目錄
英文字裡的密碼(代序)
1. Silent.-Listen. (不要吵--注意聽)008
2. Anagrams-Ars magna (變位詞--偉大的藝術)010
3. Eleven plus two-Twelve plus one (11+2--12+1)012
4. Six and three-IX stand here. (六加三--九在此呈現)014
5. Over fifty-Forty-five (五十以上--四十五)016
6. Alphabetically-I play all the ABC… (按字母順序--我把玩所有的ABC……)018
7. Volunteers-Never louts (志工--絕非鄉巴佬)020
8. The Answer-Wasn’t here. (答案--不在這裡)022
9. Stressed-Desserts (壓力沉重的--甜點)024
10. The eyes-They see. (眼睛--它們看得見)026
11. This ear-It hears. (這個耳朵--它聽得到)028
12. Waitress-A stew, sir? (女服務生--先生,來份燉肉嗎?)030
13. A telephone girl-Repeating, “Hello.” (接電話女孩--重複說:「喂,您好」)032
14. Surgeon-Go, nurse. (外科醫生--護士,走) 034
15. Tradesmen-need marts. (商人--需要市場) 036
16. One hug-Enough (一個擁抱--就夠了)038
17. Angered-Enraged (激怒--震怒)040
18. Television-It’s one evil. (電視--它是一個禍害)042
19. Elevators-Serve a lot. (電梯--非常實用)044
20. Camry-My car (佳美麗--我的車子)046
21. A Boeing-A big one (波音--大飛機)048
22. Train-It ran. (火車--它會跑)050
23. Traffic rules-Careful first (交通規則--小心第一)052
24. Admirer-Married (仰慕者--結婚吧)054
25. Is pity love? -Positively! (同情是愛嗎--肯定是)056
26. Marriage-A grim era (婚姻--恐怖的時期)058
27. The unmarried woman-Worried, “hunt me a man.” (沒結婚的女人--煩惱道:「幫我找個男人」)060
28. Kyoto-Tokyo (京都--東京)062
29. Kartasura-Surakarta (卡爾塔蘇拉--蘇拉卡爾塔。)064
30. Tower of London-One old fort now (倫敦塔--現在是座古堡)066
31. The Leaning Tower of Pisa-What a foreign stone pile! (比薩斜塔--多讓人驚嘆的外國石塊堆砌的建築啊)068
32. The Eiffel Tower-Few flit o’er thee. (艾菲爾鐵塔--很少人從你身上飛越)070
33. The “Mona Lisa”- No hat, a smile. (蒙娜麗莎--沒戴帽子,面帶微笑)072
34. Slot machines-Cash lost in ‘em (吃角子老虎--現金就在裡頭不見了)074
35. Misfortune-Oft ruins me. (不幸--常常毀了我)076
36. The cockroach-Cook, catch her! (蟑螂--廚師,抓住她)078
37. Mosquitoes.-O, Moses! Quit! (蚊子--喔,摩西,別咬了!)080
38. Dormitory-Dirty room (宿舍--髒亂的房間)082
39. Garbage-A beggar (垃圾--乞丐)084
40. Madam Curie-Radium came (居禮夫人--鐳來了)086
41. Princess Diana-Ascend in Paris (黛安娜王妃--在巴黎仙逝了)088
42. Horatio Nelson-Honor est a Nilo (何瑞修.納爾遜--榮耀來自尼羅河)090
43. William Shakespeare-I ask me, “Has Will a peer?” (威廉.莎士比亞--我問自己:「威爾有對手嗎?」)092
44. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow-Won half the New World’s glory. (亨利.沃茲沃思.朗法羅--贏得新世界一半的榮耀)094
45. Victoria, England’s Queen-Governs a nice quiet land. (英國維多利亞女王--統治了一個美好寧靜的國家)096
46. The earthquakes-That queer shake (地震--那種詭異的搖晃。)098
47. Shadow-How sad! (陰影--好難過)100
48. Rocket Boys-October Sky (火箭男孩幫--十月的天空)102
49. Ivanhoe, by Sir Walter Scott-A novel by a Scottish writer (司考特爵士寫的《艾凡赫》--蘇格蘭作家寫的小說)104
50. Tom Cruise-So, I’m cuter. (湯姆.克魯斯--確實是我比較可愛)106
51. Clint Eastwood-Old west action (克林.伊斯威特--老舊的西部動作片)108
52. Astronomer-Moon starer (天文學家--凝視月亮的人)110
53. The detectives-detect thieves (偵探--偵查小偷)112
54. A shoplifter-has to pilfer (順手牽羊的人--會忍不住的偷些小東西)114
55. A psychiatrist-Sit, chat, pay, sir (精神科醫師--先生請坐,聊完後付錢)116
56. The United States of America-So much in a tea fee started it. (美利堅合眾國--這麼多的茶葉費用創建了它)118
57. Bill Gates-gets a bill. (比爾.蓋茲--賺一張鈔票)120
58. The coming presidential campaign-Damn! Electing time is approaching. (即將到來的總統大選--他X的,選舉時刻又到了)122
59. Washington-Hogs want in. (華盛頓--豬都想進去)124
60. George Bush-He bugs Gore. (喬治.布希--他讓高爾很生氣)126
61. Franklin Delano Roosevelt-Vote for Landon ere all sink. (富蘭克林.羅斯福--在一切向下沉淪之前投票給蘭登吧)128
62. Halley’s Comet-Shall yet come. (哈雷彗星--依舊會來)130
63. Submarine-Buries man. (潛水艇--埋葬人)132
64. Hibernates-The bear's in.134 (冬眠--熊在裡面)
65. Spring, summer, autumn, winter. -”Time’s running past,” we murmur. (春、夏、秋、冬--我們低吟:「時間流逝得真快。」)136
66. Christmas tree-Search, set, trim (聖誕樹--尋找、擺放、修剪)138
67. A merry Christmas and a happy New Year!-May many a red wreath carry happiness. (聖誕快樂,新年快樂--願很多紅色的花環帶來幸福)140
68. Palindromes-Splendor am I! (迴文--傑出就是我)142 |