英漢幽默故事選讀【31】
Get a Job
One day shortly after I had come home from college, my father was outside doing yard work. He found a baby bird under a tree and assumed it had fallen from its nest. Wanting to return the tiny creature to its home, my dad went to get a ladder . When he got back, he found another baby bird on the ground.
Suddenly he heard a loud chirping from above. Looking up, my father saw the mother bird giving a third baby the boot from its nest. With that, Dad walked into our house, took one look at me watching television and barked, "Get a job!"
Notes:
（1） assume v.猜測
?。?） chirping n.啁啾聲
（3） give sb the boot開除；趕出
?。?） bark v.咆哮著說出；吼叫
Exercises:
根據短文判斷下列句子正（T）、（F）：
?、?Probably the son had just graduated from college when the incident took place.
?、?The father saw a hurt bird under a tree.
?、?The father sent the first baby bird back to its home.
?、?Altogether, the father had found three baby birds on the ground before he stepped into the house.
?、?The father, having seen the mother bird kicking the young birds, thought that his son was old enough to feed himself.
找個工作
一天，我剛剛從學院回到家里，我父親正在院子里面做活。他發現樹下有一個雛鳥，猜想可能是從窩里掉下來的。父親便去搬梯子，他想把這個小東西送回它的家。梯子搬來了，可父親發現地上又多了一個雛鳥。
突然他聽到樹上有大聲的唧唧聲。父親抬起頭，看見母鳥正在把第三只雛鳥往巢外踢。
看到這些，父親走進屋，看了一眼在看電視的我，大聲叫道：“找個工作去！”
練習參考答案：
?、賂②F③F④F⑤T
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