有趣的英文:這些問題你想過嗎


why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin?

為什麼太陽能把頭髮曬淺,卻能把皮膚曬黑?

why women can't put on mascara with their mouth closed?

為什麼你從來沒見過頭版頭條寫!“算命師中大獎”?

why is "abbreviated" such a long word?

為什麼“縮寫”是這么長的一個單詞?

why is it that doctors call what they do "practice"?

為什麼醫生們管他們所做的事情叫做“實習, 實踐”?

why is it that to stop windows 98, you have to click on "start"?

為什麼在要關掉視窗時,你必須先點擊“開始”鍵?

why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?

為什麼檸檬汁是用人造香味調料做的,而洗碗液是用真正的檸檬做的?

why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?

為什麼幫你管理你的所有投資的人叫做“不名一文的人”?(“broke”在英文中有“不名一文”,“窮到家了”的意思)

why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?

為什麼一天中交通最慢的時刻叫“速行”時刻?

why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?

為什麼沒有老鼠味兒的貓食?

when dog food is new and improved tasting, who tests it?

當狗食被宣揚是新的和改進了的口味的時候,是誰作的口味鑑定?

why didn't noah swat those two mosquitoes?

為什麼諾亞沒有把那兩支蚊子打死?(諾亞方舟上帶有每種動物的雌雄各一隻)

why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?

在用注射毒劑的方式執行死刑時,為什麼還要消毒針頭?

you know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes? why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?

你知道那個用在飛機上的“不會被摧毀”的黑匣子吧?為什麼他們不把整架飛機都造成那種材料的?

why don't sheep shrink when it rains?

為什麼下雨時綿羊不縮水?

why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?

為什麼公寓都緊緊靠在一起?(apart是分開的意思)

if con is the opposite of pro, is congress the opposite of progress?

如果“壞處”是“好處”的對立面,那么“眾議院”是不是“進展”的對立面?

if flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?

如果飛行是這么的安全,為什麼他們管飛機場叫“終端”?