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Q03101詞義雙關

什麼迷不迷路,卻總追著球賽看?

答案:球迷。

Q03102文字謎語

言字旁邊站著者,猜一字。

答案:諸。

Q03103詞義雙關

什麼遊標不在水裡遊?

答案:電腦遊標。

Q03104情境反轉

椅子天天讓人靠,誰讓椅子靠?

答案:地板托住它。

Q03105詞義雙關

什麼「島」在電腦裡,沒有沙灘?

答案:資訊孤島,指彼此不互通的資料系統。

Q03106情境反轉

學生交卷後,為何還在寫答案?

答案:他在寫下一科的考卷。

Q03107詞義雙關

什麼「步」不站在路上,卻能表示一直做不好?

答案:停步不前,指沒有進展。

Q03108詞義雙關

什麼星不在天上,而在球場發光?

答案:球星。

Q03109文字謎語

言字旁邊站著京,猜一字。

答案:諒。

Q03110詞義雙關

什麼剪貼簿不用膠水?

答案:電腦剪貼簿。

Q03111情境反轉

牙刷刷了一輩子,自己幾顆牙?

答案:一顆也沒有。

Q03112詞義雙關

什麼「浪」沒水也能一排排站起來?

答案:觀眾席的人浪。

Q03113情境反轉

試卷沒印題目,為何仍可作答?

答案:那是口試的作答紙。

Q03114詞義雙關

什麼「階」不用踏上去,卻能表示學習程度?

答案:階段,指事情發展的時期。

Q03115邏輯推理

給你一盒蛋糕,請你切成八份,分給在場的八個人,但蛋糕盒裡還要有一份。

答案:首先先把蛋糕切成八份,講其中的七份分給在場的七個人,然後把蛋糕盒和其中的一分蛋糕分給沒有蛋糕的人,就可以達到目的。 把最後一份連盒子一起交給第八個人。「盒裡有一份」與「分給一個人」並不衝突。

Q03116情境反轉

什麼車不用引擎,只要踩就能走?

答案:腳踏車。

Q03117文字謎語

言字旁邊站著炎,猜一字。

答案:談。

Q03118詞義雙關

什麼貼上不用撕背膠?

答案:貼上複製的文字。

Q03119情境反轉

肥皂每天洗澡,身體為何越洗越小?

答案:用的時候逐漸溶掉了。

Q03120詞義雙關

什麼「潮」靠穿搭跟上,不靠海水?

答案:時尚潮流。

Q03121情境反轉

老師說不能出聲,誰還能問問題?

答案:用手語的學生。

Q03122詞義雙關

什麼「級」不需要爬,卻能表示能力分類?

答案:等級。

Q03123英文趣味題

A famous story begins like that, It was a clear summer day and my family was preparing dinner for the New Years Eve. Can this story be true?故事說那是晴朗的夏日,一家人正在準備跨年晚餐。這可能是真的嗎?

答案:Yes — 可以。 南半球有些地區的十二月是一年中的夏季;題目沒有說故事發生在北半球。

Q03124英文趣味題

The single difference between the two cities A and B was that the citizens of A always said the truth, while the citizens of B never did. Once, a man who had never been to either city arrived at one of them. Which question should the man have asked in order to identify the city he was in? Have in mind, that people from A often visited their friends in B and vice versa.A城的人總說真話,B城的人總說假話,兩城居民又常互訪。初次到達其中一城的人,問什麼才能知道自己在哪一城?

答案:Are you a citizen of this city? — 問對方:「你是這座城的居民嗎?」 在A城,A城居民會如實答是,B城訪客會把不是說成是;在B城則兩種人都答不是。因此是對應A城,不是對應B城。

Q03125英文趣味題

You have two right triangles. The sides of the first one are 3 m, 4 m and 5 m. The sides of the second are 3 m, 4 m and 7 m. The area of the second triangle is bigger.判斷這句話:兩個直角三角形的邊長分別是3、4、5公尺和3、4、7公尺,第二個面積較大。

答案:False — 不正確。 3+4=7,不滿足三角形兩邊和大於第三邊的條件;第二組邊長根本組不成三角形,不能比較其面積。

Q03126英文趣味題

John went to a party one night. The next day he was asked if he met a lot people at the gathering. Figure it out for yourself, John said. Of the girls I spoke to, all but two were blondes, all but two were brunettes, and all but two were redheads. How many girls did he talk to?John在聚會遇到幾位女孩。他說:除了兩人之外都是金髮,除了兩人之外都是棕髮,除了兩人之外都是紅髮。他遇到了幾人?

