文英语谜语中英文对照.docx

文英語謎語中英文對照What has a mouth and a fork but never eats? A river.什麼東西有張嘴還有叉子，但是從來不吃東西？(河流)河流有河口及分叉處 What has a hand but cant scratch itself? A clock.什麼東西有手，但是卻沒辦法抓癢？(時鐘)What has no skin or bones, yet has four fingers and a thumb? A glove.什麼東西沒有皮膚及骨頭，但是卻有四隻手指跟一隻大姆指？(手套)Mrs. Bigger has a baby. Now who is bigger? The baby, because it is a little Bigger.比較大先生有個嬰兒，請問究竟誰比較大？(嬰兒，因為嬰兒是a little bigger)此處借用英文的比較級之副詞修飾語a little來比喻。通常外國人說某人的小嬰兒都會說a little+對方之姓名，比如a little Johnny指的就是Johnny先生的寶貝嬰兒。 What part of a watch was used before by someone else? The second hand.手錶的哪個部份在別人用之前已經被用過了？(二手貨-秒針)此處的second指的是時鐘的秒針，英文中的秒針與二手貨正巧是同一個字。Why is an empty purse always the same?Because there is never any CHANGE in it.為什麼空的皮夾總是一樣的？(因為空的皮夾中絕對不會有零錢/改變。)英文中的零錢與改變是同一個字change。Where can you always find money when you look for it?In the dictionary.當你想找錢時，哪邊總是能找得到？(字典)因為字典一定找得到錢這個字。What is something that never asks any questions but demands a great many answers?A doorbell.什麼東西從不問問題，但是得到很多回應？(門鈴)What belongs to you, but is used more by other people?Your name.什麼東西是屬於你的，但是別人使用的次數比你多？(你的名字)Why was the dog mad at the tree? Because the tree had its BARK.為什麼狗總是會對樹發狂？(因為樹有樹皮。)英文的Bark有二個意思，一個是樹皮，一個是狗叫。How are trees, cars, and elephants alike? They both have a trunk!樹木、車子、大象相同的地方在哪裡？(因為他們都有trunks)因為trunk有樹幹、後車廂、象鼻的意思How do you catch a monkey? Act like a banana.你要如何才能抓住猴子？(裝瘋賣傻)在英文中，go banana有裝瘋賣傻的意思，這個謎語是用猴子愛吃的香蕉影射抓猴子的方法。Whats the best way to catch a squirrel? Climb a tree and act like a nut.要抓住松鼠最好的辦法是？(爬到樹上，裝成笨蛋的樣子。)英文中的nut有堅果及笨蛋的意思，答案的意思是假扮成堅果就可以吸引松鼠。What did the dog say when he sat on the sand paper?Ruff! Ruff! Ruff!當狗坐在砂紙上時，牠會說什麼？ruff是狗叫的聲音，正好跟英文中的 rough(粗糙的)發音相同，砂紙給人的感覺就是粗粗的，所以狗坐在上面發出ruff的聲音就好像在說好粗糙。What vegetable do you get when an elephant walks through your garden?Squash當大象行過你的花園時，你會得到什麼蔬菜？(南瓜)因為在英文中，squash有南瓜及壓碎的意思。大象走過你的花園，物品都會被壓碎，故取此同義What do you get when you put three ducks in a box? A box of quackers (crackers).當你把3隻鴨子放在箱子中時，你會得到什麼？(一箱餅乾)鴨子的叫聲為quack，字尾加上er，表示發出quack聲音者，這邊quacker的發音近似於英文中的餅乾cracker。What do you call a wicked witch who lives by the sea?A sand-witch(sandwich).你怎麼稱呼住在海邊的女巫？(三明治)因為海邊有沙sand，女巫是witch，住在海邊的女巫就是sand-witch，音近於三明治sandwichWhats a skeletons favorite road? A dead end.骷髏最愛的路是什麼路？(死路)骷髏是死者，自然要走死路。英文中的dead end也正好是困頓、死路之意How do you make a skeleton laugh? You have to tickle its funny bone.你要如何讓骷髏笑？(搔他的腋下)英文的funny bone指的就是腋下部份的骨頭，要讓骷髏笑，搔那邊就對了What is a witchs favorite subject in school?Spelling.