Q:What's the difference between a monkey and a flea?
A: A monkey can have fleas, but a flea can't have monkeys.
猴子會和跳蚤有什么不同呢?你可能會直接的想到它們倆是一大一小。但除此之外呢,那就是猴子身上可以長跳蚤,而跳蚤身上卻不能有猴子。這個(gè)答案很有意思吧?
Q: How can you most irritate a farmer?
A: By treading on his corn?
如果你踩了農(nóng)夫的玉米或是谷物,他肯定會生氣的;而如果你踩了農(nóng)夫腳底的雞眼,他會更生氣。Corn既可以表示“玉米/谷物”,也有“雞眼”的意思。
Q: Which is the strongest creature in the world?
A: The snail. It carries its house on its back.
因?yàn)閟nail(蝸牛)的后背上總是背著一所房子,所以說蝸牛是世界上最強(qiáng)壯的生物是不足為奇的。你說呢?
Q: What do people do in a clock factory?
A: They make faces all day.
一看到make faces這個(gè)短語,你可千萬別以為是在鐘表廠工作的人整天都做鬼臉呀!因?yàn)槌诉@個(gè)意思以外,它還可以從字面上解釋為制造鐘面。
Q: How do you stop a sleepwalker from walking in his sleep?
A: Keep him awake.
怎樣才能不讓夢游者(sleepwalker)夢游(walk in his sleep)呢?最簡單的方法就是不讓他睡覺。雖然這不是治療方法,但如果讓夢游者醒著呢,他的確就不會去夢游了。
1) ---- Who is closer to you, your mom or your dad ? (爸爸和媽媽誰和你更近?)
—— Mom is closer because dad is father.
(2)---- What fruit is never found singly ? (什么水果永遠(yuǎn)不會是單個(gè)的?)
—— A pear.
(3)---- Why are young men unwilling to date the daughter of the Fortunes ? (年輕人為什么不愿意和福瓊家女兒約會?)
—— Because she is Miss Fortune.
注: 以上腦筋急轉(zhuǎn)彎泛采用了同音詞(homonyms):
(1)“father”(父親)與“farther”(更遠(yuǎn))
(2)“pear”(梨)音同“pair”(一對),
(3)“Miss Fortune”音同“misfortune”(不幸)
(4)Why is an empty matchbox the best thing to have in the world ?(為什么空火柴盒是世界上最好的東西?)
——Because it is matchless.
(5)Why did little Tom put his brother's guitar in the refrigerator ?(小湯姆為什么把哥哥的吉他放在冰箱里?)
——Because he enjoyed cool music.
(6)What stays hot even if put it in a fridge?(什么東西即使放在冰箱里也熱?)
——Pepper.
注: 以上腦筋急轉(zhuǎn)彎大量運(yùn)用了雙關(guān)語(puns):
(4)“matchless”既可理解為“沒有火柴的”,又可理解為“舉世無雙的,無可匹敵的”;
(5)“cool”可表示“冷的、涼的”,也可指“棒、時(shí)髦、美妙的”;
(6)“hot”有兩個(gè)意思:"熱"、"辣"。