英语幽默精读【137】A Branch Office
A man was standing at a corner, with a hat in each hand, waiting for handouts. A passer-by stopped and dropped a coin in one hat, then asked, "What's the other hat for?"
"Business has been so tremendous lately. " the man replied. " that I decided to open a branch office . "
※ Notes
（1） handout n. 施舍
（2） tremendous adj.极好的
※ Exercises
根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）：
① The man was sitting at a comer.
② Before the man, there were two hats on the ground
③ The man was waiting for a certain person.
④ The passer-by put a coin in each of the two hats
⑤ The man would really open a branch office.
※ 译文
分店
一个人站在墙角处，两手各托一顶帽子，乞求施舍。有个路过的行人停下来，往一顶帽子里扔了一枚硬币，然后问道：“另一顶帽子是干什么用的？”
“近来生意兴隆，我决定开一个分店，”那人答道。
※ 练习参考答案
①F②F③F④F⑤F
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