儿童英语谜语练习之二

20. Riddle:

David’s parents have three sons

大卫的父母有三个儿子

Answer:

David

21. Riddle:

I follow you all the time and copy your every move, but you can’t touch me or catch me. What am I?

我一直跟着你，模仿你的一举一动，但你碰不到我，也抓不到我。我是什么？

Answer:

Your shadow

你的影子

22. Riddle:

What has many keys but can’t open a single lock?

什么东西有很多钥匙，但一把锁都打不开？

Answer:

A piano

23. Riddle:

What can you hold in your left hand but not in your right?

你左手能拿什么而右手不能拿什么？

Answer:

Your right elbow

你的右肘

24. Riddle:

What is black when it’s clean and white when it’s dirty?

什么东西干净的时候是黑色的，脏的时候是白色的？

Answer:

A chalkboard

一块黑板

25. Riddle:

What gets bigger when more is taken away?

Answer:

A hole

一个洞

26. Riddle:

I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?

我像羽毛一样轻盈，但最强壮的人却抓不住我五分钟。我是什么？

Answer:

Your breath

你的呼吸

27. Riddle:

I’m found in socks, scarves and mittens; and often in the paws of playful kittens. What am I?

我穿着袜子、围巾和手套；而且经常在顽皮小猫的爪子里。我是什么？

Answer:

Yarn

纱线

28. Riddle:

Where does today come before yesterday?

昨天之前的今天从哪里来？

Answer:

The dictionary

字典

29. Riddle:

What invention lets you look right through a wall?

什么发明能让你透过墙壁直视？

Answer:

A window

30. Riddle:

If you’ve got me, you want to share me; if you share me, you haven’t kept me. What am I?

如果你有我，你想分享我；如果你分享我，你就没有留住我。我是什么？

Answer:

A secret

一个秘密

31. Riddle:

What can’t be put in a saucepan?

炖锅里不能放什么？

Answer:

It’s lid

是盖子

32. Riddle:

What goes up and down but doesn’t move?

什么东西上下移动却不动？