽是一 名醫(yī)生,小鵬的媽媽工作非常努力!哈哈哈,真啰嗦。把劃線的地方換成我們的代詞,他, 是不是既清楚又簡(jiǎn)潔。

六、介詞

我們是英語(yǔ)中最活躍的詞, 幾乎所有的句子都得請(qǐng)我們登場(chǎng), 按照現(xiàn)在最流行的說(shuō)法, 我們 的出鏡率最高。我們特別善于團(tuán)結(jié)其他的兄弟姐妹, 常和名詞代詞一起構(gòu)成介詞短語(yǔ), 用以 表示時(shí)間地點(diǎn)條件方式等。看看下面的短語(yǔ),知道誰(shuí)是介詞嗎? on the table,under the bed,at 等,我們厲害吧,沒(méi)有我們?nèi)藗儫o(wú)法組成完整 的英語(yǔ)句子,我們就是無(wú)處不在的介詞。

英語(yǔ)中共有十種詞類,我們今天認(rèn)識(shí)了名詞,動(dòng)詞,形容詞,副詞,代詞,介詞。另外四種 數(shù)、連、嘆、冠,此處不作介紹

作業(yè):閱讀相關(guān)部分語(yǔ)法材料并完成練習(xí)。

第四篇：英語(yǔ)趣味智力題

1.What month do soldiers hate?

--March(三月，行軍)

2.How many feet are there in a yard?

--It depends on how many people stand in the yard.(碼，院子)

3.Why is an empty purse always the same?

--There is no change in it.(零錢，變化)

4.What book has the most stirring chapters?

--A cook book.(動(dòng)人的，攪拌的)

5.What kind of dog doesn't bite or bark?

--Hot dog.(熱狗)

6.What is the smallest room in the world?

--Mushroom.(蘑菇)

7.What kind of water should people drink in order to be healthy?

--Drink well water.(井水，健康的)

8.How do we know the ocean is friendly?

--It waves.(起波浪，招手致意)

9.Which can move faster, heat or cold?

--Heat, because you can catch cold.(追上冷，患感冒)

10.What man cannot live in a house?

什么人不能住在房子里?

--snowman(雪人)

11.What never asks questions but gets a lot of answers?

--dictionary(字典)

12.What question can you never answer “Yes” to?

--Are you dead?(你死了嗎?)

13.You have it.You read it.There're some pictures in it?

--book(書(shū))

14.A mouse has a large pocket.What is it?

--a kangaroo(袋鼠)

15.It has a head，but no neck.It has a body，but no warmth.NO feet，but can travel?

--a car(汽車)1.There is a word of five letters from which you can take two away and leave one.Do you konw what it is?(幫我翻譯下這個(gè)句子再回答）

2.Why is a room full of married people empty?(幫我翻譯下這個(gè)句子再回答）3.The day before the day before yesterday is three days after Saturday.what day is today ? 4.A doctor gives you three pills telling you to take one every half hour.How many minutes would the pills last? 1.一個(gè)單詞由5個(gè)字母組成，除去2就只剩1了，你知道是什么單詞嗎？ three LZ你對(duì)于第一題進(jìn)了個(gè)誤區(qū)，你應(yīng)該是誤把one當(dāng)作代詞，這里one并不是指代前面的letter 2.為什么說(shuō)一間全是已婚人士的屋子是空的？

Because there is no single man.single man 是雙語(yǔ)，首先指單身，另外single指單個(gè)的，單獨(dú)的，因此single man 也可以理解為“一個(gè)人” 3.有一天的前天的前一天就是星期六的三天后，這是哪一天？

倒推，星期六的三天后就是星期二，星期二的后天就是星期四，星期四的后一天就是星期五 friday 4.醫(yī)生給你3片藥，讓你每半個(gè)小時(shí)吃一片，多少分鐘后藥吃完？ 從你吃第一片開(kāi)始算，還剩兩片，30分鐘后吃第二片還剩一片，再過(guò)30分鐘后吃最后一片就吃完了所以30+30=60 sixty minutes

1.What bank has no money? 2.What falls often but never gets hurt? 3.What has teeth but cannot eat? 4.What has arms but cannot hug ? 5.What has legs but cannot walk? 6.What is yours, but is used more by others than by you? 7.How many sides does a house have? 8.What can you catch but cannot throw? 9.What is deaf and dumb, but can always tell the truth? 10.What goes up and never comes down? 11.Why is letter “e” so important? 12.How do we know the ocean is friendly? 13.Which can move faster, heat or cold? 14.What starts with “e” and ends with “e”, and contains(包括)only one letter? 15.What kind of dog doesn?t bite or bark?

16.What room has no walls, no doors, no windows, and no floors? 17.What can go through water, but never get wet? 18.What table is in the field?

19.What is the only thing you can break when you say its name? 20.What is that which you have never seen, heard or felt, which never existed and still has a name? 21.What question can never be answered by ?Yes??

22.What is the most difficult key to turn?

23.Where can you always find money?

24.What is the surest way to double your money?

25.Where does afternoon come before morning in the world? 26.What is easy to get into but hard to get out of? 27.What is black when it is clean and white when it is dirty? 答案

1.river bank河床 2.snowflakes雪花 3.comb梳子 4.chair 5.table 6.your name 7.2,inside and outside 8.cold(因?yàn)閏atch cold 感冒）9.clock 10.your age 11.Because it is the beginning of“everything” 12.Because it always waves.因?yàn)榇蠛？偸瞧鸩ɡ藈ave,也有招手的意思 13.heat，because we always catch cold.14.eye 15.hot dog 16.mushroom蘑菇 17.sunlight 18.vegetable 19.the world record 世界紀(jì)錄 20.21.Are you asleep?你睡著了嗎？ 22.donkey,monkey,turkey 23.bank 24.25.In a dictionary.26,problem 27.blackboard

1.From what number can you take half and leave nothing? 2.what two word 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?

1,8 2,dictionary 3,sixth 4,hotdog 5,nowhere 6,eye 7,6

____ 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.You can't do it.You can turn to Ann for help.(ask)

2.There are a hundred and one books in this small room.(a lot of)

3.He has a family of three.(There are three people in his family)4.----All right.Let me do it.-----That's the boy!(Good boy!)

5.Oh,the two young men my boys.They look the same.1、In Albert's class,the ratio（比率）of students who prefer soccer to football is 4 to 3.If there are 35 students in the class,how many prefer soccer?

2、What day is two days before the day immediately following the day three days before the day two days after the day immediately before Friday?

3、Look at the sequence（順序）of the three words.Write the fourth word to complete the set.Example MAIM ARK AIM MARK PLEASE LIGHT LEASE()

4、What number should replace（代替）the question mark? AVIATOR＝6 FIXTURE＝9 WIZARD＝1 DIVERSE＝？

5、Arsenal,Manchester,Liverpool and Tottenham are four football teams.Each team is playing against one of others on the next three Saturdays－a different one each time.On Saturday the 12th,Arsenal are playing against Manchester.Manchester are playing against Tottenham on the 19th.Who is playing against who on the 26th?

1、It's a simple(簡(jiǎn)單的)sum(算術(shù)題).Can you work out which(哪一個(gè))number is represented(代表)by the letter O and which is represented by the K? K K + K

_________________ O K

2、What belongs to(僅屬于)you but is used more by others than yourself(但是別人用得比較多)?

