英语读译课课件（含重点词汇和句子翻译）for bb_B2 U9.pptVIP

4. Why are manhole covers round? Someone’s answer: Answer: So it doesnt fall through the manhole (when the plane ordinarily flush with the plane of the street goes perpendicular to the street.) Extension Activities 5. How many times a day does a clock’s hands overlap? Answer: 22 times. From WikiAnswers: AM: 12:00 1:05 2:11 3:16 4:22 5:27 6:33 7:38 8:44 9:49 10:55 PM 12:00 1:05 2:11 3:16 4:22 5:27 6:33 7:38 8:44 9:49 10:55 Extension Activities 6. You need to check that your friend, Bob, has your correct phone number… …, but you cannot ask him directly. You must write the question on a card which and give it to Eve who will take the card to Bob and return the answer to you. What must you write on the card, besides the question, to ensure Bob can encode the message so that Eve cannot read your phone number? Answer: Since you are just checking, you ask him to call you at a certain time. If he doesnt, he doesnt have your number. Extension Activities 7. Youre the captain of a pirate ship… …and your crew gets to vote on how the gold is divided up. If fewer than half of the pirates agree with you, you die. How do you recommend apportioning the gold in such a way that you get a good share of the booty, but still survive? Answer: You divide the booty evenly between the top 51% of the crew. Extension Activities 8. You have eight balls all of the same size… …7 of them weigh the same, and one of them weighs slightly more. How can you find the ball that is heavier by using a balance and only two weighings? Extension Activities Someone’s answer: Take 6 of the 8 balls and put 3 on each side of the scale. If the heavy ball isnt in the group of 6, you know its one of the remaining 2 and so you put those two in the scale and determine which one. If the heavy ball is in the 6, you have narrowed it down to 3. Of those 3, pick any 2 and put them on the scale. If the heavy ball is in that group of 2, you know which one it is. If