orth 发表于 2007-5-6 15:46

少儿英语脑筋急转弯 6-10

脑筋急转弯(06)
本文由 cwjjzhou 在 2007-3-18 06:57 发表于: 倍可亲.美国 ( bc.com )

Questions:

  1.Why are watches fragile?

  手表为什么容易坏?

  2. What's put on the table,cut,but never eaten?

  什么东西摆在桌上,切好以后却不能食用?

  3.Why don't women get bald as soon as men?

  为什么总是男人比女人先秃头?

  Keys:

  1.Because their hours are numbered.

  因为它们有数字标明时间。

  2.A deck of cards.

  一副扑克牌。

  3.Because women wear hair longer.

  因为女人头发留得长。

  Notes:

  1.fragile/'fr$ail/ adj.易碎的,易坏的

  "Their hours are numbered"源于"One's days are numbered"意思是"某人在世之日屈指可数,寿命不长了"。

  2.cut the cards洗牌

  3.wear hair longer有两层意思:

  ①留着更长的头发;

  ②头发留得更长久

  Questions:

  1.How can you make the door last?

  怎样能使门经久耐用?

  2.Why shouldn't you lose your temper?

  为什么不该发脾气?

  3.What makes the Tower of Pisa lean?

  比萨塔为什么是斜的?

  4.What book has the most stirring chapters?

  什么书中有最动人的篇章?

  Keys:

  1.Make other things first.

  先做其他的东西。

  2.No one else wants it.

  没人愿意要。

  3.It never eats.

  因为它从不食人间烟火。

  4.A cook book.

  烹饪书。

  Notes:

  1.make the door last另一种理解是:最后做门

  3.lean v.倾斜;adj.瘦的

  4.stirring adj.动人的

  Stir v.搅和,搅拌

  Questions:

  1.What's the most difficult train to catch?

  赶什么火车最不容易?

  2.What trees do fortune tellers like to look at?

  算命先生喜欢看什么树?

  3.How do people feel after taking a ferryboat?

  乘渡船之后人们有什么感觉?

  Keys:

  1.The 12:50 train, because it's ten to one if you catch it.

  是12点50分的火车,因为赶上它只有10比1的概率。

  2.Palms.

  棕榈树。

  3.They feel vexed, for the ferryboat made them cross.

  他们觉得烦恼,是因为渡船使然。

  Notes:

  1.ten to one 1点差10分;10比1

  2.palm n.棕榈树;手掌

  fortune teller算命先生,预言将来的人

  palmist n.看手相者

  3.cross v.过去,渡过,穿过

  adj.暴躁的,易怒的

  Questions:

  1.What can pierce one's ears without a hole?

  什么东西不用打洞就可以在耳朵上穿孔?

  2.If you had 5 dollars and gave away one quarter,and another quarter,and then still mother quarter, how much would you have left?

  假设你有5美元,拿走四分之一,再拿走四分之一,接着又拿走四分之一,你还剩多少钱?

  3.What bird lifts heavy things?

  什么鸟可以举起重物?

  Keys:

  1.Noise.

  噪音。

  2.$ 4.25.

  还有4美元25美分。

  3.A crane.

  鹤。

  Notes:

  1.pierce/p!+s/v.刺穿,刺破

  piercing/'p!+siR/adj.刺耳的

  2.quarter/'kw&:t/n.四分之一;二十五美分

  3.crane/krein/n.鹤;起重机

  Questions:

  1.What's the difference between the North Pole and the South Pole?

  北极和南极的区别是什么?

  2.What makes naughty boys long to work in a clock factory?

  淘气的男孩子为什么盼望到钟表厂工作?

  3.What can I do to avoid falling hair?

  怎样防止头发脱落?

  Keys:

  1.The whole world.

  整个世界。

  2.People make faces there.

  因为那儿人们做鬼脸。

  3.Get out of the way where the hair's falling.

  别站在头发掉下来的地方就行了。

  Notes:

  1.A world of difference天壤之别

  2.make faces做鬼脸;做钟面

  3.avoid falling hair有两种理解:

  ①防止头发脱落;

  ②避开(从上面)掉下来的头发
脑筋急转弯(07)
Questions:

  1.What do girls find the easiest to part with?

  女孩子们发现什么东西最舍得放弃?

  2.What king of running means walking?

  什么样的跑步意味着走路?

  3.What do elephants use to communicate with each other?

  大象用什么交谈?

  4.What makes fish the smartest animal in the world?

  鱼为什么是世界上最聪明的动物?

  Keys:

  1.A comb.

  梳子。

  2.Running out of gas.

  汽油用完了。

  3.Big Words.

  大个的词。

  4.No one can pull its leg.

