英语脑筋急转弯 （127）_英语写作指导
www.77y4.cn 1. q: what roof never keeps out the wet?
a: the roof of the mouth?
roof 屋顶;上颚
2. q: does any child like going to school?
a: every child likes going to school. most of them just hate staying there before going home.
3. q: why is a peacock the best story-teller?
a: because it always has a beautiful tale.
tale 故事,音似tail(尾巴)
4. q: why is a crazy person equal to two ordinary people?
a: because he is a man beside himself.
beside oneself 真正的意思是:发狂,忘形
5. q: what coat is always wet when it's put on?
a: a coat of paint.
coat衣服;涂层,一层(漆)
6. q: why did the band have a smash hit in the performance?
a: they had the audience glued to their seats.
smash hit 很成功的新剧,电影等
have someone glued to one's seat 真正的意思是:使某人喜欢得不忍离座,直到看完(表演)为止
7. q: why is sunday the strongest day in a week?
a: the rest of the days are weak days.
weak 音似week, weekdays指不包括星期日的那些天
8. q: why are giraffes the cheapest to feed?
a: they make a little food go a long way.
因为它们脖子长,一点点食物都要走很长的路才能咽下去。go a long way 维持很长一段时间
9. q: why are dogs afraid to sunbathe?
a: they don't want to be hot-dogs.
10. q: why are mules helpless in dancing?
a: they have two left legs.
have two left legs(跳舞时)苯手苯脚
11. q: why is the pig always eating?
a: he's making a hog of himself.
make a pig of oneself 像猪一样吃得很多(贬义)
hog 肉用肥猪
12. q: what kind of shoes are made of banana skins?
a: slippers.
slipper 拖鞋
slip 滑,跌交
13. q: how do you like your school?
a: closed.
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?
14. q: why are politicians no longer concerned with snowball fights?
a: the cold war is over.
cold war 冷战
15. q: why are watches fragile?
a: because their hours are numbered.
因为它们有数字标明时间。
fragile 易碎的,易坏的
"their hours are numbered"源于"one's days are numbered"意思是"某人在世之日屈指可数,寿命不长了".
16. q: what's put on the table, cut, but never eaten?
a: a deck of cards.
cut the cards 洗牌
17. q: why don't women get bald as soon as men?
a: because women wear hair longer.
wear hair longer 有两个意思:留着更长的头发/头发留得更长久
18. q: how can you make the door last?
a: make other things first.
make the door last 另一种理解:最后做门
19. q: why shouldn't you lose your temper?
a: no one else wants it.
21. q: what makes the tower of pisa lean?
a: it never eats.
lean 倾斜;瘦的
22. q: what book has the most stirring chapters?
a: a cook book.
stirring 动人的
stir 搅和,搅拌
23. q: what's the most difficult train to catch?
a: the 12:50 train, because it's ten to one if you catch it.
ten to one 一点差十分;10比1
24. q: what trees do fortune tellers like to look at?
a: palms.
palm 棕榈树;手掌
fortune teller 算命先生
25. q: how do people feel after taking a ferryboat?
a: they feel vexed, for the ferryboat made them cross.
cross 过去,渡过;暴躁的,易怒的www.77y4.cn
a: the roof of the mouth?
roof 屋顶;上颚
2. q: does any child like going to school?
a: every child likes going to school. most of them just hate staying there before going home.
3. q: why is a peacock the best story-teller?
a: because it always has a beautiful tale.
tale 故事,音似tail(尾巴)
4. q: why is a crazy person equal to two ordinary people?
a: because he is a man beside himself.
beside oneself 真正的意思是:发狂,忘形
5. q: what coat is always wet when it's put on?
a: a coat of paint.
coat衣服;涂层,一层(漆)
6. q: why did the band have a smash hit in the performance?
a: they had the audience glued to their seats.
smash hit 很成功的新剧,电影等
have someone glued to one's seat 真正的意思是:使某人喜欢得不忍离座,直到看完(表演)为止
7. q: why is sunday the strongest day in a week?
a: the rest of the days are weak days.
weak 音似week, weekdays指不包括星期日的那些天
8. q: why are giraffes the cheapest to feed?
a: they make a little food go a long way.
因为它们脖子长,一点点食物都要走很长的路才能咽下去。go a long way 维持很长一段时间
9. q: why are dogs afraid to sunbathe?
a: they don't want to be hot-dogs.
10. q: why are mules helpless in dancing?
a: they have two left legs.
have two left legs(跳舞时)苯手苯脚
11. q: why is the pig always eating?
a: he's making a hog of himself.
make a pig of oneself 像猪一样吃得很多(贬义)
hog 肉用肥猪
12. q: what kind of shoes are made of banana skins?
a: slippers.
slipper 拖鞋
slip 滑,跌交
13. q: how do you like your school?
a: closed.
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?
14. q: why are politicians no longer concerned with snowball fights?
a: the cold war is over.
cold war 冷战
15. q: why are watches fragile?
a: because their hours are numbered.
因为它们有数字标明时间。
fragile 易碎的,易坏的
"their hours are numbered"源于"one's days are numbered"意思是"某人在世之日屈指可数,寿命不长了".
16. q: what's put on the table, cut, but never eaten?
a: a deck of cards.
cut the cards 洗牌
17. q: why don't women get bald as soon as men?
a: because women wear hair longer.
wear hair longer 有两个意思:留着更长的头发/头发留得更长久
18. q: how can you make the door last?
a: make other things first.
make the door last 另一种理解:最后做门
19. q: why shouldn't you lose your temper?
a: no one else wants it.
21. q: what makes the tower of pisa lean?
a: it never eats.
lean 倾斜;瘦的
22. q: what book has the most stirring chapters?
a: a cook book.
stirring 动人的
stir 搅和,搅拌
23. q: what's the most difficult train to catch?
a: the 12:50 train, because it's ten to one if you catch it.
ten to one 一点差十分;10比1
24. q: what trees do fortune tellers like to look at?
a: palms.
palm 棕榈树;手掌
fortune teller 算命先生
25. q: how do people feel after taking a ferryboat?
a: they feel vexed, for the ferryboat made them cross.
cross 过去,渡过;暴躁的,易怒的www.77y4.cn