英语谜语

171Motherandfather,sisterandbrother,AHrunningafteroneanotherEachpairrunningbehindtheother,Betthey'llnevercatcheachother.172I'mabusyactivecreature,Fullofmirthandplaybynature;NimblyIskipfromtreetotree......

031Q:Howdoyouspellmousetrap?A:C-A-T.032Thisoneshouldbespoken.Q:Howmanylegsdoesananthave?A:Two,thesameasanuncle.(HINT:ant=aunt)033Q:Howmanypeopleareburiedinthatcemetery?A:Allofthem.034Q:Whatcan'tbeuse......

161Withoutabridle,orasaddle,AcrossathingIridea-straddle.Andthose1ride,byhelpofme,Thoughalmostblind,aremadetosee.162IopenwideandtightIshut,SharpamIandpapercut—Fingerstoo,sodotakecare,I'mgoodandbad,so......

311Q:Whataretwothingspeoplenevereatbeforebreakfast?A:Lunchandsupper.312Q:Whydidthemanthrowabucketofwateroutthewindow?A:Hewantedtoseethewaterfall.313Q:Whydidthemanthrowthebutteroutthewindow?A:Hewantedt......

281Q:Whatisasbigasahorsebutdoesn'tweighanything?A:Thehorse'sshadow.282Q.Whywasthehearsehorsehoarse?A.Becauseofthecoffin283Q:Whyaremanwithpiercedearsbettersuitedformarriage?A:Becausetheyhavesuffereda......

151Whatisitthatleapsandrunsandhasnofeet?152OldMotherTwitchetthasbutoneeye,Andalongtailwhichshecanletfly,AndeverytimeshegoesoveragapSheleavesabitofhertailinatrap.153Whatrunsroundthegardenwithoutmoving?......

111Myfirstletterisinchocolatebutnotinham,Mysecondisincakeandalsoinjam,Mythirdattea-timeiseasilyfound,Mywholeisapetwho'softenaround.WhatamI?112Isawamaninwhite,Helookedquiteasight.Hewasnotold,Buthestoo......

英语谜语可以分为两类，一类与汉语民间谜语一样，用几句话描述一样事物，然后要求猜射；另一类谜面短小，运用单词结构及双关谐音等手法巧妙答问。1.物谜：从某种意义而言，可以把中国的物谜翻译成英语猜射，反之亦然，通过翻译，不影响谜......

mancannotliveinsideahouse?matchcan'tbeputinamatchbox?isit,whichwilltomorrowandwasbeyesterday?hasmanyteethbutneverusesthemforeating?moreyoutakeaway,thebiggerIbecome.WhatamI?isthatwhichhasnolegbutabody......

181Whyisthefigure9likeapeacock?182Whatfigureincreasesitsvaluebyone-halfwhenturnedupsidedown?183Whyistwicetenliketwotimeseleven^184Fromwhatnumbercanyoutakehalfandleavenothing?185Addhalfascoretonothinga......

goesalloverthehouse,buttouchesnothing?belongsonlytoyouandyetisusedmorebyothersthanbyyourself?hletterofthealphabetseparatesEuropefromAfrica?isariverrich?55.Ihavecitiesbutnohouses,forestsbutnotrees;rive......

Ahorsetravelsthesamedistanceeveryday.Oddly,twoofitslegstravel30mileseachdayandtheothertwolegstravelnearly31miles.Itwouldseemthattwoofthehorse'slegsmustbeonemileaheadoftheothertwolegs,butofcoursethisc......

twothingscan'tyouhaveforbreakfast?domostgardenersnotliketogrow?abandplaysinathunderstorm,whoismostlikelytogethitbylightening?youweretothrowawhitestoneintotheRedSea,whatwoulditbecome?manysweetscanyoup......

hAmericanmanhashadthelargestfamily?92.Ahungrydonkeywastiedtoaropeeightfeetlong.Aboutthirtyfeetawaytherewasabasketoffreshcarrots.Thedonkeywantedtoeatthosedidhereachthem?canyouholdinyourlefthand,butnoti......

Inthealphabet...221Q:Whichisthemostself-centeredletterofthealphabet?A:"i"(I)222Q:Whichletterisalwaystryingtofindreasons?A:"y"(Why?")223Q:Whichletterisnotme?A:U.224Q:Whatlettercandotheworkinoneday......

Ahorseistiedtoa15ft.ropeandthereisabailofhay25ft.awayfromhim.Yetthehorseisabletoeatfromthebailofhay.Howisthispossibleanswer:Theropeisn'ttiedtoanything,sothehorsecangofreelytoanywhereitpleases.......

1.whattimeisitwhen20dogsareafterlcat?___________2.whenshouldyoukick(踢)abirthday?___________3.whatroomhasnowalls,nodoors,nofloorsandnowindows?__________4.whycan’tyournosebetwelveincheslong?__________......

Whatcityhasnopeople?Electricity!Whydidtheclockinthecafeteriaalwaysrunslow?EverylunchitwentbackfoursecondsWhywasthebabyantconfused?Allhisuncleswereants!Whydidthebananagotothedoctor?Becauseitwasnotpeeli......

Mylifeisoftenavolumeofgrief,yourhelpisneededtoturnanewleaf.Stiffismyspineandmybodyispale,butI'malwaysreadytotellatale.WhatamI?answer:WhatamI?ABook.......

dolazydogsdoforfun?answer:chaseparkedcarsdoseamonsterseat?answer:Fishandships!doesaboatshowaffection?answer:Whenithugstheshorekindofcheeseismadebackwards?answer:Edam!kindofstonesareneverfoundintheocea......

241Q:AmanrodeintotownonTuesday.TwodayslaterherodehomeonTuesday.Howisthispossible?A:Hishorse'snameisTuesday.242Q:Whydidn'ttheskeletongotothedance?A:Hedidn'thaveanybodytotake.(anyBODY)243Q:Afatherand......

131InspringIamgayInhandsomearray;InsummermoreclothingIwear;WhencolderitgrowsIflingoffmyclothes;Andinwinterquitenakedappear.132OldMisterPuddididdlePlayedinthemuddypuddle;HehadyellowsocksandshoesAndacap......

isn'tyoursisterandisn'tyourbrother,butisstillachildofyourmotherandfather?hasteethbutcan'teat?kindofmancanraisethingswithoutliftingthem?hcandleburnslonger:ablackoneorawhiteone?doesacookwearahigh,whi......

Achair,abed,andatoothbrush!......

201Whyshouldyounevertellsecretsinacornfield?202Whydowhitesheepeatmorethanblackones?203Whyisashiponeofthemostpolitethings-onearth?204Whyisitvulgartosingandplaybyyourself?205Whycan'titrainfortwodayscon......