1106A squirrel, finding nine ears of corn in a box, took from it, daily, three ears; how many days was he in removing the corn from the box?箱子裡有九穗玉米,松鼠每天從箱子裡帶出三個ears。幾天才會把玉米搬完?⌄
答案:Nine—he took his own ears and one ear of corn out each day. — 九天。 ears可指玉米穗,也指耳朵;原答案每天的三個ears是松鼠自己的兩隻耳朵,加一穗玉米,因此九穗需九天。
Q01107英文雙關
1107My first is found in an oyster; my second is possessed by the nobility; every house contains my third; my whole no one applies to himself.第一部分在oyster裡,第二部分由nobility擁有,第三部分每個house都有;全字卻不會用來稱呼自己。⌄
1108In my first, relations most generally find An interest of a peculiar kind; My second, an adverb of humble degree, Combined with my first names a beautiful tree.第一部分常令親屬有切身利害;第二部分表示程度低;合起來是一種樹。⌄
1109If you should lose your nose, what kind of one would you get?假如鼻子不見了,你會找什麼樣的鼻子?⌄
答案:The first that turned up. — The first that turned up. turned up既是出現,也指鼻子向上翹;答案既能說第一個找到的鼻子,也能指翹鼻。
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1110Find a word of six letters, something that many people laugh at; subtract one letter, and leave what many worship.哪個六字母的東西會讓人發笑,去掉一個字母後卻成為很多人崇拜的東西?⌄
1111A preposition my first; My second’s a number; My third a brisk motion That drives away slumber; My whole is a service For which dearly we pay; At least, ’tis charged so In hotel bills they say.第一部分是介系詞,第二部分是數字,第三部分是趕走睡意的活潑動作;全字是一項旅館會收費的服務。⌄
1112What bird most resembles a peddler?哪種鳥最像沿街叫賣的小販?⌄
答案:A hawk. — A hawk。 hawk既是鷹,也可作動詞表示沿街兜售。
Q01113英文雙關
1113Why is a weathercock like ambition?風向雞為什麼像野心?⌄
答案:Because it is often vain (vane) to aspire (a spire). — Because it is often vain (vane) to aspire (a spire). vain是徒勞,vane是風向標;aspire是懷抱志向,a spire是尖塔。原答同時利用兩組近音,連線志向與塔上的風向標。
Q01114英文雙關
1114Why is a used up horse like a bad play?疲弱的馬為什麼像一齣糟糕的戲?⌄
答案:He is not likely to have a good run. — He is not likely to have a good run. good run能指跑得好,也指戲劇長期成功演出;馬跑不動與戲演不久共用這句話。
Q01115英文雙關
1115Why is a printer like a postman?印刷工為什麼像郵差?⌄
答案:He distributes letters. — He distributes letters. letters既是字母活字,也是信件;舊式排字工分配活字,郵差分送信件。
Q01116英文雙關
1116Why is a cricket on the hearth like a soldier in battle?壁爐邊的蟋蟀為什麼像上戰場計程車兵?⌄
答案:He faces the fire. — He faces the fire. faces the fire既指面對壁爐火,也指面對敵方火力。
Q01117英文雙關
1117Entire, I am of bloody mien, And spread destruction all around; Beheaded—cheerfully I’m seen Where pleasure’s votaries are found.全字帶來血腥與毀滅;去掉首字母,卻出現在歡樂的地方。⌄
1121My whole, I lightly swim The smooth lake’s sparkling brim, Or down the river skim. Transpose me, all around The wide world’s endless bound, In every clime I’m found.它能輕巧地在湖面和河上航行;把字母重排,卻成為遍及各地的大水域。⌄
1127In a word of eight letters, the first three and the last three (transposed) name the same animal. The remaining two (transposed), with the last letter, name another animal. What is the word?一個八字母的字,前三字母與末三字母重排後都是同一種動物;中間兩字母與最後一字母重排,則是另一種動物。是哪個字?⌄
1131Why is a drummer the greatest person of the times?鼓手為什麼是最厲害的人?⌄
答案:Because Time beats all men, and a drummer beats time. — Because Time beats all men, and a drummer beats time. beat既是戰勝,也指敲打;時間終會勝過人,而鼓手會beat time(打拍子),原答用同一句式反轉高下。
Q01132英文雙關
1132When is a sewing-machine a very great comfort?縫紉機什麼時候最能安慰人?⌄
答案:When it is used to sow lace (solace). — When it is used to sow lace (solace). 原答sow lace與solace(安慰)近音,連線蕾絲與慰藉;sow原文如此拼寫,縫製通常拼sew,兩字此處同音。
Q01133英文雙關