3、(1)聯(lián)合國(guó)的英文縮寫(xiě)：

(2)中華人民共和國(guó)的英文縮寫(xiě)：

(3)英國(guó)的英文縮寫(xiě)：

(4)美國(guó)的英文縮寫(xiě)：

1.K:5 O:1

2.name

3.(1)UN(2)PRC(3)UK(4)U.S.A.1.Why are giraffes the cheapest to feed? 2.Why are dogs afraid to sunbathe? 3.Why is the pig always eating? 4.Why are politicians no longer concerned with snowball fights? 5.Why don't women get bald as soon as men? 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?

Keys:

1.They make a little food go a long way.2.They don't want to be hot-dog.3.He's making a hog of himself.4、The cold war is over.5、Because women wear hire longer.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.1.What letter is a body of water?

2.What is it that found in the every center of America and

Australia?

3.Why is a river rich?

4.Which letter is very useful to a deaf woman?

5.Which runs faster, heat or cold? Why?

6.下面是一道經(jīng)典的英語(yǔ)填空題，注意，所有空格均為同一個(gè)單詞：

____ is greater than God.____ is more evil than the Devil.The poor need ____.The rich have ____.If you eat ____, you will die.7.What number should replace(代替)the question mark?

AVIATOR＝6

FIXTURE＝9

WIZARD＝1

DIVERSE＝？

()8.What?s the Chinese for “six of one and half a dozen

of the other?”

A.六分之一 B.人云亦云 C.半斤八兩 D.見(jiàn)一面分一半

()9.What three letters turn a girl into a woman?

What is

東西 D.白色陷阱

one?

A.SUN B.DAB C.EYE D.AGE

()10.We don?t want it.It?s “a white elephant.” it?

A.一件無(wú)用而累的東西 B.一頭白象 C.白給的()11.What?s too much for two and just right for

A.Time B.A secret C.friend D.A room

()12.What?s the Chinese for “talk big”?

A.吹牛 B.說(shuō)謊話 C.罵人 D.很大

()13.I know that from A to Z.A.從A到I B.從頭到尾 C.字母表 D.距離很遠(yuǎn)

()14.You can?t do it.You can sue to Ann for help.A.ask B.think C.find D.give

()15.What?s that? That?s a lily I like it very much.A.girl?s name B.flower C.picture D.cup 答案 hide]KEY:

1.C(sea)

2.R is in the center of America and Australia

3.Cause it has a lot of banks

4.I(eye)

5.because we can “catch cold”,so the answer is heat

6.Gold(money)

7.1 8.C 9.D 10.A 11.B 12.A 13.B 14.A 15.B

第五篇：趣味英語(yǔ)題目

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趣味英語(yǔ)題目

第一組：腦筋急轉(zhuǎn)彎 quick thinking 1.What will you break once you say it?(什么東西一說(shuō)出來(lái)就打破？)

Silence.(沉默)2.What always goes up and never goes down?(什么東西只升不降？)

Your age.(你的年齡)

3.What animal can jump as high as a tree? All animals,for trees can’t jump!4.What must you do before you return a book to the library? Borrow the book from library.5.A police officer had a brother ,but the brother had no brother.How could that be? The police officer was a lady!

6.Which month has 28 days? Every month has at least 28 days!7.What starts with T，ends with T，and can be full of T ？

Teapot． 是茶壺

8.what room has no walls, no doors, no windows and no one to live in? mushroom 9.Where does afternoon always come before morning? In the dictionary 10.what kind of dog never bite? hotdog

第二組：猜意思 guess the meaning 1.apple of love

西紅柿（不是“愛(ài)情之果”）2.bring down the house

博得全場(chǎng)喝彩（不是“推倒房子”）3.black art

妖術(shù)（不是“黑色藝術(shù)”）

4.sweet water

淡水（不是“糖水”或“甜水”）5.Indian summer

愉快寧?kù)o的晚年（不是“印度的夏日”）

6.American beauty

一種玫瑰，名為“美國(guó)麗人”（不是“美國(guó)美女”）7.busboy

餐館勤雜工（不是“公汽售票員”）8.busybody

愛(ài)管閑事的人（不是“大忙人”）9.blue stocking

女學(xué)者、女才子（不是“藍(lán)色長(zhǎng)統(tǒng)襪”）10.confidence man

騙子（不是“信得過(guò)的人”）

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第三組：gess what is it? 描述猜物

對(duì)與每個(gè)物品，由廣泛到細(xì)致，有4種描述。我每說(shuō)完一種描述后，我說(shuō)start，大家都可以猜是什么。當(dāng)我說(shuō)stop，大家停止猜。你必須站起來(lái)，大聲說(shuō)。沒(méi)有猜到，我再進(jìn)行下一步描述，描述完，我說(shuō)start, 大家再猜。猜對(duì)了，給所在組加一分。注意，在我描述的過(guò)程中不能猜。1.It’s a kind of fruit.it’s a tropical fruit it’s a sweet tropical fruit the inside of the fruit is yellow Pineapple 2.it’s a kind of tree in summer, it is green it’s can grow very high.panda like it very much Bamboo 3.it’s a kind of animal most of the sufface of the animal is gray it looks like a horse it is smaller than a horse donkey 4.it’s a kind of food it’s a chinese food the shap is thin and long it’s white noodle 5.it’s a kind of drink it’s full of nutriments it’s come from some animals it’s white milk 6.It’s a kind of people It’s a person who use scientific knowledge It’s a person who use scientific knowledge to solve practical problems These people are worked in company.engineer

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1．When can you go as fast as a racing car？..（什么時(shí)候你能像跑車一樣快？）回答是：When you’re in it．（當(dāng) 你坐在跑車?yán)锏臅r(shí)候。）

1．Who is closer to you，your mom or your dad？ 爸爸和媽媽誰(shuí)和你更親？

1．Mom is closer，because dad is farther． 媽媽更親，因?yàn)榘职指h(yuǎn)。

1．father 父親，音似farther/＇fa：J/更遠(yuǎn) 2．What’s the poorest bank in the world？ 最沒(méi)有錢的銀行是什么銀行？ 4．What month do soldiers hate？ 當(dāng)兵的不喜歡幾月份？ Keys：

2．The river bank．..河堤。

4．March．..三月。Notes：

2．bank n．銀行；堤岸 4．march n．行軍

3．What clothing is always sad？ 什么衣服總是傷感的？ Keys：

3．Blue Jeans．..藍(lán)色牛仔服。Notes：

3．jeans/DNi：nz/ n．牛仔衣，牛仔褲 blue adj．藍(lán)色的；傷感的

Questions ：

2．If the green house is on the right side of the road，and the red house is on the left side of the road，where is the white house？

假設(shè)綠房子在馬路右邊，紅房子在馬路左邊，請(qǐng) 問(wèn)白房子在哪兒？

3．What fruit is never found singly？ 什么水果永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)是單個(gè)的？ Keys：

2．In Washington，D． C．..在華盛頓。美國(guó)，哥倫比亞 3．A pear．..是梨。

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Notes：

2．The White House 白宮

3．pear/p#+/ n．梨，音似 pair/p#+/ n．一對(duì)

