英语幽默精读【95】Lose One Pound
I complimented one of my co-workers on having lost ten pounds. However, I couldn't resist bragging that when I was 17, 1 weighed 225 pounds and today I tip the scales at 224. 1 added, "That's not bad for a man of my age."
Overhearing this, a woman remarked, "You mean to say it took you all this time to lose one pound?"
※ Notes
（1） compliment （sb. on sth. ） v.恭维；称赞
（2） brag v.自夸；夸耀
（3） tip the scale at称量
※ Exercises
根据短文选择正确答案：
① How much had the man's co-worker lost in weight?
A. one pound
B. ten pounds
C. seventeen pounds
D. eleven pounds
② What was the man's attitude towards his cc,-worker having lost in his weight?
A. jealous
B. unconcerned
C. admiring
D. worried
③ How much did the man weigh when he was 17?
A. 224 pounds
B. 225 pounds
C. 223 pounds
D. 222 pounds
④ "Tip the scales at" in paragraph one possibly means_____ .
A. weigh
B. make a tip for scales
C. weigh more than
D. weigh less than
⑤ How did the man feel on his losing one pound?
A. disappointed
B. proud
C. ashamed
D. puzzled
※ 译文
减掉一磅
我称赞我的一个同事减肥10磅。可是，我禁不住夸耀说我17岁时，体重225磅，而目前体重是224磅。我还说：“这对我这样年龄的男子来说，是不错的。”
一个女子听到了这些话，她说道：“你是说你花了这么长时间才减了1磅？”
※ 练习参考答案
①B②C③B④A⑤B
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