元宵节英语灯谜

 　1. What month do soldiers hate?

　　--March (三月，行军)

　　2. How many feet are there in a yard?

　　--It depends on how many people stand in the yard. (码，院子)

　　3. Why is an empty purse always the same?

　　--There is no change in it. (零钱，变化)

　　4. What book has the most stirring¹ chapters²?

　　--A cook book. (动人的，搅拌的)

　　5. What kind of dog doesn't bite³ or bark⁴?

　　--Hot dog. (热狗)

　　6. What is the smallest room in the world?

　　--Mushroom. (蘑菇)

　　7. What kind of water should people drink in order to be healthy?

　　--Drink well water. (井水，健康的)

　　8. How do we know the ocean is friendly?

　　--It waves. (起波浪，招手致意)

　　9. Which can move faster, heat or cold?

　　--Heat, because you can catch cold. (追上冷，患感冒)

　　10. What man cannot live in a house?

　　什么人不能住在房子里?

　　--snowman（雪人）

　　11. What never asks questions but gets a lot of answers?

　　--dictionary （字典）

　　12. What question can you never answer "Yes" to?

　　--Are you dead? （你死了吗?）

　　13. You have it．You read it．There're some pictures in it?

　　--book（书）

　　14. A mouse has a large pocket．What is it?

　　--a kangaroo（袋鼠）

　　15. It has a head ，but no neck．It has a body，but no warmth⁵．NO feet，but can travel?

　　--a car（汽车）

1 stirring   

adj.激动人心的，令人兴奋的；活泼的，活跃的；忙碌的；动摇民心的v.激起(stir的ing形式)

参考例句：

• She felt a stirring of anger. 她感觉自己忍不住要生气了。
• I doubt if his deeds would match his stirring words. 我怀疑他的行动是否会与他那激动人心的话是一致的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 chapters   

n.章( chapter的名词复数 )；（人生或历史的）时期；主教座堂全体教士；（社团、俱乐部等的）地方分会

参考例句：

• The author devotes the first three chapters to the subject. 作者用前三章阐述这个问题。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• It's just these heart-thrilling chapters that brought his work world renown. 正因这些扣人心弦的篇章才使得他的作品举世闻名。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 bite   

n.咬，咬伤，一口，刺痛；（= byte）字节，位组，二进位组，信息组；v.咬，刺痛

参考例句：

• The dog may bite at you.狗会咬你的。
• Let me have a bite.让我咬一口。

4 bark   

n.（狗）等吠声，狗叫声，树皮；v.狗叫

参考例句：

• The old bark dropped away.老树皮剥落下来。
• Dogs always know who's bad and will naturally bark at them.狗永远知道谁是坏人，而且一定会对他们吠叫。

5 warmth   

n.温暖，温情，暖和，激动，生气

参考例句：

• He answered with warmth.他热情地回答。
• We felt the warmth of the sun.我们感受到太阳的温暖。