大家还记得艾力说的那个aaaaaw吧？

——anything, anytime, anywhere, ask a why!

here，跟大家分享一些有创意的why！

if flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?

   如果飞行是这么的安全，为什么他们管飞机场叫“终端”？

why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?

    为什么公寓都紧紧靠在一起？（apart是分开的意思）

why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?

    为什么帮你管理你的所有投资的人叫做“不名一文的人”？ 

   （“broke”在英文中有“不名一文”，“穷到家了”的意思）

why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?

   为什么一天中交通最慢的时刻叫“速行”时刻？ 

why is it that to stop windows 98, you have to click   on "start"?

   为什么在要关掉视窗时，你必须先点击“开始”键？

why don't you ever see the headline! "psychic wins lottery"?

  为什么你从来没见过头版头条写！“算命师中大奖”？

why is "abbreviated" such a long word?

  为什么“缩写”是这么长的一个单词？

why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?

   为什么柠檬汁是用人造香味调料做的，而洗碗液是用真正的柠檬做的？

why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?

   为什么没有老鼠味儿的猫食？

when dog food is new and improved tasting, who tests it?

   当狗食被宣扬是新的和改进了的口味的时候，是谁作的口味鉴定？

you know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes? why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?

   你知道那个用在飞机上的“不会被摧毁”的黑匣子吧？为什么他们不把整架飞机都造成那种材料的？

why don't sheep shrink when it rains?

   为什么下雨时绵羊不缩水？

if con is the opposite of pro, is congress the opposite of progress?

    如果“坏处”是“好处”的对立面，那么“众议院”是不是“进展”的对立面？