周明宇 供稿
世間的謎語真是吸引人,它使你心甘情愿地絞盡腦汁、苦思冥想。它略略數(shù)語卻會涉及天文地理、文史常識。而不同國家的謎語卻都喜歡在文字上做文章。
猜對下面的一些謎語,你不僅可以提高英語水平,獲得一些地理知識,還會享受到勝利的喜悅,這才是真正的在玩中學。
1. What city is a sofa? (a name of an American city)
2. What city is a very hard substance(物質(zhì))?(a name of an American city)
3. What city is found in the library? (a name of an American city)
4. What city is a kind of paper? (a name of a capital city of a country)
5. What city is a small stone? (a name of an American city)
6. What city is a good cigar? (a name of a capital city of a country)
7. What city is a salty body of water? (a name of an American city)
8. What city is a perfume (香水)? (a name of a German city)
9. What city is a famous president? (a name of an American President)
10. What city likes to wander about?(a name of a capital city of a country)
11. What country suggests a straw hat (草帽)?
12. What country expresses anger?
13. What country has a good appetite (胃口)?
14. What country is popular on Thanksgiving Day?
15. What country is a coin?
16. What country is useful at meal-time?
17. What country is good for skaters?
18. What country does the cook use?
[謎底與簡析]
1.Davenport.(美國Iowa州東部的一個城市,該詞還有“坐臥兩用長沙發(fā)”的意思。)2.Flint.(flint意為“堅硬的東西”。) 3.Reading.4.Manila.(菲律賓首都,又表示“馬尼拉紙”。)5. Little Rock. (小石城,美國Arkansas州首府。)6. Havana.(古巴首都,又可表示“哈瓦那雪茄”。)7. Salt Lake City.(鹽湖城,美國Utah州首府。) 8. Cologne.(科隆,德國萊茵河畔城市;亦表示著名的科隆香水。)9. Lincoln. (or Washington) 10. Rome.(與roam讀音相同,roam/wander:閑逛。) 11. Panama.(巴拿馬,亦等于Panama hat。) 12. Ireland. (Ire 是該詞的縮寫,可指愛爾蘭共和國,ire又作“怒火”講。) 13. Hungary. (匈牙利,讀音與hungry“餓”相近。) 14. Turkey. (土耳其,與火雞turkey讀音、拼法相同。) 15. Guinea. (幾內(nèi)亞,與英國舊金幣guinea讀音、拼法相同。) 16.China.(c小寫,意為“瓷器”。)17. Iceland.18. Greece.(與grease“油脂”同音。)
(周明宇 供稿)