英语脑筋急转弯 Part Ⅲ Miscellaneous

时间：2008-05-09 07:04:18

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Questions：

1．Which will burn¹ longer， the candles in the good old days
or the candles of today？..
以前的蜡烛和现在的蜡烛，哪个烧得更长？

2．Which American has had² the largest family？

哪个美国人拥有最为庞大的家族？

3．A little girl was³ 6 years old on her last birthday，
and will be 8 on her next birthday．How can this be？
一个小女孩上一个生日才6 岁，下一个生日就8 岁了，这是怎么回
事？

Keys：

1．Neither⁴．Candles don’t burn longer but burn shorter．..
哪个都烧不长，蜡烛都是越烧越短。

2．George Washington，“father of the nation⁵．”..
乔治·华盛顿，“美国之父”。

3．It’s her 7th birthday．

今天她7 岁生日。

Notes：

1．the good old days 过去的好时光

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1 burn
n.烧伤；v.燃烧，发光
参考例句：
What makes the fire burn?是什么使火燃烧？ Don't let the fire burn down.别让火熄灭。

2 had
vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有
参考例句：
I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！ The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

3 was
v.(is,am的过去式)是，在
参考例句：
He said he was right.他说他是正确的。 He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

4 neither
adj.皆不，两不；int.两者都不；conj.既非，既不
参考例句：
I don't know that neither.那个我也不知道。 He doesn't smoke neither does he drink.他既不抽烟也不喝酒。

5 nation
n.民族；国家；国民
参考例句：
The President gave an address to the nation over the radio.总统向全国发表广播演说。 The country needs a leader who will hold the nation together.这个国家需要有一个能把全民族团结起来的领袖。