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2．What king of running means walking？ 什么樣的跑步意味著走路？ Keys：

2．Running out of gas．..汽油用完了。

2．Why do people go to bed？ 人們?yōu)槭裁此X(jué)？ Keys：

2．Because the bed won’t come to us．..因?yàn)榇膊粫?huì)走向我們。Notes：

2．go to bed 另一種理解是：走向床，走到床跟前 Questions：

2．What makes opening piano so hard？ 為什么鋼琴蓋不好打開(kāi)？ Keys：

2．All the keys are inside．..所有的琴鍵都在里面。Notes：

2．key n．琴鍵；鑰匙

Questions：

1．What two words contain thousands of letters？ 哪兩個(gè)單詞包含了所有的字母？

3．What kind of dog doesn’t bite or bark？ 什么狗不咬人也不叫？ Keys：

1．Post Office.郵局。

3．Hot dog．..熱狗。Notes：

1．letter n．信件；字母

Questions：

2．What goes up every time the rain comes down？ 每當(dāng)雨點(diǎn)落下時(shí)什么東西會(huì)上去？ Keys：

2．An umbrella．..是雨傘。Notes：

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2．go up 上升；（傘）撐起來(lái)

Questions：

2．What’s the smallest room in the World？ 世界上什么房間最小？ Keys：

2．A mushroom.是蘑菇。Notes：

2．mushroom/＇m)Mrum/n．蘑菇

Questions：

3．If you stand with your back to the north and face south，what would be on your left hand？ 假設(shè)你站著時(shí)前面是南，后面是北，那么左手是 什么方向？ Keys：

3．Fingers．..是手指。Notes：

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 has a tongue but can’t talk？ 什么東西有舌頭卻不能講話？ 2．What has a ear but can’t bear？ 什么東西有耳朵卻聽(tīng)不見(jiàn)？

3．What has a head but can’t think？ 什么東西有頭腦卻不會(huì)思考？

4．What has a foot but can’t walk？ 什么東西有腳卻不會(huì)走路？ Keys：

1．An envelope．..一個(gè)信封。

2．An ear of corn．..一穗玉米。3．A nail．..一顆釘子。4．A bed．..一張床。Notes：

1．tongue n．舌頭；舌狀物 3．head n．頭；頂端

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4．foot n．腳；底部

the foot of a bed 床腳處

Questions：

1．What has four legs but only one face？

什么東西有四條腿，卻只有一只腳？

3．What has three hands but only one face？

什么東西有三只手，卻只有一張臉？

Keys：

1．A bed．..是床。

3．A clock．..是時(shí)鐘。

Notes：

1．the foot/head of a bed

床尾（床腳處）/床頭

3．hand n．手；指針

Questions：

3． What’s the smallest bridge in the world？

世界上最小的橋梁是什么？

Keys：

3．The bridge of a nose．..鼻梁。

Notes：

3．bridge n．橋；鼻梁

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Questions：

1．Will liars be honest after they die？

撒謊的人死后會(huì)誠(chéng)實(shí)嗎？

2．Why are people always tired on April Fool’s

Day？..愚人節(jié)這天人們?yōu)槭裁纯偸瞧v不堪？

3．What driver never speed？

什么司機(jī)從不超速開(kāi)車？

Keys：

1．No，they won’t． They lie still after they die．..不會(huì)，他們死后還是撒謊。

2．Because they’ve just had a long March．..因?yàn)樗麄儎倓偨Y(jié)束一次漫長(zhǎng)行軍。

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3． A screwdriver．..螺絲刀。Notes：

1．lie Still 靜躺，靜臥；仍舊撒謊 2．March 三月；march n．行軍，行進(jìn) 3．screwdriver/＇skru:draiv+/n．螺絲刀 Questions：

1．Why is the heart of a tree like the end of a dog’s tail？..為什么說(shuō)樹(shù)心像狗尾巴梢？

2．Why is the airplane pilot like the escaping prisoner？ 為什么說(shuō)飛機(jī)駕駛員與在逃囚犯相似？ 3．When is a horse the heaviest？ 什么時(shí)候馬最重？ Keys：

1．Because it’s the farthest place from the bark.因?yàn)樗x樹(shù)皮最遠(yuǎn)。

2．They both want safe flights．

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因?yàn)樗麄兌枷Ｍw行安全。3．When it’s led。當(dāng)有人牽它的時(shí)候。Notes：

1．bark/b%:k/ n．樹(shù)皮；狗吠

the end of a dog’s tail 狗尾巴梢，離狗的嘴最遠(yuǎn) 2． flight/flait/ n．飛行；逃亡，逃跑 safe flight 安全飛行；安全出逃

3．led： lead（牽引）的過(guò)去分詞，音似 lead/led/n． 鉛

Questions：

1．What vegetable do people have if they want privacy？ 人們?cè)谛枰匀吮荛_(kāi)時(shí)總是選什么蔬菜？

2．What do you do with your shoes after you wear them out？

你的鞋子穿破以后你怎么處理它們？

3．Why do you think 10 points are no less than 100 points？

你為什么說(shuō)10 分和100 分差不多？ Keys：

1．Lettuce alone．..只要萵苣。

2．Wear them back in．..當(dāng)然是穿回家。

3． Because the difference between them is just nothing．

因?yàn)樗鼈冎g的區(qū)別僅僅是零。Notes：

1．Lettuce alone 音似 let us alone（讓我們單獨(dú)呆一 會(huì)兒）

privacy/＇praiv+si/ n．隱私

2．wear.out 把.穿破，穿壞；把.穿著到外面 Questions：

1．Who will be your real friend，a poor friend or a rich one？

貧窮的朋友和富貴的朋友，誰(shuí)會(huì)成為你真正的朋 友？

2．Why don’t you buy a vacuum cleaner？ 你為什么不買個(gè)真空吸塵器？

3．What’s the most contradictory sign in a library？ 圖書(shū)館里最自相矛盾的標(biāo)牌是什么？ Keys：

1．A poor friend，because a friend in need is a 9

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friend indeed．

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貧窮的朋友，因?yàn)榛茧y之交是真情。2． I don’t have any vacuum to clean．..我沒(méi)有真空要打掃。

3． To speak aloud is not allowed．..大聲講話是不允許的。Notes：

1．a(chǎn) friend in need 患難之交

in need 需要幫助，需要資助，窮困的 2． vacuum/＇v$kju：m/ n．真空

3．contradictory/、k&ntr+＇dikt+ri/adj．互相抵觸的

To speak aloud is not allowed 音似 to speakaloud is not aloud．（大聲講話不是大聲）Questions：

1． Is there anything that you can’t get over？ 有沒(méi)有你無(wú)法釋?xiě)训氖拢?/p>

2．Why did the hippies remind one Of a coal miner in the old days？..嬉皮士為何使人聯(lián)想起舊時(shí)代的礦工？ 3．DO people fish with a permit in this area？ 在這個(gè)地方釣魚(yú)必須要有特許證嗎？ Keys：

1．Lots of． The sun，the moon，and lots of buildings.很多。太陽(yáng)，月球，還有許多高大建筑。2．Because they’re fond of saying：“ I dig．”..因?yàn)樗麄兿矚g說(shuō)，“我來(lái)挖”。3．NO，We fish with a bait．..不，我們用魚(yú)餌釣魚(yú)。Notes：

