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她是左撇子 She Is Left-handed

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 A married couple, both avid golfers, were discussing the future one night. "Honey," the wife said, "if I were to die and you were to remarry, would you two live in this house?"



  "I suppose so-it's paid for."



  "How about our car?" continued the woman. "Would the two of you keep that?"



  "I suppose so-it's paid for.



  "What about golf clubs? Would you let her use them too?"



  "Heck, no," the husband blurted out. "She's left-handed.



Notes:



  (1) avid adj.热望的



  (2) golfer n.打高尔夫球者



  (3) It's paid for理所当然



  (4) heck(俚语)地狱(用于感叹句中)



  (5) blurt out脱口而出



Exercises:



根据短文回答下列问题:



  ① What were the married couple both keen on?



  ② What were they doing one night?



  ③ What would the man do if the woman were to die?



  ④ What would the man do with their house and car?



  ⑤ What does the last sentence of the passage imply?



她是左撇子



  一对已婚夫妇都热心于打高尔夫球。一天夜里,他们在谈论将来。“亲爱的,”妻子说,“如果我死了,而你再婚,你们两个会住在这个房子里吗?”



  “我想是的----这是理所当然的。”



  “那我们的汽车呢?”妇人继续问道,“你们两个会留着这辆车吗?”



  “我想是的----这是理所当然的。”



  “那我们的球棒呢?你也会让她用吗?”



  “见鬼,不,”丈夫脱口而出,“她是左撇子。”



练习参考答案:



  ① They were both keen on playing golf



  ② They were discussing their future.



  ③ He would remarry.



  ④ He would let his new wife live in the house and use the car .



  ⑤ The husband had a mistress already.

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