答案:3 — 三人。 按題目把髮色分成三類的口徑,每一類都比總人數少2。三類人數之和等於總人數,所以3(n−2)=n,得到n=3。

Q03127英文趣味題

You can put something between the digits 2 and 3 so that the resultant number is bigger than 2 and smaller than 3.能否在數字2和3之間放入一個符號,使結果大於2但小於3?

答案:True — 可以。 放入小數點得到2.3;並不是只能在兩個數字之間放運運算元號。

Q03128英文趣味題

Can you build a house so that all its walls face north?可以蓋一棟房子,使它的各面牆都朝北嗎?

答案:Yes — 可以。 把房子設想在南極點,各方向離開南極點都是向北;這是位置與方向的趣味問題,不是施工建議。

Q03129英文趣味題

At the beginning of the day, I was behind a car at a stoplight, whose vanity plate read: 4SBWIU. What is the driver of this car most likely a fan of?前車的自選車牌是4SBWIU。車主很可能喜歡哪一類作品?

答案:Movies — 電影。 4S近音force,B是be,WIU可拆作with you;連起來像《星際大戰》的「Force be with you」。這是依車牌讀音作的玩笑猜測,不是人物身分判定。

Q03130英文趣味題

My first stop was the supermarket. When I had completed my shopping and was in the parking lot, I spied this snazzy auto with the following vanity plate: 10S42. What sport is the driver of this vehicle most likely a fan of?在超市停車場看到車牌10S42。它暗示車主喜歡什麼運動?

答案:Tennis — 網球。 10S近音tennis,4近音for,2讀two,可連成tennis for two(兩人網球)。

Q03131英文趣味題

On the on-ramp to the freeway, I was behind an auto with the following plate: 4IS. What is the likely profession of the driver of this car?前車車牌是4IS,可能暗示哪種職業?

答案:Optometrist — 驗光師。 4IS可按讀音解成four eyes,於是拿與眼睛相關的工作作笑話猜答;車牌本身不能證明職業。

Q03132英文趣味題

Well, I got caught in noon rush hour. As luck would have it, I saw yet another vanity plate. This one told me that the driver at least checks in his / her rear view mirror. What plate did I see?某車牌讓人想到車主也會檢視後照鏡。它可能寫什麼?

答案:OICU2 — OICU2。 逐個念成Oh, I see you too(喔,我也看見你了);與後方駕駛對視的情境形成文字玩笑。

Q03133英文趣味題

I went to my favorite restaurant to pick up some carry out for an early dinner. I saw the owners car parked out front. The vanity plate asked a question. What do you suppose the plate read?餐廳老闆的自選車牌在問一個問題,可能寫什麼?

答案:E10YET — E10YET。 E10近音eaten,再接YET,讀起來像Eaten yet?(吃過了嗎?)。原答案只是符合情境的一種車牌雙關。

Q03134英文趣味題

Some of my relatives are 600 times younger than me. Can this be true?有親戚的年齡只有我的六百分之一,這可能嗎?

答案:Yes — 可以。 例如50歲的人與一個月大的嬰兒,換成同一時間單位後,年齡比正好是600;題目沒有說親戚也已成年。

Q03135英文趣味題

The train leaves in 2 minutes and the distance to the train station is 2 miles. If you drive the first mile at 30 miles/h, at what speed should you drive the second mile?火車兩分鐘後出發,車站在兩英里外。第一英里以每小時30英里前進,第二英里得多快才趕得上?

答案:It does not matter. — 速度已無法改變結果。 第一英里已花1/30小時,也就是兩分鐘;還沒走第二英里,預定出發時間就到了。

Q03136英文趣味題

Here is something like a warm-up before you get to the next one. Three friends, Peter, Nick and Tom were competing in a race. After they finished, a person ,who was late for the race, asked them who was the winner. Tom said I didnt finish first and Peter didnt finish second. Then Nick said Tom didnt finish second either. Who was the winner?Peter、Nick、Tom賽跑。Tom說自己不是第一,Peter不是第二;Nick又說Tom也不是第二。誰是第一?

答案:Peter — Peter。 Tom既不是第一也不是第二,所以是第三;Peter不是第二,又不可能再佔第三,因此是第一,Nick第二。

Q03137英文趣味題

Try thinking out a random 3-digit number and writing it twice on a piece of paper, forming a 6-digit number (for example the number is 123, than you will have to put down 123123 on the paper). Now divide this 6-digit number by 7. There will be no remainder, I guarantee. Now divide the result by 11. No remainder again, I guarantee. Now divide the new result by 13. What happened?把任意三位數連寫兩次,依序除以7、11、13,結果會是什麼?

