英語幽默精讀【137】A Branch Office
A man was standing at a corner, with a hat in each hand, waiting for handouts. A passer-by stopped and dropped a coin in one hat, then asked, "What's the other hat for?"
"Business has been so tremendous lately. " the man replied. " that I decided to open a branch office . "
※ Notes
（1） handout n. 施舍
（2） tremendous adj.極好的
※ Exercises
根據短文判斷下列句子正（T）、（F）：
① The man was sitting at a comer.
② Before the man, there were two hats on the ground
③ The man was waiting for a certain person.
④ The passer-by put a coin in each of the two hats
⑤ The man would really open a branch office.
※ 譯文
分店
一個人站在墻角處，兩手各托一頂帽子，乞求施舍。有個路過的行人停下來，往一頂帽子里扔了一枚硬幣，然后問道：“另一頂帽子是干什么用的？”
“近來生意興隆，我決定開一個分店，”那人答道。
※ 練習參考答案
①F②F③F④F⑤F
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