巧问妙答（二十一）_英语写作指导
| | 5月21日
q: what's the difference between a monkey and a flea?
a: a monkey can have fleas, but a flea can't have monkeys.
猴子会和跳蚤有什么不同呢？你可能会直接的想到它们俩是一大一小。但除此之外呢，那就是猴子身上可以长跳蚤，而跳蚤身上却不能有猴子。这个答案很有意思吧？
q: how can you most irritate a farmer?
a: by treading on his corn?
如果你踩了农夫的玉米或是谷物，他肯定会生气的；而如果你踩了农夫脚底的鸡眼，他会更生气。corn既可以表示“玉米/谷物”，也有“鸡眼”的意思。
q: which is the strongest creature in the world?
a: the snail. it carries its house on its back.
因为snail（蜗牛）的后背上总是背着一所房子，所以说蜗牛是世界上最强壮的是不足为奇的。你说呢？
q: what's the difference between a monkey and a flea?
a: a monkey can have fleas, but a flea can't have monkeys.
猴子会和跳蚤有什么不同呢？你可能会直接的想到它们俩是一大一小。但除此之外呢，那就是猴子身上可以长跳蚤，而跳蚤身上却不能有猴子。这个答案很有意思吧？
q: how can you most irritate a farmer?
a: by treading on his corn?
如果你踩了农夫的玉米或是谷物，他肯定会生气的；而如果你踩了农夫脚底的鸡眼，他会更生气。corn既可以表示“玉米/谷物”，也有“鸡眼”的意思。
q: which is the strongest creature in the world?
a: the snail. it carries its house on its back.
因为snail（蜗牛）的后背上总是背着一所房子，所以说蜗牛是世界上最强壮的是不足为奇的。你说呢？