英语脑筋急转弯:玛丽有一只大狗,我有一只小狗。一天,这两只狗比赛看谁跑得更快

Q

Mary had a big dog,and I had a smaller one. One day, the twodogs raced to see which ran faster. The dogs were soon tired out. Finally, my dog won the 10-mile race. Now which dog had more sweats on its body?
玛丽有一只大狗,我有一只小狗。一天,这两只狗比赛看谁跑得更快。很快,两只狗都跑累了。最后,我的狗赢得了10英里跑步比赛。试问,两只狗身上谁出的汗更多?

A

Neither dog had sweat on its body. Dogs never sweat.
两只狗身上都没有汗,因为狗从来不出汗。

点睛一笔

本题中问题的叙述较长,但不影响答案的得出。问题中出现的一个短语“tired out”,意思是“十分疲劳,非常疲倦”。sweat作为名词意思是“汗水”,作为动词意思是“出汗”。狗的身上从来不出汗,因为狗的汗腺全在舌头上,所以看到狗吐出舌头喘气说明狗很热,需要喝水降温或静下来停止活动。