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【一】:Mind Twisters英语脑筋急转弯
Mind Twisters英语脑筋急转弯
1.Why are girls afraid of the letter C ?
2.Why is the letter E so important?
3.Why are the letter G and letter S in "gloves" close to each other?
4.What letter is an animal ?
5.What letter is a question?
6.Why is U the jolliest letter?
7.How do you feel today?
8.How can you make a rope shorter without cutting or winding it?
9.Why do people wish for something they haven't got?
10.What can you tell from Peter's record card with extremely poor grades?
11.What does everybody do at the same time?
12.What resembles half a pie?
13.Who works only one day in a year but never gets fired?
14.When do people have two mouth?
15.Why do lions eat raw meat?
16.How many sides does a circle have?
17.What animal can jump as high as a tree?
18.How can you be completely sleepless for seven days and still lack no rest?
19.Where was the Declaration of Independence signed?
20.If you throw a stone into the Red Sea,what will it become?
21.If two's company and three's crowd,what's four and five?
22.The farmers in this village used modern methods but harvested no apples this year ,why?
23.The injured dog had some difficulty going home.Every step he took, he slipped back two.However,he still managed to get home. How did he do it?If you throw a stone into the Red Sea,what will it become?
24.What falls often but never gts hurt?
25.How did the pick-pocket spot the plain-clothes cop in his woman's disguise?
26.Which month has 28 days?
27.What is it that everyone wants to have and get rid of too?
28.where did the egg floating down the Mississippi River come from?
29.Lucky Mouse fell off a 1000-step stair and was not hurt.why?
30.Why do giraffes have long neck?
31.How can you make 6 out of three 7's?
32.How can you make 6 out of three 5's?
33.how can you make 1000 out of eight 8's?
34.Can you name the captital of every state in the U.S. in ten seconds?
35.A police officer had a brother ,but the brother had no brother.How could that be?
36.Why does a cat look first to one side and then to the other side when it enters a room?
37.How do you know policemen are strong ?
38.With which hand do you write?
39.What must you do before you return a book to the library?
Answers:
1.Because it makes fat fact!
2.Because it's the begining of everything!
3.Because there is love between them!
4. It's the letter B!
5. It's the letter Y!
6. Because it's in the midst of fun!
7. With my hands ,of course!
8. Take a longer rope and compare with it!
9. What else is there to wish for? You cease to wish for it once you get it!
10. He didn't cheat!
11. Grow old!
12. The other half!
13. Santa Claus 圣诞老人
14. When there's two of them 有两个人时!
15. They don't know how to cook 他们不知道如何烹饪!
16. Two. The inside and the outside!
17. All animals,for trees can't jump!
18. Sleep at night!
19. At the bottom!
20. Wet!
21. Nine!
22. They planted peech trees!
23. He walked in the other direction!
24. Snowflakes!
25.He passed by a cosmetics store without looking in the window!
26. Every month has at least 28 days!
27. One's appetite!
28.From a hen!
29. He fell off the last step!
30. Because their heads are far from their bodies!
31.easy . 7- 7/7=6!
32. easy. 5+5/5=6!
33. easy. 8+8+8+8+88+888=1000!
34.Washinton,D.C.!
35. The police officer was a lady!
36.Because it can't see both sides at once.
37.Because they can hold up traffic with just one hand!
38. Neither.I use a pen!
39.Borrow the book from library.
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(四)
（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”.
【二】:英语脑筋急转弯20150816
英语脑筋急转弯
1. What will you break once you say it? （什么东西一说出来就打破？） Silence. （沉默）
2. Will liars be honest after they die? （骗子死了之后会诚实吗？）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。
3. What always goes up and never goes down? （什么东西只升不降？）Your age. （你的年龄）
4. Why did the boy make his dog sit in the sun? （男孩为什么让他的狗坐在阳光 下？）He wants to have a hot dog. （他想要一条热狗。）
5. Why can a bride hide nothing? （为什么新娘子什么也藏不住？）Because someone will give her away. （因为有人会揭发她。Give away 揭发，在婚礼上把新娘交给新郎）
6. Why is the library the highest building? （为什么图书馆是最高的建筑物？）It has the most stories. （它的楼层最多。Story 故事，楼层）
7. What is the smallest bridge in the world? （世界上最小的桥梁是什么？）The bridge of a nose. （鼻梁）
8. What is the difference between the North Pole and the South Pole? （北极与南极的区别是什么？）A whole world. (整个世界。 a world of difference 天壤之别)
9. What makes naughty boys long to work in a clock factory? 淘气的男孩为什么想去钟表厂工作？）They want to make faces. (make face 做鬼脸，做钟表面)
10. What bird lifts heavy things? （什么鸟能举起重物？）Crane. (鹤。Crane鹤，举重机)
11.A ship can contain only fifty persons. Now there is already forty-nine persons in it. At this time, a pregnant woman comes on and boards the ship. The ship sinks. Why? (有一艘船只能容纳50人,现在已有49人。这时一位孕妇上了船,船就沉了。为什么? Because is a pigboat. (那是潜水艇。pigboat,潜水艇)
12. Why is the comet like Micky Mouse? (为什么是彗星像米老鼠?) .Because it is a star with a tail..(为它尾部有一个星。)
13. Who is closer to you, your mom or your dad? (谁跟你比较亲密,你的妈妈或你的爸爸? ) Mom is closer, because Dad is father(farther).(因为爸爸是父亲 , 所以妈妈比较靠近。) (更远的
