英漢幽默故事選讀【137】
A Branch Office
A man was standing at a corner, with a hat in each hand, waiting for handouts. A passer-by stopped and dropped a coin in one hat, then asked, "What's the other hat for?"
"Business has been so tremendous lately. " the man replied. " that I decided to open a branch office . "
Notes: (1) handout n. 施舍
(2) tremendous adj.極好的
Exercises:
根據(jù)短文判斷下列句子正(T)、(F):
① The man was sitting at a comer.
② Before the man, there were two hats on the ground
③ The man was waiting for a certain person.
④ The passer-by put a coin in each of the two hats
⑤ The man would really open a branch office.
分 店
一個(gè)人站在墻角處,兩手各托一頂帽子,乞求施舍。有個(gè)路過的行人停下來,往一頂帽子里扔了一枚硬幣,然后問道:“另一頂帽子是干什么用的?”
“近來生意興隆,我決定開一個(gè)分店,”那人答道。
練習(xí)參考答案:
①F②F③F④F⑤F
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