这种谜语有点像汉语里的“脑筋急转弯”,一词多义常常是关键。
Why is a river rich? 答案:Because it has two banks. “因为它拥有两家银行(歧义:两条河岸)。”这是个双关语谜语。
What country is popular on thanksgiving day? 答案:土耳其。因为Turkey(土耳其)的小写是turkey(火鸡),而火鸡是感恩节的传统主菜。
What country is useful at mealtime?答案:中国。因为中国China(中国)的小写是china(瓷器),而瓷器是用餐时必需的。
Which runs faster, heat or cold? 答案:heat。Because you can catch a cold and you can’t catch a heat .
What bird is essential to eating? 答案:swallow(燕子)。因为swallow的另外一个意思是“吞咽”。
bill
went
to
a
village
on
friday
,
tow
days
later
,
he
got
out
that
village
on
friday
,why
?答案:because
his
horse
named
“friday
”比尔于星期五去了个小村子,两天之后,他从村子里出来仍在在星期五,为什么?答案:他的马叫“星期五”这个谜语在于误导人们,on
friday
表示时间。
第一句应该是why is a river rich?吧
1. It has two banks.
2. Turkey
3. China
1. It has two banks.
2.Turkey
3.China
4.cold because you can catch cold
5.swallow