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1. Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?
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2. If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know?
* {: a5 T" ~* \1 ~$ P9 x( u如词典的词拼写错误,我们怎么会知道呢?
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" v" M0 W: `; G/ Z! x3. If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words? 7 [! Z1 z7 a; @
如果是韦伯斯特写了第一本词典,那他是从哪找到词的.
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4. Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing?
2 f7 O) h# F' hslow down 和slow up 为什么意思相同? (都是放慢,松弛的意思) 6 ~8 d U# @( L
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5. Why does "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing?
: u' a# u+ b* w1 Q0 X为什么fat chance 和slim chance 意思相同?(都是不可能,希望渺茫之意)
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6. Why is it called "after dark" when it really is "after light"? & s6 K3 p, r: M! [. B X
为什么把天黑后叫after dark,而不如实地叫after light(没光以后)?8 h+ d2 L9 Q5 k8 x/ M& b, e
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7. Why are a "wise man" and a "wise guy" opposites? 4 ^+ S2 j$ z# O5 F( \ E6 a; U
为什么wise man 和wise guy意思相反?(wise guy自以为聪明之人,贬义)
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8. Why do "overlook" and "oversee" mean opposite things?
" C0 q$ z" j: r/ N% toverlook 和oversee为什么意思相反?(overlook 忽视;oversee监视)
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9. If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting? 2 W% M0 U& Q# I: U+ h( \6 O
如果说全世界是个大舞台,那么听众坐哪?
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10. If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular? 0 k& m1 x! S/ E- `( ], O
如果说爱情是blind,那为什么内衣还那么畅销?(bling瞎的,另意盲目的) Q# a: E* g8 z% l2 |
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11. If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right? ' a; k$ Q6 A u" o5 e: u" B% n
如果你眼睛内斜(对眼)且阅读困难,你还能都读all right吗?(right正确的,右边的) $ [- n1 M7 j" D, p
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, V/ a* `2 y8 J8 W. v( ?! J12. Why is bra singular and panties plural? i, l4 \5 _( D1 Y0 Z
为什么胸罩用单数而短裤用复数?
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13. Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead? , T' v" w/ P# r4 y
为什么你明知遥控器的电池没电了,你还使劲的按上面的按钮?$ R' E( Z7 j; V* w! T
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14. How come abbreviated is such a long word?
9 q1 b/ h0 @, C" y: \% I为什么缩写这个词这么长?
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15. Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them?
+ f- u' Z0 E' ^6 K$ m4 F为什么我们洗浴巾,我们不干净吗?
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16. Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
9 P* j: A' `) M为什么胶水不粘瓶子的里面?
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# W* @7 y# L: h& B7 b8 y" a8 i' Q17. Why do they call it a TV set when you only have one?
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为什么太阳能把头发晒浅，却能把皮肤晒黑？
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$ S, A3 j0 ~$ n/ L19.Why women can't put on mascara with their mouth closed? 2 H' n; \& M6 d2 L$ z
为什么女人闭着嘴就不能上睫毛膏？ / `& O" p: E" n
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20.Why don't you ever see the headline! "Psychic Wins Lottery"?
) x* z0 }& B" {4 ~为什么你从来没见过头版头条写！“算命师中大奖”？
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21.If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal? 6 _+ T& E' _: I- S
如果飞行是这么的安全，为什么他们把飞机场叫“终端”？(terminal还有临终的,终结的意思,含将死之意)) 8 K5 Z) Z9 ]: I/ L
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22.Why is it that doctors call what they do "practice"? * r: d6 Y8 k5 V0 s. f$ V$ h
为什么医生们管他们所做的事情叫做“实习, 实践”？
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23.Why is it that to stop Windows 98, you have to click on "Start"? + O `. K7 t& d! _
为什么在要关掉视窗时，你必须先点击“开始”键？ ) H4 O8 \+ l- p5 v) m
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24.Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?
$ K. U. w" ]. U+ p3 A为什么柠檬汁是用人造香味调料做的，而洗碗液是用真正的柠檬做的？
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25.Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker? + x0 s3 }4 w% c# q1 P( ^- }
为什么帮你管理你的所有投资的人叫做“不名一文的人”？（“broke”在英文中有“不名一文”，“穷到家了”的意思） * v! x# R7 G4 A7 Y3 d
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为什么一天中交通最慢的时刻叫“速行”时刻？
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27.Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?
; T$ p, l0 m5 h, d7 t& N2 r为什么没有老鼠味儿的猫食？
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28.When dog food is new and improved tasting, who tests it? : i. Z3 b9 J& }& H" t: N0 \6 s6 a8 q
当狗食被宣扬是新的和改进了的口味的时候，是谁作的口味鉴定？ + V: }, P, D1 R
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29.Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes? " a5 s& c, \- i3 b4 ^
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30.Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?
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31.You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes?Why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff? 7 v% [2 B5 a) G8 t1 Z- B
你知道那个用在飞机上的“不会被摧毁”的黑匣子吧？为什么他们不把整架飞机都造成那种材料的？ 0 n- I3 K1 }; G) n0 m+ c: k
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为什么下雨时绵羊不缩水？
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" V+ I& \4 z, @7 L$ N" d33.Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?
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34.If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress? ) w' P/ Q) F) `( P5 n4 y3 z7 |; Z, ]
如果“坏处”是“好处”的对立面，那么“众议院”是不是“进展”的对立面？ |
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