这些riddles通常是用来考小孩子的急智/机智，所以不会很难；适合用来学习基础美国英语。

　　不过要注意，很多答案需要从英语的角度去考虑，而不能用中文的角度。

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Section 1: You Can't Have One Without the Other
　　 - Riddles that contain compound words
　　第一章：不要顾此失彼
　　 - 组合词的脑筋急转弯
　　
　　1. What is a doughnut?
　　Doughnut 是什么？
　　
　　答案：Someone who is crazy about money.
　　为钱疯狂的人，极度爱钱的人。
　　
　　注解：A doughnut is a fried cake shaped like a ring. In slang, dough also means "money," and nut can mean "a crazy or eccentric person." If you are a nut for something, it means that you are extremely enthusiastic about it.
　　Doughnut是油炸圈饼。俚语里，dough代表“金钱”，nut是“疯子；为……狂热的人”。

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2. What kind of pool can’t you swim in?
　　哪种池子不可以游泳？
　　
　　答案：A car pool. 合用汽车
　　
　　注解：A pool is a small body of water. It can also refer to a common supply of something, such as money, that can be used by a number of people. For example, when people drive together the same car to save gas and money, it’s called a car pool.
　　Pool原本是“池塘”的意思。当也可以当作“很多人公用的某种资源的集合/储备”。人们为省汽油、省钱而几个人使用一辆车时，就叫做Car Pool。
　　
　　附注：其它的 XYZ Pool 也可以当答案，但标准答案是 Car Pool。

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3. How do you make an eggroll?
　　怎么只做一个Eggroll？
　　
　　答案：Push it. 推它。
　　
　　注解：An eggroll is a Chinese food made of dough wrapped around vegetables, egg, herbs, and spices. Of course, an egg is also a food itself. To roll is to move something by turning it round and round.
　　Eggroll是春卷，一种中国食物。当然，Egg/蛋本身也是一种食物。Roll是推动的意思。所以，制造Eggroll，就是推动蛋。
　　
　　附注：把混合词蓄意拆开、曲解的俏皮话。

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4. What suit lasts longer than you do?
　　什么suit比你活得还长？
　　
　　答案：A lawsuit. 官司
　　
　　注解：A suit is a set of matching clothes that are worn together; especially for business wear. A
　　
　　lawsuit is an action taken in a court to secure justice.
　　Suit是套装的意思，特别是商用套装。Lawsuit是官司，通常很耗时间。
　　

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5. Why did the little boy throw the butter out the window?
　　那个小男孩为什么把黄油丢出窗外？
　　
　　答案：To see the butterfly. 为了看butterfly（蝴蝶）
　　
　　注解：Butter is a food product made from cream. To fly means to move through the air. (A fly is an
　　
　　ugly insect that can do this.) A butterfly, though, is a beautiful insect with brightly colored
　　
　　wings.
　　Butter，黄油，是一种食品。Fly是飞翔（Fly也是苍蝇）。Butterfly是蝴蝶。

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6. What room can you bounce around in?
　　什么房间可以让你跳跃？
　　
　　答案：A ballroom. 舞厅
　　
　　注解：To bounce means "to move up and down after hitting the ground." To bounce around means to
　　
　　"move all around," usually in a very large space. Ball has two meanings. Normally it means "a round
　　
　　object that bounces" - for example, a soccer ball. A ball can also be a big formal party, usually
　　
　　with dancing, and a ballroom is a large room for dancing.
　　"Bounce"是“弹跳”。"Bounce around"是“四处跳跃”，通常是指在很大的空间里。“Ball”有两个意思：平常是“球”
　　
　　，比如足球、篮球；但也是“正式聚会”的意思，这种聚会通常都有跳舞。“Ballroom”是“跳舞的大房间；舞厅”。

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　7. What helps you keep your teeth together?
　　　　什么帮你的牙齿在一起？
　　
　　答案：Toothpaste. 牙膏
　　
　　注解：Toothpaste is the substance you use when you brush your teeth. Paste also refers to glue, which makes things stick together?
　　Toothpaste是刷牙用的牙膏。但Paste也可以指浆糊，用来粘东西的。

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8. How do you make a lemon drop?
　　　　怎么制作 lemon drop？
　　
　　答案：Hold it and then let it go. 拿住，然后放开它/让它掉下去
　　
　　注解：A lemon drop is a hard, lemon-flavored candy that has been popular in America for many, many years. Of course, a lemon is a sour fruit, and to drop means "to let something fall."
　　Lemon Drop是一种在美国风行了很久的柠檬味的硬糖果。同时，lemon是“柠檬”，一种酸水果；drop是“让某物掉落”的意思。

