【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 s a thousand ，所以謎底是“造絞架的人”。莎士比亞用這則謎語告訴人們今日的輝煌遲早會成為過去。猜智力謎語很有意思，也很有挑戰(zhàn)性。破解智力謎語首先要有對語言的悟性及靈活運用的能力，其次是豐富的語言知識，二者缺一不可。英文中，有些智力謎語貌似嚴肅，煞有介事，謎底卻是稀松平常，讓人哭笑不得，大呼上當(dāng)。例如：1)What is the difference between a presidential candidate and an overworked secretary?謎底是“One can39。t wait to get into office and the other can39。t wait to get out of the office.”總統(tǒng)候選人(presidential candidate)迫不及待地要上任(get into office)，而工作過度勞累的秘書則期待著下班(get out of the office)回家休息。2)What is the cheapest way to see the world？謎底是“Buy an atlas”。買一張地圖(buy an atlas)就可以見到整個世界(see the world)了。而其實see the world作為一個固定詞組時的意思是“見多識廣”。有些貌似簡單，謎底卻耐人尋味。如：What goes up and never goes down？謎底是“Age”。年齡是永遠向上增長，不可能下降的。還有一些則語出驚人，出人意料，細細品味倒也幽默風(fēng)趣，讓人啞然失笑。例如：Why should you never marry a tennis player？謎底是“Because love means nothing to them”。love的通用義是“愛情”，在網(wǎng)球比賽中則表示“零分”。英文智力謎語中有一類比較難猜，這類謎語是通過篡改英語諺語、成語或名句而形成的，要猜出這些謎語就必須對這些諺語、成語了如指掌，否則，就是絞盡腦汁也未必能猜中。略舉例說明一下：1)Why shouldn39。t you cry if a cow slips on the ice? 謎底是“Because it39。s no use crying over spilt milk.”英語中成語“覆水難收”是這樣表達的：“It39。s no use crying over spilt milk.”所以謎底就用成語作一戲言，因為母牛摔在地上，它身上的牛奶也灑了。2)What39。s a sculptor39。s motto?謎底是“All work and no clay makes Jack a dull boy.”雕塑師(sculptor)的格言All work and no clay makes Jack a dull boy.(只工作沒有土，聰明孩子也變傻。)是模仿諺語All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.(只工作不玩耍，聰明孩子也變傻。)杜撰而來。猜英文謎語不是易事，卻是件愉悅身心、讓人覺得很有成就感的事，有其難，亦有其樂。在猜謎的過程中，可以豐富語言知識，提高駕御語言的能力，培養(yǎng)對語言的悟性，同時還可以增加生活的情趣。最后，為了引起大家對英文謎語的興趣，留幾則謎語請大家猜一猜：：1)There is a thing that is the first to pity and the last to )I am the beginning of sorrow, and the end of cannot express happiness without me。yet I am in the midst of am always in risk, yet never in may find me in the sun, but I am never out of )My first is nothing but a name。My second still more small。My whole of so much smaller fame, It has no name at )If the English alphabet goes from A to Z, what goes from Z to A? ：1)At night they e Without being fetched, And by day they are lost Without being )As round as an apple, As deep as a pail。It never cries out，Till it39。s caught by the )My sides are firmly laced about, Yet nothing is within。You39。ll think my head is strange indeed, Being nothing else but )Over the water, And under the water，And never touch the )I never was, am always to be, No one ever saw me, nor ever will And yet I am the confidence of allTo live and breathe on this terrestrial :1)Why are Saturdays and Sundays so strong? 2)swheresdo smart dogs refuse to shop?3)Would you rather an elephant kill you, or a gorilla? 4)When do elephants have sixteen feet？5)Which is faster, heat or cold?6)What39。s every baby39。s motto?答案：：1)The letter P 2)The letter S 3)Nameless 4)Zebra：1)Stars 2)A bell 3)A drum 4)A girl crossing a bridge with a pail of water on her )Tomorrow ：1)Because the rest are ：weekdays的意思是“工作日”，而week(星期)和weak(弱的)是一對同音異義詞。2)At flea ：flea market的意思是“跳蚤市場”(經(jīng)營廉價古物、舊貨等的露天市場)。謎底把flea market曲解為“跳蚤的市場”，聰明的狗可不愿長跳蚤，自然不愿去有跳蚤的市場。3)I39。d rather he kill the ：謎面可以有兩種解釋。第一種是“你希望大象殺死你，還是大猩猩殺死你？”第二種解釋是“你希望大象殺死你，還是殺死大猩猩？”4)When there are four of ：因為四只大象(four elephants)有十六條腿。5) can catch ：catch cold的意思是“患感冒”，字面意思是“抓住冷”，但是從來沒人說catch heat。6)If at first you don39。t succeed, cry, cry ：孩子的格言If at first you don39。t succeed, cry, cry again.(一次哭鬧不成功，哭鬧再哭鬧)是模仿諺語If at first you don39。t succeed, try, try again.(一次不成功，努力再努力)杜撰而來為什么總有一頭牛跟在一朵花后跑?因為那是牽?；?這里沒花開放。請問叫什么花？答案是 梅花平面圖Plan 一條線Line