English Original
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Q: Who is closer to you, your mom or your dad?
A: Mom is closer, because dad is farther. -
Q: Can you go to the cinema with your watch broken?
A: Of course not, for I don't have the time. -
Q: Why is the comet like Micky Mouse?
A: It's a star with a tail. -
Q: What's the largest room in the world?
A: The room for improvement. -
Q: What's the poorest bank in the world?
A: The river bank. -
Q: When is coffee like the surface of the earth?
A: When it's ground. -
Q: What month do soldiers hate?
A: March. -
Q: When is a person not a person?
A: When he is a little cross. -
Q: When is a door not a door?
A: When it's ajar. -
Q: When are boys not boys?
A: When they are bare-footed. -
Q: When is a clock dangerous?
A: When it runs down the stairs and strikes one. -
Q: Why is tennis so noisy?
A: Each player raises a racket. -
Q: If a cabbage and a carrot raced, which one would win?
A: The cabbage, because it's always ahead. -
Q: How many feet are there in a yard?
A: It depends on how many people stand in the yard. -
Q: When are people like glasses?
A: When they make spectacles of themselves. -
Q: What beam is lighter than all the other beams?
A: Lightbeam. -
Q: What animal eats with its tail?
A: All animals do. No one takes off its tail while eating. -
Q: How can you make a slow horse fast?
A: Don't give it anything to eat for a while. -
Q: What is heavier in summer than in winter?
A: Traffic to the beach. -
Q: What clothing is always sad?
A: Blue jeans. -
Q: How many legs do horses have?
A: Six legs--forelegs in front and two in back. -
Q: When are people smartest?
A: When it's sunny, because everything's brighter then. -
Q: I have a tree in my hand. What kind of tree is it?
A: It's a palm. -
Q: Can you explain what is free speech?
A: Your talking on someone else's phone. -
Q: If the green house is on the right side of the road, and the red house is on the left side of the road, where is the white house?
A: In Washington, D.C.
中文翻译
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问: 谁离你更近,妈妈还是爸爸?
答: 妈妈更近,因为爸爸更远(farther 音似 father)。 -
问: 你的手表坏了,还能去看电影吗?
答: 当然不能,因为我没有时间(或:我没有表/不知道时间)。 -
问: 为什么彗星像米老鼠?
答: 因为它是一条有尾巴(tail)的星星(star)。 -
问: 世界上最大的房间是什么?
答: 改进的空间(room for improvement)。 -
问: 世界上最穷的银行是什么?
答: 河岸(river bank)。 -
问: 咖啡什么时候像地球表面?
答: 当它被研磨(ground)时(ground 也指地面)。 -
问: 士兵讨厌哪个月份?
答: 三月(March,也指行军)。 -
问: 什么时候一个人不是人?
答: 当他有点生气(cross,也指十字架)的时候。 -
问: 什么时候一扇门不是门?
答: 当它虚掩(ajar,音似 a jar "一个罐子")的时候。 -
问: 什么时候男孩不是男孩?
答: 当他们赤脚(bare-footed,音似 bear-footed "熊脚")的时候。 -
问: 什么时候时钟是危险的?
答: 当它跑下楼梯并敲响一点钟(strikes one,也指击中一个人)的时候。 -
问: 为什么网球这么吵?
答: 因为每个球员都举起一个球拍(racket,也指喧闹)。 -
问: 如果卷心菜和胡萝卜赛跑,谁会赢?
答: 卷心菜,因为它总是领先(ahead,音似 a head "一颗")。 -
问: 一码(yard)有多少英尺(feet)?
答: 这取决于有多少人站在院子(yard)里。 -
问: 什么时候人像眼镜?
答: 当他们出洋相(make spectacles of themselves,spectacles 也指眼镜)的时候。 -
问: 什么梁(beam)比其他所有的梁都轻(lighter)?
答: 光线(light beam)。 -
问: 什么动物用尾巴吃东西?
答: 所有动物都这样。没有动物吃东西时会取下尾巴("with" 可表示"用"或"带有")。 -
问: 你如何让一匹慢马变快(fast)?
答: 暂时不要给它任何东西吃(fast 也指绝食)。 -
问: 什么东西夏天比冬天更重(heavier)?
答: 去海滩的交通(heavy traffic 指交通繁忙)。 -
问: 什么衣服总是悲伤的?
答: 蓝色牛仔裤(blue 也指忧郁的)。 -
问: 马有多少条腿?
答: 六条腿——前面是前腿(forelegs,音似 four legs "四条腿"),后面有两条。 -
问: 人们什么时候最聪明?
答: 阳光明媚的时候,因为那时一切都更明亮(brighter,也指更聪明)。 -
问: 我手里有一棵树。它是什么树?
答: 是棕榈树(palm,也指手掌)。 -
问: 你能解释什么是言论自由(free speech)吗?
答: 你用别人的电话聊天(free 也指免费的)。 -
问: 如果绿房子在路的右边,红房子在路的左边,那么白房子在哪里?
答: 在华盛顿特区(指美国总统官邸白宫)。