英语幽默精读【64】It's a Puzzlement

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　　I asked a colleague of mine how he liked the shirt his daughter had given him as a gift. "The color and the design are nice," he said. "But the sleeves are three inches too long."

　　I suggested that perhaps it was made for a much taller man. "I don't think so," he said. "If I stand on my toes, it still fits the same."

　　※ Notes

　　（1） puzzlement n.困惑；苦恩
　　（2） colleague n.同事

　　※ Exercises

　　根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）：

　　① The daughter gave the father a coat as a gift.
　　② The father thought that the color was nice, but he did not like the design
　　③ The sleeves were two inches long.
　　④ The shirt was made for a much taller man
　　⑤ The father liked the shirt very much.

　　※ 译文

难解的问题

　　我问我的同事是否喜欢他女儿送他的衬衣。“颜色和款式嘛是无可挑剔，”他说，“就是袖子长了三英寸。”

　　我对他说或许衬衣是为个头更高的人做的。“我想不是吧，”他说，“我踮起脚尖，它还是一样长。”

　　※ 练习参考答案

　　①F②F③F④T⑤F

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