挺有趣的,有空就想想吧:
一类:
1. Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?
为什么表的第三个指针叫做the second hand?
(second 第二,还有秒之意)
2. If a word is misspelled in the
dictionary, how would we ever know?
如词典的词拼写错误,我们怎么会知道呢?
3. If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?
如果是韦伯斯特写了第一本词典,那他是从哪找到词的.
4. Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing?
slow down 和slow up 为什么意思相同?
(都是放慢,松弛的意思)
5. Why does "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing?
为什么fat chance 和slim chance 意思相同?(都是不可能,希望渺茫之意)
6. Why is it called "after dark" when it really is "after light"?
为什么把天黑后叫after dark,而不如实
地叫after light(没光以后)?
7. Why are a "wise man" and a "wise guy" opposites?
为什么wise man 和wise guy意思相反?
(wise guy自以为聪明之人,贬义)
8. Why do "overlook" and "oversee" mean opposite things?
overlook 和oversee为什么意思相反?
(overlook 忽视;oversee监视)
9. If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?
如果说全世界是个大舞台,那么听众坐哪?
10. If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
如果说爱情是blind,那为什么内衣还那么畅销?(bling瞎的,另意盲目的)
11. If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right?
如果你眼睛内斜(对眼)且阅读困难,你还能
都读all right吗?(right正确的,右边的)
12. Why is bra singular and panties plural?
为什么胸罩用单数而短裤用复数?
13. Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead?
为什么你明知遥控器的电池没电了,你还使劲的按上面的按钮?
14. How come abbreviated is such a long word?
为什么缩写这个词这么长?
15. Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them?
为什么我们洗浴巾,我们不干净吗?
16. Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
为什么胶水不粘瓶子的里面?
17. Why do they call it a TV set when you only have one?
为什么我们把电视叫TV set,而我们其实就一部电视.(set 套)
为什么太阳能把头发晒浅，却能把皮肤晒黑？
2.Why women can't put on mascara with their mouth closed?
为什么女人闭着嘴就不能上睫毛膏？
3.Why don't you ever see the headline! "Psychic Wins Lottery"?
为什么你从来没见过头版头条写！“算命师中大奖”？
4.If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?
如果飞行是这么的安全，为什么他们管飞机场叫“终端”？
(terminal还有临终的,终结的意思,含将死之意))
5.Why is it that doctors call what they do "practice"?
为什么医生们管他们所做的事情叫做“实习, 实践”？
6.Why is it that to stop Windows 98, you have to click on "Start"?
为什么在要关掉视窗时，你必须先点击“开始”键？
7.Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?
为什么柠檬汁是用人造香味调料做的，而洗碗液是用真正的柠檬做的？
8.Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
为什么帮你管理你的所有投资的人叫做“不名一文的人”？
（“broke”在英文中有“不名一文”，“穷到家了”的意思）
9.Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?
为什么一天中交通最慢的时刻叫“速行”时刻？
10.Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?
为什么没有老鼠味儿的猫食？
11.When dog food is new and improved tasting, who tests it?
当狗食被宣扬是新的和改进了的口味的时候，是谁作的口味鉴定？
12.Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
为什么诺亚没有把那两支蚊子打死？
（诺亚方舟上带有每种动物的雌雄各一只）
13.Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?
在用注射毒剂的方式执行死刑时，为什么还要消毒针头？
14.You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes?
Why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?
你知道那个用在飞机上的“不会被摧毁”的黑匣子吧？为什么他们不把
整架飞机都造成那种材料的？
15.Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?
为什么下雨时绵羊不缩水？
16.Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?
为什么公寓都紧紧靠在一起？（apart是分开的意思）
17.If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?
如果“坏处”是“好处”的对立面，那么“众议院”是不是“进展”的
对立面？
18.If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?
如果飞行是这么的安全，为什么他们管飞机场叫“终端”？
(terminal还有临终的,终结的意思,含将死之意))
(youraisemeup网上收集整理)
