What starts with T，ends with T and is full of T？
A teapot.
（teapot(茶壶)以字母T开头和结尾，茶壶里装的自然就是茶(tea)。）
What word is it that you can take away the whole and still have some left？
The word “wholesome”.
（wholesome去掉whole，剩下的是some。wholesome adj.有益的。）
When is a pie not a pie？
When it s a magpie.
（pie n.馅饼；magpie n.喜鹊。）
What two vegetables begin and end with the same two letters in the same order？
Tomato and onion.
（tomato的开头和结尾两个字母都为to；onion的开头和结尾两个字母都为on。）
If I were in the sun and you were out of it，what would the sun become？
Sin.
（将sun一词的u(you)去掉，换成i，sun就变成了sin；sin n.罪恶。）
What nut is a vegetable？
Peanut.
（pea n.豌豆。）
Which is one of the longest words in the English language？
Smiles.
（单词smiles两头的字母s之间，是mile(英里)。）
Why is the letter“b”like fire？
Because it makes oil boil.
（谜底可理解为“使oil变成boil”或“使油沸腾”。）
What word，if we change the position of one of its letters，becomes its opposite？
United—untied.(联合的——松开的)
What three words did Adam use when he introduced himself to Eve，and which read the same backward and forward？
Madam，I m Adam.(太太，我是亚当。)
（英语句子“Madam，I m Adam”是个回文，正着读、反着读都是一样的。）
What word can be pronounced quicker by having another syllable added to it？
Quick.
（quick加上一个音节er就成为quicker。）What word is made shorter by adding a syllable to it？
Short.
（short加上一个音节er后就成为shorter。）
What word is pronounced wrong by the best of scholars？
Wrong.
（wrong总是读作wrong。）
What starts with an E and ends with an E but only has one letter in it？
An envelope.
（envelope(信封)以字母e开头和结尾，里面装着信(letter)。）
What room can t you ever enter？
A mushroom.
（room(房间)是mushroom(蘑菇)的一部分。）
What tables are cooked and eaten？
Vegetables.
（table(桌子)是vegetable(蔬菜)的一部分。）
What kind of apple isn t an apple？
A pineapple.
（apple(苹果)是pineapple(菠萝)的一部分。）
What kind of ant can count？
An accountant.
（ant(蚂蚊)是accountant(会计)的一部分。）
What is a foreign ant？
Important.
（important(重要的)可分解成import(进口的)和ant(蚂蚁)两部分。）
What ant is very bright and intelligent？
Brilliant.
What pets make stirring music？
Trumpets.
（stirring adj.激动人心的；trumpet n.小号。）
What nation always gives something to others？
Donation.
What is a weak city？
Incapacity.
（incapacity n.无能，不能。）
What cup can t you drink from？
A hiccup.
（cup(杯子)是hiccup(打嗝)的一部分。）
What two words have thousands of letters in them？
Post of fice.
（此处letter作“字母”或“信”讲。）
What word has three double letters in a row？
Bookkeeper.
（bookkeeper(记账员)包括oo，kk，ee三组重叠的字母；in a row在一排中。）
How do you get rid of unwanted varnish？
Take away the “R”and it will vanish.
（varnish(清漆)去掉字母r就vanish(消失)了。）
There are nine letters in the word.
The first letter is c；
The last letter is m.
And there are two s s and two o s in it.
We sit and study in it.
What is it？
Classroom.
My first is in south but not in north；
My second is in picture but not in film；
My third is in fourth and also in worth；
My fourth is in book and also in cook；
My fifth is in toe but not in sew；
My sixth is in life but not in death.
School.
What is at the end of everything？
G.
（G是单词everything的末尾字母。）
How do you get from here to there？
Add a T.
（here 加上字母T就成了there。）
What three letters make a girl an old lady？
AGE.
What word of three syllables contains twentysix letters？
ABC(or Alphabet).
（ABC字母表；syllable n.音节。）
Why is the letter “F”like a cow s tail？
Because it is at the end of beef.
