Q

A man rode into town on Tuesday. Two days later he rode home on Tuesday. How is this possible?
一个人在星期二进城，两天以后，他回家的时候还是星期二。这是为什么？

A

His horse’s name is Tuesday.
他骑的马名字叫星期二。

点睛一笔

ride作为动词的意思是“骑马，乘车”。两个星期二之间怎么只相差两天呢？其实这里的Tuesday并不是指表示时间的“星期二”，而是马的名字，rode on Tuesday就是rode on the horse named Tuesday。