25. A Woman Who Fell
it was rush hour and i was dashing to a train in new york city's grand central terminal - as i neared the gate, a plump, middle-aged woman sprinted up from behind, lost her footing on the smooth marble floor and slid onto her back. her momentum carried her close to my shoes. before i could help her, however, she had scrambled up. gaining her composure, she winked at me and said, "do you always have beautiful women failing at your feet?"
notes:
(1) rush hour n. （大城市上下班時的）擁擠時刻；高峰時刻
(2) dash v.猛沖
(3) terminal n.（鐵路、公路的）終點站
(4) near v.接近；靠近
(5) plump adj. 圓胖的；豐滿的
(6) sprint v.以全速縮短距離
(7) momentum n.動量（即物體質量與速度之乘積）
(8) scramble v.爬
(9) composure n.泰然自若
exercises:
根據短文選擇正確答案：
①the author was hurrying he ______.
a. wanted to catch a bus
b. wanted to catch a train
c. was driven by crowds
d. wanted a taxi
② the story happened during ______.
a. working time
b. the author's vacation
c. rush hour
d. a weekend
③the story happened______ .
a. in central new york
b. near the suburbs of new york
c. at a bus station in new york
d. at a railway station in new york
④ why did the won-man fall over?
a. because somebody behind her pushed her.
b. because the author was blocking her way.
c. because she "t her footing on the smooth marble floor.
d. because she wanted to see how smooth the floor was.
⑤ what does "do you always have beautiful women falling at imply?
a. the woman was complaining to the author.
b. the woman was mocking herself with humor.
c. the woman was angry at the fall.
d. the woman had seen some beautiful women falling at the author's feet before.
25.摔倒的女人
上下班高峰期，我匆匆奔向紐約豪華中心站去趕一趟火車。接近門口，一位肥胖的中年婦女從后面沖過來，沒想到在平滑的大理石地面上失了腳，仰面滑倒了。她的慣性使她接近了我的腳。我正準備扶她，她卻自己爬了起來。她鎮定了一下，對我擠了一下眉，說道：“總是有漂亮女人拜倒在你腳下嗎？”
練習參考答案：
①b②c③d④c⑤b
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