答案:The result is your original number — 原來的三位數。 若原數是n,連寫後是1000n+n=1001n;7×11×13=1001,三次相除後回到n。

Q03138英文趣味題

In a rectangular room there are 10 chairs. It is possible to arrange the chairs in such a way so that an equal number of chairs is set against each wall of the room.長方形房間有十張椅子,能讓每面牆前的椅子數都相同嗎?

答案:True — 可以。 在兩個相對的角各放一張椅子,再在每面牆前各放兩張,共10張。角上的一張同時算在兩面牆前,每面牆都對應3張。

Q03139英文趣味題

A farmer had a yard, whose shape was a square, and in the four corners of this square there were apple trees. Some years later the farmer decided to make his yard twice as big and preserve the square shape. However, after the enlargement the four apple trees were still by the fence.正方形院子的四角各有一棵蘋果樹。面積擴成兩倍後仍是正方形,又讓四樹都在圍欄旁,可能嗎?

答案:True — 可以。 新正方形以原正方形的四頂點為四條邊的中點;它旋轉45度,邊長變成原來的√2倍,面積就是兩倍。

Q03140英文趣味題

The name of what is coded in the following: 86,smopuim?字串86,smopuim藏著什麼名稱?

答案:the name of a software product — 一項軟體產品的名稱。 把整個字串旋轉180度,在適合的字形下可看成Windows 98;數字與字母的方向一併改變,原答案給的是軟體這個類別。

Q03141英文趣味題

10% of all the people living in a certain town in Georgia have unlisted phone numbers. If you selected 100 names at random from the towns phone book, on average, how many of these people would have unlisted phone numbers?某城有10%居民的電話不列在電話簿。若從電話簿隨機抽100個名字,其中平均多少人的電話不公開列出?

答案:0% — 0%。 取樣範圍已經限在電話簿內;那些沒列出的居民不在抽樣名單裡,10%是幹擾資訊。

Q03142英文趣味題

Can you take a picture of a person with a wooden leg?你能拍攝一位有木腿的人嗎?(原文 with a wooden leg 也能描述拍攝工具。)

答案:No — 不能用木腿拍照。 with a wooden leg既可接在person後描述有木腿的人,也可解成「用木腿」拍照。原答No採後一讀法;有木腿的人當然可以被拍攝。

Q03143英文趣味題

Two children were on their way to school, when they began to question what day of the week it was. They were so confused in their reckoning that one of them gave the following riddle to help sort the matter out: When the day after tomorrow is yesterday, then today will be as far from Sunday as that day was which was today when the day before yesterday was tomorrow! On which day of the week were the children heading to school?當「後天」變成「昨天」,那時的今天與星期日的距離,等於「前天」曾是「明天」時的今天與星期日的距離。原來的今天是星期幾?

答案:Sunday — 星期日。 前一句把參照日向後移3天,後一句把參照日向前移3天;按一週內距離對稱的預期讀法,原來的今天在星期日。

Q03144英文趣味題

Three goddesses were sitting in an old Indian temple. Their names were Truth (who always tells the truth), Lie (who is always lying) and Wisdom (who sometimes lies). In order to figure out which goddess was which you posed the following questions to each: Asking the left one: Who is sitting next to you? Truth, she answered. Asking the middle one: Who are you? Wisdom. And at last question for the right one: Who is your neighbor? Lie, she replied. From left to right in what order are goddesses sitting?三位神依次坐著:真話神總說真話、謊話神總說假話、智慧神可說真也可說假。左邊說旁邊是真話神,中間自稱智慧神,右邊說旁邊是謊話神。從左至右怎麼排?

答案:1. Wisdom 2. Lie 3. Truth — 智慧神、謊話神、真話神。 左邊不可能是真話神,否則中間也是真話神;中間也不可能是真話神,因為自稱智慧神。因此右邊是真話神,可靠地指出中間是謊話神,剩下左邊是智慧神。

Q03145英文趣味題

You are on your way to visit your Grandma, who lives at the end of the valley. Its her birthday, and you want to give her the cakes youve made. Between your house and her house, you have to cross 7 bridges, and as it goes in the land of make believe, there is a troll under every bridge! Each troll, quite rightly, insists that you pay a troll toll. Before you can cross their bridge, you have to give them half of the cakes you are carrying, but as they are kind trolls, they each give you back a single cake. What is the minimum number of cakes you will have to leave home with to make sure that you arrive at Grandmas with exactly 2 cakes?帶蛋糕探望奶奶,沿路過七座橋。每次給橋下的巨魔一半蛋糕,巨魔又還你一個。要抵達時正好剩兩個,最少帶幾個?

