英漢幽默故事選讀【39】
She Is Left-handed
A married couple, both avid golfers, were discussing the future one night. "Honey," the wife said, "if I were to die and you were to remarry, would you two live in this house?"
"I suppose so-it's paid for."
"How about our car?" continued the woman. "Would the two of you keep that?"
"I suppose so-it's paid for.
"What about golf clubs? Would you let her use them too?"
"Heck, no," the husband blurted out. "She's left-handed.
Notes:
（1） avid adj.熱望的
（2） golfer n.打高爾夫球者
（3） It's paid for理所當然
（4） heck（俚語）地獄（用于感嘆句中）
（5） blurt out脫口而出
Exercises:
根據短文回答下列問題：
① What were the married couple both keen on?
② What were they doing one night?
③ What would the man do if the woman were to die?
④ What would the man do with their house and car?
⑤ What does the last sentence of the passage imply?
她是左撇子
一對已婚夫婦都熱心于打高爾夫球。一天夜里，他們在談論將來。“親愛的，”妻子說，“如果我死了，而你再婚，你們兩個會住在這個房子里嗎？”
“我想是的――這是理所當然的。”
“那我們的汽車呢？”婦人繼續問道，“你們兩個會留著這輛車嗎？”
“我想是的――這是理所當然的。”
“那我們的球棒呢？你也會讓她用嗎？”
“見鬼，不，”丈夫脫口而出，“她是左撇子。”
練習參考答案：
① They were both keen on playing golf
② They were discussing their future.
③ He would remarry.
④ He would let his new wife live in the house and use the car .
⑤ The husband had a mistress already.
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