Q
Three men going to heaven; one goes halfway and turns back, one goes right up, and one doesn’t go at all. Who are these three men?
三个人要去天堂:一个走到半路返了回来,一个直直地上去了,另外一个根本就没有走。这三个人是谁?
A
Spark, smoke, ashes.
火花、烟、灰。
点睛一笔
halfway的意思是“中途,半路”,turns back的意思是“往回走,转过身”。本题谜底是:火花(spark),烟(smoke),灰(ashes)。题目用拟人的手法描写这三个事物:火花(spark)是“goes halfway and turns back”,因为在火(fire)燃烧时,火花一闪,冲上天空,然后落了下来,最后便消失不见了;烟(smoke)则随着气流一直向上飘(goes right up);而灰(ashes)在火烧尽后还留在原地(doesn’t go at all)。
