經典英語腦筋急轉彎及答案

　　英語腦筋急轉彎

　　Questions:

　　1.A boat turned over and the two men on board fell in the

　　water. But only one man got his hair wet. Why

　　船翻了,船上的兩個人掉到水裡,可是隻有其中一人頭髮溼了,這

　　是為什麼

　　2.Mother wants to give the three apples in her basket to

　　her three girls so that each girl gets one whole apple

　　and there's still one in her basket.How can she manage

　　to do that

　　媽媽想把籃子裡的三個蘋果分給三個女兒,每個女兒一個完整的蘋

　　果,同時籃子裡也有一個蘋果.她如何做到這一點

　　Keys:

　　1.The other man was bald.

　　其中另一人禿頭.

　　2.Give two girls an apple each and give the third girl her apple

　　in the basket.

　　其中兩個女兒每人一隻蘋果,另外一個女兒得一隻籃子,籃子裡放

　　著第三隻蘋果.

　　Notes:

　　1.on board在船上,在交通工具上

　　bald /b&ld/ adj.禿頭的,光頭的

　　英語繞口令

　　1. Can you can a can as a canner can can a can?

　　你能夠像罐頭工人一樣裝罐頭嗎?

　　2. I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish the wish you wish to wish。

　　我希望夢想著你夢想中的夢想，但是如果你夢想著女巫的夢想，我就不想夢想著你夢想中的夢想。

　　3. I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice-cream!

　　我叫喊，你叫喊，我們都喊著要冰淇淋!

　　4. How many cookies could a good cook cook if a good cook could cook cookies?A good cook could cook as much cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies。

　　如果一個好的廚師能做小甜餅，那麼他能做多少小甜餅呢?一個好的廚師能做出和其它好廚師一樣多的小甜餅。

　　5. The driver was drunk and drove the doctor's car directly into the deep ditch. 這個司機喝醉了，他把醫生的車開進了一個大深溝裡。

　　6. Whether the weather be fine or whether the weather be not。

　　Whether the weather be cold or whether the weather be hot。

　　We'll weather the weather whether we like it or not。

　　無論是晴天或是陰天。

　　無論是冷或是暖，

　　不管喜歡與否，我們都要經受風霜雨露。

　　7. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers。

　　A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked。

　　If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,

　　Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

　　彼德派柏捏起一撮泡菜。

　　彼德派柏捏起的是一撮泡菜。

　　那麼彼德派捏起的泡菜在哪兒?

　　8. I thought a thought. But the thought I thought wasn't the thought I thought I thought。

　　If the thought I thought I thought had been the thought I thought, I wouldn't have thought so much。

　　我有一種想法，但是我的這種想法不是我曾經想到的那種想法。如果這種想法是我曾經想到的想法，我就不會想那麼多了。

　　9. Amid the mists and coldest frosts,

　　With barest wrists and stoutest boasts,

　　He thrusts his fists against the posts,

　　And still insists he sees the ghosts。

　　霧濛濛，冰霜凍，

　　手腕兒空空，話兒湧，

　　只見他猛所拳頭往柱子上砸，

　　直說自己把鬼碰。

　　10. Badmin was able to beat Bill at billiards, but Bill always beat Badmin badly at badminton。

　　巴德明在臺球上能夠打敗比爾，但是打羽毛球比爾常常大敗巴德明。

　　英語笑話故事：Shoulda Said

　　This guy walks into a bar with his golden retriever. "Hey, can I get a drink on the house if my dog talks for you?"

　　"Dogs can't talk, pal. But if you can prove to me yours does, I'll give you a drink. If not, I get to kick your ass."

　　"Okay," says the guy. He turns to his dog. "Okay fella. Tell me -- what is on top of your doghouse?"

　　"Roof!" The man turns and smiles at the bartender.

　　"THAT ain't talking! Any dog can bark!"

　　"Okay boy. Tell me -- how does sandpaper feel?"

　　"Ruff!"

　　"What the hell are you tryin' to pull, mister?"

　　"Okay, okay," says the man. "One more question please. Okay buddy, tell me -- who is the greatest ball player who ever lived?"

　　"Ruth."

　　The bartender beats the hell out of the guy and throws onto the sidewalk outside of the bar, then throws the dog out next to him. The dog stands up and looks at the guy.

　　"Geez. D'ya think I shoulda said DiMaggio?"