What riddles are there in English? Teach me!

English riddles, like China riddles, have a very long history, and the most famous one is probably the riddle of the Sphinx. The word "Sphinx" comes from the Greek Sphinx, which is a terrible monster in Greek mythology. It has a woman's head, a lion's body and two wings. Legend has it that the Sphinx is cruel by nature and often stands at the intersection, letting passers-by guess riddles, and if it is wrong, it will be eaten. Once, a king's son was eaten by the Sphinx. The king was furious and offered a reward: "Whoever can subdue it will give him the throne." The young Oedipus was called and soon revealed the mystery that the Sphinx committed suicide. This world-famous riddle is: what walks with four feet, two feet and three feet, but the more feet you walk, the weaker it is. The answer is people. Because he crawled first. Then walk on two legs and use crutches when you are old. Because people crawl on all fours when they are babies, walk on hind legs when they are adults, and walk with crutches when they are old, the answer is "people". This riddle can also be said like this: What has four legs at dawn, two legs at noon and three legs at dusk?

In the Book of Judges, there is a story that Samson killed a lion, and later found a group of bees and honey in the lion's body, so he made up a riddle for this: take something from the eater camel to eat; /Take something sweet from the strong camel. He asked the Philistines to guess the riddle, and promised them thirty sets of linen clothes if they could guess the riddle in seven days. If they can't give an answer, give them to him. The cunning Philistine let Samson's wife trick Samson into telling the answer. On the seventh day, before sunset, the Philistines of Schet said to Samson, What is sweeter than honey? /What is stronger than a lion?

In the above two interesting riddles, the construction methods of riddles are very similar, and they all use the method of describing their characteristics. In English, this riddle is called the riddle of things, also known as descriptive riddle. The riddle of an object puzzle usually uses metaphor, suggestion or other methods to describe the characteristics of the guessed riddle, which is basically the same as the riddle composition and guessing method in Chinese. For example:

My motherland is Arabia,

Although they baked me brown in England.

I was crushed in the mill,

Tortured by boiling water,

Then they poured milk on me,

Drink me leisurely.

The answer is "coffee". This riddle is about the riddle in the first person's self-report, and the last sentence is the finishing touch, which makes people guess that the answer is drink at once.

Another English riddle that people often see is charades, which often make a fuss about a string of letters, syllables or whole words. A crossword puzzle usually describes which words one or some letters in the first few sentences appear in, or not, and the last sentence points out the meaning or provides some clues and directions for guessing, which is a bit like a riddle in Chinese. The key to guessing English crossword puzzles is not to be confused by the meaning or moral of crossword puzzles, otherwise, you may go astray and accomplish nothing. For example:

1) the beginning of eternity,

The end of time and space.

The beginning of every end,

The end of every place.

Divide the words "eternity, time, space, destination and place" mentioned in the sentence literally, and you can get the answer: "letter E".

2) What starts with a T, ends with a T and is full of T? The answer is "a teapot". The word teapot begins and ends with the letter t, and the teapot is naturally filled with tea, so it is full of T.

3) longest word in the world. The answer is "smile". Between the first letter and the last letter of this word is the word "mile", which can be understood as a mile long between the beginning and the end. It is naturally the longest word in the world. Never turn to the dictionary to find a word with the most letters when guessing this crossword puzzle.

An important type of English riddle is intellectual riddle, which mainly involves some witty and humorous questions. The answer is usually a semantic pun, much like a brain teaser in Chinese and a puzzle in English. In the first scene of the fifth act of Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet, two workers who dig graves for the dead come up with an intellectual puzzle: Who made something better than a mason, a shipbuilder or a carpenter? Who made something stronger than a plasterer, a boatman or a carpenter? The answer is: the gallows maker, because there is a terrible tenant living outside that gallows. Because the gallows have existed longer than any condemned prisoner who was hanged, the answer is "the man who made the gallows". Shakespeare used this riddle to tell people that today's glory will become a thing of the past sooner or later.

Guessing is interesting and challenging. To solve intellectual puzzles, we must first have the ability to understand and use language flexibly, and then have rich language knowledge, both of which are indispensable.

In English, some puzzles seem serious, but the answers are very common, which makes people laugh and cry. For example:

1) What's the difference between a presidential candidate and an overworked secretary?

