英漢幽默故事選讀【130】
Wedding or Not
Uncle Frank, at 79, was a healthy and wealthy man, a lifelong bachelor. He courted a lot, he said, but "never boiled over-just simmered." On a whim, he decided to take a trip around the country to look up nearly a dozen old girlfriends.
Upon his return he exclaimed, "Whew! Thank goodness I never married any of those women - They're all widows now!
Notes:
（1） bachelor n.單身漢
（2） court v.向求愛；追求
（3） boil over 沸騰而溢出（本文指全身心地投入付出）
（4） simmer v.（做菜時）煨（本文指見好就收）
（5） whim n.一時的興致；奇想
（6） look up探訪
Exercises:
根據短文判斷下列句子正（T）、（F）：
① Uncle Frank was very wealthy but poor in health.
② Uncle Frank never married in his life.
③ He had chased many girls, but had not married any of them.
④ He suddenly had an idea of visiting his old girlfriends.
⑤ He thought if he had married any of those girls, he wouldn't have lived so long.
要否結婚
弗蘭克叔叔七十八歲了，富有而健康。他是個終生單身漢。他曾追求過很多女孩，但“從不過熱――見好就收”。一天他突發奇想，決定四處走走，去看看他那些接近一打的舊時女友。
他回來即嘆道：“噓！謝天謝地幸虧我沒娶那些女人中的任何一個。如今她們都成寡婦了！”
練習參考答案：
①F②T③T④T⑤T
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