英漢幽默故事選讀【26】
My water Thinks So
Reading water meters in an unfamiliar part of town, I came upon a house with no number. Then I noticed an elderly man gardening at the first house on that block.
"Excuse me," I said to him. "Are you Number One?"
He smiled and replied, "My wife thinks so!"
Notes:
（1） water meter n.水表
?。?） unfamiliar adj.不熟悉的
（3） come upon偶遇（等于come across）
（4） Number One第一；一號
Exercises:
根據(jù)短文回答下列問題：
① Where was the author?
?、?What was the author doing?
?、?What problem did he encounter?
?、?What was the elderly man doing?
?、?Did the elderly man really understand what the author meant?
我老婆這樣認為
在城區(qū)陌生地段查讀水表時，我發(fā)現(xiàn)一處房子沒有門牌號。接著，我看到這個街區(qū)的第一幢房子前有一位老人在養(yǎng)花。
“打擾，”我對他說，“您是第一（號）嗎？”
他笑了，回答說：“我老伴是這樣認為的?！?/p>
練習參考答案：
?、?In an unfamiliar part of town.
② He was reading water meters.
③ He came upon a house with no number.
?、?He was gardening.
?、?No, he didn't.
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