英語幽默精讀【132】The Use of a Handsaw

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　　At the mall, my wife and I picked up some hardware items, including a handsaw. We were heading back to the car when we passed a steakhouse.

　　Let's try it. " my wife suggested. Although I felt a little foolish carrying the saw, I followed her inside.

　　Scanning the menu, my wife told the waitress, " I' 11 have chopped sirloin, please.

　　The waitress turned to me, eyed my saw and commented, "And I see that. you, sir, have come for our T-bone special.

　　※ Notes

　　（1） mall n.集市
　　（2） pick up 得到；獲得
　　（3） handsaw n.手鋸
　　（4） scan v.匆匆地略看；掃視
　　（5） chop v.砍；劈；剁
　　（6） sirloin n.最好的牛腰肉
　　（7） comment v.評論；說話

　　※ Exercises

　　根據短文填空：

　　① At the mall, my wife and I picked _____some hardware items, including a handsaw.

　　② We were _____back to the car when we passed a steak house.

　　③ Although I felt a little foolish carrying the saw, I followed her _____.

　　④ _____the menu, m wife told the waitress. " I' It have chopped sirloin please.

　　⑤ The waitress turned to me, _____my saw and commented, "And I see you, sir, have come for our T-bone special. "

　　※ 譯文

手鋸的用處

　　在集市上，我和妻子買了一些五金用品，包括一個手鋸。我們返回汽車時剛好路過一家牛排店。

　　“我們嘗嘗吧，”我妻子建議說。盡管我覺得拿著鋸有點傻乎乎的，但還是隨她走了進去。

　　我妻子掃視了一下菜單對女招待說：“請給我來一份炒牛腰片。”

　　女招待轉向我，看了看我的鋸，說道：“我能看出，先生，你是來吃我們的T形骨特色菜的。”

　　※ 練習參考答案

　　① up ② heading ③ inside ④ Scanning ⑤ eyed

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