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1、在英语国家中，有不少类似于我们中国人爱做着玩儿的脑筋急转弯问答题.这些问题要么非常寻常而回答出其不意；要么非常古怪而回答笨拙老实,但都能达到让人会心一笑的效果.笑过之余,你还会对自己的思维定势有所意识,所以做这类问答题,不仅会让人轻松好笑，同时也锻炼了我们思维的灵活性.试试下面两道题：1.When can you go as fast as racing car（什么时候你能像跑车一样快）回答是:When you re in it.（当你坐在跑车里的时候.）2.Where does afternoon come before morning in the world（世界上哪个地方下午比早上先

2、到）回答是：In the dictionary（在字典里）.正如我们中国很多脑筋急转弯题目是在谐音上做文章一样,英语脑筋急转弯也广泛采用了谐音（homonyms）和双关（puns），问此而答彼，导致诙谐的效果.做这样的题目，需要对英语中的一词多义或一语双关比较熟悉;也就是说，做这类题目，你还会增加更多的语言知识.让我们再看两例：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）回答是:Pepper（辣椒;.2.Which side is the left side of b pie（哪边是馅饼的左边）回答是：T he side t

3、hat is not eaten,yet.（还没有吃的那一边）.为什么这样回答已经会心微笑的读者朋友会告诉还是一脸迷悯的读者:hot有两个意思:热的;辣的.用第二个意思去理解原题,答案自然是pepper（辣椒）了 left side of a pie有两层意思：饼的左边;饼剩下没吃的那一边.问题和回答也是利用了这两种截然不同的意思.在收集编译本书时,我们对各种语言难点，尤其是谐音双关都配有注释和解答,使读者在开心阅读的同时积累英语知识,提高学习英语的兴趣.本书适合于中学生,大学低年级学生及广大英语学习爱好者.编译者水平有限,疏漏之处难免,敬请各位读者指正.陈希茹1997年3月于华东师大Part

4、 I Homonyms&Puns第1篇谐音及双关类Questions:1.Who is closer to you,your mom or your dad爸爸和妈妈谁和你更亲2.Can you go to the Cinema With your watch broken你手表坏了，可以去看电影吗3.Why is the comet like Micky Mouse为什么说彗星像米老鼠Keys:1.Mom is closer,because dad is farther.妈妈更亲，因为爸爸更远.2.Of course not,for I don，t have the time.当然不行，因为

5、我没有时间.3.Its g star with a tail.因为它是带着一根尾包的星星.Notes:1.father 父亲，音似 farther/fa:J7更远2.I don，t have the time有两种理解:我没有时间;我没戴表或我的表坏了，不知道时间et/k&mit/n.彗星Micky Mouse/miki maus/米老鼠tail/teil/n.（动物的）尾巴;彗（星）尾Questions:1.Whats the largest room in the world世界上最大的房间是什么房间2.Whats the poorest bank in the world最没有钱的银行是

6、什么银行3.When is coffee like the surface of the earth咖啡什么时候像地球表面4.What month do soldiers hate当兵的不喜欢几月份Keys:1.T he room for improvement.改进的空间.2.T he river bank.河堤.3.When its ground.被碾成粉末时.4.March.三月.Notes:1.room房间；空间，余地2.bank n.银行;堤岸3.ground n.地面，它也是 grind/grind/v.磨碎,碾碎的过庄分词形式.4.march n.行军Questions:1.Wh

7、en is 耳 person not a person什么时候人不是人2.When is a door not|door什么时候门不是门3.When are boys not boys什么时候男孩不是男孩4.When is g clock dangerous什么时候时钟是危险的Keys:1.When he is a little cross.当他有点恼怒前.2.When its ajar.当它虚掩时.3.When they re bare-footed.当他们赤脚时.4.When it runs down the stairs and strikes one.当它滚下楼梯敲响一点钟时.Note

8、s:1.cross adj.烦恼，恼火；n.十字架2.ajar/+，DN a:/adj.（门）虚掩着，露了一条缝的音似ajar（一只壶）.3.bare-footed 赤脚，音似 bear-footed,脚和熊一样.4.strikes one另一层意思是：击中一个人Questions:1.Why is tennis so noisy打网球为什么很吵2.If a cabbage and a carrot raced,which onewould win如果卷心菜和胡萝卜赛跑，谁会赢.3.How many feet are there in a yard一码有多少英尺Keys:1.Each play

