没猜过英文灯谜?你可能过了假元宵节!
原创 2017-02-11 外研社 外研社高等英语资讯 外研社高等英语资讯
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又是一年元宵来。在这独具风采的传统节日,人们吃元宵(Eating Yuanxiao,a rice ball stuffed with different fillings),赏月观灯(Appreciating the bright full moon & watching lanterns),舞狮(Performing lion dance)、踩高跷(Walking on stilts),人流如织,热闹非凡。自西汉以来,元宵节已传承两千余年之久,元宵节传统也经历世世代代,不断推陈出新,变得更多姿多彩。
2017元宵节,小编也要带你来点儿不一样的——猜英文灯谜(Guessing lantern riddles),同时简要了解一下中、英文灯谜的异同。打开脑洞,接招吧~~
Riddle 1: What kind of dog doesn't bite or bark?
Riddle 2: What is the smallest room in the world?
Riddle 3: How do we know the ocean is friendly?
Riddle 4: Where does afternoon come before morning in the world?
Riddle 5: What changes a pear into a pearl?
Riddle 6: How many sides does a house have?
Riddle 7: What is dark but made by light?
Riddle 8: What letter is a drink?
Riddle 9: What is yours but is used by others more than by yourself?
Riddle 10: What does every couple have in common?
十个灯谜过后,你是否也感受到了英文灯谜满满的套路?在公布正确答案之前,我们再一起来简要了解一下中、英文灯谜的异同。
中文灯谜长啥样?举个例子。
悬崖勒马(猜一国名)
谜底:危地马拉
到黄昏,点点滴滴(打一国外名著)
谜底:《黑雨》
相同点:
不难看出,中、英文灯谜都可根据汉字/英文单词的形、音、义三要素进行出题及解谜,且内容包罗万象,上至天文,下至地理都可成为谜语内容。
不同点:
中文灯谜设有迷目,即给谜底限定的范围。灯谜的谜面与谜底可以是一首诗、一句话、一个词,甚至一个字,形式更灵活多变;英文迷语则没有迷目,谜面十之八九是由一句问句组成,谜底大多由一个字母、一个词或一个句子组成。
相较英文灯谜,中文灯谜的构成更加复杂,非常难猜,因为一个汉字就可能包含多重意思,外加上很多诗词具有深刻文化内涵,所以想要把中文灯谜准确翻译成英文几乎是不可能的!
最后,是你最期待的英文灯谜答案,你答对了几个?
猜
灯
谜
Answer 1: Hot dog.
Answer 2: Mushroom.
Answer 3: It waves.
Answer 4: In the dictionary.
Answer 5: The letter “L”.
Answer 6: Two - inside and outside.
Answer 7: A shadow.
Answer 8: T (Tea).
Answer 9: Your name.
Answer 10: They're married on the same day.
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