第40期雙語笑話加練習題 退后兩英里
A farmer and his son, traveling by horse and buggy up a narrow lane, met a motorist going the other way. There was no room to pass for two miles in either direction. The motorist, in hurry, honked his horn .
"If you don't back up," said the farmer, rolling up his sleeves, I won't like what I'm going to have to do." The surprised driver put his car in reverse and backed up two miles, allowing the horse and buggy to go by.
"What was it you wouldn't have liked to have done back there?" asked the farmer's son.
"Back up two miles," replied the farmer.
Notes:
(1) back up 退后
(2) buggy n.輕便馬車
(3) honk v.（舊式汽車喇叭）聲
Exercises:
根據短文選擇正確答案：
① By what were the farmer and his son traveling?
A. by train
B. by car
C. by horse and buggy
D. on horses
?、?Where did the farmer and his son meet the motorist?
A. on a wide road
B. on a narrow road
C. on a bridge
D. on the farm
?、?Who was in hurry?
A. the motorist
B. the farmer and his son
C. the farmer's son
D. all of the above
?、?The farmer said: "I won't like what I'm going to have to do" to mean
A. he would have to back up if the motorist didn't
B. he would have to start a fight if the motorist didn't back up
C. he would have to push the motorist's car back if the motorist did' t back up
D. he would have to run over the car if the motorist didn't back up
⑤ The motorist took the farm's words as_____ .
A. an advice
B. an order
C. a threat
D. a request
98.退后兩英里
一位農夫和他的兒子乘坐輕便馬車來到一段窄路，他們遇到一個開車的人向相反的方向去。兩個方向的兩英里以內都沒有地方可以使他們相擦而過。駕車人甚是著急，按響了喇叭。
“如果你不后退，”農夫說著擼起了袖子，“我可不喜歡我將不得不做的事。”司機吃驚不小，掛上倒擋，向后退了兩英里，讓輕便馬車先過去。
“剛才在那兒你說過的你不喜歡要做的事是什么？”農夫的兒子問道。
“退后兩英里，”農夫回答道。
練習參考答案：
①C②B③A④A⑤C
本文地址：http://www.autochemexpert.com/writing/humor/35770.html
相關文章
-
英語幽默小故事帶翻譯：Chief is at the wedding 長官在婚禮上（雙語）
Chief is at the wedding 長官在婚禮上A police stopped a motorist who was speeding on the street. 大街上的一個超速駕駛者被警察攔住了...
2018-10-30 英語笑話 -
Sport Joke(6)
Preacher decides to skip Sunday services and go to the golf course to hit a few…… When he gets there，he discovers there isn‘t anybody else around，and he has the entire course to himself…...
2019-01-04 英語笑話 -
117.The Choice of Word
One day, John was back home after work. He found that his wife was shaking their daughter who was only half a year old. She sa...
2018-10-29 英語笑話 -
英語幽默小笑話：Goldfish 金魚
英語幽默小笑話：Goldfish 金魚Stan: I won 92 goldfish.斯丹：我贏了 92 條金魚。Fred: Where are you going to keep them?弗雷德：你想在哪兒養它們？Stan: In the bathroom. 斯丹：浴室。Fred:...
2018-11-27 英語笑話
