46.Wouldnt You Know
I accompanied my eight-month-pregnant wife to her monthly checkup . We boarded the hospital's elevator to go to the appropriate floor. The only other passenger was an elderly man who studied intently and then said, "Boy."
Without another word, he got off at his floor. I was about to tell my wife how strange I thought he was acting when suddenly I realized she was wearing a T-shirt sporting the "Guess?" logo.
Notes:
(1) accompany v.伴随;陪伴
(2) pregnant adj.怀孕的
(3) appropriate adj.适当的
(4) intently adv.专心地
(5) T-shirt n.T恤衫
(6) logo n.标语
Exercises:
根据短文判断下列问题正(T)、误(F):
① The wife had been pregnant for six months.
② The man accompanied his wife to the hospital for a checkup.
③ The only other passenger was an elderly woman.
④ The elderly person had a brief look at the pregnant woman and said it was a boy.
⑤ The elderly person made a guess because she was wearing a T shirt with the "Guess ?" loge.
46.你不要知道吗
我陪伴怀孕八个月的妻子去月查。我们上了医院的电梯去某个楼层。唯一的另外乘客是一位上了年纪的男子。他专注地看着我妻子,然后说:“男孩。”
直到他到了自己的楼层,他再没说话。我刚要告诉我妻子那个男子是多么奇怪,这时我突然意识到她穿着一件T恤运动衫,上面写着“猜猜看?”标语。
练习参考答案:
①F②T③F④F⑤T
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