9、er raises a racket.因为每个运动员都拿着球拍.2.T he cabbage,because its always ahead.卷心菜，因为它总是领先在前.3.It depends on how many people stand in theyard.这要看院子里站了多少人.Notes:1.racket/r$kit/n.（网球等的）球拍;喧哗,喧闹raise a racket大吵大闹2.cabbage/k$biDN/n.卷心菜carrot/k#+r+t/n.胡萝卜a head of cabbage 一颗卷心菜3.feet n.英尺;脚（pl.）yard n.院子;码Quest

10、ions:1.When are people like glasses什么时候人像眼镜2.What beam is lighter than all the other beams什么梁最轻3.W h a t animal eats with its tail什么动物用尾巴吃东西Keys:1.When they m a k e spectacles of themselves.当他们出洋相的时候.2.lightbeam.光线.3.All animals do.No one takes off its tail whileeating.所有的动物,没有任何一种动物在吃东西时要取下尾巴.Notes

11、:1.spectackleZ，spekt+kl/n.眼镜m a k e a spectackle of oneself使自己出丑，出洋相2.beam/bi:m/n.梁；光线3.with prep.用做事;带着，有Questions:1.How can you m a k e a slow horse fast怎样能使慢马跑得快2.W h a t is heavier in summer than in winter什么东西夏天比冬天重3.W h a t clothing is always sad什么衣服总是伤感的Keys:1.Don，t give it anything to eat for

12、 while.暂时别给它吃东西.2.T raffic to the beach.去海滩的人流.3.Blue Jeans.蓝色牛仔服.Notes:1.fast adj.快的;v.绝食2.heavy adj.重的；交通量大的,繁忙的3.jeans/DNi:nz/n.牛仔衣,牛仔裤blue adj.蓝色的;伤感的Questions:1.How many legs do horses have马有几条腿2.When are people smartest什么时候人最聪明3.I have|tree in my hand.W h a t kind of tree isit我的手上有棵树,是什么树Keys:

13、1.six legs-forelegs in front and two in back.有六条腿,前面有前腿,后面有两条腿.2.When its sunny,beacuse everything，s brighterthen.当天气晴朗的时候,因为这时候万物都更明亮.3.Its a palm.是你的手掌.Notes:1.forelegsZ，f&:legz/n.前腿，音似 four legs（四条腿）2.bright adj.办明亮;聪明smart/sma:t/adj,聪明3.palm/pa:m/n.棕桐树；手掌Questions:1.Can you explain what is free

14、speech你能说说什么是言论自由吗2.If the green house is on the right side of theroad,and the red house is on the left side of theroad,where is the white house假设绿房子在马路右边,红房子在马路左边,请问白房子在哪儿3.What fruit is never found singly什么水果永远不会是单个的Keys:1.Your talking on someone else，s phone.用别人的电话打电话.2.In Washington,D.C.在华盛顿.3.A

15、 pear.是梨.Notes:1.free adj.自由的；免费的2.T he White House 白宫3.pear/p#+/n.梨，音似 pair/p#+/n.一对Questions:1.Why is the bride unhappy on her wedding day新娘新婚为何不开心2.What time must it be when the escaped hungrywolf ate the paymaster逃跑了的饿狼吃掉出纳员是什么时候3.What will you break once you say it什么东西说出来就碎了Keys:1.Because she d

16、idnt marry the best因为她没有嫁给最好的人.2.8p.m.下午8点.3.Silence.沉默.Notes:1.bride/braid/n.新娘bridegroom/，braidgrum/n.新郎besttan男候相;最好的男人bridesmaid/braidsmeid/n.女俵相2.8 P.m.音似 ate P.m.,而 P.m.是 paymaster 的缩写.paymaster n.（发放薪饷的）出纳员3.break the silence 打破沉默Questions:1.What kind of clothes lasts the longest什么衣服穿得最久2.Why

