第35期雙語笑話加練習題 準確數字
A tourist was visiting New Mexico and was amazed at the dinosaur bones lying about.
"How old are these bones?" the tourist asked an elderly Native American, who served as a guide.
"Exactly one hundred million and three years old.
"How can you be so sure?" inquired the tourist.
"Well," replied the guide, " a geologist came by here and told me these bones were one hundred million years old, and that was exactly three years ago.
Notes:
(1) New Mexico 新墨西哥(美國州名)
(2) be amazed at 對…感到驚詫
(3) dinosaur n.恐龍(已絕跡的巨大爬行動物)
Exercises:
根據短文判斷下列句子正(T)、(F):
?、?The tourist was frightened by the dinosaur bones lying about.
?、?The elderly native American served as a guide.
?、?The guide knew exactly how old the bones were.
?、?The guide told the tourist the history of the bones.
⑤ The guide believed what the geologist had said.
103.準確數字
一位游客在新墨西哥游覽。他對隨處可見的恐龍化石甚感驚奇。
“這些化石有多長的歷史?”游客問一個上了年紀的當地美國人。他是作向導的。
“整整十億零三年了。”
“你怎么這么肯定?”游客問道。
“哦,”向導回答道,“一個地質學家來過這兒,他告訴我說這些化石有十億年了,再加上那是整整三年前的事了?!?
練習參考答案:
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