3901Perhaps you may know That centuries ago My name the world was unknown; But now 'tis allow'd In the midst of a crowd I am met with in every town. Though varied each lot, In life I have got, Yet nothing my course e'er endangers; And wherever I go So familiar I grow That I am nodded to even by strangers. I am cunning and bold, For young or for old I fear not, but bawl out aloud; Pugnacious, you'll say, For I knock down by scores in a crowd. I lie and mislead, So I pray you take heed; My art's like a point of a thistle; Be nice in your choice, Take Franklin's advice, And don't pay too much for your whistle.你也許知道，多個世紀前世人不認識我的名字，如今各城人群中都有我。我遇到不同的 lot，行程卻不受阻；連陌生人也向我點頭。我機敏大膽，面對老少都大聲喊叫；你會說我好鬥，因為我在人群中成批 knock down。我也可能說謊誤導，你得慎選，記住富蘭克林的勸告，別為哨子付太多錢。猜原詩說的是誰？⌄
答案：AUCTIONEER — Auctioneer，拍賣師。 lot 可以是人生際遇，也可指一批拍品；點頭能出價，knock down 除了擊倒，也指拍板成交。原詩以打架般的語言藏起拍賣場景；其人物自述與開頭修辭不是拍賣職業起源或所有從業者品行的事實證明。
Q03902英文雙關
3902Why is a game of tennis like a party of children?網球比賽為什麼像一群孩子的聚會？⌄
答案：There is always a racket. — 因為總有 racket。 racket 可指網球拍，也可指吵鬧聲；兩種場景各用其中一個意思。
Q03903英文雙關
3903A hundred and fifty, when joined to a tree, Makes a fine garment that warms you and me.一百五十接上一棵樹，便成了能替你我保暖的衣服。猜哪個英文詞？⌄
3904I with a pen my first display; My next increases day by day. My whole is fraught with anxious fears For those who'd hope for many years.第一部分可以用筆寫出；第二部分天天增加。整體則讓盼望長壽的人感到憂慮。猜哪個英文詞？⌄
3905The Catholic Church my first maintains; My next consists of poles and chains. Distinctive whole—may'st thou ne'er brand With foul disgrace our native land.天主教會舉行第一部分；第二部分與 poles、chains 的土地測量有關。願整體所指之事永遠不要使我們的家鄉蒙羞。猜哪個英文詞？⌄
答案：MASSACRE — MASS（彌撒）＋ACRE（英畝）＝MASSACRE（屠殺）。 mass 是彌撒；acre 是土地面積單位，測量可用 pole、chain 等傳統單位。兩段相接卻轉成暴行名稱，與宗教儀式或土地本身不同。
Q03906英文雙關
3906Add two-thirds of an inn to a couple of asses, You'll then see a brute that all other surpasses.把 inn 的三分之二接到兩隻驢後面，就會看到比其他野獸更殘暴者。猜哪個英文詞？⌄
答案：ASSASSIN — ASS＋ASS＋IN＝ASSASSIN（刺客）。 一隻驢的英文是 ass，兩個 ASS 接在一起；IN 是 INN 前三分之二的字母。合成 ASSASSIN 後，動物轉成人的稱謂。
Q03907英文雙關
3907My first denotes a company, of any art or trade, My second is a holy maid, whose vows to God are made; My third, though hollow in the head, can make a wondrous sound, My whole creates a cheerful laugh when mirth and wit go round.第一部分表示公司，不論行業；第二部分是向上帝宣誓的女子；第三部分的頭雖中空，卻能發出美妙聲音。整體在人們談笑時讓人開懷。猜哪個英文詞？⌄
3908My whole a poet's name displays, Whose fame will last for evermore; Decapitate, and what remains Does it express what goes before; Curtail my last, and mark the pains Of industry to hoard a store. Curtailed again, my head replace, And you will greet a boyish face.整體是一位名聲長存的詩人。去頭後，剩下的表示「之前」；再去尾，可看見辛勤儲存的生命；再次去尾，把原來的頭接回前面，就見到一個男孩名字。猜哪個英文詞？⌄
答案：DANTE — DANTE（但丁）；各步是 ANTE、ANT、AN、DAN。 DANTE 去頭 D 得 ANTE（拉丁文的之前），去尾 E 得 ANT（螞蟻），再去尾 T 得 AN；把原來的 D 接回前面，成 DAN。所有操作由原詩的去頭、去尾及還頭指示得出。
Q03909英文雙關
3909I dwell where mighty billows roar, Though sometimes cast upon the shore; Beheaded, then, alas! you'll find A name terrific to the mind; Behead once more, if 'tis your pleasure, And I become a simple measure.我住在巨浪轟鳴的地方，有時被沖到岸上。去頭後，成了令人驚懼的名字；再去頭，就變成一個度量單位。猜這組英文詞？⌄
3910My first, my second, and my whole, Are every one the same; In point of meaning, each and all, An oft repeated name.第一部分、第二部分與整個詞，每一個意思都一樣，都是常常重複的稱呼。猜哪個英文詞？⌄