1．get over 淡忘，痊愈（不愉快的經(jīng)歷、感受等）；越 過(guò) 2．“I dig”真實(shí)涵義是：我喜歡 3．with 持有；用.做某事

permit/＇p+:mit/n．許可證，執(zhí)照 Questions：

1． Why is jaywalking tiring？ 亂穿馬路為什么很累？

2．Why are giraffes considered intelligent？ 人們?yōu)槭裁凑J(rèn)為長(zhǎng)頸鹿是有智慧的？

3．Why are horses considered talented in painting？ 人們?yōu)槭裁凑J(rèn)為馬在繪畫(huà)方面有天賦？ Keys：

1．Because it may make one have a rundown feeling．..因?yàn)樗锌赡茏屓擞X(jué)得身體情況不佳。

2．Because it’s the highest form of animal life．

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因?yàn)樗莿?dòng)物的最高形態(tài)。

3． Because they draw a lot of things．..因?yàn)樗鼈兺虾芏嗪芏鄸|西。Notes：

1．run-down adj．身體不好的，音似 run down（被 車撞倒）

jaywalk/＇DNeiw&k/ v．亂穿馬路 2．high adj．高的

the highest form 最高級(jí)形態(tài) 3．draw v．拖，拉；畫(huà) Questions：

1．What job will make people look up to you？ 干什么工作人們會(huì)敬仰你？

2．Why is an empty matchbox the thing to have in the world？

為什么說(shuō)一個(gè)空火柴盒是世界上最好的東西？ 3．Why do smart students refuse to write about the king as their subject？

聰明的學(xué)生為什么不把國(guó)王作為寫(xiě)作的課題？ Keys：

1．Window-washing on high-rises．..給高層建筑擦窗戶的工作。2．Because it’s matchless．..因?yàn)樗鼪](méi)有火柴。

3．Because the king is not a subject．..因?yàn)閲?guó)王不是臣民。Notes：

1．look-up to 向上看，抬頭望；敬仰，敬佩

2． matchless/＇m$CMlis/adj．無(wú)可匹敵的，舉世無(wú) 雙的

-less 后綴，意思是：沒(méi)有.的，所以matchless 又 可理解為：沒(méi)有火柴的

3．subject/＇s)bDNikt/n．話題，主題；臣民，國(guó)民 Questions：

1．Why did the banker keep looking up at the sky 銀行家為什么老是抬頭看天？

2．When do dogs refuse to follow their owners？ 什么時(shí)候狗不愿跟隨主人？

3．Do astronauts ever get hungry once they are in outer space？

宇航員在太空里會(huì)覺(jué)得餓嗎？ Keys：

1．To see if there’s any change in the sky．..13

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看看天上有沒(méi)有變化。

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2．When their owners go to the flea market．..當(dāng)他們的主人去跳蚤市場(chǎng)時(shí)。

3．Never，for they had a big launch．..不會(huì)，因?yàn)樗麄兘?jīng)歷了火箭發(fā)射。Notes：

1．change n．變化；零錢

2．flea market 跳蚤市場(chǎng)，賣舊物或小東西的市場(chǎng) flea n．跳蚤

3．launch/l&：CM/n．發(fā)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？..亨利聽(tīng)母親的話去探望史密斯老太太，卻被老太 太訓(xùn)斥，這是為什么呢？

2．Mr．White followed a parking sign but was given a ticket by the policeman．Can you guess what that sign reads？..懷特先生按停車指示牌停車，卻被警察開(kāi)票罰款。你猜得出指示牌 上的內(nèi)容嗎？ Keys：

1．Old Mrs． Smith thought it was her privacy how old she was．..因?yàn)槭访芩固J(rèn)為年齡屬于個(gè)人隱私。2．It reads，“Fine for parking．”..上面寫(xiě)著，“可以停車”。Notes：

1． how old Mrs． Smith is 有兩種理解： ①史密斯老太太身體怎么樣； ②史密斯太太有多大年紀(jì) 2．“Fine for parking”另一種理解是：“停車罰款”。fine adj．好的； n．罰款 Questions：

1．When is a football team like a scrambled egg？ 足球隊(duì)什么時(shí)候像炒雞蛋？

2．What’s the difference between a fly and a mosquito？ 蒼蠅與蚊子的區(qū)別何在？

3．How can you keep your friend’s friendship？ 怎樣保持朋友對(duì)你的友情？ Keys：

1．When it’s beaten．..當(dāng)它輸了球時(shí)。

2．You can’t sew a zipper on a mosquito．..不可能在蚊子身上縫一根拉鏈。3．By not returning it．..不要還給朋友就行了。

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Notes：

1．beat v．擊敗，打輸；打（蛋）

scramble/＇skr$mbl/ v．把蛋白蛋黃攪拌在一起 2．fly n．蒼蠅；（褲子）前邊的開(kāi)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？ 風(fēng)是什么顏色？

2．Why can a bride hide nothing？ 新娘為何藏不住東西？

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？ 為什么說(shuō)圖書(shū)館是最高的建筑？ Keys： 1．Blue．..藍(lán)色。

2．Because some one will give her away．..因?yàn)橛腥藭?huì)揭發(fā)她。

3．Those who wear their clothes out the first day．..那些第一天就穿著新衣服出門的人。4．It has the most stories．..因?yàn)閳D書(shū)館里故事最多。Notes：

1．The wind blew 風(fēng)在吹

2．give.away 揭發(fā)；在婚禮上把新娘交給新郎 3．extravagant/ik>str$vig+nt/ adj．奢侈的 wear.out 穿到外面；穿破，用壞 4．story n．故事；（樓）層 Questions：

1．When are your eyes not your eyes？ 什么時(shí)候你的眼睛不再是你的眼睛？ 2．Does this road go to the zoo？ 這條路是去動(dòng)物園的路嗎？

3．Why do people never feel hungry on a beach？ 為什么在沙灘上的人永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)覺(jué)得餓？ 4．Why don’t you take the bus home？ 你為什么不乘車回家？ Keys：

1．When the wind makes them water．..當(dāng)風(fēng)沙進(jìn)去，眼淚汪汪的時(shí)候。

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2．Well，you’11 have to go there yourself．..趣味英語(yǔ)

不，你得自己去（路是不會(huì)去的）。3． Because of the sand which is there．..因?yàn)槟莾河猩匙印?/p>

4．Because my home is not that big．..因?yàn)槲壹也粔虼蟆otes：

1．water v．流口水，流眼淚

3．the sand which is there 音似 the sandwichesthere（那里有三明治）。4．take the bus home 另一種解是：把車帶回家。Questions：

1．What kind of cats are good for mice？ 用什么樣的貓對(duì)付老鼠好？ 2．Why is mother so tired？ 媽媽為什么這么累？

3．Why did the skeleton refuse to go the ball？ 骷髏為什么拒絕參加舞會(huì)？

4．Two wrongs don’t make a right，but what do two rights make？

兩個(gè)錯(cuò)也不算對(duì)，那么兩個(gè)對(duì)算什么呢？ Keys：

1．Cats who don’t eat mice．..不吃老鼠的貓。

2．She makes beds every day．..因?yàn)樗刻於家拼病?/p>

3．He has no body to dance with．..他沒(méi)有身體可以跳舞。4．The first airplane．..第一架飛機(jī)。Notes：

