主播:Selah | Anne歌曲 : Ain't Nobody Like You*更多节目配乐,请在“网易云音乐”搜索“一席英语-老外来了歌单”。今天,我们来聊点轻松好玩的——英语里的脑筋急转弯。在英语里有很多的riddles(谜语)和brainteasers(脑筋急转弯)。Technically(严格说来),脑筋急转弯是一种puzzle(解谜游戏)或者brain game(动脑游戏),通常involving lateral thinking(需要动用水平思维法)。• riddle /ˈrɪd(ə)l/ n. 谜语• brainteaser /ˈbreɪnˌtiːzər/ n. 脑筋急转弯• puzzle /ˈpʌzəl/ n. 谜;难题• lateral thinking n. 水平思维法;横向思维为了solve(猜出)一个脑筋急转弯的answer(答案),你需要一种 creative(有创意的)以及less straightforward thought process(不那么直截了当的思维方式),并且the solution won't be right in front of you(解决方法不会直接摆在你眼前)。• straightforward /ˌstreɪtˈfɔːrwərd/ adj. 简单明了的;直截了当的�第一题:Q: What do you call a bee that comes from America? (怎么称呼一只来自美国的蜜蜂?)A: USB.美国就是the US,美国的蜜蜂就是 US bee(USB),这里是玩了一个谐音梗儿。�第二题:Q: What starts with "e", ends with "e", and only contains one letter? (什么东西以e开头,以e结尾,而且只包含one letter?)A: It’s an envelope. (信封)这个重点在于letter这个单词,它既有“字母”的意思,又有“信件”的意思。这个答案 requires you to understand(要求你理解)英语单词的 spelling(拼写), 以及letter这个单词的double meaning(双层含义)。这是一个homonym(同形异义词)。• homonym /ˈhɑːmənɪm/ n. 同形(或同音)异义词�第三题:Q: What starts with a T, ends with a T, and is full of T? (什么东西以T开头,以T结尾,而且充满了T?)A: A teapot. (茶壶)这又是一个需要你thinking creatively(运用创新思维)的脑筋急转弯。这个T既是字母T又是茶的英文单词tea,一些人可能会把这称为一个pun(双关)。英语里经常会用到puns(双关),这也是一种玩梗儿的方式。通常puns are deemed “dad jokes”(双关被认为是爸爸们才会讲的冷笑话)。• pun /pʌn/ n. 双关语�第四题:Q: What do you call an alligator in a vest? (怎么称呼一个穿背心的鳄鱼?)A: An investigator! (调查员)穿背心是in vest,然后take the end of the word “alligator”(取鳄鱼一词的词尾)就是investigator(调查员)。这是一个play on words(文字游戏),因为它是taking advantage of the formation of the word(利用了英语单词的构词法)。• investigator /ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪtər/ n. 调查人员�第五题:Q: What do you call a fake noodle? (怎么称呼一个假面条?)A: An impasta.这个brainteaser需要你注意它的pronunciation(发音)。意大利面是pasta(/ˈpɑːstə/),假的就是im-pasta(非意面)。这个答案听起来很像imposter(冒充者)这个词,但其实是在referencing pasta and noodles(谈论意面和面条)。• imposter /ɪmˈpɑːstər/ n. 冒名顶替者�第六题:还有一些脑筋急转弯have nothing to do with what the words sound like(与单词的发音无关),只是需要thinking outside-the-box(跳出传统的思维框架)。Q: What goes up but never comes down? (什么东西只上不下?)A: Your age. (你的年龄)可以goes up(向上)的不仅仅是一个物体object,还可以是一种abstract concept(抽象概念)。• abstract /ˈæbstrækt/ adj. 抽象的• concept /ˈkɑːnsept/ n. 概念通常脑筋急转弯的答案会give people “aha moments”(让人有顿悟时刻),起初人们会觉得confused(迷惑),然后suddenly it makes sense(豁然开朗),make you go “Aha”(让你直呼“啊哈”)!下面是一些脑筋急转弯,来看看你能不能自己figure out why they are funny or creative(搞明白它们好笑或者创新的点在哪里)!第一题:- Q: What belongs to you but other people use it more than you? (什么东西属于你但其他人用得比你还多?)- A: Your name. (你的名字)第二题:- Q: What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs? (什么东西有一张脸,两只手,却没有胳膊或腿?)- A: A clock. (钟表)第三题:- Q: Why couldn't the bicycle stand up by itself? (为什么自行车没法自己站着?)- A: It was two-tired. (它有两个轮胎)第四题:- Q: Why did the invisible man turn down the job offer? (为什么隐形人推掉了工作机会?)- A: He couldn't see himself doing it! 这些脑筋急转弯的点在哪里,猜出来的可以在留言板告诉我们!
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