第10期雙語笑話加練習題 要否結婚 Wedding or Not
Uncle Frank, at 79, was a healthy and wealthy man, a lifelong bachelor. He courted a lot, he said, but "never boiled over-just simmered." On a whim, he decided to take a trip around the country to look up nearly a dozen old girlfriends.
Upon his return he exclaimed, "Whew! Thank goodness I never married any of those women - They're all widows now!
Notes:
(1) bachelor n.單身漢
(2) court v.向求愛；追求
(3) boil over 沸騰而溢出（本文指全身心地投入付出）
(4) simmer v.（做菜時）煨（本文指見好就收）
(5) whim n.一時的興致；奇想
(6) look up探訪
Exercises:
根據短文判斷下列句子正（T）、（F）：
?、?Uncle Frank was very wealthy but poor in health.
② Uncle Frank never married in his life.
?、?He had chased many girls, but had not married any of them.
?、?He suddenly had an idea of visiting his old girlfriends.
?、?He thought if he had married any of those girls, he wouldn't have lived so long.
130.要否結婚
弗蘭克叔叔七十八歲了，富有而健康。他是個終生單身漢。他曾追求過很多女孩，但“從不過熱----見好就收”。一天他突發奇想，決定四處走走，去看看他那些接近一打的舊時女友。
他回來即嘆道：“噓！謝天謝地幸虧我沒娶那些女人中的任何一個。如今她們都成寡婦了！”
練習參考答案：
①F②T③T④T⑤T
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