燈謎是中國(guó)元宵節(jié)或中秋節(jié)寫在燈籠上的謎語(yǔ)。
People in the festival must guess the answer from a word , a poem or a phrase, guessing the riddles are as hard as fighting with a tiger, so that lantern riddles have another name - lantern tigers .
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。
Some example of Lantern Riddles
一些燈謎范例
English Lantern Riddles
英語(yǔ)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±?catch 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)：為什么空錢包永遠(yuǎn)是一樣的?
答：因?yàn)闆](méi)零錢(注：change 變化;零錢)
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
