关于英语的脑筋急转弯

一、Q：What question can you never answer 'yes' to?

A：'Are you asleep?'

这句话可能还有其他答案，不过这一个肯定是经典之一。因为绝对没有人在睡着后还能回答“你睡着了吗？”这个问题的。

二、Q：When were the Middle Ages?

A：Between the ones that came before and the ones that came after.

Middle Ages本来是指欧洲历史上的中世纪（约AD500－－AD1500年）。但答案却巧妙运用了middle（中间的）的含义：中间的年代就是处于以前年代和以后年代之间的年代。

三、Q：Why were the Middle Ages called the Dark Ages?

A：There were more knights in those days.

Dark Ages本来是指欧洲中世纪早期的“黑暗时代”，而Middle Ages（中世纪）正是以骑士（knights）著称的时代。答案借助了knights和nights（夜晚）读音相同的特点，而且night和dark也相互呼应，非常巧妙。

扩展资料：

脑筋急转弯最早起源于古印度。脑筋急转弯是由时报文化于1989年12月06日发行的一系列单篇漫画笑话全集，由前一页漫画式的问题到翻过面后出人意料的答案。造成当时台湾社会极大的流行热潮，大街小巷都在互相询问脑筋急转弯，演变至已经成为一种冷笑话的模式了，后传入中国大陆的。

这种文字游戏有个明显的特点，题面很普通，但答案十分气人或十分搞笑，有时，会起到间接骂人的作用。一经破解，令人喷饭。所以问问脑筋急转弯在party上也有调节气氛的作用，还有以下八大好处：

1．开发智力

2．激活脑细胞，让大脑得到锻炼

3．提高想象力

4．防止老年性痴呆

5．活跃气氛（一个好的脑筋急转弯能拉两个人的距离）

6．拓展知识面（很多都是带有典故的）

7．提高幽默感（可加入非特别正规的演讲中）

8．打破惯性思维 (可有不同见解)

　Questions：

1．Who is closer to you， your mom or your dad？

爸爸和妈妈谁和你更亲？

2．Can you go to the Cinema With your watch broken？

你手表坏了，可以去看电影吗？

3．Why is the comet like Micky Mouse？

为什么说彗星像米老鼠？

Keys：

1．Mom is closer， because dad is farther．

妈妈更亲，因为爸爸更远。

2．Of course not，for I don’t have the time．

当然不行，因为我没有时间。

3．It’s a star with a tail．

因为它是带着一根尾巴的星星。

Notes：

1．father 父亲，音似farther/＇fa：J/更远

2． I don’t have the time 有两种理解：①我没有时

间；②我没戴表或我的表坏了，不知道时间。

3．comet/＇k&mit/ n．彗星

Micky Mouse/＇miki maus/米老鼠

tail/teil/ n．（动物的）尾巴；彗（星）尾

　　1. What will you break once you say it? (什么东西一说出来就打破？)
　　Silence(沉默)
　　2. Will liars be honest after they die? (骗子死了之后会诚实吗？)
　　No, they won’t. They lie still after they die。(不会，他们依旧撒谎。Lie still 躺着不动，依旧撒谎。)
　　3. What always goes up and never goes down? (什么东西只升不降？)
　　Your age. (你的年龄)
　　4. Why did the boy make his dog sit in the sun? (男孩为什么让他的狗坐在阳光下？)
　　He wants to have a hot dog. (他想要一条热狗。)
　　5. Why can a bride hide nothing?(为什么新娘子什么也藏不住？)
　　Because someone will give her away. (因为有人会揭发她。Give away 揭发，在婚礼上把新娘交给新郎)
　　6. Why is the library the highest building?(为什么图书馆是最高的建筑物？)
　　It has the most stories. (它的楼层最多。Story 故事，楼层）
　　7. What is the smallest bridge in the world? (世界上最小的桥梁是什么？)
　　The bridge of a nose. (鼻梁)
　　8. What is the difference between the North Pole and the South Pole? (北极与南极的区别是什么？)
　　A whole world. (整个世界。 a world of difference 天壤之别)
　　9. What makes naughty boys long to work in a clock factory? (淘气的男孩为什么想去钟表厂工作？)
　　They want to make faces. (make face 做鬼脸，做钟表面)
　　10. What bird lifts heavy things? (什么鸟能举起重物？)
　　Crane. (鹤。Crane鹤，举重机)
　　11. A ship can contain only fifty persons. Now there is alreadyforty-nine person in it. At this time,a pregnant woman comes on andboards the ship. The shipsinks. Why? (有一艘船只能容纳50人，现在已有49人。这时一位孕妇上了船，船就沉了。为什么？)
　　Because is a pigboat. (那是潜水艇。pigboat，潜水艇)
　　12. What's the poorest bank in the world? (世界的最贫穷的银行是什么？)
　　The river bank。(河岸。)
　　13. What month do soldiers hate?(军人憎恨什么月？)
　　March。(行军。)

