1. Why are people tired on April Fool's Day? (愚人節人們爲什麼疲倦?)
答：Because they have just had a long March. ( 因爲他們剛過了長長的三月。March 三月;行軍) 經典笑話
weather do mice and rats fear? (老鼠害怕什麼天氣?)
答：When it's raining cats and dogs.(下大雨。rain cats and dogs 下大雨 )
do dogs refuse to follow their masters? (狗什麼時候不願跟隨主人?)
答：When their masters go to the flea market.(主人去跳蚤市場時。Flea 跳蚤 flea market 舊貨市場 )
question can never be answered by “yes”? (哪個問題永遠不能回答“是的”?)
答：Are you asleep? (你睡着了嗎)
經典笑話
tree is always very sad? (哪種樹總是很傷心?)
答：Weeping willow. ( 垂柳 weep哭泣 willow柳樹)
can you get water with a net? (什麼時候可以用網兜裝水?)
答：When water is turned into ice. (當水結成冰時)
is the pig always eating?豬爲什麼沒完沒了地吃?
答：He's making a hog of himself.它想成爲一隻肉豬。
's the longest word in the world?世界上最長的單詞是什麼?
答：Smiles. Because there's a mile between the letter 's'.微笑。因爲兩個字母S中間隔了一里。
question is that to which you must always answer "yes"? 什麼問題你只能回答“yes”?
答："What does y-e-s spell?" (當別人問你)“yes”怎麼拼?
e were you when the power was cut off? 當停電的時候你在哪?
答：In the darkness. 在黑暗中。
will you break once you say it? (什麼東西一說出來就打破?)
2. Will liars be honest after they die? (騙子死了之後會誠實嗎?)
3. What always goes up and never goes down? (什麼東西只升不降?)
4. Why did the boy make his dog sit in the sun? (男孩爲什麼讓他的狗坐在陽光下?)
5. Why can a bride hide nothing?(爲什麼新娘子什麼也藏不住?)
6. Why is the library the highest building?(爲什麼圖書館是最高的建築物?)
7. What is the smallest bridge in the world? (世界上最小的橋樑是什麼?)
8. What is the difference between the North Pole and the South Pole? (北極與南極的區別是什麼?)
9. What makes naughty boys long to work in a clock factory? (淘氣的男孩爲什麼想去鐘錶廠工作?)
10. What bird lifts heavy things? (什麼鳥能舉起重物?)
11. A ship can contain only fifty persons. Now there is alreadyforty-nine person in it. At this time,a pregnant woman comes on andboards the ship. The shipsinks. Why? (有一艘船隻能容納50人，現在已有49人。這時一位孕婦上了船，船就沉了。爲什麼?)
12. What's the poorest bank in the world? (世界的最貧窮的銀行是什麼?)
13. What month do soldiers hate?(軍人憎恨什麼月?)
答案Answers:
1. Silence. (沉默)
2. No, they won’t. They lie still after they die。(不會，他們依舊撒謊。Lie still 躺着不動，依舊撒謊。)
3. Your age. (你的年齡)
4. He wants to have a hot dog. (他想要一條熱狗。)
5. Because someone will give her away. (因爲有人會揭發她。Give away 揭發，在婚禮上把新娘交給新郎)
6. It has the most stories. (它的樓層最多。Story 故事，樓層)
7. The bridge of a nose. (鼻樑)
8. A whole world. (整個世界。 a world of difference 天壤之別)
9. They want to make faces. (make face 做鬼臉，做鐘錶面)
10. Crane. (鶴。Crane鶴，舉重機)
11. Because is a pigboat. (那是潛水艇。pigboat，潛水艇)
river bank。(河岸。)
h。(行軍。)
1. What will you break once you say it?
什麼東西一說出來就打破?
2. Will liars be honest after they die?
騙子死了之後會誠實嗎?
3. What always goes up and never goes down?
什麼東西只升不降?
4. Why did the boy make his dog sit in the sun?
男孩爲什麼讓他的狗坐在陽光下?
5. Why can a bride hide nothing?
爲什麼新娘子什麼也藏不住?
6. Why is the library the highest building?
爲什麼圖書館是最高的建築物?
7. What is the smallest bridge in the world?
世界上最小的橋樑是什麼?
8. What is the difference between the North Pole and the South Pole?
北極與南極的區別是什麼?
9. What makes naughty boys long to work in a clock factory?
淘氣的'男孩爲什麼想去鐘錶廠工作?
10. What bird lifts heavy things?
什麼鳥能舉起重物?
11.A ship can contain only fifty persons. Now there is already forty-nine persons in it. At this time,a pregnant woman comes on and boards the ship. The ship ?
有一艘船隻能容納50人,現在已有49人。這時一位孕婦上了船,船就沉了。爲什麼?
