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20. What has teeth, but can't chew?
　　　　什么东西有牙齿，不能咀嚼？
　　
　　答案：A comb. 梳子
　　
　　注解：Teeth are the hard white parts of your mouth that are used for chewing food. The teeth of a comb are the individual points that are all in a row. Gears and zippers also have teeth.
　　Teeth是用来咀嚼东西的牙齿。梳子的尖端也叫teeth。Gears/齿轮和zipper/拉链也有teeth。
　　

 

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21. What goes up and own but doesn't move?
　　　　什么东西可以走上走下，但不能移动？
　　
　　答案：A staircase. 楼梯
　　
　　注解：Usually, when we say that something or someone goes up or goes down, we mean that it moves from one place to another by going higher or lower. However, some things that don't move - like stairs, ladders, or roads - but that are used to move in this way are also said to go up or go down.
　　通常，我们说走上走下是指往上或往下地从一个地方移动到另一个地方。但是，有些东西，包括楼梯，梯子，路，以类似方式进行运输，但也叫 go up 或 go down。

 

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Section 3: Double Your Pleasure
　　 - More riddles that contain words with double meanings
　　第三章：双倍的快乐
　　 - 双意词的脑筋急转弯
　　
　　
　　22. Why did the boy put his radio in the refrigerator?
　　　　那个男孩为什么把收音机放到冰箱里？
　　
　　答案：He wanted to hear cool music. 他想听很棒的音乐。
　　
　　注解：Cool has two meanings. It can be "somewhat cold." In everyday speech, cool can
　　
　　also mean "wonderful, exciting, great."
　　Cool有两个意思。它可以是“有些冷”。在日常对话中，也可以是“令人愉快的，令人兴奋的，美妙
　　
　　的”。

 

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23. What has four weels and flies?
　　　　什么有四个轮子和flies？
　　
　　答案：A garbage truck. 垃圾车
　　
　　注解：Flies is the third person singular of the verb to fly, which means "to move
　　
　　through the air." But flies is also the plural of the noun fly, which is a common
　　
　　household that you find flying around garbage or dead, rotting things.
　　Flies是动词fly（飞翔）的第三人称单数形式；但也是名词fly“苍蝇”的复数形式。

 

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24. Where was Solomon’s temple?
　　　　所罗门的temple在哪？
　　
　　答案：At the side of Solomon’s head. 在所罗门的脑袋旁边
　　
　　注解：A temple is a place of worship in some religions. Solomon was a king of ancient
　　
　　Israel who built a famous temple in Jerusalem. The temple is also the side part of the
　　
　　head, just in front of and above each ear.
　　Temple是某些宗教的寺庙。所罗门是古以色列的一个国王，在耶路撒冷建了一座很著名的寺庙。但
　　
　　，temple也是太阳穴的意思，在脑袋侧面、耳朵以上的部位。

 

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25. If you don’t feel well, what do you probably have?
　　　　如果你觉得不好，你通常有什么？
　　
　　答案：A pair of gloves on your hands. 你的手上有一双手套
　　
　　注解：Feel can refer to one’s health or one’s emotional state. For example, you can
　　
　　feel well, feel sick, or feel sad. Feel can also refer to your sense of touch. We feel
　　
　　things with our fingers or hands.
　　Feel可以指人的身体或情绪状态；比如，觉得很好，觉得病了，觉得难过。但feel也可以指你的触
　　
　　觉，我们用手指或手来感觉。

 

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26. What kind of coat is made without buttons and is wet when you first put on?
　　　　什么coat没有扣子，第一次使用时是湿的？
　　
　　答案：A coat of paint. 一层油漆
　　
　　注解： A coat is a piece of clothing that covers your other clothers. A coat can also
　　
　　be a thin covering of some substance such as paint or dust all over a surface.
　　Coat是罩在其它衣服外面的外套。但也是罩在其它物质外面的东西，比如油漆或灰尘。

 

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27. What kind of cake tastes awful?
　　　　什么样的cake很难吃？
　　
　　答案：A cake of soap. 一块肥皂
　　
　　注解：A cake is a baked sweet made from flour, eggs, and other ingredients. A bar of soap can also be referred to as a cake of soap.
　　Cake是用面粉、蛋和其它东西做的糕。但一块肥皂也叫a cake of soap。

 

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28. How do you keep a rhinoceros from charging?
　　　　你怎么让一只犀牛不charging？
　　
　　答案：Take away his credit cards. 拿走它的信用卡
　　
　　注解：To charge means "to rush at someone or something to attack it." To charge something also means to pay for an item by using a credit card.
　　Charge是“冲锋”的意思。Charge某物是用信用卡买某物的意思。