14. What's the poorest bank in the world? (世界的最贫穷的银行是什么? ) The river bank.(河岸。)
15. What month do soldiers hate?(军人憎恨什么月? ) March.(行军.)
16.An old woman has lived in one-story house before. Her body is very short. Afterwards, she moves into a big building and lives in the ninth story. However, when she comes back home each time, she always takes an elevator to the sixth story and gets off, then she walks to the ninth story. Why?( 有位老妇人,从前住平房,并且个子非常矮,后来她搬进了一个很高的楼里,住在第九层,但是她每次回家,她总是乘电梯到第六层就下来,然后走到第九层.为什么?) .Because she was too short to press the ninth button.(她太矮了不能按到第九层的按钮.)
17. Why are people tired on April Fool's Day? （愚人节人们为什么疲倦？）Because they have just had a long March. ( 因为他们刚过了长长的三月。March 三月；行军)
18. What weather do mice and rats fear? （老鼠害怕什么天气？） When it's raining cats and dogs.(下大雨。rain cats and dogs 下大雨 )
19. When do dogs refuse to follow their masters? （狗什么时候不愿跟随主人？）When their masters go to the flea market.(主人去跳蚤市场时。Flea 跳蚤 flea market 旧货市场)
20. What country is popular on Thanksgiving Day? （感恩节时哪个国家最受欢迎？）Turkey.(土耳其 Turkey，土耳其，火鸡 )
21. What question can never be answered by "yes"? （哪个问题永远不能回答"是的"？）Are you
asleep? （你睡着了吗）
22. What tree is always very sad? （那种树总是很伤心？）Weeping willow. ( 垂柳 weep哭泣 willow柳树)
23. Why is an empty purse always the same? （为什么空钱包总是一样的？）Because there is never any change in it.( 因为没有零钱。Change 零钱，改变 )
24. What is full when it's used and empty when it's at rest? （什么东西用时满闲时空？）A shoe. （鞋子）
25. What do every couple have in common? （每对夫妻都有的共同点是什么？）They are married on the same day.（他们同一天结婚）
26. When can you get water with a net? （什么时候可以用网兜装水？）When water is turned into ice. （当水结成冰时）
1.Why are girls afraid of the letter C ?
2.Why is the letter E so important?
3.Why are the letter G and letter S in "gloves" close to each other?
4.What letter is an animal ?
5.What letter is a question?
6.Why is U the jolliest letter?
7.How do you feel today?
8.How can you make a rope shorter without cutting or winding it?
9.Why do people wish for something they haven't got?
10.What can you tell from Peter's record card with extremely poor grades?
11.What does everybody do at the same time?
12.What resembles half a pie?
13.Who works only one day in a year but never gets fired?
14.When do people have two mouth?
15.Why do lions eat raw meat?
16.How many sides does a circle have?
17.What animal can jump as high as a tree?
18.How can you be completely sleepless for seven days and still lack no rest?
19.Where was the Declaration of Independence signed?
20.If you throw a stone into the Red Sea, what will it become?
21.If two's company and three's crowd, what’s four and five?
22.The farmers in this village used modern methods but harvested no apples this year ,why?
23.The injured dog had some difficulty going home.Every step he took, he slipped back two.
However, he still managed to get home. How did he do it?If you throw a stone into the Red Sea, what will it become?
24.What falls often but never gets hurt?
25.How did the pick-pocket spot the plain-clothes cop in his woman's disguise?
26.Which month has 28 days?
27.What is it that everyone wants to have and get rid of too?
28.where did the egg floating down the Mississippi River come from?
29. Luckily Mouse fell off a 1000-step stair and was not hurt. Why?
30.Why do giraffes have long neck?www.shanpow.com_why,is,the,letter,E,so,important?。
31.How can you make 6 out of three 7's?
32.How can you make 6 out of three 5's?
33.how can you make 1000 out of eight 8's?
34.Can you name the capital of every state in the U.S. in ten seconds?
35.A police officer had a brother ,but the brother had no brother. How could that be?
36.Why does a cat look first to one side and then to the other side when it enters a room?
37.How do you know policemen are strong ?
38.With which hand do you write?
39.What must you do before you return a book to the library?
Answers:
1.Because it makes fat fact!
2.Because it's the beginning of everything!
3.Because there is love between them!
4. It's the letter B!
5. It's the letter Y!
6. Because it's in the midst of fun!
7. With my hands ,of course!
8. Take a longer rope and compare with it!
9. What else is there to wish for? You cease to wish for it once you get it!
10. He didn't cheat!
11. Grow old!
