灯谜是中国元宵节或中秋节写在灯笼上的谜语。
People in the festival must guess the answer from a word , a poem or a phrase, guessing the riddles are as hard as fighting with a tiger, so that lantern riddles have another name - lantern tigers .
人们必须从一个字、一首诗或是一个短语猜出答案。猜灯谜和打老虎一样难，所以灯谜有一个别名——灯虎。
Some example of Lantern Riddles
一些灯谜范例
English Lantern Riddles
英语灯谜
Riddles: What s full of holes but still holds water?
Answer: a sponge
问：什么东西浑身是洞，却能装水?
答：海绵
Riddles: What building has the most stories?
Answer: A library
问：什么建筑楼层最多?
答：图书馆(注：story有楼层和故事两个意思)
Riddles: Which is faster, hot or cold?
Answer: Hot s faster. You can catch a cold.
问：热和冷哪个速度更快?
答：热更快，因为你能抓住冷(catch a cold: 感冒)
Riddles: When is your mind like a rumpled bed?
Answer: When it is not made up.
问：你的脑子什么时候像皱巴巴的床?
答：当它没有叠的时候(make up mind: 下定决心)
Riddles: What is it that everybody does at the same time?
Answer: grow older
问：所有人同时在做的事情是什么?
答：长大
Riddles: What month do soldiers hate?
Answer: March
问：士兵们最恨几月份?
答：三月(注：march也有行军的意思)
Riddles: How many feet are there in a yard?
Answer: It depends on how many people stand in the yard.
问：院子里有多少只脚?
答：这取决于多少人站在院子里(注：yard 码;院子)
Riddles: Why is an empty purse always the same?
Answer: There is no change in it.
问：为什么空钱包永远是一样的?
答：因为没零钱(注：change 变化;零钱)
Riddles: What book has the most stirring chapters?
Answer: A cook book.
问：什么书有最动人的章节?
答：烹饪书(注：stirring 动人的;搅拌的)
Riddles: What kind of dog doesn t bite or bark?
Answer: Hot dog.
问：什么狗不咬人不吠叫?
答：热狗
Riddles: What is the smallest room in the world?
Answer: Mushroom.
问：世界上最小的房间是什么?
答：蘑菇
