少儿英语脑筋急转弯11-15
Questions:1.Can you tell me when was the Iron Age?
能告诉我铁器时代是什么时候吗?
2.Why did the rooster refuse to fight?
公鸡为何不应战?
3.What king belongs to a student?
什么国王属于学生?
Keys:
1.Before the drip-dry era.
在滴干成衣时期之前。
2.Because it's a chicken.
因为它是一只鸡。
3.A ruler.
一把尺。
Notes:
1.iron n.铁器,铁;熨斗
drip/drip/ v.滴水
drip-dry adj.(指衣服)滴干免熨的
2.rooster/'ru:st+/ n.公鸡,也作 cook
chicken n.鸡,包括 hen(母鸡), rooster/cock(公鸡),Chick(小鸡);胆小鬼,懦夫
3.ruler n.统治者;尺
Questions:
1.Why didn't the baseball catcher meet Cinderella?
棒球队的接球员为什么没有见到灰姑娘?
2.What would happen if the rock beard a most funny joke?
要是石头听了一个非常好笑的笑话会怎么样?
Keys:
1.Because he missed the ball.
因为他没有接住球。
2.He would crack up.
他会笑破肚皮。
Notes:
1.baseball/'beisb&:l/ n.棒球赛,棒球队队员有catcher(接球员), batter(击球员)和pitcher(投球员)。
Cinderella是童话中的人物,原名叫Ella,因为继母让她整天呆在厨房里,身上的衣服都是灰(cinder),所以大家叫她灰姑娘(cinderella)。
cinder/'sind+/ n.余烬,煤块烧剩下的煤核
ball n.球;舞会
miss the ball另一层意思是:错过了舞会
2. crack up(引起)哄堂大笑,笑痛肚子
crack/'kr$k/ v.破裂,敲破
The rock would crack up另一层意思是:石头会裂开的
Questions:
1.Why do you put your head on the piano?
你为何把头放在钢琴上?
2.Why do you put your bed in the fireplace?
你为何把床放在壁炉里?
3.Why does the liar stay in his room all day?
撒谎的人为何成天呆在家里?
Keys:
1.I want to play piano by ear.
因为我想用耳朵弹琴。
2.I want sleep like a log.
因为我想像木头一样睡觉。
3.So that nobody can find him out.
这样任何人都不会在外面发现他。
Notes:
1.play(piano) by ear真正的涵义是:不用乐谱演奏(钢琴曲)
2.sleep like a log真正的涵义是:睡得很沉很香
fire place壁炉
3.find…out真正的涵义是:发现真相,使真相大白
Questions:
1.How long is a shoe, usually?
一般鞋有多长?
2.What ten-letter word starts with gas?
什么单词是由gas开头的10个字母组成?
3.What is black and white and red all over?
什么东西全身黑、白、红相间?
Keys:
1.A little more than a foot long.
一英尺多一点。
2.Automobile.
汽车。
3.Newspaper.
报纸。
Notes:
1.foot n.英尺;脚
"A little more than a foot long"实指"比脚长点点"。
2.automobile/'tmabi:l/ n.汽车
start v.以…开始;发动,启动(尤指汽车)
3.red音似read(read过去分词)
read all over从头读到尾
Questions:
1.What has a tongue but can't talk?
什么东西有舌头却不能讲话?
2.What has a ear but can't bear?
什么东西有耳朵却听不见?
3.What has a head but can't think?
什么东西有头脑却不会思考?
4.What has a foot but can't walk?
什么东西有脚却不会走路?
Keys:
1.An envelope.
一个信封。
2.An ear of corn.
一穗玉米。
3.A nail.
一颗钉子。
4.A bed.
一张床。
Notes:
1.tongue n.舌头;舌状物
3.head n.头;顶端
4.foot n.脚;底部
the foot of a bed床脚处
Questions:
1.Why is the letter E so sad?
字母E为什么伤心不已?
2.Why is the letter E so important?
字母E为什么至关重要?
3.Why are the letter Grand the letter Sin"gloves"close to each other?
为什么说在"gloves"这个单词中字母G和字母S关系密切?
Keys:
1.Because it's always out of cash and always in debt.
