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Why do elephants have trunks?
Update:2006-5-10 16:30:19

Why do elephants have trunks?

 

 

 

 

Key: Because they don't have pockets to put things in.


  为什么大象有鼻子呢,因为它们没有口袋装东西。这好象有些所答非所问。其实,回答者是利用了trunk的多义形式。因为trunk既可以是“象鼻”,又可以指“皮箱”,所以回答者为了增加幽默效果而采用了“皮箱”的意思来回答。仔细想想,也蛮有道理的。

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