17、 are farmers cruel为什么农夫是残酷的3.Why are babies like hinges为什么说婴儿像门校链Keys:1.Underwear,because its never worn out.是内衣,因为它永远不会穿在外面.2.T hey pull corns by the ears.因为他们揪着玉米耳朵掰玉米.3.Because they are things to adore.因为他们是受宠爱的.Notes:1.worn out穿坏,磨损；穿在外面2.ear耳朵;一穗（玉米）pull corns by the ears 另一种理解是 一 穗一穗地掰玉米.3.ado

18、re/a d&:/v.喜欢，宠爱，音似 a door.hinge/hinDN/n.门较链things to a door门上的东西Questions:1.If 皆 driver drives too fast he11 get a ticket.What will happen to a Poet if he writes toofast司机如果车开得太快就会被罚款,那么诗人如果诗写得太快,会怎么样呢2.Why is an empty purse always the same空钱包为什么总是老样子3.Why do little birds in the nest agree with eac

19、hother巢里的小鸟为什么意见总是一致Keys:1.His poetic licence will be taken away.他的写诗执照就会被没收.2.T here，s no change in it.因为里面没有零钱.3.Because they would fall out if they didn，t.因为如果意见不合,它们就会摔出鸟巢.Notes:1.poetic licence诗的破格（如不遵从语法规则等）2.change n.零钱;变化3.fall out摔出去;争吵Questions:1.Why is an argument like a pen为什么说论据就像一支钢笔2.

20、When will the wind improve its image风什么时候能改进自己的形象3.Why is learning English like 直 light gentle windto a smart student为什么对聪明的学生来说,学英语就像一阵微风Keys:1.No good Without a point.没有笔尖就没有用处.2.When it turns over|new leaf.当它把一片刚落的叶子吹翻过来时.3.Its breeze to them.因为对他们来说学英语轻而易举.Notes:1.argument/%:gjum+nt/n.论据，说理point

21、 n.尖,顶端;论点，要点2.turn over a new leaf真正的涵义是：改过自新3.breeze/bri:z/n.微风,和风;轻而易举的事Questions:1.What has four Wheels and flies什么东西有四个轮子还会飞2.Whats even harder to catch if you run faster什么东西你跑得越快越难追上，3.What time is it when d 显 is chased by tendogs什么时候十条狗追一个人4.How can you tell 固 clock is shy你怎么知道时钟害羞底Keys:1.A g

22、arbage truck.垃圾车.2.Your breath.你的呼吸.3.Its ten after one.是一点过十分.4.It has its hands over its face.因为它用手遮着脸蛋.Notes:1.what has four wheels and flies另一种理解是:什么东西既有四个轮子又有许多苍蝇2.catch ones breath恢复正常呼吸（尤指剧烈运动后）Questions:1.Why does time fly时间为何飞逝.2.Why does an invisible 显 tend to go crazy隐形人为何容易发疯3.Where can

23、a dog get another tail狗去哪里可以将弄到一条尾巴4.What bow can never be tied什么结不能打Keys:1.T o get away from all those who are trying tokill it.为的是甩掉所有要谋杀它的人.2.Out of sight,out of mind.看不见就变疯了.3.At g retail store.在零售商店.4.*rainbow.彩虹.Notes:1.kill time消磨时间2.Out of sight,out of mind 眼不见为净3.前 缀re-表示再一次，又 .Questions:1.

24、Why do carpenters think there，s no such thingas gold in this world木匠为什么不相信世上有金子这种东西2.Why do you think doctors are mean你为什么认为医生很吝啬3.What do you think of the Grand Canyon你觉得大峡谷如何Keys:1.T hey never saw it.因为他们从未锯过金子.2.Evenytime they treat me they make me pay forit.因为他们每次请我吃饭都让我来付帐.3.Just gorges.不过是峡谷罢了

25、.Notes:1.saw n.锯，也是see（看见）的过去式.英文中讲seeing is believing.（眼见为实）2.treat/tri:t/v.请客;治疗，处理mean/mi:n/adj.小气，吝啬3.gorges是 gorge（峡谷）的复数形式,音似gor-geous/g&:s/adj.宜人的,好的,美丽的Just gorgeous!太棒了！太美了!Questions:1.How do you punctuate the following sentenceI saw a$100 bill on the ground你看到十面这个句子怎么给它加上标点我看见地上有一张巨元美钞2.Ho

