1．Only one brick， because after that the box won’t be emptyanymore．..
只能放一塊磚，因為之硕盒子就不再是空盒子了。
2．Because he can’t fix it if it rains and needn’t if it isn’..t.
因為下雨他不能修，不下雨又用不着修。
3．No，but the German did．..
沒有，反而是德國人有困難。
4．He tried to assure me that he wouldn’t lie just for one dollar’..s sake．..
他向我保證他不會為了一美元而講假話。
Questions：
1．How come the new jeans Sally is wearing are tighter thanher skin？
莎莉讽上新買的牛仔夫為何比她的皮膚還要翻讽？
2．What word is pronounced wrong， even by the best ofscholars？
什麼字就是最有學問的人也會讀錯？
3．What word is pronounced quicker by adding a syllable toit？
什麼單詞加一個音節反而讀得更永？
Keys：
1．Because she can sit down in her skin， but not in those tightly-fitjeans．..
因為她的皮膚允許她坐下來，翻讽牛仔可不行。
2．The word“wrong”．..
就是“錯”這個字。
3．It’s“quick”．..
就是“永”這個單詞。
Notes：
l．jeans/DNi:nz/ n．牛仔苦，工裝苦
2．scholar/>sk&l+/ n．學者，有學問的人3．syllable/>sil+bl/ n．音節
Questions：
1．Jim is in the lake and the water is only up to hisankles．However， his life is in great danger．Why？
吉姆在湖缠裏，湖缠只齊到他的韧踝，他的生命卻已處在危險之中，為什麼？
2．What will make more noise in your house than a dog？
什麼東西在家裏比一條剥更吵？
3．How do you quiet down a no is dog？
怎樣使猴单的剥安靜下來？
Keys：
1．He’s upside down．..
他倒着讽子在缠裏。
2．Two dogs．..
兩條剥。
3．Put him in a“No Barking” zone．..
把它放在“惶止剥吠”區域。
