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第11章 其他篇(4)

111.What animals are welleducated?

——Fish,because they go around in schools.112.What’s the smallest room in the world?

——A mushroom.

113.Why are young men unwilling to date the daughter of the Fortunes?

——Because she is Miss Fortune.

Notes:

111.school n.一群(鱼);学校

112.mushroom n.蘑菇

113.Miss Fortune 音似misfortune (n.不幸)114.What has nothing but a head and a tail?

——A coin.

115.As a large horse is getting on in age,why should he always stay in cold and wet?

——So that he could catch cold and become a little hoarse.

116.If you stand with your back to the north and face south,what would be on your left hand?

——Fingers.

Notes:

114.head 头;钱币的正面(指有人头像的一面)tail 尾巴;钱币的反面

115.hoarse adj.嘶哑的,音似horse

a little horse 一匹小马

116.on one’s left hand 可以指左手方向,也可以指在左手上面117.What kind of water should people drink in order to be healthy?

——Drink well water.

118.Why is 10×10=1000?

——It’s not right.

119.What do you still keep after giving it to someone else?

——Your word.

Notes:

117.well n.井;adj.健康的

118.It’s not right 另一层意思是:不对

119.give one’s word 允诺,答应

keep one’s word 信守诺言

keep one’s word after giving it 真正的意思是:

答应别人的事一定要做到

120.Are cats bigger in the morning or at night?

——At night,because they’re let out in night time and taken in in the day time.121.What did the big chimney say to the little chimney while working?

——“You’re too young to smoke.”

122.What is a sleeping child?

——A kidnapper.

Notes:

120.let out 放出去;改长,改宽(尤指改衣服)take in 收回;改短,改小(尤指改衣服)

121.smoke v.抽烟;冒烟

122.kidnapper n.绑匪

kid n.小孩

nap v.打瞌睡

123.Who is lazier,the tall man or the short man?

——The tall one,because he’s longer in bed.124.When did the driver stop to have lunch?

——When he came to a fork in the road.

125.Take away my first letter,take away my second letter,take away all my letters,and I remain the same.What am I?

——A postman.

Notes:

123.longer adv.(时间)更长;(距离,身高等)更长124.fork n.三岔口;叉子

125.letter n.字母;信

126.Will it rain for several days continuously?

——Never,because there’re nights in between.127.Who can raise things without lifting them?

——Farmers.

128.What did the king cloud say to the rest of the clouds?

——“I’m the one who should rain here.”

129.Who is married to the First Lady?

——Adam.

Notes:

126.day n.一天;一个白昼

continuously adv.连续不断地

127.raise 举起,抬起;饲养,种植

128.rain v.下雨,音似reign (v.统治)

129.the First Lady 第一夫人,总统夫人

the first lady 第一位女士,指夏娃

130.What does the man who just had his face shaved resemble?

——A bear.

131.Why did the farmer take his chicken to task?

——Because they use foul language.

132.How do we know the ocean is friendly?

——It waves.

Notes:

130.resemble v.与……相像

bear n.熊,音似bare (adj.光秃秃的,无遮盖的)barefaced 面孔干干净净,没有胡须的

bearfaced 脸和熊一样的

131.foul adj.脏的,音似fowl (n.家禽)

132.wave v.起波浪;招手致意

133.How did the hangman get married?

——He tied a knot.

134.Why did little Tom put his brother’s guitar inthe refrigerator?

——Because he enjoyed cool music.

135.Why is the inside of everything so mysterious?

——Because you can never make them out.

Notes:

133.hangman n.绞刑吏,刽子手

tie a knot 打一个结;缔结良缘

134.refrigerator n.电冰箱(也可写作fridge 或者icebox)cool adj.凉的,冷的;棒的,超级的,美妙的135.make them out 有两层意思:

①把它们变到外面来;

②弄懂它们,看清它们。

mysterious adj.难理解的,神秘的

136.Why is a coward like a leaky faucet?

——They both run.

137.Why should we never ask balloons for advice?

——They are full of hot air.

139.What band can’t play music?

——Rubber band.

Notes:

136.coward n.懦夫,胆小鬼

faucet n.水龙头

leaky adj.漏的,有漏洞的

run v.跑,溜走;流动,流(水)

137.hot air 热空气;吹牛,胡说

138.band n.乐队,吹奏乐队;带子,绳子

rubber band 橡皮筋

139.Do audience ever steal anything?

