2013高中英语阅读素材：For Lovers of Words.docVIP

For Lovers of Words FOR ALL YOU LEXOPHILES (LOVERS OF WORDS) 这些英语句子大多运用了谐音双关的修辞方法，又融合了脑筋急转弯的因素，读起来趣味十足，又能从中体会到英语的魅力！大家试试看: ?1. A bicycle cant stand alone because it is two-tired. ?2. Whats the definition of a will? (Its a dead giveaway). ?3. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. ?4. A backward poet writes inverse. ?5. In democracy its your vote that counts; in feudalism its your count that votes. ?6. She had a boyfriend with a wooden leg, but broke it off. ?7. A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion. ?8. If you dont pay your exorcist, you get repossessed. ?9. With her marriage she got a new name and a dress. 10. Show me a piano falling down a mineshaft and Ill show you A-flat minor. 11. When a clock is hungry, it goes back four seconds. 12. The man who fell into an upholstery machine is fully recovered. 13. A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum Blownapart. 14. You feel stuck with your debt if you cant budge it. 15. Local Area Network in Australia: the LAN down under. 16. He often broke into song because he couldnt find the key. 17. Every calendars days are numbered. 18. A lot of money is tainted. Taint yours and taint mine. 19. A boiled egg in the morning is hard to beat. 20. He had a photographic memory which was never developed. 21. A plateau is a high form of flattery. 22. The short fortune teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large. 23. Those who get too big for their britches will be exposed in the end. 24. When youve seen one shopping center, youve seen a mall. 25. Those who jump off a Paris bridge are in Seine. 26. When an actress saw her first strands of gray hair, she thought shed dye. 27. Bakers trade bread recipes on a knead to know basis. 28. Santas helpers are subordinate Clauses. 29. Acupuncture is a jab well done. 30. Marathon runners with bad footwear suffer the agony of defeat.??? . 教学考试资料王 联系QQ：372649014 教学考试资料王 联系QQ：372649014