  它没有腿给人拉。

  Notes:

  1.part with 放弃(尤指不自愿地);用…分头路或发缝

  2.big words 真正的涵义是:比较正式的大词

  4.pull one's leg 真正的涵义是:使…上当受骗

  Questions:

  1.What made the little strawberry worried?

  什么事让小草莓忧心忡忡?

  2.Something went Wrong with the second hand of my watch.Where can I have it replaced?

  我手表上的秒针坏了,请问哪儿有换的?

  3.Why are Writers like postmen?

  为什么作家与邮递员相似?

  Keys:

  1.It's afraid to be in a jam.

  它害怕被做成果酱。

  2.In a second-hand store.

  在旧货店里。

  3.They are all men of letters.

  他们都是文人。

  Notes:

  1.jam/DN$m/ n.果酱;塞车

  2.second hand adj. 二手货的,旧的

  second hand n.秒针

  3.men of letters 文人

  letter n.字母;信件

  Questions:

  1.Why are chickens kept away from children?

  为什么孩子们不能和鸡呆在一起?

  2.Why do people go to bed?

  人们为什么睡觉?

  3.Why shouldn't we have tte-tte in the country?

  我们为什么不能在乡间密谈?

  Keys:

  1.Chickens use fowl language.

  因为鸡用的是禽语。

  2.Because the bed won't come to us.

  因为床不会走向我们。

  3.Because the corn have ears.

  因为玉米有耳。

  Notes:

  1.fowl language音似foul language(脏话)

  2.go to bed另一种理解是:走向床,走到床跟前

  3.tte-—-tte/'teit:'teit/n.私下密谈

  corns have ears源于 walls have ears隔墙有耳

  ear n.耳朵;一穗(玉米)

  Questions:

  1.What's the best thing to take when you run-down?

  身体不适时吃什么最好?

  2.What stays hot even if put in a refrigerator?

  什么东西就是放在冰箱里也是热的?

  3.What is the best year for a kangaroo?

  什么是袋鼠的幸运年?

  Keys:

  1.The license number of the car that hit you.

  要记下撞你的那辆车的车牌号码。

  2.Pepper.

  辣椒。

  3.Leap year.

  是闰年。

  Notes:

  1.take v.吃(药等);记下来

  be run-down身体不适,音似be run down(被…撞倒)

  license/'lais+ns/ n.执照,特许证

  2.pepper/'pep+/ n.胡椒粉,辣椒

  hot adj.热的;辣的

  3.kangaroo/k$Rg+'ru:/n.袋鼠

  leap/li:p/跳跃;leap year闰年

  Questions:

  1.What surprising things happen everywhere every day?

  什么怪事随时随地都发生?

  2.What can't be used unless broken?

  什么东西不碎就不能用?

  3.Why do People wear watches when they cross the desert?

  人们穿越沙漠为什么要戴手表?

  Keys:

  1.Day breaks without falling; night falls without breaking.

  天不摔下来就破晓;夜幕降临却不碎掉。

  2.Eggs.

  是鸡蛋。

  3.Because watches have springs in them.

  因为手表里面有弹簧。

  Notes:

  1.fall v.摔下来,跌下来;降临

  break破碎;daybreak n.破晓,拂晓

  2.break v.打(鸡蛋);打碎

  3. spring/spriR/ n.泉水;弹簧

脑筋急转弯(08)
Questions:

  1.How does the sun affect weight?

  太阳如何影响重量?

  2.What makes opening piano so hard?

  为什么钢琴盖不好打开?

  3.What's the best way to prevent infection caused by biting insects?

  什么办法预防咬人昆虫引起的感染最好?

  Keys:

  1.It makes the daylight.

  它带来白昼。

  2.All the keys are inside.

  所有的琴键都在里面。

  3.Don't bite any.

  别咬昆虫。

  Notes:

  1.makes the day light使白天变轻

  2.key n.琴键;钥匙

  3.biting insects咬人的昆虫(biting用来修饰insects);咬昆虫(biting的宾语为 insects)

  infection/in'fekM+n/n.感染

  Questions:

  1.What two words contain thousands of letters?

  哪两个单词包含了所有的字母?

  2.What's the easiest way to catch a fish?

  最便捷的钓鱼办法是什么?

  3.What kind of dog doesn't bite or bark?

  什么狗不咬人也不叫?

  4.What do you get if you cross stereo and fridge?

  把音响和冰箱混合在一起可以得到什么?

  Keys:

  1.Post Office.

  邮局。

  2.Have someone throw it to you.

  叫别人扔给你。

  3.Hot dog.

  热狗。

  4.Very cool music.

  很棒的音乐。

  Notes:

  1.letter n.信件;字母

  4.cool adj.冷的,凉的;棒的,美的

  Questions:

  1.Is it better to write your homework on a full stomach or on an empty one?

