英語幽默精讀【21】I've Just Bitten My Tongue
"Are we poisonous?" the young snake asked his mother.
"Yes, dear," she replied - "Why do you ask?"
"Cause I've just bitten my tongue! "
※ Notes
(1) poisonous adj.有毒的
(2) Cause I've just bitten my tongue因為我剛咬了自己的舌頭。句中Cause是Because的縮略形式。
※ Exercises
根據短文回答下列問題:
① The young snake was a female .
② The mother snake was puzzled by the young snake's question.
③ The young snake had just eaten something poisonous.
④ The young snake was going to die.
⑤ The young snake was worried about his survival because he thought his own blood would kill him.
※ 翻譯
我剛咬破自己的舌頭
“我們有毒嗎?”一個年幼的蛇問它的母親。
“是的,親愛的,”她回答說,“你問這個干什么?”
“因為我剛剛咬破自己的舌頭。”
※ 練習參考答案
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