英語幽默精讀【26】My water Thinks So
Reading water meters in an unfamiliar part of town, I came upon a house with no number. Then I noticed an elderly man gardening at the first house on that block.
"Excuse me," I said to him. "Are you Number One?"
He smiled and replied, "My wife thinks so!"
※ Notes
（1） water meter n.水表
（2） unfamiliar adj.不熟悉的
（3） come upon偶遇（等于come across）
（4） Number One第一；一號
※ Exercises
根據短文回答下列問題：
① Where was the author?
② What was the author doing?
③ What problem did he encounter?
④ What was the elderly man doing?
⑤ Did the elderly man really understand what the author meant?
※ 譯文
我老婆這樣認為
在城區陌生地段查讀水表時，我發現一處房子沒有門牌號。接著，我看到這個街區的第一幢房子前有一位老人在養花。
“打擾，”我對他說，“您是第一（號）嗎？”
他笑了，回答說：“我老伴是這樣認為的。”
※ 練習參考答案
① In an unfamiliar part of town.
② He was reading water meters.
③ He came upon a house with no number.
④ He was gardening.
⑤ No, he didn't.
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