英汉幽默故事选读【114】
A Woman's answer
A husband said to his wife, " Why did God create women to be beautiful but foolish?"
"Well," his wife answered at once." The reason is very simple. God made us beautiful so men would love us; God made us foolish so we would marry them."
Notes:
(1) create v.创造
(2) foolish adj.愚蠢的
Exercises:
根据短文回答下列问题:
① Who were talking to each other?
② What question did the husband raise?
③ The wife thought for a while before she answered, didn't she?
④ How did the wife think of the reason?
⑤ How did she answer the question?
妇女的回答
一位丈夫对他的妻子说:“为什么上帝把妇女创造得如此美丽却又愚蠢呢?”
“噢,”他的妻子立刻回答道,“原因很简单。上帝使我们如此美丽,男人才会爱我们。上帝使我们如此愚蠢,我们才会嫁给他们。”
练习参考答案:
① A husband and his wife.
② He asked why God create women to be beautiful but foolish.
③ No. She answered at once.
④ Very simple.
⑤ She said that God made women beautiful so men would love them; God made women foolish so they would men.
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