1133What two female names express a chemist?哪兩個女性名字說起來像一位分析者?⌄
答案:Ann Eliza (analyzer). — Ann Eliza(analyzer)。 Ann Eliza連讀與analyzer(分析者)近音,原題以此表示做分析工作的化學家。
Q01134英文雙關
1134The — to Fingal’s cave would — a stranger.兩個空格填同一個英文,但讀音重音不同:The — to Fingal’s cave would — a stranger.⌄
答案:While it can not move without a head of water, it never gets ahead of the water, and yet is always moving. — 沒有一個head of water就不能動;從未get ahead of水,卻一直在動。 head of water是水頭、水位差帶來的壓力,get ahead則是超前;兩種head含義混用,使機械運動聽來矛盾。
Q01146英文雙關
1146I am a word of four letters: in me may be found, 1 a verb, 2 an animal, 3 a viscid liquid, 4 a science, 5 a conjunction, 6 a preposition.一個四字母英文字,字母中可找出一個動詞、動物、黏稠液體、一門學問、連線詞及介系詞。是哪個字?⌄
答案:Star, sat, rat, tar, art, as, at. — Star;sat、rat、tar、art、as、at。 star的字母可選取和重排得到sat(坐過)、rat(老鼠)、tar(焦油)、art(藝術)、as(連線詞)、at(介系詞)。原書線索science使用較廣的學問、技藝含義;答案art是藝術或技藝,不把兩者說成現代分類上完全相同。
Q01147英文雙關
1147I am a beautiful tree; curtail and transpose me into another tree; transpose the latter into a useful article; replace the last letter, behead and transpose, and you have a boundary line. Curtail the entire word twice, and you have a picture; take the second and third letters away from the entire word, transpose the remainder, and you have another tree.我是美麗的樹;去尾字母重排成另一種樹,再重排成有用物品;放回原尾字母、去首字母重排成邊界。全字去尾兩次成為圖;去第二、三字母重排成另一種樹。⌄
1160Change my head several times, and make (1) an amateur; (2) to hide; (3) to hang about; (4) a leader; (5) a pirate.換掉同一單字的首字母,依次得到愛好者、遮蓋、盤旋、帶頭行動者、海盜。是哪組詞?⌄
答案:Tennessee (10 A C). — Tennessee。 X是羅馬數字ten,a借用冠詞的弱讀音,100改寫為羅馬字母C並讀see;三段近音Tennessee,不是地名真實語源。
Q01165英文雙關
1165The troop arranged for battle Without my first would fly; And whether good or bad, Without it you would die. Go seek the earth and ocean, For smallest things you guess; Yes, bring the atom from the air, And still my second’s less. The traitor, when condemn’d to die, May calm his cares and pray; Yet when the axe sounds "dust to dust," My whole he’s borne away.前半讓軍隊不潰散,也是好人壞人活著所必需的;後半比你找到的任何微小東西還少;叛徒在斧下死去後,會以完整的我被抬走。是什麼?⌄
1166Change my head eight different times, and make (1) a plant, (2) a necessity, (3) a reward, (4) to nourish, (5) an exploit, (6) to notice, (7) a pipe, (8) a produce.更換首字母,依次變成植物、必需、酬勞、餵養、事蹟、留意、管子與產物。是哪組英文詞?⌄
1167I am composed of letters five, The part of speech is adjective, From either way I spell the same; Pray tell me then what is my name.五個字母的英文形容詞,從兩頭讀都一樣。是哪個字?⌄
1168A liquor, a word signifying father; another word for father, a coin, and a liquid measure. The initial and final letters are the same, and spell a title.一種酒、表示父親的詞、另一個父親稱呼、硬幣、液量單位;它們各自首尾相同,把首字母或末字母連起來都得到一個稱呼。是什麼?⌄
答案:When it is a perch. — 當牠是perch。 perch既是鱸魚的名稱,也可指rod這種舊制長度單位。不是把魚當作測量工具。
Q01175英文雙關
1175I am as black as black can be, Yet by a curious fantasy, See my tracings, when time has fled, You’ll find them black, though often red.我非常黑;過些時候看我的痕跡,它們仍是黑的,卻常被說成red。是什麼?⌄
1187Why is a man in snow shoes like a man barefooted?為什麼穿snow shoes的人像光腳的人?⌄
答案:Because he has no shoes on. — Because he has no shoes on。 snow shoes的字音被錯拆成no shoes,雪鞋被說成沒有鞋;是近音玩笑,不是雪鞋真的不存在。
Q01188英文雙關
1188I’m worn by many a lady fair, In ironing I need much care; Behead, and I’m a purling stream, Where many a poet loves to dream! Behead again, oh! mortal frail, And I will cause thy cheek to pale.我被人穿戴,熨燙時要小心;去掉首字母變成小溪,再去首字母又令人臉色發白。是什麼?⌄