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9. Why did the boy throw a bucket of water out of the window?
　　　　那个男孩为什么往窗外丢一桶水出去？
　　
　　答案：He wanted to see the waterfall. 他想看瀑布。
　　
　　注解：Waterfall is a compound word that refers to water falling straight down over rocks, usually from a high place. For example, Niagara Falls is a famous waterfall. The meaning of this compound word is easy to understand from the separate words that make it up: water and fall.
　　Waterfall是“瀑布”，从高处飞流直下冲击到岩石的水流。比如，美加边境的尼加拉瓜瀑布就是很出名的一个。这个组合词的意思很容易从它的两个构成词 - Water和Fall - 来理解。
　　

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10. What is a drill team?
　　　　Drill team是什么？
　　
　　答案：A group of dentists who work together.
　　
　　注解：A drill team is a group of soldiers who practice over and over until they can march together and move their guns from side to side all at the same time, with exactly the same motions. Drill teams often perform in parades. In this context, drill means "to practice over and over." A drill is also the tool a dentist uses to make holes in teeth.
　　Drill team是一组通常长期反复训练的礼仪兵，行军、摆枪都动作协调；通常在阅兵时出现。这里的drill是指“反复训练”。但drill也是牙医用的一种工具，用来给牙齿钻孔。

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11. Why did the truck driver drive off the edge of the cliff?
　　　　卡车司机为什么往悬崖上开下去？
　　
　　答案：He wanted to test his air brakes. 他要测试他的气闸。
　　
　　注解：Air brakes are the brakes on large vehicles. They use air pressure for their power.
　　Air brakes是大型机车上使用的、用压缩空气来启动的刹车装置。

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Section 2: What Could It Be?
　　 - Riddles that contain words with more than one meaning
　　第二章：这是什么？
　　 - 多义词的脑筋急转弯
　　
　　
　　12. What has a fork and a mouth, but cannot eat?
　　　　什么有叉，又有嘴，但不能吃东西？
　　
　　答案：A river. 河流
　　
　　注解：A fork is the pointed pool you use to carry food from your plate to your mouth. But a fork is also the place where a river or a road splits and goes in two different directions. The mouth of a river is where the river enters the ocean.
　　Fork是用来夹食物用的餐具，但河流分支也叫Fork。河流注入海洋的地方叫河的“mouth/嘴”

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13. What has two hands and a face, but no arms or legs?
　　　　什么有两只手和一张脸，但没有胳膊、没有腿？
　　
　　答案：A clock. 时钟
　　
　　注解：The hands and face are parts of the human body, of course. But the hands of a clock or of a watch are the two pieces of metal or plastic that point to the numbers. The face is the flat part that the numbers are on.
　　手和脸当然是人的身体的一部分。但时钟或手表的指针也叫“hands”。钟表的盘叫“face”。
　　
　　附注：时钟是标准答案，手表当然也行。
　　

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14. What can be measured, but has no length, width, or thickness?
　　　　什么是可以测量的，但没有长度，宽度，或高度？
　　
　　答案：Your temperature. 你的体温
　　
　　注解：To measure something is to find out how much of that thing there is, or how big the thing is. When a person is sick, the skin may become very hot. Then we say that the person has a temperature. Temperature is measured with a thermometer.
　　Measure是“测量”的意思。一个人生病时，皮肤可能会变得很热，我们就说这个人“have a temperature”，发烧了。体温是用温度计测量的。
　　
　　附注：这个的可能性答案更多了，体温是标准答案。
　　

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　15. What doesn't ask questions, but needs to be answered?
　　　　什么东西不问问题，但必须要回答？
　　
　　答案：The telephone. 电话
　　
　　注解：When the telephone rings, you answer it by picking up the receiver and saying "Hello?"
　　电话响的时候，你拿起话筒说“Hello?”来answer/接听。

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16. What has a neck, but no head?
　　　　什么东西有脖子，但没有脑袋？
　　
　　答案：A bottle. 瓶子
　　
　　注解：A person's neck is the part between the head and the body. The neck of a bottle is the long, slender part at the top. A bottle also has a lip - but no head.
　　一个人的脖子是脑袋和身体之间的部分。瓶子长长的、纤细的部分也叫neck/脖子。另外，瓶子还有lip/嘴唇，瓶子的开口处；但就是没有脑袋。

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17. What comes down, but never goes up?
　　　　什么只会下来，不会上去？
　　
　　答案：Rain. 雨
　　
　　注解：When rain falls, we say it is coming down. Of course, rain can't go up - until it evaporates and goes back to the sky.
　　当雨降落时，我们说它coming down。当然，雨不可能往上去的，直到蒸发气化后才回到天空。
　　
　　附注：雨是标准答案，雪什么的当然也可以。

