燈謎是中國(guó)元宵節(jié)或中秋節(jié)寫(xiě)在燈籠上的謎語(yǔ)。人們必須從一個(gè)字、一首詩(shī)或是一個(gè)短語(yǔ)猜出答案。猜燈謎和打老虎一樣難，所以燈謎有一個(gè)別名——燈虎（lantern tigers）。一起來(lái)開(kāi)動(dòng)腦筋，猜猜下面的英文燈謎。

Riddles: What's full of holes but still holds water?

Answer: a sponge

問(wèn)：什么東西渾身是洞，卻能裝水？

答：海綿

Riddles: What building has the most stories?

Answer: A library

問(wèn)：什么建筑樓層最多？

答：圖書(shū)館（注：story有樓層和故事兩個(gè)意思）

Riddles: Which is faster, hot or cold?

Answer: Hot's faster. You can catch a cold.

問(wèn)：熱和冷哪個(gè)速度更快？

答：熱更快，因?yàn)槟隳茏プ±洌╟atch a cold:感冒）

Riddles: When is your mind like a rumpled bed?

Answer: When it is not made up.

問(wèn)：你的腦子什么時(shí)候像皺巴巴的床？

答：當(dāng)它沒(méi)有疊的時(shí)候（make up mind:下定決心）

Riddles: What is it that everybody does at the same time?

Answer: grow older

問(wèn)：所有人同時(shí)在做的事情是什么？

答：長(zhǎng)大

Riddles: What month do soldiers hate?

Answer: March

問(wèn)：士兵們最恨幾月份？

答：三月（注：march也有行軍的意思）

Riddles: How many feet are there in a yard?

Answer: It depends on how many people stand in the yard.

問(wèn)：院子里有多少只腳？

答：這取決于多少人站在院子里（注：yard碼；院子）

Riddles: Why is an empty purse always the same?

Answer: There is no change in it.

問(wèn)：為什么空錢(qián)包永遠(yuǎn)是一樣的？

答：因?yàn)闆](méi)零錢(qián)（注：change變化；零錢(qián)）

Riddles: What book has the most stirring chapters?

Answer: A cook book.

問(wèn)：什么書(shū)有最動(dòng)人的章節(jié)？

答：烹飪書(shū)（注：stirring動(dòng)人的；攪拌的）

Riddles: What kind of dog doesn't bite or bark?

Answer: Hot dog.

問(wèn)：什么狗不咬人不吠叫？

答：熱狗

Riddles: What is the smallest room in the world?

Answer: Mushroom.

問(wèn)：世界上最小的房間是什么？

答：蘑菇

Riddles: What kind of water should people drink in order to be healthy?

Answer: Drink well water.

問(wèn)：為了保持健康應(yīng)該喝什么水？

答：喝井水（注：well井水；健康的）

Riddles: How do we know the ocean is friendly?

Answer: It waves.

問(wèn)：我們?nèi)绾沃篮Ｑ笫怯焉频模?/p>

答：海有波浪（注：wave起波浪；招手致意）

Riddles: What man cannot live in a house?

Answer: snowman

問(wèn)：什么人不能住在房間里？

答：雪人

Riddles: What question can you never answer "Yes" to?

Answer: Are you dead?

問(wèn)：什么問(wèn)題你永遠(yuǎn)不能回答“是”？

答：你死了嗎？

Riddles: A mouse has a large pocket. What is it?

Answer: a kangaroo

問(wèn)：有大口袋的老鼠是什么？

答：袋鼠

Riddles: It has a head, but no neck. It has a body, but no warmth. No feet, but can travel?

Answer: a car

問(wèn)：它有頭，但沒(méi)脖子；有身體，卻沒(méi)溫度；沒(méi)有腳，但是能旅行。它是什么？

答：汽車(chē)

（來(lái)源：網(wǎng)絡(luò)  編輯：yaning）