篇三：英语趣味谜语

　　What animal has a head like a cat, eyes like a cat, a tail like a cat, but isn't a cat? A kitten.(小猫)

　　What surprising things happen every 24 hours?Day breaks, but doesn't fall; night falls, but doesn't break.

　　What can hear you without ears and can answer you without a mouth? An echo.(回声)

　　What do you know about the kings of France? They are all dead.

　　What question can you never answer 'yes" to" Are you asleep?

　　Why do some old people never use glasses? They must prefer bottles to glasses.

　　You play with this ——(ball)

　　You eat with this ——(spoon)

　　You drink with this ——(straw)

　　You talk with this ——(mouth)

　　You look with his ——(glasses)

　　what man cannot live in a house? 什么人不能住在房子里?

　　Key： snowman（雪人）

　　What never asks questions but gets a lot of answers? 什么东西永远不问问题但是却能得到很多答案?

　　Key： dictionary （字典）

　　A mouse has a large pocket． What is it? 一种鼠有一个大袋子，它是什么? Key： a kangaroo（袋鼠）

　　You have it．You read it．There're some pictures in it? 你拥有它，你可以阅读它，它有些图片在里面，它是什么?

　　Key： book（书）

　　One story about Jack，an Irishman，who was not allowed into Heaven because he was stingy with his money.

　　关于万圣节有这样一个故事。是说有一个叫杰克的爱尔兰人，因为他对钱特别的吝啬，就不允许他进入天堂，而被打入地狱。

　　So he was sent to hell. But down there he played tricks on the Devil （Satan）， so he was kicked out of Hell and made to walk the earth forever carrying a lantern.

　　但是在那里他老是捉弄魔鬼撒旦，所以被踢出地狱，罚他提着灯笼永远在人世里行走。 Well，Irish children made Jack's lanterns on October 31st from a large potato or turnip， hollowed

　　out with the sides having holes and lit by little candles inside.

　　在十月三十一日爱尔兰的孩子们用土豆和萝卜制作“杰克的灯笼”，他们把中间挖掉、表面上打洞并在里边点上蜡烛。

　　And Irish children would carry them as they went from house to house begging for food for the village Halloween festival that honored the Druid god Muck Olla.

　　]为村里庆祝督伊德神的万圣节，孩子们提着这种灯笼挨家挨户乞讨食物。

　　The Irish name for these lanterns was "Jack with the lantern" or "Jack of the lantern，" abbreviated as " Jack-o'-lantern" and now spelled "jack-o-lantern."The traditional Halloween you can read about in most books was just children's fun night.

　　这种灯笼的爱尔兰名字是“拿灯笼的杰克”或者“杰克的灯笼”，缩写为Jack-o'-lantern 。现在你在大多数书里读到的万圣节只是孩子们开心的夜晚。

　　Halloween celebrations would start in October in every elementary school.

　　在小学校里，万圣节是每年十月份开始庆祝的。

　　An ox and a dog serve for the same farmer.

　　一头牛和一只狗同时为一个农夫工作。

　　One day the dog arrogantly says: “How grand I am! In the daytime, I watch out for the cattle in the meadows; at night, I guard the house. But you…”

　　一天, 狗骄傲地说着；?我是多么重要啊！白天我在牧场看护家群，晚上我看家。而你呢…..?”

　　“Me? How about me?” the ox says

　　“我？我怎么啦？“牛反问。

　　“You can only plough or draw a cart,” the dog slightly says.

　　“你只会犁地或是拉车。”狗轻微地说。

　　“Yes. It?s true,” the ox says. “But if I don?t plough, what do you guard?”

　　“是的。你说得没有错，”牛回答道。“但是如果没有我犁地，你看护什么呢？”

　　Adding Eyes to a Dragon

　　画龙点睛

　　Mr. Li is a good painter. One day he draws a beautiful dragon without eyes.

　　李先生是位很好的画家。一天画了一条栩栩如生的龙，但是这只龙没有眼睛。

　　Mr. Zhou looks at the picture and says, “The dragon has no eyes. It isn?t a good picture.” 周先生见了说：“这条龙没有眼睛。这不算一张好画。”

　　But Mr. Li smiles and says, “If I add eyes to the dragon, it will fly away.”

　　可是李先生笑着说：“如果我给它加上眼睛，它就会飞走了。”

　　Mr. Zhou shakes head and says, “You are boasting. I don?t believe you.”

　　周先生摇头说：“你吹牛。我不相信。”

　　Mr. Li isn?t angry. He holds the paintbrush and adds eyes to the dragon. Wow! The dragon really flies.

　　李先生也不生气，只是拿起笔给龙点上眼睛。哇！龙真的飞走了。

　　Three Foxes

　　三只狐狸

　　Once there were three foxes, they worked together. They lived a happy life.

　　从前有三只狐狸，他们愉快地工作和居住在一起。

　　Little by little, the youngest fox became lazy, and often quarreled with the other foxes. The eldest had to leave, and the second fox was driven off, too.

　　渐渐地，最小的狐狸变得又懒又坏，经常同其他的两只狐狸争吵，气走了它的大哥和二哥。

　　Looking at the warm house with a lot of good food in it, the youngest fox smiled.

　　最小的狐狸得意地住在温暖的房子里享受着丰富的食品。

　　The eldest fox opened a new hill again. The second eldest fox dug a pool. Two of them because rich soon. The youngest fox ate up the food left by the other two foxes. In the end， it felt so cold and hungry that it could not stand up.