1. What will you break once you say it? (什么东西一说出来就打破？)
Silence(沉默)
2. Will liars be honest after they die? (骗子死了之后会诚实吗？)
No, they won’t. They lie still after they die。(不会，他们依旧撒谎。Lie still 躺着不动，依旧撒谎。)
3. What always goes up and never goes down? (什么东西只升不降？)
Your age. (你的年龄)
4. Why did the boy make his dog sit in the sun? (男孩为什么让他的狗坐在阳光下？)
He wants to have a hot dog. (他想要一条热狗。)
5. Why can a bride hide nothing?(为什么新娘子什么也藏不住？)
Because someone will give her away. (因为有人会揭发她。Give away 揭发，在婚礼上把新娘交给新郎)
6. Why is the library the highest building?(为什么图书馆是最高的建筑物？)
It has the most stories. (它的楼层最多。Story 故事，楼层）
7. What is the smallest bridge in the world? (世界上最小的桥梁是什么？)
The bridge of a nose. (鼻梁)
8. What is the difference between the North Pole and the South Pole? (北极与南极的区别是什么？)
A whole world. (整个世界。 a world of difference 天壤之别)
9. What makes naughty boys long to work in a clock factory? (淘气的男孩为什么想去钟表厂工作？)
They want to make faces. (make face 做鬼脸，做钟表面)
10. What bird lifts heavy things? (什么鸟能举起重物？)
Crane. (鹤。Crane鹤，举重机)
11. A ship can contain only fifty persons. Now there is alreadyforty-nine person in it. At this time,a pregnant woman comes on andboards the ship. The shipsinks. Why? (有一艘船只能容纳50人，现在已有49人。这时一位孕妇上了船，船就沉了。为什么？)
Because is a pigboat. (那是潜水艇。pigboat，潜水艇)
12. What's the poorest bank in the world? (世界的最贫穷的银行是什么？)
The river bank。(河岸。)
13. What month do soldiers hate?(军人憎恨什么月？)
March。(行军。)

1. What will you break once you say it? （什么东西一说出来就打破？）

2. Will liars be honest after they die? （骗子死了之后会诚实吗？）

3. What always goes up and never goes down? （什么东西只升不降？）

4. Why did the boy make his dog sit in the sun? （男孩为什么让他的狗坐在阳光下？）

5. Why can a bride hide nothing? （为什么新娘子什么也藏不住？）

6. Why is the library the highest building? （为什么图书馆是最高的建筑物？）

7. What is the smallest bridge in the world? （世界上最小的桥梁是什么？）

8. What is the difference between the North Pole and the South Pole? （北极与南极的区别是什么？）

9. What makes naughty boys long to work in a clock factory? 淘气的男孩为什么想去钟表厂工作？）

10. What bird lifts heavy things? （什么鸟能举起重物？）

11.A ship can contain only fifty persons. Now there is already forty-nine persons in it. At this time,a pregnant woman comes on and boards the ship. The ship sinks.Why?(有一艘船只能容纳50人,现在已有49人。这时一位孕妇上了船,船就沉了。为什么?

12. Why is the comet like Micky Mouse? (为什么是慧星像米老老鼠?)

13. Who is closer to you, your mom or your dad? (谁跟你比较亲密,你的妈妈或你的爸爸? )

14. What's the poorest bank in the world? (世界的最贫穷的银行是什么? )

15. What month do soldiers hate?(军人憎恨什么月? )

16.An old woman has lived in one-story house before.Her body is very short. Afterwards,she moves into a big building and lives in the ninth story. However, when she comes back home each time,she always takes an elevator to the sixth story and gets off,then she walks to the ninth story.Why?( 有位老妇人,从前住平房,并且个子非常矮,后来她搬进了一个很高的楼里,住在第九层,但是她每次回家,她总是乘电梯到第六层就下来,然后走到第九层.为什么?)

keys

1. Silence. （沉默）

2. No, they won’t. They lie still after they die.（不会，他们依旧撒谎。Lie still 躺着不动，依旧撒谎。

3. Your age. （你的年龄）

4. He wants to have a hot dog. （他想要一条热狗。）

5. Because someone will give her away. （因为有人会揭发她。Give away 揭发，在婚礼上把新娘交给新郎）

6. It has the most stories. （它的楼层最多。Story 故事，楼层）

7. The bridge of a nose. （鼻梁）

8. A whole world. (整个世界。 a world of difference 天壤之别)

9. They want to make faces. (make face 做鬼脸，做钟表面)

10. Crane. (鹤。Crane鹤，举重机)

11. Because is a pigbot. (那是潜水艇。pigbot,潜水艇)

12.Because it is a star with a tail..(为它尾部有一个星。)

13.Mom is closer, because Dad is father(farther).(因为爸爸是父亲 , 所以妈妈比较靠近。) (更远的)

14.The river bank.(河岸。)

15.March.(行军.)

16.Because she was too short to press the ninth button.(她太矮了不能按到第九层的按钮.)