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一、 Riddles开心谜语
Here are two riddles , in which words have more than one meaning. Be careful!
1. Why did the boy put his radio in the refrigerator?
Answer: He wanted to hear cool music.
Cool has two meanings. It can mean “somewhat cold”. In everyday speech, cool can also mean “wonderful, exciting, great”.
cool这个词有两个意思。它可以表示“有点冷的”。在日常生活中，cool还可表示“好极了；令人兴奋的；很棒的 ”。
例：
A: Wow! What a great song!
B: You said it! This station plays really cool music. I could listen for hours.
A: Me too. Hey, tell you what , let me get us a nice, cool drink from the fridge, and we can just sit back and listen for awhile.
B: Cool !Sounds like a great idea!
A： 哇！多棒的一首歌啊！
B： 是啊！这个电台播放的音乐都很酷。我听几个小时都不会厌烦。
A： 我也是。嗨，告诉你吧，我要去从冰箱里拿一些好喝又清凉的饮料来，我们可以休息一下，好好听一会儿。
B: 太棒了！听起来真是个绝妙的主意！
2. What kind of cake tastes awful?
Answer: A cake of soup.
A cake is a baked sweet made from flour, eggs, and other ingredients. A bar of soap can also be referred to as a cake of soap. cake 是用面粉﹑鸡蛋和其他配料烘制成的甜点。而一块肥皂也可以叫做a cake of soap。
例：
A: Hi, Jane. Where are you off to?
B: Oh, I’m going to the bakery to pick up a birthday cake for my son. How about you?
A: I’m heading for the drug store. I need a couple of cakes of soap, some baby powder , and some aspirin.
A： 嗨，简。你要去哪儿？
B： 噢，我要去面包店给我的儿子取生日蛋糕。你呢？A： 我要去杂货店。我需要两块肥皂、一些婴儿爽身粉和一些阿斯匹林。
张卓 摘自《美国谜语101则》
二、 与狗相关的一些英语谚语和短语
狗年到了，还没见过如此多的关于dog的用法吧？祝大家狗年大吉！
1. a lucky dog 幸运儿
2. lead a dog’s life 过着烦忧的日子
3. not have a dog’s chance 毫无机会
4. top dog 当权派
5. treat sb like a dog 不把某人当人看
6. a lazy dog 懒汉
7. a gay dog 一个快乐的人
8. dog-days三伏天；大热天；无所作为的时期；无精打采的日子
9. as (like) a dog with two tails非常开心
10. A good dog deserves a good bone.好狗应该啃好骨头；有功者受赏。
11. A living dog is better than a dead lion.死狮不如活狗。
12. An old dog will learn no new tricks. ( You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.) 老狗学不了新把戏。
13. Barking dogs seldom bite.爱叫的狗不咬人；咬人的狗不露齿。
Here are two riddles , in which words have more than one meaning. Be careful!
1. Why did the boy put his radio in the refrigerator?
Answer: He wanted to hear cool music.
Cool has two meanings. It can mean “somewhat cold”. In everyday speech, cool can also mean “wonderful, exciting, great”.
cool这个词有两个意思。它可以表示“有点冷的”。在日常生活中，cool还可表示“好极了；令人兴奋的；很棒的 ”。
例：
A: Wow! What a great song!
B: You said it! This station plays really cool music. I could listen for hours.
A: Me too. Hey, tell you what , let me get us a nice, cool drink from the fridge, and we can just sit back and listen for awhile.
B: Cool !Sounds like a great idea!
A： 哇！多棒的一首歌啊！
B： 是啊！这个电台播放的音乐都很酷。我听几个小时都不会厌烦。
A： 我也是。嗨，告诉你吧，我要去从冰箱里拿一些好喝又清凉的饮料来，我们可以休息一下，好好听一会儿。
B: 太棒了！听起来真是个绝妙的主意！
2. What kind of cake tastes awful?
Answer: A cake of soup.
A cake is a baked sweet made from flour, eggs, and other ingredients. A bar of soap can also be referred to as a cake of soap. cake 是用面粉﹑鸡蛋和其他配料烘制成的甜点。而一块肥皂也可以叫做a cake of soap。
例：
A: Hi, Jane. Where are you off to?
B: Oh, I’m going to the bakery to pick up a birthday cake for my son. How about you?
A: I’m heading for the drug store. I need a couple of cakes of soap, some baby powder , and some aspirin.
A： 嗨，简。你要去哪儿？
B： 噢，我要去面包店给我的儿子取生日蛋糕。你呢？A： 我要去杂货店。我需要两块肥皂、一些婴儿爽身粉和一些阿斯匹林。
张卓 摘自《美国谜语101则》
二、 与狗相关的一些英语谚语和短语
狗年到了，还没见过如此多的关于dog的用法吧？祝大家狗年大吉！
1. a lucky dog 幸运儿
2. lead a dog’s life 过着烦忧的日子
3. not have a dog’s chance 毫无机会
4. top dog 当权派
5. treat sb like a dog 不把某人当人看
6. a lazy dog 懒汉
7. a gay dog 一个快乐的人
8. dog-days三伏天；大热天；无所作为的时期；无精打采的日子
9. as (like) a dog with two tails非常开心
10. A good dog deserves a good bone.好狗应该啃好骨头；有功者受赏。
11. A living dog is better than a dead lion.死狮不如活狗。
12. An old dog will learn no new tricks. ( You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.) 老狗学不了新把戏。
13. Barking dogs seldom bite.爱叫的狗不咬人；咬人的狗不露齿。