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燈謎是中國元宵節(jié)或中秋節(jié)寫在燈籠上的謎語。人們必須從一個字、一首詩或是一個短語猜出答案。猜燈謎和打老虎一樣難，所以燈謎有一個別名——燈虎（lantern tigers）。一起來開動腦筋，猜猜下面的英文燈謎。
Riddles: What's full of holes but still holds water?
Answer: a sponge
問：什么東西渾身是洞，卻能裝水？
答：海綿
Riddles: What building has the most stories?
Answer: A library
問：什么建筑樓層最多？
答：圖書館（注：story有樓層和故事兩個意思）
Riddles: Which is faster, hot or cold?
Answer: Hot's faster. You can catch a cold.
問：熱和冷哪個速度更快？
答：熱更快，因為你能抓住冷（catch a cold:感冒）
Riddles: When is your mind like a rumpled bed?
Answer: When it is not made up.
問：你的腦子什么時候像皺巴巴的床？
答：當(dāng)它沒有疊的時候（make up mind:下定決心）
Riddles: What is it that everybody does at the same time?
Answer: grow older
問：所有人同時在做的事情是什么？
答：長大
Riddles: What month do soldiers hate?
Answer: March
問：士兵們最恨幾月份？
答：三月（注：march也有行軍的意思）
Riddles: How many feet are there in a yard?
Answer: It depends on how many people stand in the yard.
問：院子里有多少只腳？
答：這取決于多少人站在院子里（注：yard碼；院子）
Riddles: Why is an empty purse always the same?
Answer: There is no change in it.
問：為什么空錢包永遠是一樣的？
答：因為沒零錢（注：change變化；零錢）
Riddles: What book has the most stirring chapters?
Answer: A cook book.
問：什么書有最動人的章節(jié)？
答：烹飪書（注：stirring動人的；攪拌的）
Riddles: What kind of dog doesn't bite or bark?
Answer: Hot dog.
問：什么狗不咬人不吠叫？
答：熱狗
Riddles: What is the smallest room in the world?
Answer: Mushroom.
問：世界上最小的房間是什么？
答：蘑菇
Riddles: What kind of water should people drink in order to be healthy?
Answer: Drink well water.
問：為了保持健康應(yīng)該喝什么水？
答：喝井水（注：well井水；健康的）
Riddles: How do we know the ocean is friendly?
Answer: It waves.
問：我們?nèi)绾沃篮Ｑ笫怯焉频模?/p>
答：海有波浪（注：wave起波浪；招手致意）
Riddles: What man cannot live in a house?
Answer: snowman
問：什么人不能住在房間里？
答：雪人
Riddles: A mouse has a large pocket. What is it?
Answer: a kangaroo
問：有大口袋的老鼠是什么？
答：袋鼠
Riddles: It has a head, but no neck. It has a body, but no warmth. No feet, but can travel?
Answer: a car
問：它有頭，但沒脖子；有身體，卻沒溫度；沒有腳，但是能旅行。它是什么？
答：汽車
（來源：網(wǎng)絡(luò)）
