英漢幽默故事選讀【120】
Three Men in a Boat
Three men were sitting on a park bench. The one in the middle was reading a newspaper; the others were pretending to fish. They baited imaginary hooks, cast lines and reeled in their catch.
A passing policeman stopped to watch the spectacle and asked the man in the middle if he knew the other two.
"Oh yes, " he said. "They are my friends.
"In that case, " warned the officer, "you'd better get them out of here!"
"Yes, sir, " the man replied, and he began rowing furiously.
Notes:
?。?) bait v.置餌于(鉤等上以捕魚等)
?。?) imaginary adj.想象的
(3) reel v. 卷或纏(釣絲等)
?。?) spectacle n. 景象;光景
?。?) furiously adv. 瘋狂般地
Exercises:
根據(jù)短文選擇正確答案:
?、?Where were the three men?
A. on a street
B. in a shopping centre
C. in a park
D. by a lake
?、?Who was reading a newspaper?
A. the one in the middle
B. the one on the left
C. the one on the right
D. the policeman was reading a newspaper
③ What were the others doing?
A. They were reading newspapers.
B. They were eating fish.
C. They were pretending to fish.
D. They were boating.
?、?What's the interrelationship among the three men?
A. They were friends.
B. They were relatives.
C. They were strangers to each other.
D. They were members of one family.
?、?Where did the man in the middle imagine he was?
A. on a train
B. on a bus
C. in a plane
D. in a boat
三人同舟
三位男子在公園的長(zhǎng)椅上坐著。中間的一個(gè)在讀報(bào)紙,另外兩個(gè)在假裝釣魚。他們給想象的魚鉤上魚餌,放線,并卷線把魚抓上來(lái)。
一位過(guò)路警察駐足觀察了這個(gè)景象,他問(wèn)中間的那個(gè)男子是否認(rèn)識(shí)其他兩位。
“喔,認(rèn)識(shí),”他說(shuō),“他們是我的朋友?!?/p>
“那樣的話,”警察告誡說(shuō),“你最好把他們從這里弄走?!?/p>
“好的,警官?!蹦悄凶踊卮鹫f(shuō),接著就開始瘋狂般地做起劃槳的動(dòng)作來(lái)。
練習(xí)參考答案:
?、貱②A③C④A⑤D
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