同學錄裏同學轉發了一些有趣的英文問題, 這裏再轉發一次, 是不是很有趣?
Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin?
為什麽太陽能把頭發曬淺,卻能把皮膚曬黑?
小米袋: 因為頭發是黑的, 皮膚是淺的.
Why women can't put on mascara with their mouth closed?
為什麽女人塗睫毛油的時候不能閉著嘴?
小米袋: 女人不張著嘴怎麽讓人知道她在塗睫毛油呢?
Why don't you ever see the headline! "Psychic Wins Lottery"?
為什麽你從來沒見過頭版頭條寫!“算命師中大獎”?
小米袋: 顯然算命師不稀罕區區大獎.
Why is "abbreviated" such a long word?
為什麽“縮寫”是這麽長的一個單詞?
小米袋: 將一個詞縮寫出來不是一個簡單的過程.
Why is it that doctors call what they do "practice"?
為什麽醫生們管他們所做的事情叫做“練習”?
小米袋: 醫生們所做的事情是對別人不是自己.
Why is it that to stop Windows 2000, you have to click on "Start"?
為什麽在要關掉視窗時,你必須先點擊“開始”鍵?
小米袋: 就象我們死以前必須生一樣.
Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?
為什麽檸檬汁是用人造香味調料做的,而洗碗液是用真正的檸檬做的?
小米袋: 人比碗更喜歡虛偽的東西.
Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
為什麽幫你管理你的所有投資的人叫做“不名一文的人”?(“broke”在英文中有“不名一文”,“窮到家了”的意思)
小米袋: 如果他沒有窮到家, 幹嘛盯著你的錢?
Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?
為什麽一天中交通最慢的時刻叫“速行”時刻?
小米袋: 怕就怕在一窩風.
Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?
為什麽沒有老鼠味兒的貓食?
小米袋: 怕貓對真老鼠失去了新鮮感.
When dog food is new and improved tasting, who tests it?
當狗食被宣揚是新的和改進了的口味的時候,是誰作的口味鑒定?
小米袋: 當然是狗.
Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
為什麽諾亞沒有把那兩支蚊子打死?(諾亞方舟上帶有每種動物的雌雄各一隻)
小米袋: 留著盯魔鬼的.
Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?
在用注射毒劑的方式執行死刑時,為什麽還要消毒針頭?
小米袋: 怎麽也不能讓犯人死於無辜.
You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes? Why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?
你知道那個用在飛機上的“不會被摧毀”的黑匣子吧?為什麽他們不把整架飛機都造成那種材料的?
小米袋: 飛機不會被摧毀不等於人不會被摧毀, 所以沒有意義.
Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?
為什麽下雨時綿羊不縮水?
小米袋: 因為綿羊披的是真皮.
Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?
為什麽公寓都緊緊靠在一起?(apart是分開的意思)
小米袋: 結婚的人才有離婚的念頭.
If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?
如果“壞處”是“好處”的對立麵,那麽“眾議院”是不是“進展”的對立麵?
小米袋: 絕對!
If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?
如果飛行是這麽的安全,為什麽他們管飛機場叫“終點”?
小米袋: 因為出事的地方通常不在終點.