這些問題你想過嗎

艾杰

1.Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin?

為什么太陽能把頭發曬淺，卻能把皮膚曬黑？

2.Why dont you ever see the headline “Psychic Wins Lottery”?

為什么你從來沒見過頭版頭條寫“算命師中大獎”？

3.Why is “abbreviated” such a long word?

為什么“縮寫”是這么長的一個單詞？

4.Why is it that doctors call what they do “practice”?

為什么醫生們管他們所做的事情叫做“實習，實踐”？

5.Why is it that to stop Windows 98, you have to click on“Start”?

為什么在要關掉視窗時，你必須先點擊“開始”鍵？

6.Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?

為什么檸檬汁是用人造香味調料做的，而洗碗液是用真正的檸檬做的？

7.Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?

為什么一天中交通最慢的時刻叫“速行”時刻？

8.Why isnt there mouse-flavored cat food?

為什么沒有老鼠味兒的貓食？

9.When dog food is new and improved tasting, who tests it?

當狗食被宣揚是新的和改進了的口味的時候，是誰做的口味鑒定？

10.Why didnt Noah swat those two mosquitoes?

為什么諾亞沒有把那兩只蚊子打死？（諾亞方舟上帶有每種動物的雌雄各一只。）

11.Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?

在用注射毒劑的方式執行死刑時，為什么還要消毒針頭？

12.You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes? Why dont they make the whole plane out of that stuff?

你知道那個用在飛機上的“不會被摧毀”的黑匣子吧？為什么他們不把整架飛機都造成那種材料的？

13.Why dont sheep shrink when it rains?

為什么下雨時綿羊不縮水？

14.Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?

為什么公寓都緊緊靠在一起？（apart是分開的意思。）

15.If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?

如果飛行是這么的安全，為什么他們管飛機場叫“終端”？