英漢幽默故事選讀【95】
Lose One Pound
I complimented one of my co-workers on having lost ten pounds. However, I couldn't resist bragging that when I was 17, 1 weighed 225 pounds and today I tip the scales at 224. 1 added, "That's not bad for a man of my age."
Overhearing this, a woman remarked, "You mean to say it took you all this time to lose one pound?"
Notes:
（1） compliment （sb. on sth. ） v.恭維；稱贊
（2） brag v.自夸；夸耀
（3） tip the scale at稱量
Exercises:
根據短文選擇正確答案：
① How much had the man's co-worker lost in weight?
A. one pound
B. ten pounds
C. seventeen pounds
D. eleven pounds
② What was the man's attitude towards his cc,-worker having lost in his weight?
A. jealous
B. unconcerned
C. admiring
D. worried
③ How much did the man weigh when he was 17?
A. 224 pounds
B. 225 pounds
C. 223 pounds
D. 222 pounds
④ "Tip the scales at" in paragraph one possibly means_____ .
A. weigh
B. make a tip for scales
C. weigh more than
D. weigh less than
⑤ How did the man feel on his losing one pound?
A. disappointed
B. proud
C. ashamed
D. puzzled
減掉一磅
我稱贊我的一個同事減肥10磅。可是，我禁不住夸耀說我17歲時，體重225磅，而目前體重是224磅。我還說：“這對我這樣年齡的男子來說，是不錯的。”
一個女子聽到了這些話，她說道：“你是說你花了這么長時間才減了1磅？”
練習參考答案：
①B②C③B④A⑤B
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