答案:Frill, rill, ill. — Frill、rill、ill。 frill是荷葉邊,去f成rill(小溪),再去r成ill(生病的)。
Q01189英文雙關
1189If you a journey ever take, No matter when or where, My first you’ll always have to pay, Before you can get there. My second you will seldom see, If London through you go; But still ’tis what I hope you are; Few better things I know. I say my whole till next we meet, When well-known names I hope to greet.旅行時先付我的前半;後半在倫敦不常見,也是我希望你保持的狀態;完整的我是下次見面前說的話。是什麼?⌄
1190Entire, I am an insect; behead, and I am a reptile; curtail, and I am a conjunction; curtail again, and I am an article.完整是昆蟲,去首字母變成爬蟲;再去末字母變成連線詞,再去一次變成冠詞。是哪條字母鏈?⌄
1191In northern regions cold and wild, My first you see, a mountain child, In grandeur rise from its bed of snow, And smile on the iron-bound coast below. My second is loved by the school-boy bright, With his rosy cheek and eye of light, And to gain it oft he will truant play, And leave master and lessons far away. In sunny lands, where the fire-flies glow, And fragrant breezes softly blow, My whole you may find so fresh and fair, And who would not wish in that treat to share?前半在寒冷北地從雪中高聳,後半受學童喜愛,甚至為它逃課;完整的我卻能在溫暖地方當鮮美食物。是什麼?⌄
答案:Pine apple. — Pine apple(鳳梨)。 pine是松樹,apple是蘋果;按字母接成pineapple,但鳳梨並不是松樹所結的蘋果。
Q01192英文雙關
1192I’m found in every mountain, In every running vale, Though never in the breezes found, I’m found in every gale. You’ll find me in the dark, But never in the light; You’ll always find me in the day, But never in the night. About your form, dear little one, You’ll vainly look for me, And yet in head, and hand, and arm I’m always sure to be. I’m not in nose, or eye, or lips, Yet I’m in every feature, In boys and girls I’m never found, Yet I’m in every creature. I’m found in Merry’s Magazine — In Uncle Merry’s face; And everywhere Aunt Sue appears, I claim an honest place.我在mountain、vale、gale、dark、day、head、hand、arm、feature、creature與Aunt Sue裡,卻不在breezes、light、night、nose、eye、lips、boys或girls裡。是什麼?⌄
答案:The letter A. — 字母A。 線索的位置是英文拼字,不是山谷或身體實物;各個指定包含詞都有a,各個排除詞都沒有。
Q01193英文雙關
1193Transpose some animals into part of an implement.把某些動物的英文複數重排,變成工具的一部分。是哪兩個字?⌄
1197Transpose what a bear might give a cat into what the cat would consider it.把熊可能給貓的東西重排,變成貓對它的看法。怎麼變?⌄
答案:One hug enough. — One hug、enough。 one hug是一個擁抱;去空格後重排成enough(夠了),貓可能覺得熊抱一次就夠。
Q01198英文雙關
1198Entire, I belong to the United States; remove one eye, and I belong to a horse; curtail me, and I belong to the human race; curtail again, and I am the child’s best friend; curtail again, and I am best known to the printer; curtail again, and I become invisible.完整的我是美國的一部分;拿掉一隻eye,屬於馬;接著一直去尾,依次屬於人類、孩子的好朋友、印刷者熟悉的東西,最後消失。是什麼?⌄
1199My first you are when over the ground You lightly trip to the river’s bank, Where my second may always be found; Beware my whole, ’tis cold and dank. And fatal, too, to many a one Who will not its danger carefully shun.前半形容你輕快走向河岸,後半常在河岸;合起來卻又冷又濕,可能致命。是什麼?⌄
1200I am composed of 13 letters: My 9, 10, 7, 1 was a good man. My 4, 5, 13, 2, 8 is an unhappy wretch. My 11, 12, 3, 6 is an adjective. My whole is an extraordinary tale.十三字母:第9、10、7、1拼成善人的名字;第4、5、13、2、8拼成不幸的人;第11、12、3、6拼成形容詞。完整的是一部非凡的故事,猜什麼?⌄
答案:Les Miserables. — Les Miserables(《悲慘世界》)。 忽略空格,索引分別取Abel、miser、less。題目考的是書名字母位置,不是為故事另編內容。