因为它总是缺钱花,又总是债务缠身。
2.Because it's the beginning of everything.
因为它是万物的开端。
3.Because there is love between them.
因为它们有"爱"牵系着。
Notes:
1.out of cash没有现款
in debt欠债
3.glove/gl)v/ n.手套
Questions:
1.What letter is an animal?
什么字母是一种动物?
2.What letter is a vegetable?
什么字母是一种蔬菜?
3.What letter is a question?
什么字母是一个问题?
4.What letter is a part of the head
什么字母是头的一部分?
Keys:
1.The letter B.
字母B.
2.The letter P.
字母P.
3.The letter Y.
字母Y.
4.The letter I.
字母I.
Notes:
1.Bee蜜蜂
2.Pea/pi:/ n.豌豆
3.Y音似Why
4.I音似eye
Questions:
1.What letter is most precious for a deaf old lady?
什么字母对于耳背的老太尤其珍贵?
2.What do we learn in primary schools?
我们在小学里学什么?
3.What has four eyes but can't see?
什么有四只眼却看不见?
Keys:
1.The letter"A", for it makes her hear.
是字母A,因为它使老太耳聪。
2.ABCs.
是基本常识。
3.The Mississippi.
是密西西比河。
Notes:
1.precious/'preM+s/ adj.宝贵的,珍贵的
2.ABC/'eibi:'si:/ n.基础知识,复数形式为 ABC's或ABCs.
3. Mississippi单词中有四个"i"(four eyes)。
Questions:
1.What part of London is in France?
伦敦哪个部分在法国?
2.What makes a road broad?
什么使马路变宽?
3.What letter stands for the ocean?
什么字母代表海洋?
4.What letter is to be avoided if you want to borrow money?
要想借钱,就得避开什么字母?
Keys:
1.The lette5r "N"。
字母N.
2.The letter"B"。
字母B.
3.The letter"C"。
字母C.
4.The letter"A", because it makes men mean.
是字母A,因为它使人变得吝啬。
Notes:
3.C音似sea(大海)。
4.mean/mi:n/adj.小气,吝啬
Questions:
1.What three letters turn a boy into a man?
哪三个字母可以男孩子变成男人?
2.What is written with three letters but is pronounced like one letter?
什么写出来是三个字母,读出来却像一个字母?
3.What starts with T, ends with T, and can be full of T?
什么开始是T,结尾是T,还可能全是T?
4.How can you change a pear into a pearl?
怎样可以把梨变成珍珠?
Keys:
1.A-G-E.
是A-G-E.
2.Eye.
是眼睛。
3.Teapot.
是茶壶。
4.Add the letter L.
加上字母L.
Notes:
1.A-G-E拼出来是age(年龄)。
3.teapot/'ti:p&t/n.茶壶
Questions:
1.Why is the letter B like fire?
字母B为什么跟火一样?
2.Why is the letter D like a sailor?
字母D为什么跟海员一样?
3.Why is the letter T like a boat?
字母T为什么跟船一样?
Keys:
1.It makes the oil Boil,too.
因为它也可以让油沸腾。
2.It follows the C.
因为它跟在字母C后面。
3.It's in the midst of water,too.
因为它也在水中间。
Notes:
1.fire(火)可以加热 oil(油)至沸腾,B加在oil前也可使之变成 Boil(沸腾)。
2.follow the C音似 follow the sea(跟寻大海)。
3.in the midst of在…中间
Questions:
1.Why is the letter K like flour?
字母K为什么与面粉相似?
2.Why is the letter A like high noon?
字母A为什么与正午相似?
3.Why are farmers surprised by the letter G?
农民为何对字母G惊叹不已?
4.What's the end of the world?
世界末日是什么样子?
Keys:
1.You can't make a cake without it.
没有它你做不成蛋糕。
2.It's also in the middle of the day.
它也在一天的正当中。
3.It turns oats into goats.
它能把燕麦变成山羊。
4.The letter"d"。
就是字母d.
Notes:
1.flour/flau+/ n.面粉
2.high noon正午
Questions:
1.What is the significance of the letter"B"to the growing up of children?
字母B对于儿童的成长有何重大意义?
2.What is the origin of eternity?
