这些谜语你猜得出来吗?
2013-06-20周明宇供稿
周明宇 供稿
世间的谜语真是吸引人,它使你心甘情愿地绞尽脑汁、苦思冥想。它略略数语却会涉及天文地理、文史常识。而不同国家的谜语却都喜欢在文字上做文章。
猜对下面的一些谜语,你不仅可以提高英语水平,获得一些地理知识,还会享受到胜利的喜悦,这才是真正的在玩中学。
1. What city is a sofa? (a name of an American city)
2. What city is a very hard substance(物质)?(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?
[谜底与简析]
1.Davenport.(美国Iowa州东部的一个城市,该词还有“坐卧两用长沙发”的意思。)2.Flint.(flint意为“坚硬的东西”。) 3.Reading.4.Manila.(菲律宾首都,又表示“马尼拉纸”。)5. Little Rock. (小石城,美国Arkansas州首府。)6. Havana.(古巴首都,又可表示“哈瓦那雪茄”。)7. Salt Lake City.(盐湖城,美国Utah州首府。) 8. Cologne.(科隆,德国莱茵河畔城市;亦表示著名的科隆香水。)9. Lincoln. (or Washington) 10. Rome.(与roam读音相同,roam/wander:闲逛。) 11. Panama.(巴拿马,亦等于Panama hat。) 12. Ireland. (Ire 是该词的缩写,可指爱尔兰共和国,ire又作“怒火”讲。) 13. Hungary. (匈牙利,读音与hungry“饿”相近。) 14. Turkey. (土耳其,与火鸡turkey读音、拼法相同。) 15. Guinea. (几内亚,与英国旧金币guinea读音、拼法相同。) 16.China.(c小写,意为“瓷器”。)17. Iceland.18. Greece.(与grease“油脂”同音。)
(周明宇 供稿)