英語(yǔ)幽默精讀【15】It Seemed like Hours
As a band instructor at an elementary school, I require my students to turn in practice sheets signed by their parents so I can be sure they are putting in enough time. I had to laugh, however, when one parent wrote on her child's sheet, "Practiced 17 minutes, but it seemed like hours.
※ Notes
（1） band n.樂(lè)隊(duì)
（2） instructor n.指揮
（3） turn in上交；歸還
（4） signed by their parents:由他們的父母簽名的。這是一個(gè)分詞短語(yǔ)作定語(yǔ)修飾sheets.
（5） so I can be sure they are putting in enough time:這樣我才能確定他們投入了足夠的時(shí)間。這是so that 引導(dǎo)的目的狀語(yǔ)從句，其中that省略。
※ Exercises
根據(jù)短文判斷下列句子正（T）、誤（F）：
① The author is a member of the musical band at the elementary school.
② The instructor requires the students to hand in practice sheets once a month.
③ The purpose of the instructor's requirement is to make sure that the students are putting in enough time.
④ One child practiced for several hours, but the parent mistook for only 17 minutes.
⑤ From the passage we can infer that the parent is not keen on music.
※ 翻譯
猶如幾個(gè)時(shí)辰
作為一個(gè)小學(xué)的樂(lè)隊(duì)指揮，為了確保學(xué)生投入足夠的時(shí)間練習(xí)，我要求他們上交由他們父母簽字的練習(xí)單。可是有一次，一位家長(zhǎng)的簽字把我逗樂(lè)了。練習(xí)單上寫(xiě)著：“練習(xí)了17分鐘，但猶如幾個(gè)時(shí)辰。”
※ 練習(xí)參考答案
①F②F③T④F⑤T
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