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英语谜语 Riddles (Part IV)
I am, in truth, a yellow fork
From tables in the sky
By inadvertent fingers droppng,
If you touch me
I may be snared,
If you lose me
Nothing will matter.
——Heart
If a man carried my burden
He would break his back.
I am not rich,
But leave silver in my track.
——Snail
Until I am measured
I am not known,
Yet how you miss me
When I have flown.
——Time
I drive men mad
For love of me,
Easily beaten,
Never free.
——Gold
When set loose
I fly away,
Never so cursed
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As when I go astray.
——A fart
I go around in circles
But always straight ahead,
Never complain
No matter where I am led.
——Wagon wheel
Lighter than what
I am made of,
More of me is hidden
Than is seen.
——iceberg
I turn around once,
What is out will not get in.
I turn around again,
What is in will not get out.
——stopcock
Each morning I appear
To lie at your feet,
All day I will follow
No matter how fast you run,
Yet I nearly perish
In the midday sun.
——Shadow
Bright as diamonds,
Loud as thunder,
Never still,
A thing of wonder.
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——waterfall? (fireworks?)
My life can be measured in hours,
I serve by being devoured.
Thin, I am quick
Fat, I am slow
Wind is my foe.
——candle
To unravel me
You need a simple key,
No key that was made
By locksmith's hand