1、TONGUE TWISTERS,First, Lets listen a classical Chinese twister: Fertilizers will be volatile (化肥會揮發(fā)）,1、初入江湖：化肥會揮發(fā) 2、小有名氣：黑化肥發(fā)灰，灰化肥發(fā)黑 3、名動一方：黑化肥發(fā)灰會揮發(fā)；灰化肥揮發(fā)會發(fā)黑 4、天下聞名：黑化肥揮發(fā)發(fā)灰會花飛；灰化肥揮發(fā)發(fā)黑會飛花 5、一代宗師：黑灰化肥會揮發(fā)發(fā)灰黑諱為花飛；灰黑化肥會揮發(fā)發(fā)黑灰為諱飛花,1. Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you。 麻煩沒來找你，就別去自找麻煩。 2. I thi

2、nk that that that that that student wrote on the blackboard was wrong。 我認(rèn)為那個學(xué)生寫在黑板上的那個“that”是錯誤的。 （第一個that是連詞，引起賓語從句；第二、五個that是指示代詞“那個”；第三個that在這兒相當(dāng)于名詞；第四個that是關(guān)系代詞，引起定語從句。）,3. Was it a bar or a bat I saw?,（這是一句回文句，順著讀和倒著讀是一樣的。類似于“上海自來水來自海上?！?）,4. He never saw a saw saw a saw。 他從來沒見過一把鋸子鋸另一把鋸子。,5.Ca

3、nyouimagineanimaginarymenagerie managerimaginingmanaging animaginarymenagerie? 你可以想象一個虛構(gòu)的野生動物園經(jīng)理幻想自己管理一個虛構(gòu)的野生動物園嗎,MIND TWISTERS,1、運用同音詞（homonyms）:,Who is closer to you， your mom or your dad ? (爸爸和媽媽誰和你更近？）,“father”（父親）與“farther”（更遠(yuǎn)）,Why are young men unwilling to date the daughter of the Fortunes ?

4、(年輕人為什么不愿意和福瓊家女兒約會？）,Miss Fortune”音同“misfortune”（不幸）,運用雙關(guān)語（puns）：,1.Why is an empty matchbox（空火柴盒）the best thing to have in the world ?,Because it is matchless. “matchless”既可理解為“沒有火柴的”，又可理解為“舉世無雙的，無可匹敵的”；,2.Why does time fly?,Because many people are trying to kill it.（kill time消磨時間）,3. What kind of

5、water should people drink in order to be healthy?,Drink well water. (井水，健康的),1.Which runs faster，heat or cold?,Heat，because you can catch a cold.,2. What word is pronounced wrong， even by the best of scholars?,The word “wrong”.,3. Why is the letter E so important?,Because it is the beginning of ever

6、ything,4.Whats the longest word in the world?,Smiles. Because theres a mile between the letter s.微笑。因為兩個字母S中間隔了一里。,5. How can you make a rope shorter without cutting or winding it?,Take a longer rope and compare with it!,6.Whats the poorest bank in the world?,The river bank.,7.Will liars be honest after they die?,No, they wont. They lie still after they die. （Lie still 躺著不動，依舊撒謊）,8. What animal can jump as high as a tree?,All animals, for trees cant jum