英語幽默精讀【135】Hunting Skills
Two Russian hunters meet. "I shot a gigantic bear yesterday," says Ivan. "Look at the hide!"
"How do you find such huge bears?" Sergei asks.
"Easy," says Ivan. "You stand in front of a cave and whistle. When the bear comes out, you shoot."
Weeks later the two meet again. Sergei is covered in bandages. "Didn't you follow my advice?" Ivan asks.
"Sure I did. I stood, in front of a cave and whistled, " Sergei replies.
"And what came out?"
"To me, "says Sergei, "it looked like the Trans-Siberian Express."
※ Notes
(1) hide n.獸皮
(2) bandage n.繃帶
(3) whistle v.吹哨子;鳴笛
(4) Trans-Siberian Express 穿越西伯利亞的快車
※ Exercises
根據短文判斷下列句子正(T)、(F):
① Ivan shot a gigantic bear yesterday.
② Ivan showed Sergei the hide of the bear.
③ Ivan taught Sergei how to hunt huge bears.
④ Sergei didn't follow Ivan' s advice.
⑤ Sergei was hit by a train.
※ 譯文
打獵的技巧
兩個俄國獵人相遇。“我昨天打了一只巨熊,”伊凡說,“看看這獸皮!”
“你是如何發現這么大的熊的?”謝爾蓋問道。
“簡單,”伊凡說,“你站在一個洞前并吹哨子。熊出來時你就開槍。”
幾周后,兩人見面了。謝爾蓋渾身纏滿了繃帶。“難道你沒有聽我的建議?”伊凡問。
“我當然是按你的建議做的。我站在一個洞前并吹哨子,”謝爾蓋回答說。
“出來了什么?”
“向著我來的,”謝爾蓋說,“像是穿越西伯利亞的快車。”
※ 練習參考答案
①T②F③T④F⑤T
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