1．be good for mice 對(duì)老鼠好；用來(lái)對(duì)付老鼠好 2．make beds 真正的意思是：鋪床

3．He has nobody to dance with 沒(méi)有人和他跳舞

4．two rights 音似 two Wrights（發(fā)明第一架飛機(jī)的懷特兩兄弟）Questions：

1．What do you call a girl who has three boy friends named william？

三個(gè)男朋友都叫威廉的女孩叫什么？

2．What is lighter than a feather，but you can’t hold it for even 10 minutes？

什么東西比羽毛還輕，但是拿著它你卻堅(jiān)持不了十分鐘？ 3．Mary kissed her aunt good-bye but her aunt didn’t kiss her back．Why？

瑪莉吻了姑姑再見(jiàn)，可是姑姑卻沒(méi)有吻瑪莉，為什么？

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Keys：

1．A Bill collector．..收帳單的人。2．Your breath．..你的呼吸。

3．Her aunt kissed her face．..她姑姑親了她的臉。Notes：

1．Bill collector 另一層意思是：搜集比爾的人（Bill 是William 昵 稱）

2．hold one’s breath 屏住呼吸 3．kiss her back 回吻她；吻她的背 Questions：

1．What is the longest word in the English language？ 英語(yǔ)里最長(zhǎng)的單詞是什么？

2．Why is Willie such a perfect idiot？ 威利為什么是個(gè)十足的傻瓜？ 3．Does your watch tell the time？ 你的手表顯示時(shí)間嗎？

4．Why did the boy make his dog sit in the sun？ 這個(gè)男孩為什么讓他的狗曬太陽(yáng)？ Keys： 1．“Smiles”，because there’s a mile between the begining and the end of it．..是“微笑”這個(gè)單詞，因?yàn)檫@個(gè)單詞從首字母到末尾字母之間是一 英里。

2．He practises a lot.他時(shí)常練習(xí)。

3．No，you’ll have to look at it．..不，你得自己看。

4．He wanted a hot dog．..他想要個(gè)熱狗。Notes：

2．practice makes perfect 熟能生巧 3．tell v．顯示；告訴，對(duì).講 Questions：

1．What is the best thing to make in a hurry？ 急匆匆的時(shí)候做什么最好？

2．What does the falling of the barometer mean？ 氣壓計(jì)下降意味著什么？

3．What’s wrong with the dog chasing its tail？ 追著自己尾巴跑的狗怎么了？ Keys：

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1．Make haste．

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趕緊。

2．It means whoever nailed the barometer did a poor job．..它說(shuō)明把氣壓計(jì)釘上去的人沒(méi)有釘牢它。

3．It’s having some difficulty making ends meet．..它很難使尾巴與腦袋碰到一起。Notes：

1．make haste 抓緊，趕緊

2．the falling of the barometer 有兩層意思： ①氣壓計(jì)上的氣壓下降； ②氣壓計(jì)本身掉下來(lái)了

barometer/b+＇r&mit+/ n．氣壓計(jì)，晴雨表

3．make ends meet 真正的意思是：使收入和支出維持平衡，不致于入不 敷出

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Part ⅡLetters of the Alphabet 第2篇字母類 Questions：

1．Why is the letter E so sad？ 字母E 為什么傷心不已？

2．Why is the letter E so important？ 字母E 為什么至關(guān)重要？

3．Why are the letter Grand the letter Sin“gloves”close to each other？

為什么說(shuō)在“gloves”這個(gè)單詞中字母G 和字母S 關(guān)系密切？ Keys：

1．Because it’s always out of cash and always in debt.因?yàn)樗偸侨卞X花，又總是債務(wù)纏身。

2．Because it’s the begining of everything．..因?yàn)樗侨f(wàn)物的開(kāi)端。

3．Because there is love between them．..因?yàn)樗鼈冇小皭?ài)”牽系著。Notes：

1．out of cash 沒(méi)有現(xiàn)款 in debt 欠債

3．glove/gl)v/ n．手套 Questions：

1．What letter is an animal？ 什么字母是一種動(dòng)物？

2．What letter is a vegetable？ 什么字母是一種蔬菜？

3．What letter is a question？ 什么字母是一個(gè)問(wèn)題？

4．What letter is a part of the head 什么字母是頭的一部分？ Keys：

1．The letter B．..字母B。

2．The letter P．..字母P。

3．The letter Y．..字母Y。

4．The letter I．..字母I。Notes：

1．Bee 蜜蜂

2．Pea/pi：/ n．豌豆

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3．Y 音似Why 4．I 音似eye Questions：

1．What letter is most precious for a deaf old lady？ 什么字母對(duì)于耳背的老太尤其珍貴？ 2．What do we learn in primary schools？ 我們?cè)谛W(xué)里學(xué)什么？

3．What has four eyes but can’t see？ 什么有四只眼卻看不見(jiàn)？ Keys：

1．The letter“A”，for it makes her hear．..是字母A，因?yàn)樗估咸敗?．ABCs。是基本常識(shí)。

3．The Mississippi．..是密西西比河。Notes：

1．precious/＇preM+s/ adj．寶貴的，珍貴的

2．ABC/＇eibi:＇si:/ n．基礎(chǔ)知識(shí)，復(fù)數(shù)形式為 ABC’s 或ABCs。3． Mississippi 單詞中有四個(gè)“i”（four eyes）。Questions：

1．What part of London is in France？ 倫敦哪個(gè)部分在法國(guó)？

2．What makes a road broad？ 什么使馬路變寬？

3．What letter stands for the ocean？ 什么字母代表海洋？

4．What letter is to be avoided if you want to borrow money？ 要想借錢，就得避開(kāi)什么字母？ Keys：

1．The lette5r “N”．..字母N。

2．The letter“B”．..字母B。

3．The letter“C”．..字母C。

4．The letter“A”，because it makes men mean．..是字母A，因?yàn)樗谷俗兊昧邌荨otes：

3．C 音似sea（大海）。

4．mean/mi：n/adj．小氣，吝嗇 Questions：

1．What three letters turn a boy into a man？

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哪三個(gè)字母可以男孩子變成男人？

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2．What is written with three letters but is pronounced like one letter？

什么寫(xiě)出來(lái)是三個(gè)字母，讀出來(lái)卻像一個(gè)字母？

3．What starts with T，ends with T，and can be full of T ？ 什么開(kāi)始是T，結(jié)尾是T，還可能全是T？ 4．How can you change a pear into a pearl？ 怎樣可以把梨變成珍珠？ Keys：

1．A-G-E．..是A-G-E。2．Eye.是眼睛。3．Teapot．..是茶壺。

4．Add the letter L．..加上字母L。Notes：

1．A-G-E 拼出來(lái)是age（年齡）。3．teapot/＇ti：p&t/n．茶壺 Questions：

1．Why is the letter B like fire？ 字母B 為什么跟火一樣？

2．Why is the letter D like a sailor？ 字母D 為什么跟海員一樣？ 3．Why is the letter T like a boat？ 字母T 為什么跟船一樣？ Keys：