12. Why is the comet like Micky Mouse?
爲什麼是彗星像米老鼠?
13. Who is closer to you, your mom or your dad?
誰跟你比較親密,你的媽媽或你的爸爸?
14. What's the poorest bank in the world?
世界的最貧窮的銀行是什麼?
15. What month do soldiers hate?
軍人憎恨什麼月?
old woman has lived in one-story house body is very short. Afterwards,she moves into a big building and lives in the ninth story. However, when she comes back home each time,she always takes an elevator to the sixth story and gets off,then she walks to the ninth ?
有位老婦人,從前住平房,並且個子非常矮,後來她搬進了一個很高的樓裏,住在第九層,但是她每次回家,她總是乘電梯到第六層就下來,然後走到第九層.爲什麼?
答案：
1. Silence. 沉默
2. No, they won't. They lie still after they die.
不會，他們依舊撒謊。Lie still 躺着不動，依舊撒謊。
3. Your age. 你的年齡
4. He wants to have a hot dog. 他想要一條熱狗。
5. Because someone will give her away.
因爲有人會揭發她。Give away 揭發，在婚禮上把新娘交給新郎
6. It has the most stories. 它的樓層最多。Story 故事，樓層
7. The bridge of a nose. 鼻樑
8. A whole world. 整個世界。 a world of difference 天壤之別
9. They want to make faces. make face 做鬼臉，做鐘錶面
10. Crane. 鶴。Crane鶴，舉重機
11. Because is a pigboat. 那是潛水艇。pigboat,潛水艇
use it is a star with a tail.因爲它是有尾巴的星星。
is closer, because Dad is father(farther).
因爲爸爸是父親 , 所以媽媽比較靠近。
river bank.河岸。
h.行軍.
use she was too short to press the ninth button.她太矮了不能按到第九層的按鈕.
Q:What's the difference between a monkey and a flea?
A: A monkey can have fleas, but a flea can't have monkeys.
猴子會和跳蚤有什麼不同呢?你可能會直接的想到它們倆是一大一小。但除此之外呢，那就是猴子身上可以長跳蚤，而跳蚤身上卻不能有猴子。這個答案很有意思吧?
Q: How can you most irritate a farmer?
A: By treading on his corn?
如果你踩了農夫的玉米或是穀物，他肯定會生氣的;而如果你踩了農夫腳底的雞眼，他會更生氣。Corn既可以表示“玉米/穀物”，也有“雞眼”的意思。
Q: Which is the strongest creature in the world?
A: The snail. It carries its house on its back.
因爲snail(蝸牛)的後背上總是揹着一所房子，所以說蝸牛是世界上最強壯的生物是不足爲奇的。你說呢?
Q: What do people do in a clock factory?
A: They make faces all day.
一看到make faces這個短語，你可千萬別以爲是在鐘錶廠工作的人整天都做鬼臉呀!因爲除了這個意思以外，它還可以從字面上解釋爲製造鐘面。
Q: How do you stop a sleepwalker from walking in his sleep?
A: Keep him awake.
怎樣才能不讓夢遊者(sleepwalker)夢遊(walk in his sleep)呢?最簡單的方法就是不讓他睡覺。雖然這不是治療方法，但如果讓夢遊者醒着呢，他的確就不會去夢遊了。
1) ---- Who is closer to you， your mom or your dad ? (爸爸和媽媽誰和你更近?)?
—— Mom is closer because dad is father.?
(2)---- What fruit is never found singly ? (什麼水果永遠不會是單個的?)?
—— A pear.?
(3)---- Why are young men unwilling to date the daughter of the Fortunes ? (年輕人爲什麼不願意和福瓊家女兒約會?)?
—— Because she is Miss Fortune.?
注: 以上腦筋急轉彎泛採用了同音詞(homonyms):
(1)“father”(父親)與“farther”(更遠)
(2)“pear”(梨)音同“pair”(一對)，
(3)“Miss Fortune”音同“misfortune”(不幸)
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(4)Why is an empty matchbox the best thing to have in the world ?(爲什麼空火柴盒是世界上最好的東西?)?
——Because it is matchless.?
(5)Why did little Tom put his brother's guitar in the refrigerator ?(小湯姆爲什麼把哥哥的吉他放在冰箱裏?)?
——Because he enjoyed cool music.?
(6)What stays hot even if put it in a fridge?(什麼東西即使放在冰箱裏也熱?)
? ——Pepper.?
注: 以上腦筋急轉彎大量運用了雙關語(puns)：
(4)“matchless”既可理解爲“沒有火柴的”，又可理解爲“舉世無雙的，無可匹敵的”;
(5)“cool”可表示“冷的、涼的”，也可指“棒、時髦、美妙的”;
(6)“hot”有兩個意思："熱"、"辣"。