脑筋急转弯大全|佛山英语培训

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Section 1: You Can't Have One Without the Other
　　 - Riddles that contain compound words
　　第一章：不要顾此失彼
　　 - 组合词的脑筋急转弯
　　
　　1. What is a doughnut?
　　Doughnut 是什么？
　　
　　答案：Someone who is crazy about money.
　　为钱疯狂的人，极度爱钱的人。
　　
　　注解：A doughnut is a fried cake shaped like a ring. In slang, dough also means "money," and nut can mean "a crazy or eccentric person." If you are a nut for something, it means that you are extremely enthusiastic about it.
　　Doughnut是油炸圈饼。俚语里，dough代表“金钱”，nut是“疯子；为……狂热的人”。

2. What kind of pool can’t you swim in?
　　哪种池子不可以游泳？
　　
　　答案：A car pool. 合用汽车
　　
　　注解：A pool is a small body of water. It can also refer to a common supply of something, such as money, that can be used by a number of people. For example, when people drive together the same car to save gas and money, it’s called a car pool.
　　Pool原本是“池塘”的意思。当也可以当作“很多人公用的某种资源的集合/储备”。人们为省汽油、省钱而几个人使用一辆车时，就叫做Car Pool。
　　
　　附注：其它的 XYZ Pool 也可以当答案，但标准答案是 Car Pool。

3. How do you make an eggroll?
　　怎么只做一个Eggroll？
　　
　　答案：Push it. 推它。
　　
　　注解：An eggroll is a Chinese food made of dough wrapped around vegetables, egg, herbs, and spices. Of course, an egg is also a food itself. To roll is to move something by turning it round and round.
　　Eggroll是春卷，一种中国食物。当然，Egg/蛋本身也是一种食物。Roll是推动的意思。所以，制造Eggroll，就是推动蛋。
　　
　　附注：把混合词蓄意拆开、曲解的俏皮话。

4. What suit lasts longer than you do?
　　什么suit比你活得还长？
　　
　　答案：A lawsuit. 官司
　　
　　注解：A suit is a set of matching clothes that are worn together; especially for business wear. A
　　
　　lawsuit is an action taken in a court to secure justice.
　　Suit是套装的意思，特别是商用套装。Lawsuit是官司，通常很耗时间。

5. Why did the little boy throw the butter out the window?
　　那个小男孩为什么把黄油丢出窗外？
　　
　　答案：To see the butterfly. 为了看butterfly（蝴蝶）
　　
　　注解：Butter is a food product made from cream. To fly means to move through the air. (A fly is an
　　
　　ugly insect that can do this.) A butterfly, though, is a beautiful insect with brightly colored
　　
　　wings.
　　Butter，黄油，是一种食品。Fly是飞翔（Fly也是苍蝇）。Butterfly是蝴蝶。

6. What room can you bounce around in?
　　什么房间可以让你跳跃？
　　
　　答案：A ballroom. 舞厅
　　
　　注解：To bounce means "to move up and down after hitting the ground." To bounce around means to
　　
　　"move all around," usually in a very large space. Ball has two meanings. Normally it means "a round
　　
　　object that bounces" - for example, a soccer ball. A ball can also be a big formal party, usually
　　
　　with dancing, and a ballroom is a large room for dancing.
　　"Bounce"是“弹跳”。"Bounce around"是“四处跳跃”，通常是指在很大的空间里。“Ball”有两个意思：平常是“球”
　　
　　，比如足球、篮球；但也是“正式聚会”的意思，这种聚会通常都有跳舞。“Ballroom”是“跳舞的大房间；舞厅”。

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