  肚子饱的时候写作业好,还是空肚子的时候写作业好?

  2.What goes up every time the rain comes down?

  每当雨点落下时什么东西会上去?

  3.Which is easier to spell Riddle-de-dee or Riddle-de-dum?

  Riddle-de-dee和Riddle-de-dum哪一个更好写?

  Keys:

  1.It's better to write it on your exercise book.

  写在练习本上好。

  2.An umbrella.

  是雨伞。

  3.It's Riddle-de-dee, because it's spelled with more e's.

  是Riddle-de-dee,因为它写出来e比较多。

  Notes:

  1.on a full/empty stomach肚子饱/饿的时候;在

  饱饱的/空空的肚子上

  2.go up上升;(伞)撑起来

  3.e's音似ease(容易)

  with more ease更容易做…

  Questions:

  1.Why is the sweating boy sitting in the sun?

  哪个男孩子大汗淋漓为什么还坐在太阳下面?

  2.Upon leaving the Cafe,one boy paid his bill,while his friend handed the cashier a slip of paper with the number 1004180 on it.The Cashiersmiled and let him pass without paying. Why?

  离开咖啡屋的时候,一个男孩付了帐,他的朋友却递给收银员一张纸条,上面写着一串数字1004180,收银员笑了笑,让他不付钱通过了。奥妙何在?

  Keys:

  1.For sundry reasons.

  有很多不同的原因。

  2.1004180 means"I owe nothing; for I ate nothing."1004180意思是:"我什么没吃,所以不欠什么。"

  Notes:

  1.Sundry/'s)ndri:/adj.各种各样的,形似sun-

  dried晒太阳晒干(身上的汗水)

  2.cashier/k$>M!+/n.收银员

  1004180读作"I O nothing four I eight nothing",

  意思是"I owe nothing for I ate nothing"。

  Questions:

  1.Which state in the United States is round at both ends and high in the middle?

  美国哪个州两头圆,中间高?

  2.My hen laid a five-pound egg,can you beat it?

  我家的母鸡生了一个五镑重的鸡蛋,你比得过吗?

  3.What sense do you lose when you are sick?

  生病时会失去哪种感觉,

  Keys:

  1.Ohio.

  俄亥俄州。

  2.Sure, with an egg-beater.

  当然,用打蛋器就行了。

  3.Your sense of touch,for you don't feel well.

  触觉,因为你感觉不对头。

  Notes:

  1.Ohio两头是O,中间是hi,音似high.

  2.beat v.胜过,比过;打(蛋)

  Can you beat it?另一层意思是"你会打这个蛋吗?"

  3.feel well身体好;触觉良好

脑筋急转弯(09)
Questions:

  1.What animals are well-educated?

  什么动物受的教育好?

  2.What's the smallest room in the World?

  世界上什么房间最小?

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

  年轻人为什么都不愿和费群家的小姐约会?

  Keys:

  1.Fish, because they go around in schools.

  是鱼,因为它们总是成群地游来游去。

  2.A mushroom.

  是蘑菇。

  3.Because she is Miss Fortune.

  因为她是费群小姐。

  Notes:

  1.school n.一群(鱼);学校

  2.mushroom/'m)Mrum/n.蘑菇

  3.Miss Fortune音似misfortune/mis>f&:CM+n/ n.不幸

  Questions:

  1.What has nothing but a head and a tail?

  什么东西只有脑袋和尾巴?

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

  当一匹马日渐衰老,为什么总呆在又湿又冷的地方?

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

  假设你站着时前面是南,后面是北,那么左手是什么方向?

  Keys:

  1.A coin.

  是硬币。

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

  这样他就可以着凉,嗓子就可以有些嘶哑。

  3.Fingers.

  是手指。

  Notes:

  1.head头;钱币的正面(指有人头像的一面)

  tail尾巴;钱币的反面

  2.hoarse/h&:s/adj.嘶哑的,音似horse

  a little horse一匹小马

  3.on one's left hand可以指左手方向,也可以指在左手上面

  Questions:

  1.What kind of water should people drink in order to be healthy?

  为了健康应该喝什么水?

  2.Why is 10×10=1000.like your left eye?

  为什么说10×10=1000就像你的左眼?

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

  什么东西给了别人自己却还留着?

  Keys:

  1.Drink well water.

  喝井水。

  2.It's not right.

  它不是右眼。

  3.Your word.

  你的话。

  Notes:

  1.well n.井; adj.健康的

  2.It's not right 另一层意思是:它不对

  3. 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

  Questions:

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

  猫是早晨大还是夜晚大?

  2.What did the big chimney say to the little chimney while working?

  工作时大烟囱对小烟囱说些什么?