永恒的起源是什么?
3.What letter separates Europe from Africa?
哪个字母把欧洲和美洲隔开?
Keys:
1.It made them bolder as they grow older.
它使得他们随着年龄增长而变得胆大而勇敢。
2.The letter"E"。
字母E.
3.The letter"C"。
字母C.
Notes:
1.bold adj.大胆,勇敢
significance n.重要,意义,价值
2.origin n.起源,源头
eternity n.水恒
3.C音似sea(海洋)。
Questions:
1.What eight-letter word has only one letter in it?
什么单词拼出来有8个字母,里面却只有一个?
2.What five-letter word has only one left once you take two away?
什么单词拼出来有5个字母,拿走2个,却只剩下一个?
3.What seven-letter word has only three letters?
什么单词拼出来有7个字母,却只用3个字母?
4.What nine-letter word has seven left if you take four away?
什么单词拼出来有9个字母,拿走四个,却还剩下七个?
Keys:
1.Envelope.
信封。
2.Stone.
石头。
3.Barbara.
芭芭拉(人名)。
4.Seventeen.
十七。
Notes:
1.letter n.字母;信
Questions:
1.Can you spell jealousy with two letters?
你能用2个字母把"嫉妒"这个词拼出来吗?
2.Can you spell donkey with one letter?
你能用一个字母把"驴子"拼出来吗?
3.Can you end a game of hide-and-seek with three letters?
你能用三个字母结束捉迷藏的游戏吗?
4.Can you turn an odd number into even by removing one letter?
你能拿走一个字母,把奇数变成偶数吗?
Keys:
1.N.V.
是N.V,音似envy(嫉妒)。
2.U.
字母 U,音似You(你)。
3.I——C——U.
字母 I——C——U,音似I see you(我看见你了)。
4.Sure. You can get "even"if you remove the first letter from"seven', which is an odd number.
当然,从"七"这个奇数单词中拿走第一个字母,就得到了偶数。
Notes:
4.even/'i:vin/n.偶数
Questions:
1.Why are girls afraid of the letter C?
女孩为什么害怕字母C?
2.Why are painters fond of the letter R?
油漆工为什么青睐字母R?
3.How many peas are there in a pint?
一品脱有多少粒豌豆?
4.What are the most sensible letters?
什么字母最明智?
Keys:
1.Because it makes fat fact.
因为它使肥胖成为现实。
2.Without it, varnish would vanish.
没有它,清漆就会消失。
3.One.
一粒。
4.The Y's.
是字母Y.
Notes:
2.varnish n.清漆
vanish v.消失
3.pea音似P.
4.Y's音似wise(睿智)。
Questions:
1.If Sally goes to school in Sydney and Sally's sister has supper in a scenic spot near the sea,how many S's are there in all?
假如莎莉在悉尼上学,莎莉的妹妹在海边风景区吃晚饭,请问总共有多少个S字母出现?
2.What occurs once in every minute,twice in every moment, but not once in a hundred years?
什么事每分钟一次,每片刻两次,可是一百年也不遇?
3.What letter do most people fear most?
大多数人最害怕什么字母?
Keys:
1.None. There's no"s"in"all"。
一个也没有,all这个单词不用s.
2.The letter M.
是字母M.
3.The letter E, because it's the end of life.
是字母E,因为它是"life"这个单词末尾的字母。
Notes:
3."It's the end of life."另一种理解是:它是生命的结束。
Questions:
1. What letter is a kind of drink?
什么字母是一种饮料?
2.Why is the letter R absolutely necessary to friendship?
为什么说字母R对于友谊至关重要?
3.What are a banker's favourite vowels?
银行家最喜欢的元音是什么?
Keys:
1.The letter"T"。
是字母"T"。
2.Without it,a friend will become a fiend.
没有它,朋友就成了恶魔。
3.I——O——U.
是三个元音I-O-U.
Notes:
1.T音似tea(茶)。
2.absolutely adv.完全地,绝对地
fiend/fi:nd/n.恶魔,魔鬼
3.favourite/'feiv+rit/ adj.喜爱的,偏爱的,也可
写作 favorite.
vowel/vau+l/ n.元音,元音字母
I-O-U音似"I owe you"(我欠了你的)。
IOU n.借据,也写作I.O.U.