1．It makes the oil Boil，too．..因?yàn)樗部梢宰層头序v。2．It follows the C．..因?yàn)樗谧帜窩 后面。

3．It’s in the midst of water，too．..因?yàn)樗苍谒虚g。Notes：

1．fire（火）可以加熱 oil（油）至沸騰，B 加在oil 前 也可使之變成 Boil（沸騰）。

2．follow the C 音似 follow the sea（跟尋大海）。3．in the midst of 在.中間 Questions：

1．Why is the letter K like flour？ 字母K 為什么與面粉相似？

2．Why is the letter A like high noon？ 字母A 為什么與正午相似？

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3．Why are farmers surprised by the letter G？

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農(nóng)民為何對(duì)字母G 驚嘆不已？ 4．What’s the end of the world？ 世界末日是什么樣子？ Keys：

1．You can’t make a cake without it．..沒(méi)有它你做不成蛋糕。

2．It’s also in the middle of the day．..它也在一天的正當(dāng)中。3．It turns oats into goats． 它能把燕麥變成山羊。4．The letter“d”．..就是字母d。Notes：

1．flour/flau+/ n．面粉 2．high noon 正午 Questions：

1．What is the significance of the letter＂B＂to the growing up of children？

字母B 對(duì)于兒童的成長(zhǎng)有何重大意義？ 2．What is the origin of eternity？ 永恒的起源是什么？

3．What letter seperates Europe from Africa？ 哪個(gè)字母把歐洲和美洲隔開(kāi)？ Keys：

1．It made them bolder as they grow older．..它使得他們隨著年齡增長(zhǎng)而變得膽大而勇敢。2．The letter“E”．..字母E。

3．The letter“C”．..字母C。Notes：

1．bold/＇b+(ld/ adj．大膽，勇敢

significance/?sig>nifik+ns/ n．重要，意義，價(jià)值 2．origin/+＇riDNin/ n．起源，源頭 eternity/i＇t+::niti/ n．水恒 3．C 音似sea（海洋）。Questions：

1．What eight-letter word has only one letter in it？ 什么單詞拼出來(lái)有8 個(gè)字母，里面卻只有一個(gè)？ 2．What five-letter word has only one left once you take two away？

什么單詞拼出來(lái)有5 個(gè)字母，拿走2 個(gè)，卻只剩下一個(gè)？ 3．What seven-letter word has only three letters？

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什么單詞拼出來(lái)有7 個(gè)字母，卻只用3 個(gè)字母？

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4．What nine-letter word has seven left if you take four away？

什么單詞拼出來(lái)有9 個(gè)字母，拿走四個(gè)，卻還剩下七個(gè)？ Keys：

1．Envelope．..信封。

2．Stone．..石頭。

3．Barbara．..芭芭拉（人名）。4．Seventeen.十七。Notes：

1．letter n.字母；信 Questions：

1．Can you spell jealousy with two letters？

你能用2 個(gè)字母把“嫉妒”這個(gè)詞拼出來(lái)嗎？ 2．Can you spell donkey with one letter？ 你能用一個(gè)字母把“驢子”拼出來(lái)嗎？

3．Can you end a game of hide-and-seek with three letters？ 你能用三個(gè)字母結(jié)束捉迷藏的游戲嗎？

4．Can you turn an odd number into even by removing one letter？

你能拿走一個(gè)字母，把奇數(shù)變成偶數(shù)嗎？ Keys：

1．N．V．..是N．V，音似envy（嫉妒）。2．U．..字母 U，音似You（你）。3．I—C—U．..字母 I—C—U，音似I see you（我看見(jiàn)你了）。

4．Sure． You can get “even”if you remove the first letter from “seven’，which is an odd number．..當(dāng)然，從“七”這個(gè)奇數(shù)單詞中拿走第一個(gè)字母，就得到了偶數(shù)。Notes：

4．even/＇i：vin/n.偶數(shù) Questions：

1．Why are girls afraid of the letter C？ 女孩為什么害怕字母C？

2．Why are painters fond of the letter R？ 油漆工為什么青睞字母R？

3．How many peas are there in a pint？ 一品脫有多少粒豌豆？

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4．What are the most sensible letters？

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什么字母最明智？ Keys：

1．Because it makes fat fact．..因?yàn)樗狗逝殖蔀楝F(xiàn)實(shí)。

2．Without it，varnish would vanish．..沒(méi)有它，清漆就會(huì)消失。3．One．..一粒。

4．The Y’s．..是字母Y。Notes：

2．varnish/＇va：niM/ n．清漆 vanish/＇v$niM/v.消失 3．pea 音似P。

4．Y’s 音似wise（睿智）。Questions：

1．If Sally goes to school in Sydney and Sally’s sister has supper in a scenic spot near the sea，how many S’..s are there in all？..假如莎莉在悉尼上學(xué)，莎莉的妹妹在海邊風(fēng)景區(qū)吃晚飯，請(qǐng)問(wèn)總共 有多少個(gè)S 字母出現(xiàn)？

2．What occurs once in every minute，twice in every moment，..but not once in a hundred years？..什么事每分鐘一次，每片刻兩次，可是一百年也不遇？ 3．What letter do most people fear most？ 大多數(shù)人最害怕什么字母？ Keys：

1．None． There’s no“s”in“all”．..一個(gè)也沒(méi)有，all 這個(gè)單詞不用s。2．The letter M．..是字母M。

3．The letter E，because it’s the end of life．..是字母E，因?yàn)樗恰發(fā)ife”這個(gè)單詞末尾的字母。Notes： 3．“It’s the end of life.”另一種理解是：它是生命的結(jié)束。Questions：

1． What letter is a kind of drink？ 什么字母是一種飲料？

2．Why is the letter R absolutely necessary to friendship？ 為什么說(shuō)字母R 對(duì)于友誼至關(guān)重要？ 3．What are a banker’s favourite vowels？ 銀行家最喜歡的元音是什么？ Keys：

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1．The letter“T”．

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是字母“T”。

2．Without it，a friend will become a fiend．..沒(méi)有它，朋友就成了惡魔。3．I—O—U．..是三個(gè)元音I-O-U。Notes：

1．T 音似tea（茶）。

2．a(chǎn)bsolutely/?$bs+>lu：tli/ adv．完全地，絕對(duì)地 fiend/fi：nd/n．惡魔，魔鬼

3．favourite/＇feiv+rit/ adj．喜愛(ài)的，偏愛(ài)的，也可 寫(xiě)作 favorite。

vowel/vau+l/ n．元音，元音字母 I－O－U 音似“I owe you”（我欠了你的）。IOU n．借據(jù)，也寫(xiě)作I．O．U。Questions：

1．Why is U the jolliest letter？ 為什么說(shuō)U 是最開(kāi)心的字母？

2．What is the difference between here and there？ 這里和那里的區(qū)別是什么？ ．..Thirteen different letters are hidden in this design．Please find them．

有13 個(gè)字母躲藏在此圖內(nèi)，你能找出來(lái)嗎？ Keys：

1．Because it’s in the midst of fun．..因?yàn)樗陂_(kāi)心的當(dāng)中。2．The letter“T”．..是字母T。

