英汉幽默故事选读【39】
She Is Left-handed
A married couple, both avid golfers, were discussing the future one night. "Honey," the wife said, "if I were to die and you were to remarry, would you two live in this house?"
"I suppose so-it's paid for."
"How about our car?" continued the woman. "Would the two of you keep that?"
"I suppose so-it's paid for.
"What about golf clubs? Would you let her use them too?"
"Heck, no," the husband blurted out. "She's left-handed.
Notes:
（1） avid adj.热望的
（2） golfer n.打高尔夫球者
（3） It's paid for理所当然
（4） heck（俚语）地狱（用于感叹句中）
（5） blurt out脱口而出
Exercises:
根据短文回答下列问题：
① What were the married couple both keen on?
② What were they doing one night?
③ What would the man do if the woman were to die?
④ What would the man do with their house and car?
⑤ What does the last sentence of the passage imply?
她是左撇子
一对已婚夫妇都热心于打高尔夫球。一天夜里，他们在谈论将来。“亲爱的，”妻子说，“如果我死了，而你再婚，你们两个会住在这个房子里吗？”
“我想是的――这是理所当然的。”
“那我们的汽车呢？”妇人继续问道，“你们两个会留着这辆车吗？”
“我想是的――这是理所当然的。”
“那我们的球棒呢？你也会让她用吗？”
“见鬼，不，”丈夫脱口而出，“她是左撇子。”
练习参考答案：
① They were both keen on playing golf
② They were discussing their future.
③ He would remarry.
④ He would let his new wife live in the house and use the car .
⑤ The husband had a mistress already.
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