答案:2 — 兩個。 若帶2個,每次交出1個再取回1個,數量一直是2;反推一步,過橋後為2個時,過橋前也必須是2個。

Q03146英文趣味題

My grandson is about as many days as my son is weeks, and my grandson is as many months as I am in years. My grandson, my son and I together are 120 years. Can you tell me my age in years?孫子的年齡天數約等於兒子的年齡週數,孫子的年齡月數又等於我的年齡歲數。三人歲數合計120,我幾歲?

答案:72 — 72歲。 按原題約數口徑,一年約52週、365天,父親年齡約是孩子7倍,祖父約是12倍。比為1:7:12,合計20份,孩子6歲,兒子42歲,祖父72歲;題目用了about,並非精確日曆日期計算。

Q03147英文趣味題

You meet two men who are playing a game. One of them tells only lies on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and during the rest of the week he speaks the truth. The other one lies only on Thursday Friday and Saturday and says the truth the rest of the time. Today they both say they were lying yesterday. Which day of the week is it?甲週一、二、三說假話,其餘日子說真話;乙週四、五、六說假話,其餘日子說真話。今天兩人都說昨天在說謊,今天星期幾?

答案:Thursday — 星期四。 星期四甲說真話,昨天週三確實說謊;乙今天說謊,而昨天週三說真話,所以他說昨天說謊正是假話。逐日核對只有星期四同時成立。

Q03148詞義雙關

什麼車不用輪子,卻在電腦裡壞了?

答案:翻車,比喻事情意外失敗。

Q03149文字謎語

言字旁邊站著迷,猜一字。

答案:謎。

Q03150詞義雙關

什麼複製不用影印紙?

答案:複製電腦檔案。

Q03151情境反轉

房間只開一盞燈,怎麼看見兩盞?

答案:另一盞是鏡中的影像。

Q03152詞義雙關

什麼「流」能交流意見,卻不弄濕地板?

答案:交流。

Q03153詞義雙關

寄養的小孩和偷來的鐘有什麼共同點?

答案:都由別人 aufgezogen。 aufziehen 可指養育孩子,也可指替鐘上發條;原書用同一個德文動詞連起兩種情境。

Q03154詞義雙關

哪裡同時是 Rauch(煙)的開始、Feuer(火)的結束?

答案:字母 R。 Rauch 的首字母是R,Feuer 的末字母也是r;看的是德文字母位置,不是火焰與煙的物理位置。

Q03155詞義雙關

假髮在德文玩笑裡是一種什麼「說法」?

答案:Eine falsche Behauptung。 Behauptung 通常是主張,拆看Haupt又是頭;falsch 是假的,讓假髮變成「假的頭上之物/虛假主張」。

Q03156詞義雙關

哪一種石頭含有兩種歌聲?

答案:Basalt(玄武岩)。 Basalt 的發音可拆成Bass(低音)與Alt(女低音);原書拼作Bas與Alt,是石名的音節雙關。

Q03157詞義雙關

哪一種「新娘」最糟糕?

答案:Windsbraut。 Braut 是新娘,但整個Windsbraut在德文指狂風或暴風,不能只照字面把它當結婚的人。

Q03158詞義雙關

素食者說什麼德文句子,聽起來最自相矛盾?

答案:Mir ist alles Wurst。 這個慣用語是「我都無所謂」,但Wurst字面是香腸;素食者並沒有因此真的要吃香腸。

Q03159詞義雙關

哪一個「Nation」最明亮?

答案:Illumination。 Illumination 是照明或彩燈裝飾,字尾看似nation(國家),於是被故意誤當成一個國家名稱。

Q03160諧音趣味

哪座城市的名字聽起來像所有居民都被拘留了?

答案:Bukarest(布加勒斯特)。 德文城名Bukarest尾部與Arrest(拘留)近音;這只是名字玩笑,不是該城居民遭拘捕的訊息。 德文城名Bukarest尾部與Arrest(拘留)近音;這只是名字玩笑,不是該城居民遭拘捕的訊息。

Q03161詞義雙關

西班牙的布穀鳥從不叫「vormittags」,你相信嗎?