26、w do you know a photographer is always progressive你怎么知道摄影师总是在进步3.What roof never keeps out the wet什么屋顶不挡雨Keys:1.Make a dash after it.后面加个破折号.2.T hey are always developing.他们总是在冲（胶卷）.3.T he roof of the mouth.上颗Notes:1.make a dash after it另一种理解是:冲上去拿呀punctuate v./p）RkCMueit/加标点2.develop v.发展;冲（胶卷）3.ro

27、of n.屋顶;上颗Questions:1.Does any child like going to school有没有小孩子喜欢上学2.Wh y i s a p e a c o c k t h e be st st o r y-t e l l e r为什么说孔雀最擅长讲故事3.Wh y i s$c r a z y p e r so n e q u a l t o t w o o r d i n a r yp e o p l e为什么说一个疯子抵得上两个正常人Ke y s:1.E v e r y c h i l d l i k e s g o i n g t o sc h o o l.Mo s

28、t o f t h e mJu st h a t e st a y i n g t h e r e be f o r e g o i n g h o m e.每个孩子都喜欢去学校,大部分的孩子只不过不喜欢在回家之前呆在那儿罢了.2.B e c a u se i t a l w a y s h a s g be a u t i f u l t a l e.因为它总是有一个美丽的故事.3.B e c a u se h e i s g be si d e h i m se l f.因为他在自己的旁边还有一个人.N o t e s:1.g o t o S c h o o l有两种理解：在学校读书,上学

29、；去学校,上学校2.t a l e/t e i l/n.故事，音似 t a i l （尾巴）.3.be si d e o n e se l f真正的意思是：发狂，忘形.Q u e st i o n s:1.Wh a t c o a t i s a l w a y s We t Wh e n i t S p u t o n什么衣服穿上的时候总是湿乎乎的2.Wh y d i d t h e ba n d h a v e|sm a sh h i t i n t h e p e rf o r m a n c e这支乐队何以演出取得巨大成功3.Wh y i s S u n d a y t h e st

30、r o n g e st d a y i n a w e e k为什么说星期日是一周里最强壮的一天Ke y s:1.A i c o a t o f p a i n t.一层油漆.2.T h e y h a d t h e a u d i e n c e g l u e d t o t h e i r se a t s.他们请人把听众粘在椅子上了.3.T h e r e st o f t h e d a y s a r e w e a k d a y s.因为其余的日子都很弱小.N o t e s:1.c o a t n.衣服;涂层,一层（漆）2.sm a sh h i t很成功的新剧，电影等h

31、 a v e so m e o n e g l u e d t o o n e，s se a t 真正的意思是:使某人喜欢得不忍离座,直到看完（表演）为止.3.w e a k a d j.弱的，音似 w e e kw e e k d a y s指不包括星期日的那些天但是，目前流行的看法是:weekdays指周一至周五，而weekends包括周六和周日.Questions:1.Why are giraffes the cheapest to feed为什么养长颈鹿最不花钱2.Why are dogs afraid to sunbathe狗为什么害怕日光浴；3.Why are mules help

32、less in dancing骡子为什么在跳舞方面一塌糊涂4.Why is the pig always eating猪为什么没完没了地吃Keys:1.T hey m a k e a little food go d long wag.因为它布脖子长,一点点食物都要走很长的路才能咽下去.2.T hey dont want to be hot-dogs.因为它们不想成为热狗.3.T hey have two left legs.因为它们有两条左腿.4.He，s making a hog of himself.它想成为一只肉麓Notes:1.go a long way维持很长一段时间3.have

33、two left legs（跳舞等）笨手笨脚4.m a k e a pig of oneself像猪一样吃得很多（贬义）hog/h&g/n.肉用肥猪Questions:1.W h a t kind of shoes are made of banana skins什么鞋是用香蕉皮做的2.How do you like your school你觉得你们学校怎么样3.Why are politicians no longer concerned withsnowball fights政客们为什么不再关注打雪仗了Keys:1.Slippers.拖鞋.2.Closed.关闭.3.T he cold w

