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转自阮一峰的博客
网上有一则像病毒一样流传的英语谜语。

there are three words in the english language that end in -gry. one is hungry and another is angry. what is the third word? everyone uses this word every day; everyone knows what it means and what it stands for. if you’ve listened closely, i’ve already told you what the word is.

意思是，除了hungry和angry，你还能想出第三个以-gry结尾的单词吗？

先提示一下，这是一道脑筋急转弯的题目。

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谜语的答案是“language”，关键就在第一句话里“there are three words in the english language that end in -gry.”，呵呵，没想到吧？

“think of words ending in ‘gry’. angry and hungry are two of them.” (the first two lines are a trick and mean nothing to the puzzle. )there are only three words in the english language. what is the third word? (the third word in “the english language” is language. )the word is something that everyone uses every day. (you use language every day if you talk. )if you have listened carefully, i have already told you what it is.” (the word language appears in the puzzle. )

事实上，英语里除了hungry和angry，还真没有第三个以-gry结尾的常用单词

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