有趣的英语脑筋急转弯

　　有趣的英语脑筋急转弯

　　每位同学都在紧张地学习英语，期待为自己的留学生涯做上一番努力。尤其是雅思、托福预备层级中、高级阶段Level 3和Level 4的同学们，有的已经报名了近期的雅思考试，时间是非常之紧张，因此都在抓紧时间做真题以及各种练习备考。在这紧张的间隙，澳际英语Daisy老师为大家选了十条英语脑筋急转弯想，希望大家在紧张的学习中以稍微轻松一点的氛围继续学习英语，同时体会英语词汇在具体语境中的妙用，更加热爱英语这门语言。

　　1. What always goes up and never goes down? (什么东西只升不降?)

　　2. Why did the boy make his dog sit in the sun? (男孩为什么让他的狗坐在阳光下?)

　　3. Why can a bride hide nothing? (为什么新娘子什么也藏不住?)

　　4. Why is the library the highest building? (为什么图书馆是最高的建筑物?)

　　5. What is the smallest bridge in the world? (世界上最小的桥梁是什么?)

　　6. What is the difference between the North Pole and the South Pole? (北极与南极的区别是什么?)

　　7. What makes naughty boys long to work in a clock factory? (淘气的男孩为什么想去钟表厂工作?)

　　8. What bird lifts heavy things? (什么鸟能举起重物?)

　　9. A ship can contain only fifty persons. Now there is already forty-nine person in it. At this time, a pregnant woman comes on and boards the ship. The ship sinks. Why? (有一艘船只能容纳50人，现在已有49人。这时一位孕妇上了船，船就沉了。为什么?)

　　10. What's the poorest bank in the world? (世界的最贫穷的银行是什么?)

　　Answers:

　　1. Your age. (你的年龄)

　　2. He wants to have a hot dog. (他想要一条热狗。)

　　3. Because someone will give her away. (因为有人会揭发她。Give away 揭发，在婚礼上把新娘交给新郎)

　　4. It has the most stories. (它的楼层最多。Story 故事，楼层)

　　5. The bridge of a nose. (鼻梁)

　　6. A whole world. (整个世界。 a world of difference 天壤之别)

　　7. They want to make faces. (make face 做鬼脸，做钟表面)

　　8. Crane. (鹤。Crane鹤，举重机)

　　9. Because is a pigboat. (那是潜水艇。pigboat，潜水艇)

　　10.The river bank。(河岸。)

有趣的英语脑筋急转弯的延伸阅读——IELTS考试写作技巧之有效的句子要有重点，并且要突出重点

　　同学们已经对IELTS考试的写作有了比较客观的认识，下面两全其美网校城编辑简单总结IELTS考试写作技巧：

　　1. 把重点摆在句首或句尾。

　　一般而论，最显眼的位置是在“句尾，其次是在句首，中间的位置最平淡，乏善可陈。例如：

　　(1) Incorrect grammar and improper construction invariably distract readers'attention.

　　(2) The history of vocabulary is, in many ways, the record of civilisation.

　　把重点放在句尾是种“吊胃口”的方法，读者或听者非得读完或听完整句不可。

　　2. 在复杂句里，把主句放在从句之后。

　　除了名词从句和形容词从句之外，因为它们位置较固定，副词从句中有几种的位置灵活，可以在主句之前出现，

　　也可以跟在主句之后。通常我们就把这样的副词从句提前，重点则放在后头的主句，如(3b)：

　　(3a) I came upon an old classmate when I went to town yesterday.

　　(3b) When I went to town yesterday, I came upon an old classmate.

　　副词短语更是如此，如 (4b):

　　(4a) Steel is commonly used to make knives, razors and other useful tools because of its durability.

　　(4b) Beacuse of its durability, steel is commonly used to make knives,razers and other useful tools.

　　3. 把较重要或有分量的词语放在后头，如(5b)和(6b)：

　　(5a) I was delighted and amused by the classical opera

　　(5b) I was amused and delighted by the classical opera.

　　(6a) That singer's life was tragic and brief.

　　(6b) That singer's life was brief and tragic.

　　4. 把句子中一系列的项目作逻辑性的排列。例如：

　　(7) Tony ate his dinner, watched TV, and then went to bed.

　　(8) Were you bored with years of study in elementary school, high school and institute of higher education?

　　5. 必要时，重复重要的语词或概念。

　　例如：

　　(9) Jackie enjoys the company of ladies. He likes their beauty, he likes their delicacy, he likes their vivacity,

　　and he likes their silence.

　　(10) ...the land stretched out without names. Nameless headlands split the surf; nameless lakes reflected the

　　nameless mountains and nameless rivers flowed through nameless valleys and nameless bays.

　　6. 尽量用主动说态，因此(11b)比(11a)好：

　　(11a) A pedestrian was struck on the head by a flying stone.

　　(11b) A flying stone struck a pedestrian on the head.

　　7. 适当时候，可用倒装句和平行句，如：

　　(12) Seven dwarfs lived here in the centre of the dark forest. → Here, in the centre of the dark forest

　　lived seven dwarfs.

　　(13) Severity breeds fear; roughness breeds hatred.

　　(14) Honesty recommends that I speak; self-interest demands that I remain silent.

　　最后，两全其美网校城编辑祝大家能够顺利地通过IELTS考试!