笑话习题簿10.19
JOKE:
Three men were sitting on a park bench. The one in the middle was reading a newspaper; the others were pretending to fish. They baited imaginary hooks, cast lines and reeled in their catch.
A passing policeman stopped to watch the spectacle and asked the man in the middle if he knew the other two.
"Oh yes, " he said. "They are my friends.
"In that case, " warned the officer, "youd better get them out of here!"
"Yes, sir, " the man replied, and he began rowing furiously.
译文:、
三位男子在公园的长椅上坐着。中间的一个在读报纸,另外两个在假装钓鱼。他们给想象的鱼钩上鱼饵,放线,并卷线把鱼抓上来。
一位过路警察驻足观察了这个景象,他问中间的那个男子是否认识其他两位。
“喔,认识,”他说,“他们是我的朋友。”
“那样的话,”警察告诫说,“你最好把他们从这里弄走。”
“好的,警官。”那男子回答说,接着就开始疯狂般地做起划桨的动作来。
NOTE:
(1) bait v. 置饵于(钩等上以捕鱼等)
(2) imaginary adj. 想象的
(3) reel v. 卷或缠(钓丝等)
(4) spectacle n. 景象;光景
(5) furiously adv. 疯狂般地
Exercises:
根据短文选择正确答案:
① Where were the three men?
A. on a street B. in a shopping centre C. in a park D. by a lake
② Who was reading a newspaper?
A. the one in the middle B. the one on the left
C. the one on the right D. the policeman was reading a newspaper
③ What were the others doing?
A. They were reading newspapers. B. They were eating fish.
C. They were pretending to fish. D. They were boating.
④ Whats the interrelationship among the three men?
A. They were friends. B. They were relatives.
C. They were strangers to each other. D. They were members of one family.
⑤ Where did the man in the middle imagine he was?
A. on a train B. on a bus C. in a plane D. in a boat
练习参考答案:
①C②A③C ④A⑤D
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