——Yes,when they take the floor.

140.What will the farmer grow in his garden if he doesn’t mind working hard?

——He will grow tired.

Notes:

139.audience n.听众,观众

take the floor 有两种理解:

①词组真正的含义是“发言”;

②在答案中可理解为“拿走地板”。

140.grow v.种植;变得……

141.Can you tell me when was the Iron Age?

——Before the dripdry era.

142.Why did the rooster refuse to fight?

——Because it’s a chicken.

143.What king belongs to a student?

——A ruler.

Notes:

141.iron n.铁器,铁;熨斗

drip v.滴水

dripdry adj.(指衣服)滴干免熨的

142.rooster n.公鸡,也作cook

chicken n.鸡,包括hen(母鸡),rooster/cock(公鸡),chick(小鸡);胆小鬼,懦夫143.ruler n.统治者;尺

144.Why didn’t the baseball catcher meet Cinderella?

——Because he missed the ball.

145.What would happen if the rock beard a most funny joke?

——He would crack up.

Notes:

144.baseball n.棒球赛,棒球队队员

有catcher(接球员),batter(击球员)和pitcher(投球员)。

Cinderella 是童话中的人物,原名叫Ella,因为继母让她整天待在厨房里,身上的衣服都是灰(cinder),所以大家叫她灰姑娘(cinderella)。

cinder n.余烬,煤块烧剩下的煤核

ball n.球;舞会

miss the ball 另一层意思是:错过了舞会

145.crack up(引起)哄堂大笑,笑痛肚子

crack v.破裂,敲破

The rock would crack up 另一层意思是:石头会裂开的

146.Why do you put your head on the piano?

——I want to play piano by ear.

147.Why do you put your bed in the fire place?

——I want sleep like a log.

148.Why does the liar stay in his room all day?

——So that nobody can find him out.

Notes:

146.play(piano)by ear 真正的含义是:不用乐谱演奏(钢琴曲)

147.sleep like a log 真正的含义是:睡得很沉很香fire place 壁炉

148.find…out 真正的含义是:发现真相,使真相大白

149.How long is a shoe,usually?

——A little more than a foot long.

150.What tenletter word starts with gas?

——Automobile

151.What is black and white and red all over?

——Newspaper.

Notes:

149.foot n.英尺;脚

“A little more than a foot long”实指“比脚长点点”。

150.automobile n.汽车

start v.以……开始;发动,启动(尤指汽车)151.red 音似read(read 过去分词)

read all over 从头读到尾

152.What has a tongue but can’t talk?

——An envelope.

153.What has a ear but can’t bear?

——An ear of corn.

154.What has a head but can’t think?

——A nail.

155.What has a foot but can’t walk?

——A bed.

Notes:

152.tongue n.舌头;舌状物

154.head n.头;顶端

155.foot n.脚;底部

the foot of a bed 床脚处

156.Books always claim to be kings,why?

——They all have a lot of pages.

157.Is a hen who seldom lay eggs a good layer?

——Yes,as long as it doesn’t lay bad eggs.

158.How do you feel today?

——With my hands,of course.

159.Why are schools haunted?

——They have the school spirit.

Notes:

156.page n.页;侍从

158.How do you feel today?另一种理解是:今天你怎样触摸?

159.spirit n.幽灵,鬼魂;精神,活力

160.What has four legs but only one face?

——A bed.

161.What has many tails but no head?

——A book of stories.

162.What has three hands but only one face?

——A clock.

163.What has its heart in its head?

——A lettuce.

Notes:

160.the foot/head of a bed 床尾(床脚处)/床头161.tail 音似tale(故事)

162.hand n.手;指针

163.a head of lettuce 一棵生菜

164.Which can move faster,heat or cold?

——Heat,because you can catch cold.

165.What coat has no collars,no sleeves,no pockets and no buttons?

——A coat of paint.

166.What weather do mice and rats fear?

——When it’s raining cats and dogs.

167.Who always finds things dull?

——A knifesharpener.

Notes:

164.cold n.冷;感冒

catch cold 患感冒

165.coat n.衣服;一层(油漆,灰尘等)

167.dull adj.无聊,没劲;迟钝

168.What kind of ribbons do politicians use?

——Red tape.

169.When does a doctor get angry?

——When he loses his patients.

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