女巫最喜歡的課是什麼？(拼字課) spelling有下咒跟拼字的意思。Why did jack throw butter out of a window?Because he wants to see butterfly.杰克為什麼把奶油丟出窗戶？(因為他想看蝴蝶。)答案是因為他想看到奶油(butter)飛(fly)，英文中的butterfly正好是蝴蝶之意What keeps your teeth together?Toothpaste.什麼讓你的牙齒能黏在一起？(牙膏)tooth是牙齒，paste是漿糊When you hit a ball, you run back to your home, and get points. What do you do?Homerun.當你打中球，跑回家，並得到分數。請問你在做什麼？(打全壘打。)棒球中的本壘在英文是home的意思。I fall in water. Please guess one word.Waiter.我掉入水中，請猜一字。(服務生。)wa+I+ter=英文的服務生How do we make seven even?Take the s away.怎麼讓seven變成even？(拿掉s就可以了)這個問題有雙關語的用法：如何讓七變成雙數？How do we make witch itch?Take the w away.怎麼抓女巫的癢？(拿掉w就可以了)這個問題有雙關語用法：怎麼讓witch(女巫)變成itch(癢)，當然拿掉w就好What is worse than finding a worm in an apple?Finding only half a worm.什麼事是比在蘋果中發現一隻蟲還可怕的？(當你發現半隻蟲時。)Which is the strongest day of the week?Sunday, because all the rest are weak (week) days.哪一天是一週中最強的一天？(週日)Where does Thursday come before Wednesday?In the dictionary.哪裡的星期四是比星期三還早的？(英文字典)因為英文字典的字是依字母順序排列的Which travels faster, heat or cold?Heat, because you can easily catch a cold.Heat跟cold，那個字跑得比較快？(heat)英文中的catch a cold 指的是感冒，抓此雙關語What makes a road broad?The letter B.什麼東西可以讓路變成板子？(字母B)因為路(road)加上字母b，就會變成板子(broad)的意思What is it that comes to see you every day and tells you everything but never opens its mouth?The newspaper.什麼東西每天都會出現在你面前，並且告訴你所有的事，卻不曾開口？(報紙)There is a family with ten brothers in it. Each brother has a sister. How many children are there in the family?Eleven.這個家庭有10個兄弟。每個兄弟都有一個妹妹，請問這個家庭到底有多少小孩子？(11個)因為大家的妹妹都是同一個Why is nine afraid of seven?Because seven ate (eight) nine.為何九會怕七？(因為七會吃九)我們數英文數字時，是seven, eight, nine，發音上有點像seven ate(吃的過去式，音同eight) nine。What word is always pronounced wrong?Wrong.什麼字總是會念錯？(錯這個字)Where does a ghost go swimming ?Dead sea.死人都去那邊游泳？(死海)暗指地理上的死海What do you call a 100-year-old ant?antique你怎麼叫100歲的螞蟻？(古董)-ique的字根是指：英文百的字根利用複合字的趣味取其答案What is the longest word in the dictionary? The longest word in the dictionary is smiles英文字典中最長的字是什麼字？(smiles)mile在英文是公哩之意I am the beginning of sorrow, and the end of sickness. You cannot express happiness without me, yet I am in the midst of crosses. I am always in risk, yet never in danger. You may find me in the sun, but I am never out of darkness.SI can run but never walk?I have a mouth but never talk?I have a bed but never sleep?I have a head but never weep?River我會動但是不能走路。我有張嘴但是不能說話。我有床但是不能睡。我有頭但不能哭。(河流)Each morning I appearTo lie at your feet,All day I will followNo matter how fa