英语谜语(十六)
151
What is it that leaps and runs and has no feet?
152
Old Mother Twitchett has but one eye,
And a long tail which she can let fly,
And every time she goes over a gap
She leaves a bit of her tail in a trap.
153
What runs round the garden without moving?
154
My first letter is in fish and also in chips,
My second is in mouth but not in lips,
My third is in ache but not in pain,
My fourth is my third all over again,
My fifth is in pupil but isn't in class,
My whole is a beast that feeds on the grass. .
155
A father's child
A mother's child
Yet no one's son.
156
My voice is tender
My waist is slender
I'm often invited to play.
Yet wherever I go
I must take my bow
Or else I have nothing to say.
157
We are a pair,
We can dart here and there,
Though we always stay in one place.
We can smile or shed tears,
Show our pleasure or fears,
And you'll find us on everyone's face.
158
What goes around in circles and makes kids happy?
159
I'm very tempting, so it's said,
I have a shiny coat of red,
And my flesh is white beneath.
I smell so sweet,
Taste good to eat,
And help to guard your teeth.
160
I daily am in France and Spain,
At times do all the world explore,
Since time began I've held my reign,
And shall till time will be no more.
I never in my life have strolled
In garden, field, or city park,
Yet all of these are sad and cold
If I'm not there and it is dark.
Answers:
51. ball 52. needle and thread 53. fence 54. sheep 55. girl 56. violin 57. eyes
58. a merry-go-round 59. apple 60. sun