【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 s a thousand ，所以謎底是“造絞架的人”。莎士比亞用這則謎語(yǔ)告訴人們今日的輝煌遲早會(huì)成為過(guò)去。猜智力謎語(yǔ)很有意思，也很有挑戰(zhàn)性。破解智力謎語(yǔ)首先要有對(duì)語(yǔ)言的悟性及靈活運(yùn)用的能力，其次是豐富的語(yǔ)言知識(shí)，二者缺一不可。英文中，有些智力謎語(yǔ)貌似嚴(yán)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(guò)度勞累的秘書(shū)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(jiàn)到整個(gè)世界(see the world)了。而其實(shí)see the world作為一個(gè)固定詞組時(shí)的意思是“見(jiàn)多識(shí)廣”。有些貌似簡(jiǎn)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(yuǎn)向上增長(zhǎng)，不可能下降的。還有一些則語(yǔ)出驚人，出人意料，細(xì)細(xì)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(ài)情”，在網(wǎng)球比賽中則表示“零分”。英文智力謎語(yǔ)中有一類比較難猜，這類謎語(yǔ)是通過(guò)篡改英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)、成語(yǔ)或名句而形成的，要猜出這些謎語(yǔ)就必須對(duì)這些諺語(yǔ)、成語(yǔ)了如指掌，否則，就是絞盡腦汁也未必能猜中。略舉例說(shuō)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(yǔ)中成語(yǔ)“覆水難收”是這樣表達(dá)的：“It39。s no use crying over spilt milk.”所以謎底就用成語(yǔ)作一戲言，因?yàn)槟概Ｋぴ诘厣?，它身上的牛奶也灑了?)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(méi)有土，聰明孩子也變傻。)是模仿諺語(yǔ)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(lái)。猜英文謎語(yǔ)不是易事，卻是件愉悅身心、讓人覺(jué)得很有成就感的事，有其難，亦有其樂(lè)。在猜謎的過(guò)程中，可以豐富語(yǔ)言知識(shí)，提高駕御語(yǔ)言的能力，培養(yǎng)對(duì)語(yǔ)言的悟性，同時(shí)還可以增加生活的情趣。最后，為了引起大家對(duì)英文謎語(yǔ)的興趣，留幾則謎語(yǔ)請(qǐng)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(duì)同音異義詞。2)At flea ：flea market的意思是“跳蚤市場(chǎng)”(經(jīng)營(yíng)廉價(jià)古物、舊貨等的露天市場(chǎng))。謎底把flea market曲解為“跳蚤的市場(chǎng)”，聰明的狗可不愿長(zhǎng)跳蚤，自然不愿去有跳蚤的市場(chǎng)。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?yàn)樗闹淮笙?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(lái)沒(méi)人說(shuō)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(yǔ)If at first you don39。t succeed, try, try again.(一次不成功，努力再努力)杜撰而來(lái)為什么總有一頭牛跟在一朵花后跑?因?yàn)槟鞘菭颗；?這里沒(méi)花開(kāi)放。請(qǐng)問(wèn)叫什么花？答案是 梅花平面圖Plan 一條線Line