英漢幽默故事選讀【69】
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My five-year-old son was not picking up his toys while I was preparing dinner as I had asked him. When I inquired why he wasn't doing his chores, he said that he didn't feel like it. Exasperated, I said, "Where would you be right now if I didn't feel like making dinner?"
He thought for a moment and then replied, " A restaurant?"
Notes:
?。?） pick up撿起；拾起
?。?） chore n.雜務；不愉快的工作
?。?） exasperated adj.憤怒的；惱火的
Exercises:
根據短文回答下列問題：
?、?How old was the son?
?、?What was the mother doing when she asked her son to pick up his toys?
?、?Why didn't the son do as his mother had asked him?
?、?How did the mother feel when her son replied that he didn't feel like it?
⑤ Why did the son think that he would be at a restaurant?
出色的回答
我在準備晚飯的時候，我叫年僅五歲的兒子把玩具都收拾起來。當我問他為什么沒做他的差事時，他說他不想做。我感到有些惱火，就對他說：“要是我說我不想做晚飯，這時你會在哪里呢？”
他略加思索便回答說：“在飯店里？”
練習參考答案：
?、?Five years old.
② She was preparing dinner.
③ Because he didn't feel like it.
?、?She was exasperated.
⑤ Because he thought that if his mother were not preparing dinner and they would have to eat, the only place to go to was a restaurant.
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