挺有趣的,有空就想想吧:
一類:
1. Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?
為什么表的第三個指針叫做the second hand?
(second 第二,還有秒之意)
2. If a word is misspelled in the
dictionary, how would we ever know?
如詞典的詞拼寫錯誤,我們怎么會知道呢?
3. If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?
如果是韋伯斯特寫了第一本詞典,那他是從哪找到詞的.
4. Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing?
slow down 和slow up 為什么意思相同?
(都是放慢,松弛的意思)
5. Why does "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing?
為什么fat chance 和slim chance 意思相同?(都是不可能,希望渺茫之意)
6. Why is it called "after dark" when it really is "after light"?
為什么把天黑后叫after dark,而不如實
地叫after light(沒光以后)?
7. Why are a "wise man" and a "wise guy" opposites?
為什么wise man 和wise guy意思相反?
(wise guy自以為聰明之人,貶義)
8. Why do "overlook" and "oversee" mean opposite things?
overlook 和oversee為什么意思相反?
(overlook 忽視;oversee監(jiān)視)
9. If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?
如果說全世界是個大舞臺,那么聽眾坐哪?
10. If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
如果說愛情是blind,那為什么內(nèi)衣還那么暢銷?(bling瞎的,另意盲目的)
11. If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right?
如果你眼睛內(nèi)斜(對眼)且閱讀困難,你還能
都讀all right嗎?(right正確的,右邊的)
12. Why is bra singular and panties plural?
為什么胸罩用單數(shù)而短褲用復數(shù)?
13. Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead?
為什么你明知遙控器的電池沒電了,你還使勁的按上面的按鈕?
14. How come abbreviated is such a long word?
為什么縮寫這個詞這么長?
15. Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them?
為什么我們洗浴巾,我們不干凈嗎?
16. Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
為什么膠水不粘瓶子的里面?
17. Why do they call it a TV set when you only have one?
為什么我們把電視叫TV set,而我們其實就一部電視.(set 套)
為什么太陽能把頭發(fā)曬淺,卻能把皮膚曬黑?
2.Why women can't put on mascara with their mouth closed?
為什么女人閉著嘴就不能上睫毛膏?
3.Why don't you ever see the headline! "Psychic Wins Lottery"?
為什么你從來沒見過頭版頭條寫!“算命師中大獎”?
4.If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?
如果飛行是這么的安全,為什么他們管飛機場叫“終端”?
(terminal還有臨終的,終結(jié)的意思,含將死之意))
5.Why is it that doctors call what they do "practice"?
為什么醫(yī)生們管他們所做的事情叫做“實習, 實踐”?
6.Why is it that to stop Windows 98, you have to click on "Start"?
為什么在要關掉視窗時,你必須先點擊“開始”鍵?
7.Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?
為什么檸檬汁是用人造香味調(diào)料做的,而洗碗液是用真正的檸檬做的?
8.Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
為什么幫你管理你的所有投資的人叫做“不名一文的人”?
(“broke”在英文中有“不名一文”,“窮到家了”的意思)
9.Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?
為什么一天中交通最慢的時刻叫“速行”時刻?
10.Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?
為什么沒有老鼠味兒的貓食?
11.When dog food is new and improved tasting, who tests it?
當狗食被宣揚是新的和改進了的口味的時候,是誰作的口味鑒定?
12.Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
為什么諾亞沒有把那兩支蚊子打死?
(諾亞方舟上帶有每種動物的雌雄各一只)
13.Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?
在用注射毒劑的方式執(zhí)行死刑時,為什么還要消毒針頭?
14.You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes?
Why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?
你知道那個用在飛機上的“不會被摧毀”的黑匣子吧?為什么他們不把
整架飛機都造成那種材料的?
15.Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?
為什么下雨時綿羊不縮水?
16.Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?
為什么公寓都緊緊靠在一起?(apart是分開的意思)
17.If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?
如果“壞處”是“好處”的對立面,那么“眾議院”是不是“進展”的
對立面?
18.If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?
如果飛行是這么的安全,為什么他們管飛機場叫“終端”?
(terminal還有臨終的,終結(jié)的意思,含將死之意))
(youraisemeup網(wǎng)上收集整理)