双语阅读：英语脑筋急转弯你能猜出几个

 　　1. What will you break once you say it? (什么东西一说出来就打破？)

　　Silence. (沉默)

　　2. Will liars¹ be honest after they die? (骗子死了之后会诚实吗？)

　　No, they won’t. They lie still after they die。(不会，他们依旧撒谎。Lie still 躺着不动，依旧撒谎。)

　　3. What always goes up and never goes down? (什么东西只升不降？)

　　Your age. (你的年龄)

　　4. Why did the boy make his dog sit in the sun? (男孩为什么让他的狗坐在阳光下？)

　　He wants to have a hot dog. (他想要一条热狗。)

　　5. Why can a bride hide nothing?(为什么新娘子什么也藏不住？)

　　Because someone will give her away. (因为有人会揭发她。Give away 揭发，在婚礼上把新娘交给新郎)

　　6. Why is the library the highest building?(为什么图书馆是最高的建筑物？)

　　It has the most stories. (它的楼层最多。Story 故事，楼层)

　　7. What is the smallest bridge in the world? (世界上最小的桥梁是什么？)

　　The bridge of a nose. (鼻梁)

　　8. What is the difference between the North Pole and the South Pole? (北极与南极的区别是什么？)

　　A whole world. (整个世界。 a world of difference 天壤之别)

　　9. What makes naughty boys long to work in a clock factory? (淘气的男孩为什么想去钟表厂工作？)

　　They want to make faces. (make face 做鬼脸，做钟表面)

　　10. What bird lifts heavy things? (什么鸟能举起重物？)

　　Crane². (鹤。Crane鹤，举重机)

　　11. A ship can contain only fifty persons. Now there is alreadyforty-nine persons in it. At this time,a pregnant³ woman comes on andboards the ship. The shipsinks.Why?(有一艘船只能容纳50人，现在已有49人。这时一位孕妇上了船，船就沉了。为什么？)

　　Because is a pigbot. (那是潜水艇。pigbot，潜水艇)

　　14. What's the poorest bank in the world? (世界的最贫穷的银行是什么？)

　　The river bank。(河岸。)

　　15. What month do soldiers hate?(军人憎恨什么月？)

　　March。(行军。)

1 liars   

说谎者( liar的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The greatest liars talk most of themselves. 最爱自吹自擂的人是最大的说谎者。
• Honest boys despise lies and liars. 诚实的孩子鄙视谎言和说谎者。

2 crane   

v.伸长(脖子)；n.起重机，吊车

参考例句：

• We used a crane to lift the piano into the theatre.我们使用起重机将钢琴搬进剧场。
• Must we wait till the crane arrives before we start loading?非要等起重机来了才能装运吗？

3 pregnant   

adj.怀孕的，怀胎的

参考例句：

• She is a pregnant woman.她是一名孕妇。
• She is pregnant with her first child.她怀了第一胎。