Riddles (Part 4) | 脑筋急转弯(4)

English Original

  1. Q: What fruit is never found singly?
    A: A pear. (pear sounds like "pair")

  2. Q: Why is the bride unhappy on her wedding day?
    A: Because she didn't marry the best man. (best man: 男傧相 / the best man)

  3. Q: What time must it be when the escaped hungry wolf ate the paymaster?
    A: 8 p.m. (8 p.m. sounds like "ate P.M.", and P.M. is the abbreviation for paymaster.)

  4. Q: What will you break once you say it?
    A: Silence. (break the silence)

  5. Q: What kind of clothes lasts the longest?
    A: Underwear, because it's never worn out. (worn out: 穿坏 / 穿在外面)

  6. Q: Why are farmers cruel?
    A: They pull corns by the ears. (ear: 耳朵 / 一穗玉米)

  7. Q: Why are babies like hinges?
    A: Because they are things to adore. (adore sounds like "a door")

  8. Q: If a driver drives too fast he'll get a ticket. What will happen to a poet if he writes too fast?
    A: His poetic licence will be taken away. (poetic licence: 诗的破格)

  9. Q: Why is an empty purse always the same?
    A: There is no change in it. (change: 零钱 / 变化)

  10. Q: Why do little birds in the nest agree with each other?
    A: Because they would fall out if they didn't. (fall out: 摔出去 / 争吵)

  11. Q: Why is an argument like a pen?
    A: No good without a point. (point: 笔尖 / 论点)

  12. Q: When will the wind improve its image?
    A: When it turns over a new leaf. (turn over a new leaf: 改过自新)

  13. Q: Why is learning English like a light gentle wind to a smart student?
    A: It's a breeze to them. (breeze: 微风 / 轻而易举的事)

  14. Q: What has four wheels and flies?
    A: A garbage truck. (flies: 苍蝇 / 飞)

  15. Q: What's even harder to catch if you run faster?
    A: Your breath. (catch one's breath: 喘口气)

  16. Q: What time is it when a man is chased by ten dogs?
    A: It's ten after one. (ten after one: 一点十分 / 一个人被十只狗追)

  17. Q: How can you tell a clock is shy?
    A: It has its hands over its face.

  18. Q: Why does time fly?
    A: To get away from all those who are trying to kill it. (kill time: 消磨时间)

  19. Q: Why does an invisible man tend to go crazy?
    A: Out of sight, out of mind. (眼不见,心不烦)

  20. Q: Where can a dog get another tail?
    A: At a retail store. (re-: 前缀,表示"再次")

  21. Q: Why do carpenters think there's no such thing as gold in this world?
    A: They never saw it. (saw: 锯 / see的过去式)

  22. Q: Why do you think doctors are mean?
    A: Every time they treat me they make me pay for it. (treat: 治疗 / 请客; mean: 吝啬)

  23. Q: What do you think of the Grand Canyon?
    A: Just gorges. (gorges: 峡谷复数; sounds like "gorgeous")

  24. Q: How do you punctuate the following sentence?
    A: Make a dash after it. (dash: 破折号 / 猛冲)

  25. Q: How do you know a photographer is always progressive?
    A: They are always developing. (develop: 发展 / 冲洗胶卷)


中文翻译

  1. 问: 什么水果永远不会单独出现?
    答: 梨。(pear 发音似 "pair" 一对)

  2. 问: 为什么新娘在婚礼当天不开心?
    答: 因为她没有嫁给最好的男人。(best man 双关:男傧相 / 最好的男人)

  3. 问: 逃跑的饿狼吃了出纳员,那一定是几点?
    答: 晚上八点。(8 p.m. 发音似 "ate P.M.",而 P.M. 是 paymaster 的缩写。)

  4. 问: 什么东西一说出来就被打破?
    答: 沉默。(打破沉默)

  5. 问: 什么衣服最耐穿?
    答: 内衣,因为它永远不会被穿在外面。(worn out 双关:穿坏 / 穿在外面)

  6. 问: 为什么农民很残忍?
    答: 他们揪着玉米的耳朵掰玉米。(ear 双关:耳朵 / 一穗玉米)

  7. 问: 为什么婴儿像铰链?
    答: 因为他们是让人喜爱的东西。(adore 发音似 "a door" 一扇门)

  8. 问: 司机开太快会被开罚单。诗人写太快会怎样?
    答: 他的诗歌破格许可会被吊销。(poetic licence 双关:诗的破格 / 创作自由)

  9. 问: 为什么空钱包总是一个样?
    答: 因为里面没有零钱/变化。(change 双关:零钱 / 变化)

  10. 问: 为什么鸟巢里的小鸟彼此意见一致?
    答: 因为如果不一致,它们就会摔出去/争吵。(fall out 双关:摔出去 / 争吵)

  11. 问: 为什么争论像一支笔?
    答: 没有笔尖/论点就不好。(point 双关:笔尖 / 论点)

  12. 问: 风什么时候会改善形象?
    答: 当它翻开新的一页/改过自新的时候。(turn over a new leaf 双关:翻页 / 改过自新)

  13. 问: 为什么对聪明的学生来说,学英语就像一阵微风?
    答: 因为这对他们来说是小菜一碟。(breeze 双关:微风 / 轻而易举的事)

  14. 问: 什么东西有四个轮子还有苍蝇/会飞?
    答: 垃圾车。(flies 双关:苍蝇 / 飞)

  15. 问: 你跑得越快,什么东西越难抓住?
    答: 你的呼吸。(catch one's breath: 喘口气)

  16. 问: 一个人被十只狗追,这是几点?
    答: 一点十分。(ten after one 双关:一点十分 / 一个人被十只狗追)

  17. 问: 你怎么知道一个钟害羞?
    答: 它把双手捂在脸上。

  18. 问: 时间为什么飞逝?
    答: 为了逃离所有想消磨它的人。(kill time: 消磨时间)

  19. 问: 为什么隐形人容易发疯?
    答: 眼不见,心不烦。

  20. 问: 狗在哪里能再得到一条尾巴?
    答: 在零售店。(retail 前缀 re- 表示"再次")

  21. 问: 为什么木匠认为世界上没有黄金?
    答: 他们从未见过/锯过它。(saw 双关:锯 / see的过去式)

  22. 问: 你为什么觉得医生很吝啬?
    答: 每次他们给我治疗/请客,都让我付钱。(treat 双关:治疗 / 请客)

  23. 问: 你觉得大峡谷怎么样?
    答: 就是峡谷/太棒了。(gorges 发音似 "gorgeous" 极好的)

  24. 问: 你如何给下面的句子加标点?
    答: 在后面加个破折号/冲上去拿。(make a dash 双关:加破折号 / 猛冲)

  25. 问: 你怎么知道摄影师总是进步的?
    答: 他们总是在发展/冲洗照片。(develop 双关:发展 / 冲洗胶卷)

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