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　　1. what 5-letter word has 6 left when you take 2 letters away?

　　哪個(gè)五個(gè)字母的單詞當(dāng)你去掉兩個(gè)單詞后還剩 6 個(gè)?

　　key: sixth 答案：sixth，去掉后是six

　　2. a big indian and a little indian are walking down the street, the little indian is the son of the big indian, but the big indian is not the father of the little indian, how is this possible?

　　key：the big indian is the mother of the little indian

　　3. what has four eyes but cannot see? 什么有四個(gè)眼睛，但是看不見(jiàn)？

　　謎語(yǔ)答案：mississippi 謎語(yǔ)解析：有 4 個(gè)i，但是因?yàn)槭堑孛钥床灰?jiàn)。 飄在密西西比河上的雞蛋是從哪兒來(lái)的？

　　答案：from a hen . 是母雞生下來(lái)的。

　　5. whats the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space; the beginning of end, and the end of every place?

　　什么是永恒的開(kāi)始，是時(shí)間的結(jié)束，是結(jié)局的開(kāi)始，是每一個(gè)地方的結(jié)束? key: the letter e.答案：字母 e, 看這四個(gè)單詞的結(jié)尾就明白了。

　　6. what stays hot even if put it in a fridge? 什么東西即使放到冰箱中也是熱的？ 答案：pepper(胡椒粉)謎語(yǔ)解析：hot也有“辣”的意思

　　7. what fruit is never found singly? key: pear 什么水果永遠(yuǎn)都不會(huì)是單數(shù)? 答案:pear(梨) 謎語(yǔ)解析:pear和pair(一雙)讀音相同

　　8. with which hand do you write? 你用哪只手寫(xiě)字呢?

　　key: neither, i use a pen! 答案：都不用，我用筆

　　9. what man cannot live in a house? 什么人不能住在房子里?

　　謎語(yǔ)答案：snowman（雪人）

　　10. what never asks questions but gets a lot of answers?

　　什么東西永遠(yuǎn)不問(wèn)問(wèn)題但是卻能得到很多答案?

　　謎語(yǔ)答案：dictionary （字典）

　　11. what question can you never answer yes to? 什么問(wèn)題你永遠(yuǎn)也不能回答是謎語(yǔ)答案：are you dead?（你死了嗎?）are you asleep? (你睡著了嗎)

　　12. what goes on four legs in the morning，on two at noon，and on three in the evening?

　　什么走路開(kāi)始用四條腿，后來(lái)用兩條腿，最后用三條腿？

　　謎語(yǔ)答案：people. they crawled when they were babies and walked with two legs before they had to rely on a crutch in old age.

　　是人，他們剛生下來(lái)的時(shí)候用四肢爬行，后來(lái)用雙腿走路，老年時(shí)又不得不依靠拐杖走。

　　14. what do we get if we cross a woodpecker with a homing pigeon？

　　把一只啄木鳥(niǎo)和一只識(shí)途的鴿子融合在一起，會(huì)得到什么？

　　答案：a bird that knocks on the door when delivering messages.

　　將得到一只送信時(shí)會(huì)敲門的鳥(niǎo)。

　　世界上哪個(gè)地方下午比早上先到？

　　答案：in the dictionary. 在字典里。

　　16. what do you know about the kings of france? 你對(duì)法國(guó)君主有什么了解？ 答案：they are all dead. 他們都死了。

　　17. what must you do before you return a book to the library?

　　把書(shū)換到圖書(shū)館之前你必須做什么?

　　key: borrow the book from library.答案：從圖書(shū)館借書(shū)

　　18. how many sides does a circle have?一個(gè)圓有幾個(gè)面?

　　key: two，the inside and the outside 答案：兩面，里面和外面

　　19. what tree is always very sad? 什么樹(shù)總是很傷心?

　　key: weeping willow 答案：垂柳.

　　謎語(yǔ)解析： weeping willow的意思是垂柳， weeping是哭， willow是柳樹(shù)

　　20. when can you get water with a net? 什么時(shí)候你可以用網(wǎng)拿到水呢？

　　key: when water is turned into ice 答案：當(dāng)水變成冰的'時(shí)候

　　21. why are people tired on april fools day? 為什么在愚人節(jié)人們都很累？

　　key: because they have just had a long march.答案：因?yàn)樗麄儎傔^(guò)了長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的三月。march 三月;行軍.

　　22. whats the poorest bank in the world? 世界上最貧窮的銀行是什么？

　　key: the river bank答案：河岸。bank還有河岸的意思

　　23. what is heavier in summer than in winter? 什么東西夏天比冬天重? key：traffic to the beach

　　答案：去海灘的車流 解釋：heavy除了重的意思，還有“交通量大的，繁忙的”意思。

　　24. what bird lifts heavy things? 什么鳥(niǎo)可以舉起來(lái)很重的東西？

　　key: crane答案：crane(鶴，另外一個(gè)意思是舉重機(jī))

　　26. what is yours but is used by others more than by yourself?

　　什么東西是你的但是別人卻用的比你多?

　　key: your name 答案：你的名字

　　27. what always goes up and never goes down? 什么東西永遠(yuǎn)只升不降 key: your age 答案：你的年齡

　　28. what will you break once you say it?什么東西你說(shuō)出來(lái)就打破了它? key: silence 答案：沉默

　　29. why is the library the highest building? 為什么圖書(shū)館是最高的建筑？ key: it has the most stories?

　　答案：因?yàn)樗凶疃嗟臉菍?(story有兩層意思，一個(gè)是故 事，一個(gè)是樓層)

　　31. what word is pronounced wrong, even by the best of scholars?

　　哪個(gè)單詞即使是最好的學(xué)者來(lái)念都念錯(cuò)?

　　key: wrong答案：wrong(錯(cuò))

　　32. what animal is taller sitting down than standing up? 什么動(dòng)物坐著比站著高? key: a dog答案：狗

　　33.which can move faster， heat or cold？ 冷和熱誰(shuí)跑得快？

　　key: heat， because you can catch cold．熱跑得快，因?yàn)槟阕返蒙侠洹?cold n．冷；感冒 catch cold追上冷；患感冒34. what can you catch but cannot throw? 什么東西你能抓住但是不能扔掉? key ：a cold 答案：感冒(catch a cold),英文中感冒為catch a cold

　　35. what is full when its used and empty when its at rest?

　　什么東西在使用它的時(shí)候是滿的，在他休息的時(shí)候是空的。

　　key：a shoe答案：鞋

　　36. what has a tongue but cannot talk? 什么東西有舌頭但是卻不會(huì)說(shuō)話?

　　key: a shoe答案：鞋

　　37. what has teeth but cannot eat? 什么東西有牙齒卻不能吃東西?

　　key：corn答案：玉米

　　什么東西穿過(guò)門，但是從來(lái)也沒(méi)有進(jìn)去或者出來(lái)?

　　key: keyhole 答案：鎖眼

　　39. what weather do mice and rats fear? (老鼠害怕什么天氣?)

　　答案：when its raining cats and dogs. (下大雨。rain cats and dogs 下大雨 )

　　40. when do dogs refuse to follow their masters? 狗什么時(shí)候不愿跟隨主人?

　　答案：when their masters go to the flea market.(主人去跳蚤市場(chǎng)時(shí)。flea 跳蚤 flea market 舊貨市場(chǎng)