答案:相信,牠叫的是Kuckuck。 vormittags 的意思是上午;題目原本像問時間,答案卻把它當成鳥要喊的字,鳥叫的是布穀聲。

Q03162諧音趣味

哪種「Kuß(吻)」最能把東西收進來?

答案:Fiskus(財政機關)。 Fiskus尾部近音Kuß;einnehmend可形容吸引人,也可指收取,稅收機關正好負責收錢。

Q03163詞義雙關

裁縫學徒做什麼,會把世界的方位顛倒?

答案:把Westen往Osten搬。 Westen 可指西方,也可指背心的複數。其實只是把背心搬向東方,不是把西方移到東方。

Q03164諧音趣味

哪座古城的德文名字聽起來像從不演喜劇?

答案:Nikomedia(尼科米底亞)。 原書以Nikomedia近音Nie Komödie(從不喜劇)。這是讀音聯想,不表示該城沒有劇院。

Q03165詞義雙關

哪一種「Mode(時尚)」能原樣存在很多年?

答案:Kommode(抽屜櫃)。 Kommode含有字母mode,整詞卻是傢俱;櫃子可多年不換,不是說某種服裝永遠流行。

Q03166詞義雙關

太陽與肝腸有什麼差別?

答案:太陽在Osten升起,肝腸在Sieden時鼓起。 aufgehen 可指升起,也可指膨脹。太陽在東方升起,香腸在煮沸中脹起;答案用同一動詞描述兩種動作。

Q03167詞義雙關

哪種「Stolz(驕傲)」最不肯走到婚禮祭壇前?

答案:Hagestolz。 Hagestolz 是老式德文的未婚老男子,並非通常的驕傲;原書借字尾stolz作婚姻玩笑。

Q03168詞義雙關

許多人最想當哪種「Affen(猴子)」?

答案:Schlaraffen。 Schlaraffe 是與傳說中飽食安逸的Schlaraffenland有關的享樂者;字尾像Affen,但不是動物種類。

Q03169詞義雙關

原書玩笑說,哪位君主擁有規模最大的「商店分店」?

答案:Napoleon I(拿破崙一世)。 Niederlage 同時可指失敗及舊用法的倉庫/商業據點。原書把從莫斯科到巴黎的敗退說成很大的Niederlage,不是君主經營店鋪的史實。

Q03170詞義雙關

哪種「Lungen(肺)」裡裝有最多詩歌?

答案:Nibelungen。 Nibelungen 是尼伯龍根的名字,與著名史詩有關;字尾lungen像肺,不能照字面當人體器官。

Q03171詞義雙關

最窮的人也能擁有哪種「Barschaft(現金)」?

答案:Nachbarschaft(鄰裡)。 Nachbarschaft含有barschaft的字母,整詞卻是鄰居或鄰裡關係,不代表有現金存款。

Q03172詞義雙關

哪種「Tor(傻瓜)」反而是有學問的人?

答案:Doktor。 Doktor 是博士或醫師,結尾像Tor;把詞尾誤拆成傻瓜,答案便反轉成受過專業教育的人。

Q03173詞義雙關

有人對山林唱出F,回聲卻成了Fis,原因是什麼?

答案:路上有一個Kreuz。 Kreuz 是十字,也指升音記號♯;F加上升音記號成為Fis(升F),並非回聲真的受路旁十字架影響。

Q03174詞義雙關

從Essen運來的砲彈是怎麼來的?

答案:Rund(圓的)。 題目Wie kommen原本像問運輸方式,答案卻改答形狀。Essen在這裡是德國城市,不是德文的「吃」。

Q03175詞義雙關

原書學生玩笑中,人生哪一段「Abschnitt」最美好?

答案:郵政匯票上的Abschnitt。 Abschnitt 是人生段落,也可指可撕下的票券部分;拿到匯款被說成最好的生命片段。

Q03176詞義雙關

哪一個地方在名字上既不「kalt(冷)」也不「warm(暖)」?

答案:Lausitz(盧薩蒂亞)。 德文lau是溫溫的、不冷不熱;原書用地名Lausitz的開頭接回溫度,不是該地永遠維持某種氣溫。

Q03177詞義雙關

哪種「Paten(教父母)」特別steinreich?

答案:Karpaten(喀爾巴阡山)。 Karpaten字尾像Paten;steinreich通常是很富有,也可字面解成石頭很多,山脈便符合後一種解讀。

Q03178詞義雙關

鳥兒若被當成某地居民,會是哪裡人?

