—Because it has two banks.
【提醒】bank有兩個意思：一是表示“銀行”，二是表示“河岸”。
2. —Why does a man’s hair become grey before his moustaches?
—Because a man’s moustaches come up after his hair.
【提醒】答語句意為：因為人們先長頭發(fā)后長胡須。
3. —Why do white sheep eat more than black ones?
—Because there are more of them in the world.
【提醒】答語句意為：因為世界上白色的綿羊比黑色的綿羊多。
4. —Why is a ship one of the most polite things on earth?
—Because it always advances with a bow.
【提醒】bow有兩個意思是：一是表示“鞠躬”，二是表示“船首”。
5. —Why can’t it rain for two days continually?
—Because there is always a night in between.
【提醒】問句意為：為什么連續(xù)下雨two days？答句意為：因為其間有一個night。
6. —Why is your nose in the middle of your face?
—Because it is a scenter.
【提醒】動詞scent 意為“嗅”，其派生名詞scenter 意為“嗅的東西”，而scenter剛好與 center讀音相同(from www.zkenglish.com)。
7. —Why should fish be well educated?
—Because they are so often found in schools.
【提醒】school 有兩個意思：一是指“學(xué)校”，二是指“魚群”。
8. —Why is the letter A like a flower?
—Because the B is after it.
【提醒】字母B與bee讀音相同。
9. —Why does the letter T look like an island?
—Because it is in the middle of “water”.
【提醒】答句的字母意思是：因為字母T在單詞water的中間。既然在“水”的中間，當(dāng)然看起來像是“島”。
10. —Do you know why birds fly to south in the winter?
—Because it’s too far to walk there.
【提醒】太遠不能走著去，當(dāng)然要飛著去。
11. —Why don’t we need a compass at the North Pole?
—Because every direction is south.
【提醒】由于身處北極，所以無論往哪個方向走都是“南”。
12. —Why is a room full of married couples empty?
—Because there is not a single man in the room.
【提醒】there is not a single man 有兩個意思：一是指“沒有一個單身未婚男人”，二是表示“沒有一個人”。
13. —Why did the student take a ladder to school?
—Because he/she was going to high school!
【提醒】由于按傳統(tǒng)思維，人們一般會將ladder（梯子）與high（高）聯(lián)系在一起。
14. —Why did the man throw the butter out the window?
—He wanted to see the butterfly. (from www.zkenglish.com)
【提醒】butterfly 的意思是“蝴蝶”，但若將butterfly分開，則成了butter（黃油）和fly（飛）?！?/p>