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18. What is black when it is clean an dwhite when it is dirty?
　　　　什么东西干净时是黑色的，肮脏是白色的？
　　
　　答案：A blackboard. 黑板
　　
　　注解：A blackboard is the thing on a classroom wall that the teacher writes on when explaining something to the class. Not all blackboards are black, though. Many are green, but they're still called "blackboards." You write on a blackboard with a piece of white chalk.
　　Blackboard是黑板，上课时老师讲解写东西的地方。并不是所有的黑板都是黑色的，美国很多黑板是绿色的，但通通都叫做blackboards/黑板。通常用白色粉笔在黑板上写东西。
　　

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19. What has ears, but can't hear?
　　　　什么东西有耳朵，但不能听？
　　
　　答案：Corn. 玉米
　　
　　注解：Ears are what you hear with. Corn, one of America's most popular vegetables, also has ears. These are long cylinders that grow on the corn plant. An ear of corn is covered with rows of yellow grains called kernels.
　　耳朵是我们用来听的器官。但玉米，美国最通俗的食物之一，也有ears/耳朵。玉米的耳朵就是玉米棒子，玉米粒叫kernels。
　　
　　附注：日常用语里，直接叫corns，没听到谁叫它corn ears。
　　

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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。
　　

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40. Which football player wears the biggest helmet?
　　　　哪个美式足球运动员戴的头盔最大？
　　
　　答案：The one with the biggest head. 头最大那个
　　
　　注解：American football is a very aggressive sport. Players must wear helmets to protect their heads, and shoulder pads to prevent injury when they hit other players with their bodies. All the different playing positions, though, wear the same uniform.
　　美式足球是一种非常侵略性的危险运动。所有运动员都必须戴头盔保护头部，和肩垫防御撞击时受伤。但，所有位子的运动员都穿同样的制服。

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41. Why does a firefighter wear red suspenders?
　　　　为什么救火员戴红色的吊带装？
　　
　　答案：To keep his pants up. 为了不让他们的裤子掉下来
　　
　　注解：Suspenders are pieces of elastic that men wear over their shoulders and attach to their pants to hold them up. Red is the color usually assoicated with firefighters.
　　Suspenders是有弹性的、穿过肩膀、连在裤子上的吊带，防止裤子掉下来。救火员通常与红色联系在一起。
　　
　　附注：美国胖子很多，肚腩大到如果没有东西撑着的话，裤子都处于掉下来与不掉下来之间的状态。
　　

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42. When is it a bad luck to have a black cat follow you?
　　　　什么时候有一只黑猫跟在你后面是一种坏运气？
　　
　　答案：When you are a mouse. 当你是一只老鼠的时候
　　
　　注解：According to superstition, it is abad luck for a black cat to walk across your path. This is particular true if the cat is big enough to eat you.
　　根据迷信，有一只穿过你的途径是一种坏运气；尤其是如果这只猫大到足以吃下你。

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43. Why do we dress baby boys in blue and baby girls in pink?
　　　　为什么我们给男婴穿蓝色衣服，女婴穿粉红色衣服？
　　
　　答案：Because they can’t dress themselves. 因为他们自己不会穿。
　　
　　注解：The traditional color for baby boys’ clothing and blankets is pale blue, and for baby girls it is pink. If you don’t know what the sex of the baby will be, you can give gifts of yellow clothing, which is considered appropriate for either boys or girls.
　　传统上，男婴的着装和毯子是浅蓝色，女婴的是粉红色。如果你不知道婴儿的性别，你可以送男女婴儿都合适的黄色。
　　
　　

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44. What kind of bushes do rabbits in California sit under when it rains?
　　　　下雨时，加州的兔子们坐在什么灌木丛下？
　　
　　答案：Wet ones. 湿的灌木丛下
　　
　　注解：You don’t need to know anything about botany to answer this riddle.
　　你不需要知道任何植物学的知识来回答这个问题。

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45. What time is it when the clock strikes thirteen?
　　　　时钟撞击十三下时是几点？
　　
　　答案：Time to get a new clock. 是该买新时钟的时间了
　　
　　注解：Americans almost never use the 24-hour clock, except in the millitary. We usually specifiy "morning" by using A.M. or in the morning after the time, and "evening" by using P.M. or in the evening or at night. An American may not know what you mean if you say something is happening at "13 o’clock."
　　除了军队，美国人几乎从来不用24时制的时钟。我们通常用A.M.表示早晨，或者说“早晨几点”，用P.M.表示黄昏，或“黄昏几点”或“夜晚几点”。如果你告诉一个美国人13点发生了什么事，他可能根本不知道你在说什么。
　　
　　附注：漏了下午几点。