答案:Freisinger。 Freisinger 是弗賴辛居民稱呼,也可拆聽成freie Singer(自由歌唱者);鳥鳴被誤作地名籍貫。

Q03179詞義雙關

很胖、圓圓的人,名字上最適合找哪種醫師?

答案:Kreisarzt。 Kreisarzt 是地區醫官;Kreis也指圓,把行政區醫師故意聽成圓形醫師,沒有醫療診斷含義。

Q03180詞義雙關

海德堡的學生想要什麼?答案藏在Heidelberg裡。

答案:Geld herbei(錢快來)。 HEIDELBERG重新排列可拼成GELDHERBEI。不是翻譯城市名稱,而是把同一組十個字母重排。

Q03181詞義雙關

哪一種「Bläser(吹奏者)」最會製造不和諧?

答案:Ohrenbläser。 Ohrenbläser 是煽動或在耳邊進讒言的人,不是演奏管樂的人;音樂不和諧轉成了人際不和。

Q03182詞義雙關

哪種製品有最多「Abnehmer」?

答案:帽子。 Abnehmer 可指買主,也可拆成拿下的人;帽子不只被購買,還常被主人摘下。

Q03183詞義雙關

考試如何說明生活裡的「上升」與「跌落」交替?

答案:Man steigt ins Examen und fällt oftmals durch。 德文有進入考試的steigen與durchfallen(不及格);把日常考試用語中的動詞字面化,形成上下起落。

Q03184詞義雙關

原書為什麼說奧地利皇帝不用擔心找不到「Bürgen(保證人)」?

答案:因為他有Siebenbürgen。 Siebenbürgen是特蘭西瓦尼亞的德文地名,拆成sieben Bürgen像七位保證人。這是原書時代的地名雙關,不是現代領土描述。

Q03185英文雙關

My first is four-sixths of a step that is long, My second is a person of state; My whole is a thing that is known to be wrong, And is a strong symptom of hate.長步伐的前六分之四,加上一位統治者,拼成一種通常被認為不對、帶著敵意的動作。是哪個英文單字?

答案:Striking. — Striking。 stride是長步伐,前四字母stri;king是君王,合成striking(擊打)。原書藉切字拼成動作。

Q03186英文雙關

There is a word of seven letters; the first two refers to man, the first three refers to woman, the first four signifies a great man, the seven a great woman.七個字母的英文單字:前兩個指男性,前三個指女性,前四個指英雄,完整七個指女英雄。是哪個字?

答案:Heroine. — Heroine。 依序是he、her、hero、heroine;同一組字首從代名詞轉成英雄稱呼。

Q03187英文雙關

I am a word of five letters. Take away my first and I am the name of what adorns the estate of many of the nobility of England. Take away my first and second, and I am the name of a place where all the world was once congregated. Take away my last, and I am the name of a beautiful mineral. Take away my two last, and I am the name of a fashionable place of resort. I am small in stature, but capable of doing a great deal of mischief, as I once did in London in the year 1666.五字母的詞,拿掉首字母是園地,拿掉前兩字母是故事中的方舟,拿掉末字母是礦石,再拿掉末兩字母是度假水療地。本體很小,卻可能惹大禍。是什麼?

答案:Spark. — Spark。 spark(火花)→park(園地)、ark(方舟)、spar(晶石)、spa(水療地)。原文提到1666年倫敦火災是在提醒火花危險,不是已查證的起火點或火災原因。

Q03188英文雙關

My first is a very uncomfortable state, In cold weather it mostly abounds. My second’s an instrument formed of hard steel, That will cause the stout foe to stagger and reel, And when used, is a symptom of hate. My whole is an author of greatest renown, Whose fame to the last day of time will go down.前半部是寒冷時常有的不舒服狀態,後半部是鋼製的攻擊工具,合起來是一位作家。是哪個英文名字?

答案:Shakespeare. — Shakespeare。 shake是發抖,spear是矛;名字的字音可拆成shake+spear,最後有e。這是拼音聯想,不是名字的真實語源。

Q03189英文雙關

My first is found in every house, From wintry winds it guards. My second is the highest found— In every pack of cards. My whole, a Scottish chief, is praised By ballad, bard, and story, Who for his country gave his life, And, dying, fell with glory.前半部在屋裡抵擋寒風,後半部是牌組裡常被算作最高的牌。合起來是一位蘇格蘭英雄的名字,猜什麼?

