英语脑筋急转弯:他为你带来风却不带来雨,他拍打着翅膀却不会飞

Q

Your summer guest is here again. He brings the wind but notthe rain. He flaps his wings but makes no flight, and never eats a single bite. Who is he?
你夏天的客人又来了。他为你带来风却不带来雨。他拍打着翅膀却不会飞。他从来不吃任何东西。他是谁?

A

An electric fan.
电风扇。

点睛一笔

guest是名词,意思是“客人,宾客”,flap作为动词的意思是“拍打,摆动”,flight作为名词的意思是“飞行,飞翔”。什么事物符合题目所描述的特征呢?当然是电风扇(electric fan)啦!电风扇在夏天转动它的翅膀(wings),产生风(wind),为人类带来凉爽。