3．E，F(xiàn)，H，I，K，L，M，N，T，V，X，Y，Z Notes：

1．jolly/＇DN&li/ adj．歡樂(lè)的，快活的 midst/＇midst/ n.中間，中部，當(dāng)中 in the midst of fun 有兩層意思：

①字母u 是單詞fun 當(dāng)中的一個(gè)字母； ②字母u 在歡樂(lè)的當(dāng)中，當(dāng)然最開(kāi)心。

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Part Ⅲ Miscellaneous 第3篇其他類 Questions：

1．How can you make a rope shorter without cutting or winding it？

不能剪也不能卷，怎樣使一根繩子變短？

2．How can you throw a ball and have it return to you without hitting anything or having anyone throw it back to you？

把球扔出去，不能碰任何物體，不能讓別人扔回來(lái)，怎樣使球乖乖 地回到你手里？

3．Why are you wearing two watches at the same time？ 你為何同時(shí)戴兩塊表？ Keys：

1．Take a longer rope and compare with it．..拿一根長(zhǎng)點(diǎn)的繩子比一比就行了。2．Just throw it up in the air．..往上拋。

3．To see if the other one keeps good time．..互相監(jiān)督是否走時(shí)準(zhǔn)確。Notes：

1．與更長(zhǎng)的繩子相比，原來(lái)那根繩子肯定是更短了（shorter）。Questions：

1．What is visible only in winter time？ 什么東西冬天才能看見(jiàn)？

2．What do you have that you can’t lend to others？ 什么東西屬于你而且不能借給別人？

3．Why don’t boys need to watch out for worms when they’re eating apples？

男孩子吃蘋(píng)果時(shí)為什么不用當(dāng)心蘋(píng)果里的蟲(chóng)？ Keys：

1．Your breath． 你的呼吸。

2．Your shaddow．..你的影子。

3．The worms have to watch out for themselves．..因?yàn)橄x(chóng)子必須自己當(dāng)心（不被吃掉）。Notes：

1．visible/＇vizibl/adj．看得見(jiàn)的 3． watch out 當(dāng)心，注意，留神 Questions：

1．If two swallows are sitting on a twig and you wish to 36

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get the twig without disturbing the swallows，what shall you do？

假如兩只燕子停在一枝小樹(shù)枝上，你想弄到那枝小樹(shù)枝，卻不想驚 動(dòng)燕子，怎么辦？

2．If you find three sparrows on the roof and you shoot one，how many are left？

假如你看見(jiàn)屋頂上有三只麻雀，射掉一只，還有幾只？ 3．If a burglar was informed all the exits were guarded，what could he do to escape？

假如強(qiáng)盜得知所有的出口都有人站崗，那么他怎么才能逃出去？ Keys：

1．Wait till the swallows fly away．..等燕子飛走了以后去弄。

2．None．The others fly away．..一只不剩，其余都飛走了。

3．He could go out of the entrance．..他可以從入口出去。Notes：

1．swallow/＇sw&l+u/n.燕子 twig/twig/ n．小枝，細(xì)枝 2．sparrow/＇sp$r+(/ n．麻雀 Questions：

1．Why do people wish for something they haven’t got？ 人們?yōu)槭裁纯偸窍氲玫經(jīng)]有得到的東西呢？

2．Why do people always find what they are looking for in the last place they look？

人們找東西時(shí)為什么總是在最后一個(gè)尋找的地方才找到？ 3．What does everybody know about the emperors of China？ 關(guān)于中國(guó)的皇帝每個(gè)人都知道的是什么？ Keys：

1．What else is there to wish for？ You cease to wish for it once you get it．

除此以外你還想要得到什么？一旦得到，你就用不著想得到了。2．No one would keep looking once they find what they are looking for．..一旦人們找到他們尋找的東西后，沒(méi)有人還會(huì)找下去。3．They’re all dead．..他們都作古了。Notes：

1．cease to do something 停止做某事，與cease doing something 意 思相同。Questions：

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把你的左手放在哪兒，使你的右手無(wú)論如何也夠不到？ 2．How can you tell the weather with a rope？ 只有一根繩子，如何知道天氣？ Keys：

1．Put your left hand on your right elbow．..把你的左手放在右肘上。

2．Take it in the open．If it swings，it’s windy； if it’s wet，..it’s raining.拿到室外，如果它搖晃，說(shuō)明有風(fēng)；如果它濕了，說(shuō)明有雨。Notes：

1．elbow/>elb+(/ n．肘，肘部 2．in the open 在戶外，在野外 Questions：

1．If you take half from a half dollar，how much is left？ 如果從一個(gè)半塊美元里拿走半塊，還剩多少？ 2．How long should your legs be？ 你的腿應(yīng)該有多長(zhǎng)？

3．Why is the woolen sweater marked“cotton”？ 為什么羊毛衫上卻標(biāo)著“棉制品”？

4．If your uncle’s sister is not you aunt，what relation is she to you？

如果你舅舅的妹妹不是你阿姨，請(qǐng)問(wèn)她是你什么？ Keys：

1．A dollar is left．..還剩一個(gè)美元。

2．Long enough to reach the ground．..夠得著地就行了。

3．TO fool the moths．..是用來(lái)瞞著蛀蟲(chóng)的。4．Your mother．..是你的母親。Notes：

3． moth/m&I/ n．蛾，蛀蟲(chóng)

woolen/wulin/ adj．羊毛的，呢絨的 也可寫(xiě)作woollen Questions：

1．Tommy Tucker took two strings and tied two turtles to two tall trees．How many T’s are there in that？

湯米·塔克拿了兩段繩子，把兩只烏龜拴在兩棵大樹(shù)上。請(qǐng)問(wèn)這句 話中有多少個(gè)“T”？

2．It usually takes 8 hours to travel from NewYork to Chicago by train．Then why hasn’t the train leaving the Big Apple more than ten hours ago arrived yet？

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通常從紐約到芝加哥坐火車只要8 小時(shí)，可是這列火車離開(kāi)紐約已

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經(jīng)超過(guò)10 小時(shí)了，為什么現(xiàn)在還沒(méi)有到芝城呢？ Keys：

1．There are two T’s in“that”．..有兩個(gè)“T”。

2．The train was not for Chicago．..這列火車不是開(kāi)往芝加哥的。Notes：

2．The Big Apple 指紐約。Questions：

1．Whose eyes never close？ 誰(shuí)的眼睛從來(lái)不閉？

2．What is a fish net made of？ 魚(yú)網(wǎng)是什么做的？

3．What walks all day on its head？ 什么東西整天用頭走路？

4．What’s the difference between a monkey and a flea？ 猴子和跳蚤的區(qū)別是什么？ Keys：

1．A neddle’s eye．..針眼。

2．Little holes tied together with strings．..用繩子系起來(lái)的小洞洞。3．A nail on a horse．..馬蹄鐵上的釘子。

4．A monkey can have fleas but a flea can’t have monkeys．..猴子可能長(zhǎng)跳蚤，跳蚤不可能生猴子。Notes：

3．the head of the nail 釘子頭 4．flea /fli：/n.跳蚤 Questions：

1．What can you tell from Peter’s record card with extremely poor grades？

彼得糟糕透頂?shù)某煽?jī)單說(shuō)明什么問(wèn)題？

2．What would George Washington be most famous for if he were alive today？

如果喬治·華盛頓今天還活著，那么他最為著名的是什么？ 3．What does everybody do at the same time？ 所有的人同時(shí)在做同一件什么事情？ 4．What resembles half a pie？ 什么東西像半塊餅？ Keys：

