英語謎語 (十八)

171

Mother and father, sister and brother,

AH running after one another

Each pair running behind the other,

Bet they'll never catch each other.

172

I'm a busy active creature,

Full of mirth and play by nature;

Nimbly I skip from tree to tree,

To get the food that's fit for me;

Then let me hear, if you can tell,

What is my name and where I dwell.

173

From house to house I go,

Sometimes narrow, sometimes wide.

And whether there's rain or snow

I always stay outside.

174

A very pretty thing am I,

Fluttering in the pale-blue sky.

Delicate, fragile on the wing,

Indeed I am a pretty thing.

175

What is it that has eyes but can't see?

176

What is it that everybody gives but few lake?

177

What is it that passes in front of the sun yet casts no shadow?

178

What is it that is bought by the yard but worn by the foot?

179

What starts with a T, ends with a T, and is full of tt

180

What word of only three syllables contains twenty-six letters?

Answers:

171. four wheels 172. squirrel 173. path 174. butterfly 175. potato 176. advice 177. wind 178. carpet 179. teapot 180. alphabet