答案:Wallace. — Wallace。 wall(牆)+ace(A牌)得到Wallace;牌序依題目慣例,並非所有遊戲都以A最高。

Q03190英文雙關

In camps about the centre I appear; In smiling meadows seen throughout the year; The silent angler views me in the streams, And all must trace me in their morning dreams, First in the mob conspicuous I stand, Proud of the lead, and ever in command.在camps中央、meadows與streams裡能看到,在morning dreams中也會出現,又站在mob開頭的是什麼?

答案:The letter M. — 字母M。 各線索所指是單字中的m,不是軍營、草地、溪流裡的實物;command也含m。

Q03191英文雙關

I am a word of three syllables, each of which is a word; my first is an article in common use; my second, an animal of uncommon intelligence; my third, though not an animal, is used in carrying burdens. My whole is a useful art.三音節各自都能當英文單字:常見用品、一種很聰明的動物,以及用來搬運重物的東西。合成一種實用技藝,是什麼?

答案:Pen-man-ship. — Penmanship。 pen是筆,man是人,ship是船;pen-man-ship指書寫技藝。題目把人放在動物分類裡,讓人容易漏想man。

Q03192英文雙關

There was a man who was not born, His father was not born before him, He, did not live, he did not die, And his epitaph is not o’er him.一個人not born,父親也not born;他did not live也did not die,墓誌也not over him。如何解讀這個看似矛盾的英文句子?

答案:There was a man who was Nott born, His father was Nott born before him; He did Nott live, he did Nott die, And his epitaph is Nott o’er him. — 把not改讀成姓氏Nott。 原書答案用Nott born、did Nott live、did Nott die等同音字;姓Nott的人出生、活過、去世。這是聲音遊戲,不是沒有出生的人。

Q03193英文雙關

What part of London is in France?London的哪一部分也在France裡?

答案:Letter N. — 字母N。 London和France都包含n;不是倫敦實際有一區位於法國。

Q03194英文雙關

What vessel is that which is always asking leave to move?哪種vessel總在問自己能不能動?

答案:Canister. — Canister。 canister是罐子,近音Can I stir?(我可以動一下嗎);vessel在這裡是容器,不是船。

Q03195英文雙關

How is it that you can work with an awl, but not with a forceps; while I can work with a forceps, and not with an awl?為什麼你能用awl、不能用forceps,而I能用forceps、不能用awl?

答案:The forceps p i nches, the awl p u nches. — forceps會pinch,awl會punch。 pinches含i,punches含u(讀作you);不是在判斷兩人的工具使用能力,而是在比較英文動詞的字母。

Q03196英文雙關

Add , was the word the master gave to Dick, Dick scratched his head, and looking rather thick, Replied, “ Hereafter it would make it stick .” “Dick,” cried the master, “rudeness is a sin; Behold the stocks, I’ll surely put you in .” “That,” answered Dick, “won’t alter it a feather, Hereafter it would make it hold together .” “Dick,” said the man, “if you insult me so, Your shoulders and my rod I’ll put in Co. ” “ ’Tis all the same,” said Dick, “my worthy master, Hereafter it would make it stick the faster .”Dick說,把here放在add、in、co後,都會讓東西黏在一起。這三種說法怎麼成立?

答案:Ad-here.—In-here.—Co-here. — Ad-here、in-here、co-here。 adhere是黏附,inhere是固有、存在於,cohere是凝聚。題目把說「在這裡」的here當成詞尾,add在拼字中取ad。

Q03197英文雙關

Whether old Homer tippled wine or beer, Julep or cider, history is not clear; But plain it is—the bard, though wont to roam, But for one liquid, never had left home.原書說,Homer若不是為了一種liquid,就不會離開home。是哪種liquid?

答案:The letter R. — 字母R。 英語音韻裡r曾被歸為liquid(流音),home加r變Homer。題目不是在問荷馬喝了哪種飲料。

Q03198英文雙關

I am composed of twelve letters. My 2, 8, 9, is a substance dug out of the earth. “ 6, 11, 12, 8, is a numeral. “ 4, 2, 3, is an ancient instrument of war. “ 12, 8, 1, is a vessel used in former times. “ 5, is a vowel. “ 4, 7, 1, 9, is a hard substance. “ 10, 9, is a pronoun. My whole is now before you.十二字母的答案本來就在你眼前:2、8、9拼礦物;6、11、12、8拼數字;4、2、3拼武器;12、8、1拼容器;5是母音;4、7、1、9拼硬物;10、9拼代名詞。答案是什麼?