（字母F在beef的词尾。）
Why is the letter “T”like an island？
Because it s in the middle of water.
Why is the letter “R”like Christmas？
Because it comes at the end of December.
（字母R在December的词尾，而Christmas(12月25日)也正好在December(12月)末。）
What letter is a vegetable？
P.
（字母P的读音与pea(豌豆)相同。）
What letter is a part of the head？
I.
（字母I与eye同意。）
Why is the letter “T”so powerful？
It can make a star start.
What letter stands for a drink？
T.
（字母T与tea同音。；stand for代表，象征。）
What makes a road broad？
B.
（road(道路)加上字母B，就成为broad(宽阔的)。）
The alphabet goes from “a” to “z”；what goes from “z” to “a”？
Zebra.
（zebra n.斑马。）
Which letter makes her hear？
A.
（her加上字母A变成hear。）
Which four letters is the thief afraid of？
O，I，C，U.
（与“oh，I see you”同音。）
If you invite all the alphabet to tea，who would be late？
The letters “UVWXYZ”because they all come after “T”.
（字母T与tea(茶)的读音相同。UVWXYZ是字母表的最后六个字母，排在字母T的后面。）
Why is “H” the most popular letter of the alphabet？
Because it s at the start of every holiday.
（字母popular adj.受欢迎的。）
There is a thing that is the first to pity and the last to help.
P.
（字母P在pity的词首，在help的词尾。）
With thieves I consort，With the vilest，in short；
I m quite at my ease in depravity；
Yet all divers use me，And savants can t lose me，For I am the center of gravity.
V.
（consort v.结交；vile adj.卑鄙的；depravity n.堕落；savant n.专家；gravity n.地心引力。）
It s found in the house，though it is but a hut，And without it no razor，however sharp，can cut；
It s always in sugar，but never in tea.
It s a part of yourself，but it s no part of me.
U.
（razor n.剃刀。）
I am the beginning of sorrow，And the end of sickness.
You cannot express happiness without me；
Yet I am in the midst of crosses.
I am always in risk，Yet never in danger.
You may find me in the sun，But I am never out of darkness.
S.
My first is in snow，but not in ice；
My second is in rose，and also in rice；
My third is not in pencil，but in paper；
My whole is a place where there is a lot of water.
What am I？
Sea.
My first is in ham，but not in egg；
My second is in wood，and also in log；
My third is in yours，but not in mine；
My fourth is in sun，and also in shine；
My fifth is in here，and also in there；
When yu re not around，I run everywhere.
Mouse.
My first is in face，but not in head；
My second is in cot，but not in bed；
My third is in week，but not in day；
My fourth is in ball but not in play；
My fifth is in boy but not in lad.
My sixth is in gay，but not in sad.
Cowboy.
My first is in iron，but not in gold，My second is in sell，but not in sole，My third is in swim，but not in sink，My fourth is in pens，but not in ink，My fifth is in cup，but not in mug，My sixth is in mat，but not in rug，My seventh is in happy，but not in glad，My eighth is in wiched，but not in bad，My ninth is in brick，but not in clay.
My whole brings the news to you day by day.
Newspaper.
My first is in sorrow，but not in sad，My second is in girl，but not in lad，My third is in near，but not in far，My fourth is in tram，but not in car，My fifth is in sure，but not in slow，My sixth is in reap，but not in sow，My whole is the season of frost and snow.
Winter.
They say my first is very bright.
And what they say is true；
But only in my second can
My first be seen by you.
My second would without my first
My whole is what the working man
Welcomes with great delight.
Sunday.
Now this is an animal.
In its name there are five letters.
The first letter is the last one in the alphabet，And the last letter is the first one in the alphabet.
The second letter of the alphabet is the middle letter in its name.
What animal is that？
Zebra.
A word that s composed of three letters alone，And is backward and forward the same；
Without speaking a word makes its sentiments known，And to beauty lays principal claim.
Eye.
（sentiment n.情感；principal adj.主要的。）
My 1，2，3across the land.
