英漢幽默故事選讀【102】
I Understand Him
While eating in a restaurant, I reprimanded my four-year-old son for speaking with his mouth full . "Mump umn Kmpfhm," was all I heard.
"Drew," I scolded, "no one can understand a word you're saying.
"He says he wants some ketchup," my husband said calmly
A woman sitting nearby leaned over and asked, "How in the world did you understand him?"
"I'm a dentist," my husband explained.
Notes:
（1） reprimand v.申斥
（2） scold v.責備
（3） ketchup n.番茄醬
（4） How in the world did you understand him？你究竟如何明白他的話的呢？句中“ in the world”用來表示強調，加強語氣。
Exercises:
根據短文回答下列問題：
① Where did the story take place?
② How old was the son?
③ Why did the mother scold her son?
④ What did the father say the boy want?
⑤ Why could the father understand the son?
我懂他的話
在飯店吃飯的時候，我申斥我4歲的兒子，因為他滿嘴食物在說話。“喔、呢”，我聽到的就是這些。
“祖，”我責備道，“沒人明白你在說什么。”
“他說他要一些番茄醬，”我丈夫平靜地說。
坐在旁邊的一位婦女靠過來問道：“你究竟如何明白他的話的呢？”
“我是牙醫。”我丈夫解釋道。
練習參考答案：
① In a restaurant.
② He was four years old
③ Because he had spoken with his mouth full.
④ Some ketchup.
⑤ Because he was a dentist.
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