趣味十足的英語腦筋急轉彎
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***一***對話篇
Teacher: "Sarah,what was the first thing James the first did on coming to the throne?"
Sarah: "He sat down, miss."
老師：“薩拉，詹姆斯一世登上王位寶座做的第一件事情是什麼?”
薩拉：“他坐下來，小姐。”
Cooking teacher: "Tom, how can we prevent food from going bad?"
Tom: "By eating it, miss."
烹飪老師：“湯姆，我們怎樣才能防止食物變壞?”
湯 姆：“吃掉它，小姐。”
A："Ticket inspector, why did you punch a hole in my ticket?"
B: "So you can go through, sir."
甲：“檢票員，為什麼你要在我的票上打孔?”
乙：“那樣你才能通行，先生。”
A："How short can girls' skirts get?"
B: "No matter how short, they will always be above two feet."
甲：“女孩的裙子可以短到什麼程度?”
乙：“不管怎麼短，它們一定是在兩隻腳的上方。”
Father: "Great Scott! How you look!"
Jimmie: "Yes, pa, I fell in a mudhole."
Father: "What! And with your new pants on?"
Jimmie: "Yes. I didn't have time to take them off."
父親：“天哪!你一副什麼相!”
吉米：“是的，爸，我掉進了一個泥坑。”
父親：“什麼!穿著你的新褲子掉進泥坑裡?”
吉米：“是的。我沒有來得及把它脫掉。”
Father***meaningly***: "Who is the laziest member of your class, tommy?"
Tommy: "I don't know, Pa."
Father: "I should think you should know. When all the others are industriously studying or writing their lessons, who is it that sits idly in his seat and watches the rest, instead of working himself?"
Tommy: "The teacher."
父親：***有所指地***：“誰是你們班裡最懶的，湯米?”
湯米：“我不知道，爸。”
父親：“我倒認為你應該知道。當所有的人都在勤奮學習或書
寫課堂作業時，是誰閒坐在自己的位置上望著別人，
而自己不做功課?”
湯米：“老師。”
Teacher: "Arthur,if you had three apples and ate one,how many would you have?"
Arthur: "Three."
Teacher: "Three?"
Arthur: "Yes. Two outside and one inside."
老師：“阿瑟，如果你有3個蘋果，吃掉一個，還有幾個?”
阿瑟：“3個。”
老師：“3個?”
阿瑟：“是的，外面2個，肚子裡1個。”
Who wears the biggest hat in the world?
----The man with the biggest head in the world.
誰戴世界上最大號的帽子?
----世界上長著最大腦袋的人。
Why does a giraffe have such a long neck?
----Because its head is so far from its body.
為什麼長頸鹿有如此這般長的脖子?
----因為它的頭離它的身體是這樣的遠。
Teacher: "Raymond, in what battle was Admiral Lord Nelson killed?"
Raymond: "His last one, sir."
老師：“雷蒙德，納爾遜將軍是在哪次戰鬥中戰死的?”
雷蒙德：“他的最後一次戰役，先生。”
Q: What's the difference between a monkey and a flea?
Q:猴子會和跳蚤有什麼不同呢?
A:Amonkey can have fleas，but a flea can't have monkeys.
A: 那就是猴子身上可以長跳蚤，而跳蚤身上卻不能有猴子。
Q: Which is the strongest creature in the world?
Q:什麼是世界上最強壯的生物?
A:The snail.It carries its house on its back.
A: 蝸牛。因為它們整天揹著自己的房子走路。
Q: What do people do in a clock factory?
Q:人們在鐘錶廠做什麼?
A:They make faces all day.
A:他們在做鬼臉***製造表面***。
註釋：makefaces直譯為製造鐘面，但作為固定短語，又有做鬼臉的意思。
Q: How do you stop a sleepwalker from walking in his sleep?
Q:怎樣才能讓夢遊者停止夢遊呢?
A:Keep him awake.
A:別讓他睡著了。
***二***單詞篇
What’s the largest room in the world?世界上最大的房間是什麼房間?
Keys：The room for improvement... 改進的空間。
What’s the poorest bank in the world?最沒有錢的銀行是什麼銀行?
Keys：The river bank... 河堤。***bank n.銀行;堤岸***
What stays hot even if put in a fridge?***什麼東西就是放在冰箱裡也是熱的?***回答是：Pepper***辣椒***。***hot 有兩個意思：熱的;辣的。***
Which side is the left side of a pie?***哪邊是餡餅的左邊***?
回答是： The side that is not eaten，yet.***還沒有吃的那一邊***。***the left side of a pie 有兩層意思：餅的左邊;餅剩下沒吃的那一邊。***
Who is closer to you， your mom or your dad?爸爸和媽媽誰和你更親?
Keys：Mom is closer， because dad is farther.媽媽更親，因為爸爸更遠。
Can you go to the Cinema With your watch broken?你手錶壞了，可以去看電影嗎?
Keys：Of course not，for I don’t have the time.當然不行，因為我沒有時間。***I don’t have the time 有兩種理解：①我沒有時間;②我沒戴錶或我的表壞了，不知道時間。***
Why is the comet like Micky Mouse?為什麼說彗星像米老鼠?
Keys：It’s a star with a tail.因為它是帶著一根尾巴的星星。***tail/teil/ n.***動物的***尾巴;彗***星***尾***
When is coffee like the surface of the earth?咖啡什麼時候像地球表面?
Keys：When it’s ground... 被碾成粉末時。***ground n.地面，它也是grind/grind/v.磨碎，碾碎的過去分詞形式。***
When are boys not boys?什麼時候男孩不是男孩?
Keys：When they’re bare-footed... 當他們赤腳時。***bare-footed 赤腳，音似bear-footed，腳和熊一樣。***
When is a clock dangerous?什麼時候時鐘是危險的?
Keys：When it runs down the stairs and strikes one... 當它滾下樓梯敲響一點鐘時。
***strikes one 另一層意思是：擊中一個人***
When is a person not a person?什麼時候人不是人?
Keys：When he is a little cross... 當他有點惱怒時。***cross adj.煩惱，惱火; n.十字架***
When is a door not a door?什麼時候門不是門?
Keys：When it’s ajar... 當它虛掩時。***ajar/+'DNα：/adj.***門***虛掩著，露了一條縫的音似ajar***一隻壺***。***