My 4，5，6does carry.
On 1to 6we both will stand
The day we both shall marry.
Carpet.
（carry vi.携带；marry vi.结婚。）
I know a word with three letters；
Add two and fewer there will be.
Few.
It is a welcome gift to man—but stay！
It s yet a stumbling block in some men s way.
Behead，and many a person to it flies
To gain a glow of health from exercise.
Behead again；the secret s out，I vow，For every reader s looking at it now.
Drink，rink，ink.
（stumbling block障碍物；behead v.砍头；rink n.溜冰场；vow v.发誓。）
My whole is both common and useful I ween，Or yet may be precious and rare；
It both in the cottage and palace is seen，And often adorns the fair；
Behead；it s either exquisitely sweet
Or harsh and ungraceful it sounds.
Curtailed；it is massive—to make it complete，You must furnish a good many pounds.
Stone，tone，ton.
（ween v.认为；cottage n.村舍；小别墅；adorn v.装饰；exquisitely adv.优美地，精致地；ungraceful adj.不优美的）
Why is the letter E so important？
Because it s the begining of everything.
Why are the letter G and the letter S in “gloves”close to each other？
Because there is love between them.
（glove n.手套。）
What letter is an animal？
The letter B.
（B音似bee. Bee n. 蜜蜂。）
What letter is most precious for a deaf old lady？
The letter “A”，for it makes her hear.
（precious adj.宝贵的，珍贵的。）
What do we learn in primary schools？
ABCs。
（ABC n. 基础知识，复数形式为ABC s或ABC。）
What part of London is in France？
The letter “N”.
What letter stands for the ocean？
The letter “C”.
（C音似sea(大海)。）
What letter is to be avoided if you want to borrow money？
The letter “A”，because it makes men mean.
（mean adj.小气，吝啬。）
What is written with three letters but is pronounced like one letter？
Eye，Tea，Pea.
Why is the letter D like a sailor？
It follows the C.
（follow the C音似follow the sea(跟寻大海)。）
Why is the letter T like a boat？
It s in the midst of water，too.
（in the midst of在……中间。）
Why is the letter K like flour？
You can t make a cake without it.
（flour n.面粉。）
Why is the letter A like high noon？
It s also in the middle of the day.
（high noon正午。）
Why are farmers surprised by the letter G？
It turns oats into goats.
What is the significance of the letter “B”to the growing up of children？
It made them bolder as they grow older.
（bold adj.大胆，勇敢。）What is the origin of eternity？
The letter “E”.
（origin n.起源，源头；eternity n.永恒。）
What letter seperates Europe from Africa？
The letter “C”.
（C音似sea(海洋)。）
What fiveletter word has only one left once you take two away？
Stone.
What nineletter word has seven left if you take four away？
Seventeen.
How many peas are there in a pint？
One.
（pea音似P。）
If Sally goes to school in Sydney and Sallys sister has supper in a scenic spot near the sea，how may S s are there in all？
None.There s no “s”in “all”.
What occurs once in every minute，twice in every moment，but not once in a hundred years？
The letter M.
What letter do most people fear most？
The letter E，because it s the end of life.
（“It s the end of life.”另一种理解是：它是生命的结束。）
What letter is a kind of drink？
The letter “T”.
（T音似tea(茶)。）
Why is the letter R absolutely necessary to friendship？
Without it，a friend will become a fiend.
（absolutely adv.完全地，绝对地；fiend n.恶魔，魔鬼。）
What are a banker s favourite vowels？
I—O—U.
（favourite adj.喜爱的，偏爱的，也可写作favorite。vowel n.元音，元音字母 I—O—U音似“I owe you”(我欠了你的)。IOU n.借据，也写作I.O.U。）
Why is U the jolliest letter？
Because it s in the midst of fun.
（jolly adj.欢乐的，快活的； midst n.中间，中部，当中 in the midst of fun有两层意思：①字母u是单词fun当中的一个字母；②字母u在欢乐的当中，当然最开心。）
