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Who becomes pregnant without conceiving? Who becomes fat without eating？
是谁不怀孩子鼓肚子，不吃东西变胖子？

Go down, and here we stay. Come up and let us go. What am I？
放下，我们就待在这了。起来，让我们出发。我是什么？

What can you drop without losing anything？
丢下什么时没有丢失任何东西？

Thirty two white horses on a red hill. Now they go and now they stand still. What are they？
红山上，三十二匹白玉马，有时奋蹄跑一阵，有时静止解疲乏。它们是什么？

Use me well, I'm everybody; scratch my back, and I am nobody. What am I？
好好地使用我，我可以是任何人。一旦划伤我，我便谁也不是。我是什么？

A little house full of meat, no door to go in and eat. What is it？
一间房子里有满满的果仁，房子上没有门，无法进入也无法食用。这是什么？

A houseful, a roomful, can’t catch a spoonful. What is it？
满房子，满屋子，却不能装满一勺子。这是什么？

What is it that goes from house to house and never goes in？
什么东西从这个房子到那个房子却从来不进去？

What shoemaker makes shoes without leather, with all fourelements put together? Fire and water, earth and air; every customer has two pair.
什么鞋匠做鞋不用皮革而是用另外四种东西：火、水、土和空气，而且他会为每名客人做两双？

What goes through a door, but never goes in or comes out?
什么东西穿过门却没有进来也没有出去？

If I stand still and don’t move, my occupants always complain. But if I move and don’t stand still, then I can usually make them be silent.
活动小房内，房客脾气怪；不动就闹腾，一动才安泰。

What has only two backbones, but a thousand ribs？
什么东西有两根脊柱，却有1000根肋骨？