英汉幽默故事选读【120】
Three Men in a Boat
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, "you'd better get them out of here!"
"Yes, sir, " the man replied, and he began rowing furiously.
Notes:
（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 What's 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
三人同舟
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。
练习参考答案：
①C②A③C④A⑤D
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