除了汉语之外,英语脑筋机会转弯也是独具魅力的。趣学校园老师带你点评品味十大英语脑筋急转弯。
1.What will you break once you say it? (什么东西一说出来就打破?)
Silence. (沉默)
点评:“沉默”当然是一开口就被打破的。
2. Will liars be honest after they die? (骗子死了之后会诚实吗?)
No, they won’t. They lie still after they die.(不会,他们依旧撒谎。)
点评:Lie 意为“撒谎”“躺着”
3. What always goes up and never goes down? (什么东西只升不降?)
Your age. (你的年龄)
点评:年龄只升不降,其实我也是很无奈的。
4. What's the poorest bank in the world? (世界的最贫穷的银行是什么?)
The river bank.(河岸。)
点评:bank意为“银行”“河岸”
5. What month do soldiers hate? (军人憎恨什么月?)
March.(行军。)
点评:march意为“三月”“行军”
6. Why is the library the highest building? (为什么图书馆是最高的建筑物?)
It has the most stories. (它的楼层最多。)
点评:Story 意为“故事”,美式英语中有“楼层”的意思。
7. What is the smallest bridge in the world? (世界上最小的桥梁是什么?)
The bridge of a nose. (鼻梁)
点评:鼻梁虽小,不可缺少。
8. What is the difference between the North Pole and the South Pole? (北极与南极的区别是什么?)
A whole world. (整个世界。 a world of difference 天壤之别)
点评:要知道,北极和南极在地球的两端呢。
9. What makes naughty boys long to work in a clock factory? (淘气的男孩为什么想去钟表厂工作?)
They want to make faces. (make face 做鬼脸)
点评:face也有“钟表面”的意思
10. What bird lifts heavy things? (什么鸟能举起重物?)