急转弯

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Questions:

  1.A man and a woman with a baby in her arms were under an umbrella, but none of them got wet.How could they do it?

  一个男人和一个怀抱婴儿的女人共撑一把伞,没有一个人淋湿,他们是怎么做到的?

  2.A doctor and a salesman fell in love with the same girl.The salesman had to leave for a week on business and so he gave the girl seven apples. Why?

  一个医生和一个推销员同时爱上了一个姑娘,推销员得出差一个星期,因此他送给姑娘七个苹果。为什么?

  Keys:

  1.It wasn't raining.

  没有下雨。

  2.Because an apple a day keeps the doctor away.

  因为一天一个苹果就不用看医生了。

  Notes:

  2.leave…on business出差

  “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”是西方谚语,人们相信一天吃一个苹果有益于健康,医生也不用看。

  Questions:

  1.Can anyone be safe if a man-eating lion is at large?

  如果吃人的狮子无人看管逍遥笼外,有没有人安然无恙?

  2.To whom does everyone always take off his hat?

  对谁每个男人都会摘下自己的帽子?

  3.Where does harvest come before work?

  在哪儿可以先收获,尔后劳作?

  4.What has four legs and one back but can't walk?

  什么东西有四条腿,一个背,却不会走路?

  Keys:

  1.Women and girls.

  女人和女孩。

  2.A barber.

  理发师。

  3.In the dictionary.

  在字典里。

  4.A chair.

  椅子。

  Notes:

  1.be at large无人看管,逍遥(尤指危险的人或动物)

  Questions:

  1. What is black when it's clean and white when it's dirty?

  什么东西干净时是黑的,弄脏了反而是白的?

  2.What can you place in your right hand that you can't place in your left hand?

  什么东西只能放在右手不能放在左手?

  3.What will get smaller if you turn it upside down?

  什么东西倒过来会变小?

  4.What is taller sitting down than standing up?

  什么东西坐着比站着高?

  Keys:

  1.A blackboard.

  黑板。

  2.Your left elbow.

  你的左肘。

  3.lots, 9, 99, 991, 999…

  很多,如9,99,991,999…

  4.A dog.

  一条狗。

  Notes:

  3.up side down上下颠倒

  Questions:

  1.Imagine you're about to take a bath in a soundproof bathroom.There are no windows.There's only one door, and it locks automatically from outside when shut.You shut the door,turn on the water in the bathtub.Suddenly you discover something wrong with the faucets.You can't turn off the water!What to do?If you call for help no one will hear you because of the soundproof walls.You can't get out because the door is locked from the outside.How can you keep from drowning?

  假设你准备在一间隔音的浴室里洗澡,浴室没有窗户,只有一扇门,门一旦关上就自动锁起来,从外面才能打开。你关上门,打开浴缸的水笼头。突然你发觉笼头不对劲,怎么关也关不上!怎么办?高声呼救,没人听得见,因为墙壁都是隔音的;出也出不去,因为门是从外面锁住的,你怎样做才不会被淹死?

  Keys:

  1.Pull out the stopper of the drain.

  把排水处的塞子拔起来就行了。

  Notes:

  1.soundproof adj.隔音的此外还有:waterproof(防水的), shockproof(防震的)等等。

  Questions:

  1.Why do dogs bark?

  狗为什么汪汪地叫?

  2.Why don't you write poems any longer?

  你为什么不写诗了?

  3.Why do we have skin?

  人为什么有皮肤?

  4.Why are grandpa's false teeth like stars?

  为什么说爷爷的假牙像星星?

  Keys:

  1.They don't know how to talk.

  因为它们不会说话。

  2.They're long enough now.

  它们已经够长了。

  3.To keep us in.

  把我们装在里面。

  4.They come out at night.

  它们晚上才出来。

  Notes:

  2.Why don't you write poems any longer?

  另一种理解是:为什么不把诗写得更长一些呢?