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When is it dangerous to be hit on the head by a tomato?
什么时候被西红柿打到头是危险的？

What lives on its own substance and dies when it devours itself?
什么东西依靠自身生存，吞噬自己死去？

He who makes it, has no need of it. He who buys it, has no use for it.He who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
制作它的人不需要它，购买它的人用不着它，使用它的人既看不见它，也感受不到它。它是什么？

What is that which divides by uniting?
什么东西越合并就越分开？

有两匹极好的马，一匹黑得像沥青，一匹亮得像水晶，它们都跑在对方的前面，互相追逐，却永远也追不上对方。它们是什么？

I have no limbs, no parts inside. But two teeth like an elephantgoad. The one who bears me I hold still. What am I?
我没有四肢，没有内脏，我有两颗像象牙一样的牙齿，我死死抓住一样东西就不松开。我是什么？

Round as a biscuit, busy as a bee, prettiest little thing you ever didsee. What is it?
我像饼干一样圆，像蜜蜂一样忙，我是你见过最小最精美的东西。我是什么？

It has a head, but no neck. It has a body, but no warmth.Ithasn’t feet, but can travel. What is it?
它有头，但没有脖子；有身体，但不温暖；没有脚，却能旅行。它是什么？

Little Nanny Elicote, in a white petticoat, holding up a brigntred rose; The longer she stands, the shorter she grows.
小小保姆埃里克特，穿着长长的白色裙子，手捧鲜艳的红色玫瑰，站得越久变得越矮。这是什么？

I am something that always increases the more when I share with others. What am I?
越和别人分享，我会变得越多。我是什么？

He who lacks it seeks it. He who has it mistreats it. What is it?
没有它的人寻找它，拥有它的人虐待它。它是什么？

What animal has no wings yet will fly？
什么动物没有翅膀却会飞翔？