A 30yearold man married a 25yearold woman.She died at age 50 and her husband was so heartbroken that he cried for years.Ten years after he stopped crying，he died.
If he had lived to be 80，how many years would he be a widower？
He would be a widower for 25years.
一个30岁的男人和一个25岁的女人结婚。妻子50岁的时候死了，丈夫非常难过，哭了很多年。10年后他也伤心而死。如果他活到80岁，他当了多少年的鳏夫？
他会做25年的鳏夫。
If you are facing east and take ten steps forward，then turn right and take five steps backward，then turn around and take five steps forward，and then turn left，and take two steps forward.
Which direction are you facing？
The east.
如果你面东向前走10步，然后向右转朝后退步，然后回转向前走5步，然后左转向前走2步。现在你正朝着哪个方向？
东方。
If a cork and a bottle cost $2.10，and the bottle costs $2，00 more than the cork，how much does the cork cost？
The cork costs $0.05，and the bottle costs $2.05.
（cork n.软木塞。）
如果一个软木塞和一个瓶子共值2.10美元，瓶子比塞子贵2美元，塞子值多少钱？
塞子0.05美元，瓶子2.05美元。
The local historical society has leased a castle to use it as a museum.The original lease was 99years.I asked the curator how much time was left on the lease.His answer was as follows：twothirds of the time past is equal to fourfifths of the time to come.
How much time was left on the lease？
45years.
（curator n.馆长；lease v.租。）
当地的历史协会租用一个城堡作博物馆，租期99年。我问馆长还剩多少时间。他说：过去时间的2/3相当于剩下时间的4/5。问租期还剩多长时间？
45年。
There are four people that need to walk across a bridge in the middle of the night to get to the other side.Only two people can cross the bridge at a time and they have only 1flashlight，which they all must use to cross the bridge.They need to cross the bridge and have all four people on the other side in 17minutes.One person can cross the bridge in 1minute，another person can cross the bridge in 2minutes，another in 5minutes and the other in 10minutes.
How do all four people get across the bridge in 17minutes using 1flashlight？ (You cannot throw the flashlight across the bridge for the other two people to use.)
The first two people to cross the bridge are the 1and 2min walkers ＝2mins.
The 1min walker crosses the bridge again and give the 5and 10min.walkers the flashilght＝1min.
The 5and 10min walkers cross the bridge and hook up with the 2min walker＝10mins.
They give the 2min walker the flashlight to go back and get the 1min walker＝2mins.
The 1min and 2min walkers cross the bridge and hook up with the other two ＝2mins.
Total Time is 17minutes.
（min是minute的缩写。）
半夜里有4个人要过桥，但只有2个人可以同时过桥，而且他们只有一个电筒，他们过桥时都要用它。它们要在17分钟内全部过桥。其中有一个人过桥所需时间是1分钟。另一个人需要2分钟，还有一个人需要5分钟，乘下的一个要需要10分钟。请问4个人如何用一个电筒在17分钟内过桥？(不能把电筒扔过桥去。)
需要1分钟和2分钟的人先过桥——用时2分钟；
需要1分钟的人拿电筒回来——用时1分钟；
需要5分钟和10分钟的人过桥——用时10分钟；
已经过桥的需要2分钟的人回来——用时2分钟；
需要1分种和2分钟的人过桥——用时2分钟；
共计17分钟。
A carpenter agrees to work on the condition that he is paid $2for every day that he works，while he forfeits $3for every day that he does not work.At the end of 30 days he finds that he has paid out exactly as much as he has received.
How many days did he work？
He worked on 18days and did not work on 12days.
（forfeit vt.罚，丧失。）
一个木匠同意工作，条件是每天报酬2美元，但如果他一天不工作就要罚3美元。30天后，他发现他得到的钱和罚的钱是一样的。他工作了几天？
他工作了18天，没工作12天。
There are three men on a train.Mr.A speaks English and Chinese.Mr.B speaks French and English.Mr.C can only talk with Mr.A. What language does Mr.C speak？
Chinese.
火车上有三个人。A先生说英语和汉语。B先生说法语和英语。C先生只能和A先生说话。C先生说什么语？
汉语。
This is a moral dilemma that was once actually used as part of a job application.Don t peek until you ve given an answer.
You are driving along in your car on a wild，stormy night.You pass by a bus stop，and you see three people waiting for the bus：
An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
An old friend who once saved your life.
The perfect man (or) woman you have been dreaming about.
Which one would you choose to offer a ride to，knowing that there could only be one passenger in yur car？
Now think before you continue reading：You could pick up the old lady，because she is going to die，and thus you should save her first；or you could take the old friend because he once saved your life，and this would be the perfect chance to pay him back.However，you may never be able to find your perfect dream lover again.
The best answer maybe be：
“I would give the car keys to my old friend，and let him take the lady to the hospital.I would stay behind and wait for the bus with the woman or man of my dreams.”
这是一道两难选择题，曾用于工作申请的考试中。(勿偷看答案。)
你在一个风雨交加的夜晚开车经过一个公共汽车站，看见有三个人在等车：
一个生命垂危的老妇人；
一个救过你性命的老朋友；
一个你的梦中情人。
如果你的车只能再坐一个人，你选择哪一个？
最正确的答案应是：我把钥匙给我的老朋友，让他带着老妇人去医院。我留下来和我的心上人一起等车。
What would you like，1/2of an orange or 6/12of an orange？
I d like 1/2of an orange，for 6/12of an orange would have had much juice lost.
If two s company and three s a crowd，what s four and five？
Wet.
（company n.伴侣，伙伴；Four and five is nine四加五等于九。）
If you took three big apples from a basket of ten apples，how many apples would you have？
You took three apples and you would certainly have three apples.
Mother wants to give the three apples in her basket to her three girls so that each girl gets one whole apple and there s still one in her basket.How can she manage to do that？
Give two girls an apple each and give the third girl her apple in the basket.
