傳教士的講題
A preacher was asked to give a talk at a local women's health symposium. His wife asked about his topic， but he was too embarrassed to admit that he had been asked to speak about sex. Thinking quickly， he replied， “I'm talking about sailing.”
“Oh， that's nice，” said his wife.
The next day， at the grocery store， a young woman who had attended the lecture recognized the minister's wife. “That was certainly an excellent talk your husband gave yesterday， ” she said. “He really has a unique perspective on the subject.” Somewhat chagrined， the minister' s wife replied， “Gee， funny you should think so. I mean， he's only done it twice. The first time he threw up， and the second time， his hat blew off.”
Notes：
?。?） preacher n.傳教士
?。?） symposium n. 專題研討會
（3） embarrassed adj. 局促不安的
（4） grocery n. 雜貨業
?。?） unique adj. 獨特的
?。?） perspective n. 觀點；看法
（7） chagrined adj. 懊惱的
?。?） throw up 嘔吐
Exercises：
根據短文判斷正確下列句子：
① The preacher was asked to give a talk on sex.
?、?He was too shy to tell his wife the topic.
?、?The young woman told the minister's wife the real topic he had spoken about.
?、?The young woman thought the preacher had his unique idea on sex.
?、?The preacher's wife thought the young woman was praising the preacher for his wide knowledge on sailing.
傳教士的講題
一位傳教士應邀在當地的婦女健康專題研討會上作報告。他的妻子問及他的講題，他要是供認他應邀講性知識的話，他會無地自容的。他飛快地思索，回答說：“我要講關于航海的知識。”
“噢，那好極了，”他妻子說。
第二天，在雜貨店，一位聽過講座的年輕婦女認出了牧師的妻子?！澳阏煞蜃蛱熘v得確實好極了，”她說，“在那個問題上他確有獨到的見解。”牧師妻子顯出有些懊惱地回答說：“唧，你這樣認為真是好笑。我是說他僅僅做過兩次。第一次他嘔吐了，第二次他的帽子被吹掉了?！?/p>
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