TONGUE TWISTERS,First, Lets listen a classical Chinese twister: Fertilizers will be volatile (化肥会挥发）,1、初入江湖：化肥会挥发 2、小有名气：黑化肥发灰，灰化肥发黑 3、名动一方：黑化肥发灰会挥发；灰化肥挥发会发黑 4、天下闻名：黑化肥挥发发灰会花飞；灰化肥挥发发黑会飞花 5、一代宗师：黑灰化肥会挥发发灰黑讳为花飞；灰黑化肥会挥发发黑灰为讳飞花,1. Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you。 麻烦没来找你，就别去自找麻烦。 2. I think that that that that that student wrote on the blackboard was wrong。 我认为那个学生写在黑板上的那个“that”是错误的。 （第一个that是连词，引起宾语从句；第二、五个that是指示代词“那个”；第三个that在这儿相当于名词；第四个that是关系代词，引起定语从句。）,3. Was it a bar or a bat I saw?,（这是一句回文句，顺着读和倒着读是一样的。类似于“上海自来水来自海上。” ）,4. He never saw a saw saw a saw。 他从来没见过一把锯子锯另一把锯子。,5.Can you imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie? 你可以想象一个虚构的野生动物园经理幻想自己管理一个虚构的野生动物园吗,MIND TWISTERS,1、运用同音词（homonyms）:,Who is closer to you， your mom or your dad ? (爸爸和妈妈谁和你更近？）,“father”（父亲）与“farther”（更远）,Why are young men unwilling to date the daughter of the Fortunes ? (年轻人为什么不愿意和福琼家女儿约会？）,Miss Fortune”音同“misfortune”（不幸）,运用双关语（puns）：,1.Why is an empty matchbox（空火柴盒）the best thing to have in the world ?,Because it is matchless. “matchless”既可理解为“没有火柴的”，又可理解为“举世无双的，无可匹敌的”；,2.Why does time fly?,Because many people are trying to kill it.（kill time消磨时间）,3. What kind of water should people drink in order to be healthy?,Drink well water. (井水，健康的),1.Which runs faster，heat or cold?,Heat，because you can catch a cold.,2. What word is pronounced wrong， even by the best of scholars?,The word “wrong”.,3. Why is the letter E so important?,Because it is the beginning of everything,4.Whats the longest word in the world?,Smiles. Because theres a mile between the letter s.微笑。因为两个字母S中间隔了一里。,5. How can you make a rope shorter without cutting or winding it?,Take a longer rope and compare with it!,6.Whats the poorest bank in the world?,The river bank.,7.Will liars be honest after they die?,No, they wont. They lie still after they die. （Lie still 躺着不动，依旧撒谎）,8. What animal can jump as high as a tree?,All animals, for trees cant jump!,9.Where did the egg floating down the Mississippi River come from ?,From a hen!,Thanks for watching,