The answer is "one can't wait to get into the office and the other can't wait to get out of the office." The presidential candidate can't wait to take office, while the overworked secretary is looking forward to going home to rest.

2) What is the cheapest way to see the world?

The answer is "buy an atlas". You can see the world by buying a map (an atlas). In fact, seeing the world as a fixed phrases means "being well informed"

Some seem simple, but the answers are intriguing. For example:

What will go up but not down? The answer is "age". Age is always upward, and it is impossible to decline.

Others are surprises and unexpected, but careful tasting is also very humorous, which makes people laugh.

For example:

Why shouldn't you marry a tennis player?

The answer is "because love means nothing to them". The general meaning of love is "love", which means "zero point" in tennis.

There is an English puzzle that is difficult to guess. This kind of riddle is formed by tampering with English proverbs, idioms or famous sentences. To guess these riddles, you must know these proverbs and idioms like the back of your hand, otherwise you may not be able to guess them even if you rack your brains. Just give one example:

1) Why shouldn't a cow cry when it slips on the ice?

The answer is "because of water under the bridge."

In English, the idiom "water under the bridge" is expressed like this: "water under the bridge." So this answer was taken as a joke, because the cow fell to the ground and spilled milk on it.

2) What is the sculptor's motto?

The answer is "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."

Sculptor's motto: All work and no mud makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. ) made up.

It is not easy to guess English riddles, but it is a pleasure and a sense of accomplishment. Hard and enjoyable. In the process of guessing, we can enrich language knowledge, improve the ability to control language, cultivate the understanding of language and increase the interest of life. Finally, in order to arouse everyone's interest in English riddles, please guess a few riddles:

1. crossword puzzles:

1) There is one thing that is the first to pity and the last to help.

I am the beginning of sadness and the end of illness.

You can't express happiness without me;

But I'm in the middle of the cross.

I am always in danger, but I have never been in danger.

You may find me in the sun,

But I've never been to out of the dark.

3) My first one is just a name;

My second one is smaller;

I'm much less famous,

It doesn't have a name.

4) If the English alphabet goes from A to Z, what goes from Z to A?

Two. Mystery:

They came in the evening.

Without being extracted,

They will get lost during the day.

Without being stolen.

2) Round as an apple,

As deep as a bucket;

It never shouts,

Until it was caught by its tail.

3) My sides are tied tightly,

However, nothing is internal;

You'll think my head is strange,

Nothing but skin.

4) On the water,

Underwater,

Never touch the water.

5) I was not, and I will always be,

No one has seen me, and no one will.

However, I am everyone's confidence.

Living and breathing on this earth.

Three. Puzzle:

1) Why is Saturday and Sunday so strong?

2) Where would a smart dog refuse to shop?

3) Would you rather an elephant kill you or a gorilla kill you?

4) When did an elephant have sixteen feet?

5) Which is faster, hot or cold?

6) What is every baby's motto? -

Answer:

Crossword puzzle: 1) letter p 2) letter s 3) nameless 4) zebra

Two. The mystery of the matter: 1) Star 2) Clock 3) Drum 4) A girl is crossing the bridge with a pair of water on her head 5) Tomorrow.

Three. Puzzle:

1) Because the rest are working days. Tip: Weekdays means "working day", and week and weak are homophonic.

2) At the flea market. Tip: flea market means "flea market" (an open-air market for cheap antiques, second-hand goods, etc. ) The answer misinterprets the flea market as "flea market". Smart dogs don't want fleas, and naturally they don't want to go to the flea market.

I'd rather he killed the gorilla. Hint: This riddle can be interpreted in two ways. The first one is "Do you want the elephant to kill you or the gorilla to kill you?" The second explanation is "Do you want elephants to kill you or gorillas?"

4) There are four times. Tip: Because four elephants have sixteen legs.

5) heat. You'll catch a cold. Tip: Catch cold means "catch cold" and literally means "catch cold", but no one has said catch heat.

6) If at first you don't succeed, cry and cry again. Tip: If at first you don't succeed, cry again. (If at first you don't succeed, cry again) is an imitation of the proverb "If at first you don't succeed, try again".