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Who spends the day at the window, goes to the table for meals and hides at night？
什么东西在窗户上待一天，去桌子上吃饭，晚上躲起来？

In open field I cannot lie, and yet may rest quietly within a boxof ivory. What am I？
在户外我不能躺下，但我可以在象牙盒子里安安静静地休息。我是什么？

What is it that goes uphill and downhill, yet never moves？
什么东西又上坡又下坡，却又从来不动？

Why was the baby raised on dog milk？
这个婴儿为何吃狗的奶长大？

What has no length, width or depth and can still be measured？
什么东西没有长度、宽度和深度，但还是可以测量？

Who goes around all day in a car with his bag full of money？
谁整天坐着车到处逛，包里满是钞票？

What has four fingers and a thumb but no flesh and bone？
什么东西有五指却没有骨肉？

What do you have that you can’t lend to others?
什么东西属于你但不能借给别人？

What is visible only in winter time?
什么东西冬天才能看见？

What's the difference between an old penny and a new dime?
一枚旧的1分硬币与一枚新的1角硬币有什么区别？

What is it that everybody gives but few take?
每个人都给得多、接受得少的是什么呢？

I tell heat, and I tell cold, and they in turn tell me to go up anddown as I am told. What am I?
我能告知冷暖，冷暖反过来告诉我是上升还是下降。我是什么？