34、ar is over.冷战结束了.Notes:1 slipper/slip+/n.拖鞋Slip/Slip/v.滑，跌交2.How do you like your school 有两种理解：你觉得你们学校怎么样你希望你们学校是什么样子，3.cold war 冷战Questions:1.Why are watches fragile手表为什么容易坏2.Whats put on the table,cut,but never eaten什么东西摆在桌上,切好以后却不能食用3.Why don，t women get bald as soon as men为什么总是男人比女人先秃头Keys:1.Bec

35、ause their hours are numbered.因为它们有数字标明时间.2.A deck of cards.一副扑克牌.3.Because women wear hair longer.因为女人头发留得长.Notes:1.fragile/fr$ail/adj.易碎的，易坏的“T heir hours are numbered 源 于 Ones daysare numbered意思是某人在世之日屈指可数，寿命不长了.2.cut the cards 洗牌3.wear hair longer 有两层意思:留着更长的头发；头发留得更长久Questions:1.How can you mak

36、e the door last怎样能使门经久耐用2.Why shouldn，t you lose your temper为什么不该发脾气3.What makes the T ower of Pisa lean比萨塔为什么是斜的4.What book has the most stirring chapters什么书中有最动人的篇章Keys:1.Make other things first.先做其他的东西.2.No one else wants it.没人愿意要.3.It never eats.因为它从不食人间烟火.4.i cook book.烹饪书.Notes:1.m a k e the d

37、oor last另一种理解是：最后做门3.lean v.倾斜;adj.瘦的4.striring adj.动人的Stir v.搅和,搅拌Questions:1.What，s the most difficult train to catch赶什么火车最不容易2.What trees do fortune tellers like to look at算命先生喜欢看什么树3.How do people feel after taking g ferryboat乘渡船之后人们有什么感觉Keys:1.T he 12:50 train,because it，s ten to one if youcatc

38、h it.是12点50分的火车，因为赶上它只有10比1的概率.2.Palms.棕柳树.3.T hey feel vexed,for the ferryboat made themcross.他们觉得烦恼，是因为渡船使然.Notes:1.ten to one 1 点差 10 分；10 比 12.palm n.棕棚树;手掌fortune teller算命先生,预言将来的人palmist n.看手相者3.cross v.过去,渡过，穿过adj.暴躁的，易怒的Questions:1.What can pierce ones ears without a hole什么东西不用打洞就可以在耳朵上穿孔2.I

39、f you had 5 dollars and gave away one quarter,and another quarter,and then still motherquarter,how much Would you have left假设你有5美元,拿走四分之一，再拿走四分之一,接着又拿走四分之一,你还剩多少钱3.W h a t bird lifts heavy things什么鸟可以举起重物Keys:1.Noise.噪音.2.$4.25.还有4美元25美分.3.A crane.鹤.Notes:1.pierce/p!+s/v.刺穿,刺破piercing/p!+siR/adj.刺耳的

40、2.quarter/kw&:t/n.四分之一；二十五美分3.crane/krein/n.鹤；起重机Questions:1.Whats the difference between the North Poleand the South Pole北极和南极的区别是什么2.What makes naughty boys long to work in 告clock factory淘气的男孩子为什么盼望到钟表厂工作3.What can I do to avoid falling hair怎样防止头发脱落Keys:1.T he whole world.整个世界.2.People make faces

41、there.因为那儿人而做鬼脸.3.Get out of the way where the hair，s falling.别站在头发掉下来的地方就行了.Notes:1.A world of difference 天壤之别2.make faces做鬼脸；做钟面3.avoid falling hair 有两种理解:防止头发脱落；避开（从上面）掉下来的头发Questions:1.What do girls find the easiest to part with女孩子们发现什么东西最舍得放弃2.What king of running means walking什么样的跑步意味着走路3.What