  3.What is a sleeping child?

  睡觉的孩子是干什么的?

  Keys:

  1.At night, because they're let out in night time and taken in in the day time.

  夜晚的猫大,因为它们晚上出动,白天收兵。

  2."You're too young to smoke."

  "你还年轻,不该抽烟。"

  3.A kidnapper.

  是个绑匪。

  Notes:

  1.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)

  2.smoke v.抽烟;冒烟

  3.kidnapper/'kidn$p+/n.绑匪

  kid/kid/ n.小孩

  nap/n$p/v.打瞌睡

  Questions:

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

  高个子和矮个子的人谁更懒惰?

  2.When did the driver stop to have lunch?

  司机什么时候停下来吃午饭?

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

  拿走我的第一个字母,第二个字母,拿走我所有的字母,我还是我,请问我是谁?

  Keys:

  1.The tall one, because he's longer In bed.

  高个子懒,因为他在床上的时间更长。

  2.When he came to a fork in the road.

  当他开到三叉口的时候。

  3.A postman.

  邮递员。

  Notes:

  1.longer adv.(时间)更长;(距离,身高等)更长

  2.fork n.三叉口;叉子

  3. letter n.字母;信
Questions:

  1.Will it rain for several days continuously?

  会不会连续几天阴雨连绵?

  2.Who can raise things without lifting them?

  什么人不用举就能把东西抬起来?

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

  云中之王对芸芸众生说什么?

  4.Who is married to the First Lady?

  第一夫人嫁给了谁?

  Keys:

  1.Never, because there're nights in between.

  永远不会,因为白昼之间有黑夜隔开。

  2.Farmers.

  农民。

  3."I'm the one who should rain here."

  "我要在这里降雨。"

  4.Adam.

  是亚当。

  Notes:

  1.day n.一天;一个白昼

  continuously/k+n>tinju+sli/ adv.连续不断地

  2.raise举起,抬起;饲养,种植

  3. rain v.下雨,音似reign/rein/v.统治

  4.the First Lady第一夫人,总统夫人

  the first lady第一位女士,指夏娃

  Questions:

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

  刚刚修过胡须的男人像什么?

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

  农夫为什么训斥小鸡?

  3.How do we know the ocean is friendly?

  人们如何知道海洋是友好的呢?

  Keys:

  1.A bear.

  像熊。

  2.Because they use foul language.

  因为它们说脏话。

  3.It waves.

  它总是招手致意。

  Notes:

  1.resemble/ri>zembl/ v.与…相像

  bear n.熊,音似bare adj.光秃秃的,无遮盖的

  bare-faced面孔干干净净,没有胡须的

  bear-faced脸和熊一样的

  2.foul adj.脏的,音似fowl n.家禽

  3.wave v.起波浪;招手致意

  Questions:

  1.How did the hangman get married?

  绞刑吏是怎么结婚的?

  2.Why did little Tom put his brother's guitar in the refrigerator?

  小汤姆为什么把他哥哥的吉他放在冰箱里?

  3.Why is the inside of everything so mysterious?

  为什么说凡事内部都神秘莫测?

  Keys:

  1.He tied a knot.

  他打了一个结。

  2.Because he enjoyed cool music.

  因为他爱听美妙的音乐。

  3.Because you can never make them out.

  因为你永远也不能弄懂它们。

  Notes:

  1.hangman n.绞刑吏,刽子手

  tie a knot打一个结;缔结良缘

  2.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

  3.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

  Questions:

  1.Why is a coward like a leaky faucet?

  为什么说胆小鬼和漏水的笼头一样?

  2.Why should we never ask balloons for advice?

  为什么我们绝不向汽球征求意见?

  3.What band can't play music?

  什么乐队不会演奏音乐?

  Keys:

  1.They both run.

  因为它们都会溜走。

  2.They are full of hot air.

  因为它们里面全是热空气。

  3.Rubber band.

  橡皮筋。

  Notes:

  1.coward/'kau+d/n.懦夫,胆小鬼

  faucet/'f&:sit/ n.水笼头

  leaky/'li:ki/ adj.漏的,有漏洞的

  run v.跑,溜走;流动,流(水)

  2.hot air热空气;吹牛,胡说

  3.band n.乐队,吹奏乐队;带子,绳子

  rubber band橡皮筋

  Questions:

  1.Do audience ever steal anything?

  听众会偷东西吗?

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

  假如一个农夫不在乎劳动有多辛苦,他会在园子里种什么?

  Keys:

  1.Yes,when they take the floor.

  当他们发言时就会这样做。

  2.He will grow tired.

  他会累的。

  Notes:

  1.audience/>&j+dns/ 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"。

  2.grow v.种植;变得…

samsammi 发表于 2007-5-18 22:06

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