1.Because it has two banks.
　　【提醒】bank有两个意思：一是表示 银行 ，二是表示 河岸 。
　　2. Why does a man s hair become grey before his
　　moustaches?
　　Because a man s moustaches come up after his hair.
　　【提醒】答语句意为：因为人们先长头发后长胡须。
　　3. Why do white sheep eat more than black ones?
　　Because there are more of them in the world.
　　【提醒】答语句意为：因为世界上白色的绵羊比黑色的绵羊多。
　　4. Why is a ship one of the most polite things on
　　earth?
　　Because it always advances with a bow.
　　【提醒】bow有两个意思是：一是表示 鞠躬 ，二是表示 船首 。
　　5. Why can t it rain for two days continually?
　　Because there is always a night in between.
　　【提醒】问句意为：为什么连续下雨two days?答句意为：因为其间有一个night。
　　6. Why is your nose in the middle of your face?
　　Because it is a scenter.
　　【提醒】动词scent意为 嗅 ，其派生名词scenter意为 嗅的东西 ，而scenter刚好与center读音相同。
　　7. Why should fish be well educated?
　　Because they are so often found in schools.
　　【提醒】school有两个意思：一是指 学校 ，二是指 鱼群 。
　　8. Why is the letter A like a flower?
　　Because the B is after it.
　　【提醒】字母B与bee读音相同。
　　9. Why does the letter T look like an island?
　　Because it is in the middle of water .
　　【提醒】答句的字母意思是：因为字母T在单词water的中间。既然在 水 的中间，当然看起来像是 岛 。
　　10. Do you know why birds fly to south in the winter?
　　Because it s too far to walk there.
　　【提醒】太远不能走着去，当然要飞着去。
　　11. Why don t we need a compass at the North Pole?
　　Because every direction is south.
　　【提醒】由于身处北极，所以无论往哪个方向走都是 南 。
　　12. Why is a room full of married couples empty?
　　Because there is not a single man in the room.
　　【提醒】there is not a single man有两个意思：一是指 没有一个单身未婚男人 ，二是表示 没有一个人 。
　　13. Why did the student take a ladder to school?
　　Because he/she was going to high school!
　　【提醒】由于按传统思维，人们一般会将ladder与high联系在一起。
　　14. Why did the man throw the butter out the window?
　　He wanted to see the butterfly.
　　【提醒】butterfly的意思是 蝴蝶 ，但若将butterfly分开，则成了butter和fly。
 
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