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Section 6: How’s Your Math?
　　 - Riddles that involve numbers
　　第六章：你的数学如何？
　　 - 牵涉数字的题目
　　
　　
　　57. A cowboy had twelve cows. All but nine died. How many cows did he have left?
　　　　一个牛仔有12头母牛。除了九只，都死了。他还有多少母牛？
　　
　　答案：Nine. 九
　　
　　注解：The quantity following the phrase all but or all except will always tell you how many of something are left. Usually, though, all but suggests that what remains is only a small part of the original number or amount.
　　All but 或 all except 之后的数字是剩下来的数字。但是，通常来说，all but 暗示留下来的只是其中的一小部分。
　　

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　58. Two men were playing checkers. They played five games. Each man won the same number of games. How is this possible?
　　　　两个人在下棋。他们玩了五局。每个人赢得次数一样。怎么回事？
　　
　　答案：They played different people. 他们跟不同的对手下

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59. How many books can you put into an empty school bag?
　　　　一个空书包里能放几本书？
　　
　　答案：None. If you put a book in it, the bag is no longer empty. 零。主要你放一本书进去，它都不是空书包了。
　　
　　

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60. A donkey was tied to a rope six feet long. A bale of hay was eighteen feet away, and the donkey wanted to eat the hay. How could he do it?
　　　　一只驴子拴在一根六英尺长的绳子上。一堆草在十八英尺以外。这只驴子要吃草的话要怎么办？
　　
　　答案：Easily, if the other end of the rope wasn’t tied to anythign. 简单。如果绳子的另一端没有拴住东西
　　

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　61. It takes twelve one-cent stamps to make a dozen. How many sex-cent stamps does it take to make a dozen?
　　　　需要12张一分钱的邮票才有一打。需要几张六分钱的游戏才能也有一打？
　　
　　答案：Twelve. It takes only twelve of anything to make a dozen. 12张。一打都是12个。
　　

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　62. If you have five potatoes and you have to divide them equally among three people, what should you do?
　　　　如果你有五只土豆，要分给三个人，怎么办？
　　
　　答案：Mash them first. 捣碎它们（做土豆泥）
　　

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63. If there were six crows sitting on a bench and a hunter shot one of them, how many would be left?
　　　　如果有六只乌鸦在长椅上，一个猎人打死一只，还有几只？
　　
　　答案：None. The noise of the gun would frighten the others away. 没有了，都被枪声吓跑了。
　　

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64. A girl was nine on her last birthday, and she will be eleven on her next. How is this possible?
　　　　有个女孩上次生日时9岁，下次生日就11岁了，为什么？
　　
　　答案：Today is her tenth birthday. 今天是她10岁生日

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65. If you count twenty horses on your right going into twon, and twenty horses on your left coming home, how many horses have you counted in all?
　　　　你进城时在你的右边数到20匹马，回来时在你的左边数到20匹马，你总共数到多少匹马？
　　
　　答案：Twenty. You counted the same horses coming and going. 20匹。来回数的是同样的马

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66. If it takes three minutes to boil an egg, how long will it take to boil three egss?
　　　　如果一只蛋要三分钟才能煮熟，三只蛋需要多久？
　　
　　答案：Three minutes, if they’re in the same pot. 三分钟，如果它们都在同一个锅里
　　
　　注解：There’s an old proverb, "Don’t put all your eggs in one basket" (which means, "Don’t risk everything you have on one solution"). Apparently this doesn’t apply to pots.
　　有一个谚语说“不要把所有的鸡蛋都放在同一个篮子里”，意思是“不要把你所有的东西都堵在一个方法上”。显然地，这个谚语对锅不适用。

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67. How do you make seven even?
　　　　你怎么把７变成偶数？
　　
　　答案：Take off the s. 拿掉 s
　　
　　注解：Seven is an odd number; that is, it can’t be divided by two. The opposite of an odd number is an even number.
　　七是一个基数，就是不能被二整除的数。跟基数相反的就是偶数。

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funny.

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学习了

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楼主辛苦了，学习了，感谢。

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谢谢楼主分享
打上学习的记号先。。。

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无终书生 说:

　　
　　这些riddles通常是用来考小孩子的急智/机智，所以不会很难；适合用来学习基础美国英语。

　　不过要注意，很多答案需要从英语的角度去考虑，而不能用中文的角度。

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学习了！报告楼主，缺了46－56题！

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All but nine died, it is interesting, I learnt a lot, thank you.