-
1
）
-
--- Who is closer to
you
，
your mom or
your dad ? (
爸爸和妈妈谁和你更近？
)
——
Mom is closer
because dad is father.
2
）
-
--- What fruit is never
found singly ?
(
什么水果永远不会是单个的？
)
——
A pear.
3
）
-
--- Why are young men
unwilling to date the daughter of the Fortunes ? (
年轻
人为什么不愿意和福琼家女儿约会？
)
——
Because
she is Miss Fortune.
4
）
Y
ou
missed
the
game
yesterday,
didn
’
t
you?
–
Not
quite,
I
missed
my
girlfriend.
5
）
A
bicycle
can
’
t stand on its own
because it
’
s two-tyred. (too
tired)
6
）
S
even days without water
makes one weak. (week)
7
）
W
hy is an empty matchbox the
best thing to have in the world ?(
为什么空火
柴
盒是世界上最好的东西？
)
——
Because it is matchless.
8
）
W
hy did little Tom put his
brother's guitar in the refrigerator ?(
小汤姆为什么把
哥哥的吉他放在冰箱里？
)
——
Because he
enjoyed cool music.
9
）
W
hat stays hot even if put
it in a
fridge?(
什么东西即使放在冰箱里也热？
)
——
Pepper.
注
: <
/p>
以上脑筋急转弯大量运用了双关语（
puns
）
：
（
7
）
“
ma
tchless
”既可理解为“没有火柴的”
，又可理解为“举
世无双的，无
可匹敌的”
；
（
8
）
“
cool
”可表示“冷的、凉的”
，也可指“棒、时髦、美妙的”
；
（
0
）
“
hot
More examples:
What kind of
table has no legs?
—
A
timetable.
What month do
soldiers hate
？—
March.
Why is a peacock the best
story teller?
—
Because it
always has a beautiful tail.
Which runs
faster
，
heat or
cold?
—
Heat
，
because you can catch a cold.
Why does time fly?
—
Because many people are
trying to kill it.
What
eight-letter word has only one letter in it?
—
Envelope.
What
word
is
pronounced
wrong
，
even
by
the
best
of
scholars?
—
The
word―wrong‖.
Where does harvest come
before work?
—
In a
dictionary.
Why is the
letter E so important?
—
Because it is the beginning
of everything.
Secret For a Long Life
A woman walks up to a little old man
rocking in a chair on his porch.