 

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　29. What’s the best way to make pants last?
　　　　让裤子last的最好的办法是什么？
　　
　　答案：Make the jacket first. 先穿衣服
　　
　　注解：To last means "to stay in good and usable condition." Last also describes something that comes after everything else. The final person or thing in a series is last.
　　Last是“持续可用的状态”的意思；也可以表示“最后的”。

 

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30. How many feet are there in a yard?
　　　　一个yard有几个feet？
　　
　　答案：It depends on how many poeple are standing in it. 这要看有几个人站在那
　　
　　注解： A foot is a measure of distance used in the U.S. It equals about 30.48 cm. Three feet equal one yard, another measure of distance, of course, and a yard is also the grassy area around a house.
　　Foot是美国尺度单位“英尺”，30.48厘米长。三英尺等于一yard/码。当然，yard也是草地院子的意思。
　　

 

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31. What can you serve, but never eat?
　　　　你可以serve，不可以吃的是什么？
　　
　　答案：A tennis ball. 网球
　　
　　注解：To serve means "to put food in front of someone." Serve is also a term used in the game of tennis. It means "to start the game by hitting the ball to one’s opponent."
　　饮食中，serve是“把食物端到某人面前”。但网球用语里，serve是“发球开局”的意思。

 

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32. Where can you find the largest diamond in the world?
　　　　在哪里可以找到全球最大的diamond？
　　
　　答案：On a baseball field. 棒球场地
　　
　　注解：A diamond is a beautiful, clear stone used in jewelry, but it is also the name of the playing field in the game of baseball. A baseball diamond is shaped something like the stone.
　　Diamond是钻石，但也是棒球场地的意思。棒球场地的形状像钻石而得名。

 

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Section 4: Why Ask?
　　 - Riddles in which the entire question can have more than one meaning.
　　第四章：为什么？
　　 - 问题可以多种解释的题目
　　
　　
　　33. Which hand should you stir soup with?
　　　　你要用哪只手搅汤？
　　
　　答案：Neither. You should use a spoon! 哪只手都不是，你应该用汤勺
　　
　　注解：Bet you thought this was a question of table manners!
　　你以为这是考餐桌上的礼貌吧？
　　

 

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34. If six children and two dogs were under just one umbrella, how come none of them got wet?
　　　　如果一把伞下有六个孩子和两条狗，为什么他们都没有湿？
　　
　　答案：It wasn’t raining. 并没有下雨
　　
　　注解：How come is a very informal way of asking "why?"
　　How come 是 why（为什么）的非正式用法，口语中常用。

 

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35. What’s the best way to win a race?
　　　　赢一场赛跑最好的方法是什么？
　　
　　答案：Run faster than anyone else. 比所有人跑得都快
　　
　　注解：When many Americans read this riddle, they might first think of a famous saying, "Slow and steady wins the race," which is often true. However, the answer to the riddle is always true.
　　很多美国人看到这条谜题时，都先想到一条很出名的俗语“慢而稳定就能赢”，生活中这通常没错。但是，这个问题的答案绝对没错。

 

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36. What has no beginning and no end?
　　　　什么没有开始、没有结束？
　　
　　答案：A circle. 一个圆
　　
　　注解：This is usually an ancient riddle. It’s not very funny, but it sure has stayed around for a long time!
　　这是一个很古老的谜题。不是很有趣，但它已经很久了。

 

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37. Why did the chicken cross the road?
　　　　那些鸡为什么穿过马路？
　　
　　答案：To get to the other side. 到对面去
　　
　　注解：This is probably the most famous American riddle of all time. It’s particularly popular with five-year-olds who’ve just discovered riddles.
　　这可能是最出名的美国谜题，在刚学会解谜的五岁儿童里最受欢迎。

 

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38. Why do lions eat raw meat?
　　　　狮子为什么吃生肉？
　　
　　答案：Because thye can’t cook. 因为它们不会煮
　　
　　注解：Raw means "not cooked." Many Americans do not like meat or fish that is not cooked all the way through, and many are vegetarians because they don’t like the idea of eating meat.
　　Raw是“没有煮过的”。很多美国人不喜欢吃没有煮透的肉或鱼，还有很多不喜欢吃肉的素食者。
　　

 

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39. How can you jump off a fifty-foot ladder without getting hurt?
　　　　你怎么才能从五十尺高的梯子上跳下来没事？
　　
　　答案：Jump off the bottom rung. 从最下面的那一梯级跳
　　
　　注解：A fifty-foot ladder would be more than 15 meters high, but the first rung, or step, is only about one foot off the ground.
　　五十尺高的梯子超过15米，但第一个梯级只有大概一尺高。