　　老大重新开了一块小山坡种地。老二挖了池塘，不久他们过上了富裕的生活。最小的狐狸吃完了那些狐狸留下的所有食物，最后又冷又饿连站也站不起来。

　　The King and His Stories

　　国王和他的故事

　　Once there was a king. He likes to write stories, but his stories were not good. As people were afraid of him, they all said his stories were good.

　　从前有一个国王，他喜欢写故事，但是他写的故事很不好。人们怕他，都说他的故事好。

　　One day the king showed his stories to a famous writer. He waited the writer to praise these stories. But the writer said his stories were so bad that he should throw them into fire. The king got very angry with him and sent him to prison.

　　有一天国王把他的故事给一名作家看，他想要作家赞扬他的这些故事，而作家说他的故事是如此的差以至于该扔进火里。国王很生气，把他送到监狱。

　　After some time, the king set him free. Again he showed him some of his new stories and asked what he thought of them.

　　过了些日子，国王给了作家自由。国王重新将自己的一些新故事给作家看并问他感觉怎么样。

　　After reading them, the writer at once turned to the soldiers and said: “Take me back to prison,

　　please.”

　　作家看了之后立刻转身对士兵说着；“请把我送回监狱吧。“

　　The Sports Meeting in the Forest

　　森林运动会

　　There are many animals in the forest. Today is a fine day. Animals are having a sport meeting. 森林里有很多动物。今天天气晴朗，小动物要举行运动会。

　　Monkey, fox, panda, rabbit and bear are running. Look! Rabbit is the first. Fox and monkey are the second. Bear is the third. The other animals are shouting, “Bear! Come on! Bear! Come on!” And look there, duck and Pig are doing high jump. Pig is too fat, he can?t jump very high. So duck is the champion. Here! Cat and squirrel are climbing a tree. Cat is ill. So he is the last, but he does his best.

　　小猴子，狐狸，兔子和小熊在赛跑。看！小兔子得了第一，狐狸和猴子得了第二，小熊得了第三。小动物们都在叫喊：“小熊，加油！小熊，加油！”看那儿，小鸭和小猪在比赛跳高。小猪太胖了，成绩不太理想，所有小鸭得了冠军。看这里！小猫和小松鼠在比赛爬树，小猫生病了，没能拿冠军，但它全力以赴了。

　　This sports meeting is wonderful. The animals are very happy!

　　运动会可真棒，小动物们多开心啊！

　　A Smart Tortoise

　　聪明的乌龟

　　A tiger is hungry, he is looking for food. He sees a frog in front of him.

　　一只老虎很饥饿，他正在寻找食物。他看到一只青蛙在他前面。

　　“Haha! A frog! My dinner!” so he rushes at the frog.

　　“哈哈！一只青蛙，我有晚餐啦！”于是，他扑向青蛙。

　　Behind the tiger, there is a tortoise. The little tortoise sees it; he bites the tiger?s tail.

　　在老虎的后边，有一只乌龟。小乌龟看见了，他猛咬一下啊老虎的尾巴。

　　“Ouch!” cries the tiger and he looks back. The frog hears the voice and jumps into water.

　　“哎呦！”老虎疼得叫起来并回头看看。此时青蛙听见了老虎的声音，他迅速跳进水里。

　　“Thank you, little tortoise.” says the frog.

　　“谢谢你，小乌龟。”青蛙说。

　　But the tiger is very angry. “Bother it! I?ll throw you to the sky!”

　　大事老虎十分愤怒：“讨厌！我要把你扔到天上去。”

　　“Thank you, I like flying in the sky,” says the tortoise.

　　“谢谢你，我喜欢在天空飞翔。”乌龟说。

　　The tiger stops, “I will throw you into the river.”

　　老虎停下来：“那我就把你扔到到水里。”

　　“Oh, no! I can?t swim; I will die if you throw me into the water.” The tiger threw the tortoise into the water quickly.

　　“哦，不！我不会游泳，如果你把我扔井水里我会死的。”老虎很快就把乌龟仍进水了。

　　“Thank you, Mr. Tiger. Bye-bye.” The tortoise and the frog swim away together.

　　“谢谢你，老虎先生，再见！”乌龟和青蛙一起游走了。

　　Change Name

　　改名字

　　Tom is 16. He decides to leave home and joins a music company.

　　汤姆16岁了。她决定离家参加一个唱片公司。

　　His father hears that angrily, “Singer? My son? It?s disgraceful!” he shouts, “What do they think of the neighbors know?”

　　他父亲听后很生气：“唱歌？我的儿子啊！真丢脸。”他大喊，“要是邻居们知道，他们会怎么想？”

　　“I will change my name,” Tom says. He thinks he will become a singer in the future.

　　“

　　我会改名字的。”汤姆说。他认为自己将来会成为一名歌手。

　　“Changing your name?” Tom?s father shouts angrily, “What if you?re successful? How will the neighbors know you are my son?”

　　“改名字？”汤姆的父亲生气地说，“如果你成名了怎么？邻居们怎么知道你是我的儿子？”

　　Drunk

　　醉酒

　　One day, a father and his little son were going home.

　　一天，父亲与小儿子一块儿回家。

　　At this age, the boy was interested in all kinds of things and was always asking questions. 这个孩子正处于那种对什么事都很感兴趣的年龄，老是有提不完的问题。

　　Now, he asked, "What's the meaning of the word 'Drunk', dad?"

　　他向父亲发问道：“爸爸，?醉?字是什么意思？”

　　"Well, my son," his father replied, "Look, there are standing two policemen. If I regard the two。