答案：Charade: Mama or papa. — Mama 或 papa。 MA＋MA＝MAMA 都表示媽媽；PA＋PA＝PAPA 都表示爸爸。兩段及整體的意思相同。原書給兩個同機制答案，只計一題。
Q03911英文雙關
3911Four jolly men sat down to play, And played all night till break of day; They played for gold and not for fun, With separate scores for every one, Yet, when they came to square accounts, They all had made quite fair amounts! Can you the paradox explain? If no one lost, how could all gain?四個快樂的男人坐下來 play，一直持續到天亮。他們為錢而 play，不只是取樂，而且各自都有 scores。結算時，人人都賺了不少；若沒有人輸，怎麼人人都能贏？⌄
答案：The players who all won were fiddlers in the German band and gained $5 per night. I did not intimate they were card players. — 他們是德國樂團的小提琴手，每晚收入5美元；原書並沒有說他們在打牌。 play 同時可以是玩遊戲與演奏，scores 可以是比分與樂譜。題目誘使人想到互相輸贏的賭局，原解卻是靠演奏賺收入，所以人人都能有所得。
Q03912英文雙關
3912To thee my first in days of yore, A king has kneel’d with feelings sore; His loss my next will bring to view, But hope my whole rests not on you.古時國王曾苦惱地跪在我的第一部分前；他的損失顯示我的第二部分，但希望整個詞不會落在你身上。猜什麼英文詞？⌄
3914Which is easier to spell—fiddle-de-dee or fiddle-de-dum?fiddle-de-dee與fiddle-de-dum，哪一個比較容易拼？⌄
答案：The former, because it is spelt with more e’s. — 前者，因為它有更多e’s。 e’s是字母e的複數，讀音近ease（輕鬆）；前者有更多e，便被玩笑地說成更有ease。這不是判定學習難度的事實。
Q03915英文雙關
3915If you drive a nail in a board and clinch it on the other side, why is it like a sick man?把釘子打進木板，再在背面把釘尖彎緊，它為什麼像生病的人？⌄
答案：Because it is in firm. — 因為它in firm。 in firm說釘子牢牢釘進去，連讀近infirm（虛弱、病弱）。原文把固定狀態與人的健康形容詞借音對照。
Q03916英文雙關
3916What is that which is black, white and red all over, which shows some people to be green, and makes others look blue?什麼東西黑白相間、全身都是red，能讓有些人顯得green，讓另一些人看起來blue？⌄
3917Now, if you wish, Behead a fish. “To listen” you’ll discover; Once more behead, And find instead A small close chest, or coffer.一種魚的英文名稱去掉首字母，便是「聽！」；再去掉首字母，便是一個小箱子或匣子。是哪種魚？⌄
答案：Because it saw the lamb-chop. — 因為它看見lamb-chop。 wood-saw原是木鋸，題目又把saw讀成see的過去式「看見」；lamb-chop是羊排，另拆成「羊砍切」。這是複合詞拆讀的擬人笑話，並非木頭或羊真的會做那些動作。
Q03919英文雙關
3919Upon the check’rd battle field, I’m foremost in the ranks; My second makes a certain din ’Mongst railways, stocks and banks. My whole though sanctioned by the law To succor the distress’d, Is but, at least I think it so, A doubtful good at best.第一部分在方格戰場的隊伍前排；第二部分活躍於鐵路、股票和銀行。整體受法律允許，救濟困頓的人，但詩人仍認為它的好處可疑。猜哪個英文詞？⌄
3920Curtail me, and I’m what you use To do my whole, ’tis true, And which I’m sure few will refuse, Woe be to them who do!去掉我的最後一個字母，就得到你用來做原本那個動作的東西；很少有人拒絕這個動作，拒絕的人可不妙。猜什麼英文詞？⌄
答案：Breathe or Kneel. — Breathe（呼吸）或Kneel（跪下）。 Breathe去e成Breath（氣息）；Kneel去l成Knee（膝蓋）。原書給兩個答案，保留為同一題，不分拆補數。末句對跪拜的態度是原詩歷史修辭。
Q03921英文雙關
3921I’m of little importance, so off with my head; To a foe I might then be the terror and dread. Decapitate twice, and reverse what remains. And lo! you’ve a wandering sprite for your pains.我本來微不足道；去頭後能使敵人恐懼。再去頭兩次，將剩下的字母倒轉，便得到遊走的小精靈。猜原詞。⌄
3922Entire I am capital; curtail me and I am capital still; but behead and transpose me and I am looking for capital.完整時我是capital；去尾後仍是capital；但去頭再重排，我就會去找capital。猜什麼英文詞？⌄
3923Though of my first the quack may boast, My next he cannot cure; Who do my whole along the coast Should punishment endure.庸醫可以吹噓我的第一部分，卻無法治好我的後一部分；若有人沿海岸做出整個詞的行為，便應受懲罰。猜什麼英文詞？⌄
3924My first, dear ladies, you will find, Is of my second made; My whole with pleasure is designed Upon my first to wait.親愛的女士們，第一部分是由第二部分made而成；整體欣然為第一部分服務。猜什麼英文詞？⌄