Questions:
1.Why is U the jolliest letter?
为什么说U是最开心的字母?
2.What is the difference between here and there?
这里和那里的区别是什么?
3.Thirteen different letters are hidden in this design.Please find them.
有13个字母躲藏在此图内,你能找出来吗?
Keys:
1.Because it's in the midst of fun.
因为它在开心的当中。
2.The letter"T"。
是字母T.
3.E,F,H,I,K,L,M,N,T,V,X,Y,Z
Notes:
1.jolly adj.欢乐的,快活的
midst/'midst/ n.中间,中部,当中
in the midst of fun有两层意思:
①字母u是单词fun当中的一个字母;
②字母u在欢乐的当中,当然最开心。
Questions:
1.How can you make a rope shorter without cutting or winding it?
不能剪也不能卷,怎样使一根绳子变短?
2.How can you throw a ball and have it return to you without hitting anything or having anyone throw it back to you?
把球扔出去,不能碰任何物体,不能让别人扔回来,怎样使球乖乖地回到你手里?
3.Why are you wearing two watches at the same time?
你为何同时戴两块表?
Keys:
1.Take a longer rope and compare with it.
拿一根长点的绳子比一比就行了。
2.Just throw it up in the air.
往上抛。
3.To see if the other one keeps good time.
互相监督是否走时准确。
Notes:
1.与更长的绳子相比,原来那根绳子肯定是更短了(shorter)。
Questions:
1.What is visible only in winter time?
什么东西冬天才能看见?
2.What do you have that you can't lend to others?
什么东西属于你而且不能借给别人?
3.Why don't boys need to watch out for worms when they're eating apples?
男孩子吃苹果时为什么不用当心苹果里的虫?
Keys:
1.Your breath.
你的呼吸。
2.Your shadow.
你的影子。
3.The worms have to watch out for themselves.
因为虫子必须自己当心(不被吃掉)。
Notes:
1.visible/'vizibl/adj.看得见的
3. watch out当心,注意,留神
Questions:
1.If two swallows are sitting on a twig and you wish to get the twig without disturbing the swallows,what shall you do?
假如两只燕子停在一枝小树枝上,你想弄到那枝小树枝,却不想惊动燕子,怎么办?
2.If you find three sparrows on the roof and you shoot one,how many are left?
假如你看见屋顶上有三只麻雀,射掉一只,还有几只?
3.If a burglar was informed all the exits were guarded,what could he do to escape?
假如强盗得知所有的出口都有人站岗,那么他怎么才能逃出去?
Keys:
1.Wait till the swallows fly away.
等燕子飞走了以后去弄。
2.None.The others fly away.
一只不剩,其余都飞走了。
3.He could go out of the entrance.
他可以从入口出去。
Notes:
1.swallow n.燕子
twig/twig/ n.小枝,细枝
2.sparrow n.麻雀
Questions:
1.Why do people wish for something they haven't got?
人们为什么总是想得到没有得到的东西呢?
2.Why do people always find what they are looking for in the last place they look?
人们找东西时为什么总是在最后一个寻找的地方才找到?
3.What does everybody know about the emperors of China?
关于中国的皇帝每个人都知道的是什么?
Keys:
1.What else is there to wish for? You cease to wish for it once you get it.
除此以外你还想要得到什么?一旦得到,你就用不着想得到了。
2.No one would keep looking once they find what they are looking for.
一旦人们找到他们寻找的东西后,没有人还会找下去。
3.They're all dead.
他们都作古了。
Notes:
1.cease to do something停止做某事,与cease doing something意思相同。
Questions:
1.How to put you left hand where your right hand can't reach it?
把你的左手放在哪儿,使你的右手无论如何也够不到?
2.How can you tell the weather with a rope?
只有一根绳子,如何知道天气?
Keys:
1.Put your left hand on your right elbow.
把你的左手放在右肘上。
2.Take it in the open.If it swings, it's windy; if it's wet, it's raining.
拿到室外,如果它摇晃,说明有风;如果它湿了,说明有雨。
Notes:
1.elbow n.肘,肘部
2.in the open在户外,在野外
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