42、 do elephants use to communicate witheach other大象用什么交谈4.What makes fish the smartest animal in theworld鱼为什么是世界上最聪明的动物Keys:comb.梳子.2.Running out of gas.汽油用完了.3.Big Words.大个的词.4.No one can pull its leg.它没有腿给人拉.Notes:1.part with放弃（尤指不自愿地）；用分头路或发缝2.big words真正的涵义是：比较正式的大词4.pull one，s leg真正的涵义是:使上当受骗Ques

43、tions:1.What made the little strawberry worried什么事让小草莓忧心忡忡2.Something went Wrong with the second hand ofmy watch.Where can I have it replaced我手表上的秒针坏了，请问哪儿有换的3.Why are Writers like postmen为什么作家与邮递员相似Keys:1.Its afraid to be in a jam.它害怕被做成果酱.2.In a second-hand store.在旧货店里.3.T hey are all men of le tt

44、e rs.他们都是文人.Notes:1.jam/DN$m/n.果酱；塞车2.second hand adj.二手货的，旧的second hand n.秒针3.men of le tte rs 文人letter n.字母;信件Questions:1.Why are chickens kept away from children为什么孩子们不能和鸡呆在一起2.Why do people go to bed人们为什么睡觉3.Why shouldn，t we have tte-otte e in the country我们为什么不能在乡间密谈Keys:1.Chickens use fowl lang

45、uage.因为鸡用的是禽语.2.Because the bed won，t come to us.因为床不会走向我们.3.Because the corn have ears.因为玉米有耳.Notes:1.fowl language 音似 foul language（脏话）2.go to bed另一种理解是:走向床，走到床跟前3.tte-a-tte/teit%/teit/n.私下密谈corns have ears 源于 walls have ears 隔墙有耳ear n.耳朵；一穗（玉米）Questions:1.Whats the best thing to take when you run

46、down身体不适时吃什么最好2.What stays hot even if put in g refrigerator什么东西就是放在冰箱里也是热的3.What is the best year for a kangaroo什么是袋鼠的幸运年Keys:1.T he license number of the car that hit you.要记下撞你的那辆车的车牌号码.2.Pepper.辣椒.3.L eap year.是闰年.Notes:1.take v.吃（药等）；记下来be run-down身体不适，音似be run down（被撞倒）licence/，lais+ns/n.执照，特许证

47、2.pepper/pep+/n.胡椒粉，辣椒hot adj.热的;辣的3.kangaroo/k$Rg+ru:/n.袋鼠leap/li:p/跳跃；leap year 闰年Questions:1.What surprising things happen everywhere every day什么怪事随时随地都发生2.What can，t be used unless broken什么东西不碎就不能用3.Why do People wear watches when they crossthe desert人们穿越沙漠为什么要戴手表Keys:1.Day breaks without fallin

48、g;night falls withoutbreaking.天不摔下来就破晓;夜幕降临却不碎掉.2.Eggs.是鸡蛋.3.Because watches have springs in them.因为手表里面有弹簧.Notes:l.fall v.摔下来，跌下来；降临break破碎；daybreak n.破晓，拂晓2.break v.打（鸡蛋）；打碎3.spring/spriR/n.泉水;弹簧Questions:1.How does the sun affect weight太阳如何影响重量2.What makes opening piano so hard为什么钢琴盖不好打开3.Whats t

49、he best way to prevent infection causedby biting insects什么办法预防咬人昆虫引起的感染最好Keys:1.It makes the daylight.它带来白昼.2.All the keys are inside.所有的琴键都在里面.3.Don，t bite any.别咬昆虫.Notes:1.makes the day light 使白天变轻2.key n.琴键;钥匙3.biting insects咬人的昆虫（biting用来修饰insects）;咬昆虫（biting 的宾语为 insects）infection/in，fekM+n/n.感

50、染Questions:1.What two words contain thousands of letters哪两个单词包含了所有的字母2.Whats the easiest way to catch i fish最便捷的钓鱼办法是什么3.What kind of dog doesn，t bite or bark什么狗不咬人也不叫4.What do you get if you cross stereo and fridge把音响和冰箱混合在一起可以得到什么Keys:1.Post Office.邮局.2.Have someone throw it to you.叫别人扔给你.3.Hot do