1．He didn’t cheat．..他沒(méi)有作弊。

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2．Old age．..42

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高壽。

3．Grow old．..變老。

4． The other half．..餅的另一半。Notes：

1．record card 成績(jī)單 Questions：

1．My uncle hasn’t slept for many days but he isn’t tired at all．What’s his secret？

我叔叔很多天沒(méi)有睡覺(jué)，卻一點(diǎn)也不累，奧妙何在？

2．What has a bed but never sleeps，a mouth but never speaks？ 什么東西有床不睡，有口不說(shuō)？

3．What has four fingers and a thumb but no flesh and bone？ 什么東西有五指卻沒(méi)有骨肉？ Keys：

1．He sleeps at night．..他晚上睡覺(jué)。2．A river.河流。3．A glove.手套。Notes：

2．the bed of the river 河床

the mouth of the river 河口（河入海的地方）3．thumb /I)m/ n．拇指 此外有 forefinger（食指），middle finger（中指），ring finger（無(wú)名指），和little finger（小拇指）。Questions：

1．The farmers in this village used modern methods but harvested no apples this year．Why？

今年這個(gè)村落的農(nóng)民們運(yùn)用了現(xiàn)代新技術(shù)，卻沒(méi)有收獲到一只蘋(píng) 果。為什么？

2．The injured dog had some difficulty going home．Every step he took，he slipped back two． However，he still manage to get home．How did he do it？

受了傷的小狗回家無(wú)比艱難，他每向前走一步，就得向后滑兩步，但是就是這樣他還是回到家了，請(qǐng)問(wèn)他是怎樣做到的？ Keys：

1．They planted peach trees．..他們種的是桃樹(shù)。

2．He walked in the other direction．..他朝與回家相反的方向走。

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1．harvest/＇ha：vist/ v．收獲，收割 peach/pi：t/ n．桃子

2．Slip/＇Slip/ v．滑，溜，跌交

manage/＇m$niDN/ v．成功地做了某事 Questions ：

1．What falls often but never gets hurt？ 什么東西經(jīng)常摔下來(lái)卻毫無(wú)損傷？

2．Why do cowboys ride their horses to town？ 牛仔們?yōu)槭裁打T馬去城里？

3．Who goes around all day in a car with his bag full of money？

誰(shuí)整天坐著車到處逛，包里滿是鈔票？

4．Why does Jim wish he had enough money to buy an elelphant？ 吉姆為何希望有足夠的錢買一頭大象？ Keys：

1．Snowflakes．..雪花。

2．It’11 take much longer if they walk their horses there.因?yàn)闋恐R走去花的時(shí)間太長(zhǎng)了。3．A bus conductor．..汽車售票員。

4．He just wishes he had that much money．..他就想有那么多的錢。Notes：

2． cowboy/＇kaub&i/ n．牛仔，牧童 Questions：

1．How did the pick-pocket spot the plain-clothes cop in the woman’s disguise？

小偷怎么識(shí)別出裝扮成女人的便衣警察？ 2．Which month has 28 days？ 哪個(gè)月有28 天？

3．What is it that everyone wants to have and get rid of，too？

什么東西人人都想擁有卻又都想甩掉？ Keys：

1．He passed by a cosmetics store without looking in the window．..因?yàn)樗愤^(guò)一家化妝品商店卻看都不看櫥窗里的東西。2． Every month has at least 28 days．..每個(gè)月都至少有28 天。3．One’s appetite．..人的胃口。Notes：

1．pick-pocket n．扒錢包的人，小偷plain-clothes adj．便衣的

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3．get rid of one’s appetite 滿足胃口，吃飽喝足 Questions：

1．Where did the egg floating down the Mississippi River come from？

飄在密西西比河上的雞蛋是從哪兒來(lái)的？

2．Lucky Mouse fell off a 1000-step stair and was not hurt． Why？

幸運(yùn)鼠從1000 級(jí)的臺(tái)階上摔下來(lái)卻安然無(wú)恙，為什么？ 3．Why do giraffes have long neck？ 長(zhǎng)頸鹿的脖子為什么那么長(zhǎng)？

4．What travels around the earth without using any fuel？ 什么東西不用燃料繞著地球轉(zhuǎn)？ Keys：

1．From a hen ．..是母雞生下來(lái)的。

2．He fell off the last step．..他是從最后一個(gè)臺(tái)階上摔下來(lái)的。

3．Because their heads are far from their bodies．..因?yàn)樗鼈兊念^離身子遠(yuǎn)。4．The moon.是月亮。Notes：

4．fuel/fju：+l/n．燃料 Questions：

1．What number has nothing left if you take a half from it？ 什么數(shù)字拿走一半就什么都不剩了？ 2．What number is like a peacock？ 什么數(shù)字像孔雀一樣？

3．What room has no walls，no doors，no windows，and no one to live in？

什么房間沒(méi)有墻，沒(méi)有門窗，也沒(méi)有人住？ Keys：

1．The number is 8，because only 0 is left whether you take away the top half or the bottom half．..是數(shù)字8，因?yàn)椴还苣隳玫羲纳厦嬉话脒€是下面一半，剩下的都是 零。

2．The number is 9，because it’s 0 without its tail and likewise，..a peacock is nothing without its tail．..是數(shù)字9，因?yàn)? 沒(méi)有尾巴就成了零，同樣，孔雀沒(méi)有尾巴也一無(wú)是 處。

3．A mushroom．..是蘑菇。Notes：

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2．peacock/＇pi：k&k/ n．雄孔雀（雌孔雀為peahen）

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Questions：

1．How can you make 6 out of three7’s？ 怎樣使得3 個(gè)7 等于6？

2．How can you make 6 out of three 5’s？ 怎樣使得3 個(gè)5 等于6？

3．How can you make 1000 out of eitht8’s？ 怎樣使得8 個(gè)8 等于1000？

4．What time is it when the clock stikes sixteen？ 時(shí)鐘敲16 下時(shí)是什么時(shí)候？ Keys： 7 1．Easy．7-=6 7 很簡(jiǎn)單。7-77 = 6 5 2．Easy．5+ =6 5 很簡(jiǎn)單．5+ 55 = 6 3．Easy．8+8+8+88+888=1000 很簡(jiǎn)單。8+8+8+88+888=10004．Time to have the clock fixed．..是修時(shí)鐘的時(shí)候。Notes：

4．strike/>straik/v.敲，擊 fix/fiks/v.修理 Questions：

1．Who works only one day in a year but never gets fired？ 誰(shuí)一年只上一天班卻不會(huì)被開(kāi)除？ 2．When do people have two mouths？ 什么時(shí)候人有兩張嘴？

3．What grows sharper the more it’s used？ 什么東西越用越鋒利？

4．Why do lions eat raw meat？ 獅子為何吃生肉？ Keys：

1．Santa Claus．..圣誕老人。

2．When there’re two of them．..有兩個(gè)人時(shí)。3．The tongue．..49

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舌頭。

4．They don’t know how to cook．..它們不會(huì)烹飪。Notes：