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Alive without breath, as cold as death. Never thirty, everdrinking, all in mail never clinking. What is it?
活着却不用呼吸，像死了一样冰冷。从不感到口渴，从来不喝水。全身披着铠甲，却不会发出叮叮当当的声响。这是什么？

Fatherless and motherless, born without a skin. Spoke whenit came into the world, and never spoke again. What is it?
无父无母也没有皮肤，出生的时候叫一声，之后再也没有声音。这是什么？

What kind of water is the most deceitful?
什么样的水最虚伪？

这对情侣从来不说甜言蜜语，只是在长长的夜晚深情相拥。它们为人类挡风挡雨，一旦太阳出来就各奔东西。它们是什么？

I am something that always weighs the same whether I am larger or smaller. What am I?
不管变大变小，我的重量永不变。我是什么？

What starts out red and ends up black?
什么人出发的时候是红色的，回来时是黑色的？

What is the thing that people are so eager to seize, but throw off immediately they get it?
什么东西人们特别想拿到，但拿到之后又立刻扔出去？

在两只鸭子的前面有两只鸭子，在两只鸭子的后面也有两只鸭子，两只鸭子的旁边也有两只鸭子。一共有几只鸭子？

10加10等于10，10减10等于20。天气冷的时候是10，天气暖和的时候是20。这是什么？

A round black basket with silver candles in it, empty in the daytime, full in the evening. What is it？
一个圆圆的黑色篮子里装满了银色的蜡烛，白天是空的，晚上是满的。这是什么？

What never gets heavy but is carried with you throughout yourlife?
什么东西虽然不沉，但你却要一生都带着它？

What kind of bath can you take without water?
洗什么澡不用水？