9. Whose Dog Was the Smartest
Four friends were arguing over whose dog was the smartest. The first man, an engineer, called to his dog, "T Square, show your stuff. " The dog trotted over to a desk, pulled out a paper and pencil, and drew a perfect triangle.
The next guy, an accountant, called to his dog, "Slide Rule, go ahead. " The dog went to the kitchen, nibbled opened a bag of cookies and pided the contents into four equal piles.
The next man, a chemist, beckoned his dog, Beaker, to show what he could do. The dog went to the fridge, took out a quart of milk and poured out exactly eighty ounces into a measuring cup.
The last man was a government worker. "Coffee Break," he hollered to his dog, "go to it. " With that, the dog jumped to his feet, soiled the paper, ate the cookies and drank the milk.
Notes:
(1) do (show) your stuff顯顯你的本領(lǐng)；露一手
(2) trot v. 疾走；快步走
(3) triangle n.三角形
(4) accountant n會(huì)計(jì)
(5) nibble v.輕咬
(6) beckon v.招手令他人走近或跟著來(lái)
(7) ounce n.盎司（重量單位，常衡為1/16磅）
(8) holler v.喊叫
(9) soil v.弄臟；弄污
Exercises:
根據(jù)短文回答問(wèn)號(hào)問(wèn)題：
① What were the four friends arguing about?
② What did the first man's dog do?
③ How many parts did the second man's dog pide the cookies into?
④ How much milk did the third man's dog pour into the measuring cup?
⑤ Can we find out whose dog was the smartest?
誰(shuí)的狗最聰明
四個(gè)朋友在為誰(shuí)的狗最聰明而爭(zhēng)吵。第一個(gè)人是個(gè)工程師，他對(duì)自己的狗喊道：“T形角，使出你的本領(lǐng)來(lái)。”這只狗便跑向一個(gè)書(shū)桌，拉出一張紙和一支鉛筆，畫(huà)出了一個(gè)完美的三角形。
第二個(gè)人是個(gè)會(huì)計(jì)。他對(duì)他的狗說(shuō)：“珠算法，上吧。”那狗直奔廚房，用嘴咬開(kāi)一袋甜餅并把餅分成了四等份。
第三個(gè)人是位藥劑師。他命令他的狗----量杯，表現(xiàn)一下。但見(jiàn)那狗徑直走向冰箱，叼出一瓶牛奶并精確地把八盎司牛奶倒入一個(gè)量杯中。
最后一位是政府職員。“休息時(shí)間，”他對(duì)自己的狗喊叫，“去吧。”話還未落，那狗便跳將起來(lái)，踏污了那張紙，吃掉了所有的甜餅，喝光了那杯牛奶。
練習(xí)參考答案：
① They were arguing about whose dog was the smartest.
② He drew a perfect triangle.
③ Four.
④ Eight ounces.
⑤ The fourth man's dog was the smartest.
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