1·The functional mentality may derive from Riddle's decade designing bicycles before he decided to return to school.
这种强调功能性的心态可能来自于十年前里德尔决定重返校园时设计的自行车。
2·"Yes, Sir, of course," said Riddle quickly.
“是的，先生，当然。”里德尔马上说。
3·Riddle: What! I will kill you!
里德尔（愤怒的）：什么！我要杀了你！
4·I was wondering whether you could tell me anything of Tom Riddle's history? I think he was born here in the orphanage?
不知道你是不是可以跟我说说汤姆·里德尔的身世？他好像是在这个孤儿院里出生的？
5·Riddle gave an irritable twitch, as though trying to displace an irksome fly.
里德尔恼怒地抽搐了一下，好像要赶走一只讨厌的苍蝇。
1·All comers to the Sphinx were asked a riddle, and failure to solve it meant death.
所有来到斯芬克斯面前的人都被问了一个谜语，解答不了就意味着死亡。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·Can you answer this riddle?
你能猜出这个谜语吗？
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
3·Once a year, the king made a new riddle.
国王每年都会编一个新的谜语。
4·Everyone was puzzled about how to solve this new riddle.
每个人都为如何解开这个新谜语感到困惑。
5·One year the king made a new riddle that puzzled everyone.
有一年，国王出了一个新的谜语，迷惑了所有人。
1·He gave a prize to the person who could solve the riddle.
他给能解开这个谜的人一个奖品。
2·Nature is indeed like a riddle, some areas of which are beyond the reach of science and technology, at least in the foreseeable future.
大自然确实像一个谜，其中一些领域是科学技术无法触及的，至少在可预见的未来是这样。
3·Generally, a lantern riddle consists of three parts, namely the riddle, the hint and the answer.
灯谜通常由三部分组成，即谜面、谜目和谜底。
4·Countless people have had a stab at solving the riddle.
无数人试图解开这个谜。
—— 《牛津词典》
5·Nevertheless, whatever its other merits or defects may be, I can assure my readers that it was not my intention to propound a riddle, or insidiously convey any erudite teaching.
然而，不管它的别的优点或者缺点是什么，我能告诉读者的就是，我在诗里无意提出一个谜，或者狡狯地传达什么教诲。