答案:“Now before you.” — Now before you。 去掉空格為nowbeforeyou,依序取字母得到ore、four、bow、urn、e、bone、ye。最後一句提示其實已把答案直接說出。

Q03199英文雙關

There is one word in the English language which is universally considered a preventive of harm; change a certain letter in it, and you make it an act of cruelty.原書把哪個英文單字稱為防止傷害的措施,但換一個字母就變成殘酷的行為?

答案:Prescription—proscription. — Prescription → proscription。 prescription是處方,proscription是放逐、禁絕或剝奪保護;第四字母e換成o。不表示所有處方都能預防一切傷害。

Q03200英文雙關

My first may be fashioned of iron or wood, And at window or door for safety is placed; In village or town it does more harm than good, Leading people their health, time, and money to waste. My second’s a lady, bewitching and fair, And for love of her people will labor and strive; Will rise before dawn, and be wearied with care, And pursue her with ardor as long as they live. My whole is what ladies admire and approve, The shopkeeper’s boast—the purchaser’s prize; ’Tis a ninepenny chintz—’tis a one-shilling glove— It is something which makes people open their eyes.前半能是門窗的木製或鐵製保護,也能是使人花錢傷身的場所;後半是人們追逐的收穫。合起來是買家希望找到的好東西。是哪個字?

答案:Bar-gain. — Bargain。 bar可以是門栓或酒吧,gain是所得;bar+gain變成bargain(便宜交易)。原書第二部分把收益比喻成被追逐的女士,不是實際人物。

腦筋急轉彎問題與解答

腦筋急轉彎要怎麼答?

先讀完題目,找出明確條件,再想其中的詞是否有另一種意思。例如「什麼水不能喝?」不一定指真正的液體,也可能是在問「薪水」。先換一種理解,再檢查答案是否符合題目。

讀題時,哪些字最值得留意?

留意「只有」「沒有」「一定」「不能」等限制,也要分清楚題目已說明的事與自己猜測的事。例如題目只說「從飛機上跳下來」,並沒有說飛機已經起飛;但若明確說在高空,就不能用「飛機停在地面」作答。

想不到答案時,可以從哪裡找線索?

先把人物、物品、動作與限制分開看,再問自己:這個物品一定是真的嗎?這個動作一定是平常的意思嗎?例如「舉起一座山」可能指舉起山的模型,而不是搬動真正的山。替代解釋仍須符合題目全部條件。

怎麼辨認一詞多義的題目?

遇到看似不可能的描述,可以試著替換詞義。「河床」的「床」不是睡床,「眼球」的「球」也不是拿來踢的球。找到轉折後,還要確認整個詞真的存在,不能只因為包含同一個字就認定答案成立。

諧音題要怎麼猜?

把關鍵字和可能的答案讀出來,檢查是否同音或近音,再看笑點是否與題目有關。例如「狐狸為什麼容易滑倒?」可用「狡猾」與「腳滑」的近音作笑話。不同口音可能讓諧音不成立,遇到勉強的音,不必硬猜。

有數字的題目,一定要先計算嗎?

先判斷是在考計算,還是在考條件。若題目問「一公斤鐵與一公斤棉花哪個重」,兩者已經各是一公斤,答案就是一樣重。若確實需要計算,可列出單位和關係;不要自行改動數字,或省略題目明確給出的條件。

英文腦筋急轉彎怎麼理解?

先看英文原文,檢查單字是否有多種意思或與其他詞同音。例如 single 可以指「單一」或「單身」,stories 可以指「故事」或「樓層」。中文譯文可幫助理解情境,但答案成立與否仍要回到原文詞義。

一題可以有不只一個答案嗎?

可以。只要另一個答案符合全部明確條件,並能說清楚轉折,就值得討論。若題目資訊不足,也可以回答「目前無法確定」。不要為了配合題庫答案,忽略矛盾或把未提供的線索當作事實。

揭曉答案後,怎麼知道它有沒有道理?

先確認答案沒有違反題目,再用一句話說出轉折:是換了詞義、利用諧音,還是發現被忽略的條件?若解釋需要另加題目沒提過的身分或事件,那可能只是其中一種情境,不能當作唯一必然答案。

和小學生一起玩,怎麼給提示比較好?

從熟悉的生活物品和短題目開始,先讓孩子說說自己的想法,再逐步提示,例如「這個字還有別的意思嗎?」或「題目有說一定是在天空嗎?」揭曉後一起解釋轉折,不以答題速度評斷孩子,也不把笑話答案當成科學知識。