132.The Use of a Handsaw
At the mall, my wife and I picked up some hardware items, including a handsaw. We were heading back to the car when we passed a steakhouse.
Let's try it. " my wife suggested. Although I felt a little foolish carrying the saw, I followed her inside.
Scanning the menu, my wife told the waitress, " I' 11 have chopped sirloin, please.
The waitress turned to me, eyed my saw and commented, "And I see that. you, sir, have come for our T-bone special.
Notes:
(1) mall n.集市
(2) pick up 得到；獲得
(3) handsaw n.手鋸
(4) scan v.匆匆地略看；掃視
(5) chop v.砍；劈；剁
(6) sirloin n.最好的牛腰肉
(7) comment v.評論；說話
Exercises:
根據(jù)短文填空：
① At the mall, my wife and I picked _____some hardware items, including a handsaw.
② We were _____back to the car when we passed a steak house.
③ Although I felt a little foolish carrying the saw, I followed her _____.
④ _____the menu, m wife told the waitress. " I' It have chopped sirloin please.
⑤ The waitress turned to me, _____my saw and commented, "And I see you, sir, have come for our T-bone special. "
132.手鋸的用處
在集市上，我和妻子買了一些五金用品，包括一個手鋸。我們返回汽車時剛好路過一家牛排店。
“我們嘗嘗吧，”我妻子建議說。盡管我覺得拿著鋸有點傻乎乎的，但還是隨她走了進去。
我妻子掃視了一下菜單對女招待說：“請給我來一份炒牛腰片。”
女招待轉向我，看了看我的鋸，說道：“我能看出，先生，你是來吃我們的T形骨特色菜的。”
練習參考答案：
① up ② heading ③ inside ④ Scanning ⑤ eyed
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