英語幽默精讀【133】A Thank-you Note
Once I received a thank-you note from a friend whom I had helped. In the envelope were five lottery tickets that had been scratched, revealing the numbers. "Thank you very much for your help," the note read. "As a gift, I bought you some lottery tickets- sorry you didn't win. "
※ Notes
(1) lottery n.彩票
(2) scratch v.刮
(3) reveal v.顯出
※ Exercises
根據(jù)短文判斷下列句子正(T)、(F):
① The author received a thank-you note from one of his relatives.
② The author had helped one of his friends.
③ In the envelope were six lottery tickets.
④ The lottery tickets were given to the author as a gift.
⑤ The lottery tickets had not been scratched.
※ 譯文
一封感謝信
有一次,我收到一封感謝信,是一個(gè)我曾幫助過的朋友寄來的。信封內(nèi)有五張彩票,都被刮過了,露出了數(shù)字。“非常感謝您的幫助,”信上寫道,“作為禮物,我給您買了些彩票――真遺憾,您沒中獎(jiǎng)。”
※ 練習(xí)參考答案
①F②T③F④T⑤F
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