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What has a mouth and a fork but never eats?
A river.
什麼東西有張嘴還有叉子，但是從來不吃東西？(河流)[河流有河口及分叉處]

What has a hand but can't scratch itself?
A clock.
什麼東西有手，但是卻沒辦法抓癢？(時鐘)


What has no skin or bones, yet has four fingers and a thumb?
A glove.
什麼東西沒有皮膚及骨頭，但是卻有四隻手指跟一隻大姆指？(手套)


Mrs. Bigger has a baby. Now who is bigger?
The baby, because it is a little Bigger.
『比較大』先生有個嬰兒，請問究竟誰比較大？(嬰兒，因為嬰兒是"a little bigger")
[此處借用英文的比較級之副詞修飾語"a little"來比喻。通常外國人說某人的小嬰兒都會說a little+對方之姓名，比如a little Johnny指的就是Johnny先生的寶貝嬰兒。]


What part of a watch was used before by someone else?
The second hand.
手錶的哪個部份在別人用之前已經被用過了？(二手貨-秒針)[此處的second指的是時鐘的秒針，英文中的秒針與二手貨正巧是同一個字。]


Why is an empty purse always the same?
Because there is never any CHANGE in it.
為什麼空的皮夾總是一樣的？(因為空的皮夾中絕對不會有零錢/改變。)[英文中的『零錢』與『改變』是同一個字"change"。]


Where can you always find money when you look for it?
In the dictionary.
當你想找『錢』時，哪邊總是能找得到？(字典)[因為字典一定找得到『錢』這個字。]


What is something that never asks any questions but demands a great many answers?
A doorbell.
什麼東西從不問問題，但是得到很多回應？(門鈴)


What belongs to you, but is used more by other people?
Your name.
什麼東西是屬於你的，但是別人使用的次數比你多？(你的名字)


Why was the dog mad at the tree?
Because the tree had its BARK.
為什麼狗總是會對樹發狂？(因為樹有『樹皮』。)
[英文的Bark有二個意思，一個是樹皮，一個是狗叫。]


How are trees, cars, and elephants alike?
They both have a trunk!
樹木、車子、大象相同的地方在哪裡？(因為他們都有"trunks")[因為trunk有樹幹、後車廂、象鼻的意思]


How do you catch a monkey?
Act like a banana.
你要如何才能抓住猴子？(裝瘋賣傻)[在英文中，go banana有裝瘋賣傻的意思，這個謎語是用猴子愛吃的香蕉影射抓猴子的方法。]


What's the best way to catch a squirrel?
Climb a tree and act like a nut.
要抓住松鼠最好的辦法是？(爬到樹上，裝成笨蛋的樣子。)[英文中的nut有堅果及笨蛋的意思，答案的意思是假扮成堅果就可以吸引松鼠。]

What did the dog say when he sat on the sand paper?
Ruff! Ruff! Ruff!
當狗坐在砂紙上時，牠會說什麼？[ruff是狗叫的聲音，正好跟英文中的 rough(粗糙的)發音相同，砂紙給人的感覺就是粗粗的，所以狗坐在上面發出ruff的聲音就好像在說好粗糙。]


What vegetable do you get when an elephant walks through your garden?
Squash
當大象行過你的花園時，你會得到什麼蔬菜？(南瓜)[因為在英文中，squash有南瓜及壓碎的意思。大象走過你的花園，物品都會被壓碎，故取此同義]

I am heavy, I am cool
water in me hard to lose...
bring me repair if I do....


answer: washing machine