英语脑筋急转弯 Part I Homonyms＆Puns

时间：2008-05-08 06:20:01

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Questions：

1．If a driver drives too fast he’ll get a ticket．..
What will happen to a Poet if he writes too
fast？..
司机如果车开得太快就会被罚款，那么诗人如果
诗写得太快，会怎么样呢？

2．Why is an empty purse always the same？

空钱包为什么总是老样子？

3．Why do little birds in the nest agree with each
other？..
巢里的小鸟为什么意见总是一致？

Keys：

1．His poetic¹ licence² will be taken away．..
他的写诗执照就会被没收。

2．There’s no change in it．..
因为里面没有零钱。

3．Because they would fall out if they didn’t．..
因为如果意见不合，它们就会摔出鸟巢。

Notes：

1．poetic licence 诗的破格（如不遵从语法规则等）
2． change n．零钱；变化
3． fall out 摔出去；争吵

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1 poetic
adj.富有诗意的，有诗人气质的，善于抒情的
参考例句：
His poetic idiom is stamped with expressions describing group feeling and thought.他的诗中的措辞往往带有描写群体感情和思想的印记。 His poetic novels have gone through three different historical stages.他的诗情小说创作经历了三个不同的历史阶段。

2 licence
n.证书；许可证，执照；v.许可；批准
参考例句：
The restaurant applied for a licence to sell wine.那家餐厅申请售酒许可证。 He hadn't paid his television licence fee.他尚未缴纳电视机使用许可费。