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燈謎是中國(guó)元宵節(jié)或中秋節(jié)寫(xiě)在燈籠上的謎語(yǔ)。人們必須從一個(gè)字、一首詩(shī)或是一個(gè)短語(yǔ)猜出答案。猜燈謎和打老虎一樣難，所以燈謎有一個(gè)別名——燈虎（lantern tigers）。一起來(lái)開(kāi)動(dòng)腦筋，猜猜下面的英文燈謎。
Riddles: What's full of holes but still holds water?
Answer: a sponge
問(wèn)：什么東西渾身是洞，卻能裝水？
答：海綿
Riddles: What building has the most stories?
Answer: A library
問(wèn)：什么建筑樓層最多？
答：圖書(shū)館（注：story有樓層和故事兩個(gè)意思）
Riddles: Which is faster, hot or cold?
Answer: Hot's faster. You can catch a cold.
問(wèn)：熱和冷哪個(gè)速度更快？
答：熱更快，因?yàn)槟隳茏プ±洌╟atch a cold:感冒）
Riddles: When is your mind like a rumpled bed?
Answer: When it is not made up.
問(wèn)：你的腦子什么時(shí)候像皺巴巴的床？
答：當(dāng)它沒(méi)有疊的時(shí)候（make up mind:下定決心）
Riddles: What is it that everybody does at the same time?
Answer: grow older
問(wèn)：所有人同時(shí)在做的事情是什么？
答：長(zhǎng)大
Riddles: What month do soldiers hate?
Answer: March
問(wèn)：士兵們最恨幾月份？
答：三月（注：march也有行軍的意思）
Riddles: How many feet are there in a yard?
Answer: It depends on how many people stand in the yard.
問(wèn)：院子里有多少只腳？
答：這取決于多少人站在院子里（注：yard碼；院子）
Riddles: Why is an empty purse always the same?
Answer: There is no change in it.
問(wèn)：為什么空錢包永遠(yuǎn)是一樣的？
答：因?yàn)闆](méi)零錢（注：change變化；零錢）
Riddles: What book has the most stirring chapters?
Answer: A cook book.
問(wèn)：什么書(shū)有最動(dòng)人的章節(jié)？
答：烹飪書(shū)（注：stirring動(dòng)人的；攪拌的）
Riddles: What kind of dog doesn't bite or bark?
Answer: Hot dog.
問(wèn)：什么狗不咬人不吠叫？
答：熱狗
Riddles: What is the smallest room in the world?
Answer: Mushroom.
問(wèn)：世界上最小的房間是什么？
答：蘑菇
Riddles: What kind of water should people drink in order to be healthy?
Answer: Drink well water.
問(wèn)：為了保持健康應(yīng)該喝什么水？
答：喝井水（注：well井水；健康的）
Riddles: How do we know the ocean is friendly?
Answer: It waves.
問(wèn)：我們?nèi)绾沃篮Ｑ笫怯焉频模?/p>
答：海有波浪（注：wave起波浪；招手致意）
Riddles: What man cannot live in a house?
Answer: snowman
問(wèn)：什么人不能住在房間里？
答：雪人
Riddles: A mouse has a large pocket. What is it?
Answer: a kangaroo
問(wèn)：有大口袋的老鼠是什么？
答：袋鼠
Riddles: It has a head, but no neck. It has a body, but no warmth. No feet, but can travel?
Answer: a car
問(wèn)：它有頭，但沒(méi)脖子；有身體，卻沒(méi)溫度；沒(méi)有腳，但是能旅行。它是什么？
答：汽車
（來(lái)源：網(wǎng)絡(luò)）
