燈謎是中國元宵節(jié)或中秋節(jié)寫在燈籠上的謎語。
People in the festival must guess the answer from a word , a poem or a phrase, guessing the riddles are as hard as fighting with a tiger, so that lantern riddles have another name - lantern tigers .
人們必須從一個字、一首詩或是一個短語猜出答案。猜燈謎和打老虎一樣難，所以燈謎有一個別名——燈虎。
Some example of Lantern Riddles
一些燈謎范例
English Lantern Riddles
英語燈謎
Riddles: What s full of holes but still holds water?
Answer: a sponge
問：什么東西渾身是洞，卻能裝水?
答：海綿
Riddles: What building has the most stories?
Answer: A library
問：什么建筑樓層最多?
答：圖書館(注：story有樓層和故事兩個意思)
Riddles: Which is faster, hot or cold?
Answer: Hot s faster. You can catch a cold.
問：熱和冷哪個速度更快?
答：熱更快，因為你能抓住冷(catch a cold: 感冒)
Riddles: When is your mind like a rumpled bed?
Answer: When it is not made up.
問：你的腦子什么時候像皺巴巴的床?
答：當(dāng)它沒有疊的時候(make up mind: 下定決心)
Riddles: What is it that everybody does at the same time?
Answer: grow older
問：所有人同時在做的事情是什么?
答：長大
Riddles: What month do soldiers hate?
Answer: March
問：士兵們最恨幾月份?
答：三月(注：march也有行軍的意思)
Riddles: How many feet are there in a yard?
Answer: It depends on how many people stand in the yard.
問：院子里有多少只腳?
答：這取決于多少人站在院子里(注：yard 碼;院子)
Riddles: Why is an empty purse always the same?
Answer: There is no change in it.
問：為什么空錢包永遠是一樣的?
答：因為沒零錢(注：change 變化;零錢)
Riddles: What book has the most stirring chapters?
Answer: A cook book.
問：什么書有最動人的章節(jié)?
答：烹飪書(注：stirring 動人的;攪拌的)
Riddles: What kind of dog doesn t bite or bark?
Answer: Hot dog.
問：什么狗不咬人不吠叫?
答：熱狗
Riddles: What is the smallest room in the world?
Answer: Mushroom.
問：世界上最小的房間是什么?
答：蘑菇
