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1、What is it that is not burnt in the fire, and can't be drowned in the water?
2、I tell heat, and I tell cold, and they in turn tell me to go up and down as I am told. What am I?
3、Why do people wear watches when they cross the desert?
答案：
1、Ice.
2、The mercury in a thermomether.
3、Because watches have springs in them.