英語幽默精讀【134】The Nice Wedding Gift
We attended the wedding of an acquaintance's son. Because we did not know the young man or his bride, we decided to send them a practical household gift, a fire extinguisher. Apparently, the couple mass-produced their thank-you notes because we received a card saying: "Thank you very much for the nice wedding gift. We look forward to using it soon.
※ Notes
（1） acquaintance n.熟人
（2） practical adj.實用的
（3） household n.全家的人
（4） extinguisher n.滅火器
（5） apparently adj.明顯地
（6） mass-produce 大批量生產
※ Exercises
根據短文選擇正確答案：
① Whose wedding did the couple attend?
A. their friend's
B. the man's brother's
C. of an acquaintance's son
D. of the woman's sister
② Why did they decide to send them a fire extinguisher?
A. Because they did not know the young man or his bride.
B. Because they knew that soon there would be a fire.
C. Because it was practical.
D. A &C.
③ How were the thank-you notes produced?
A. They were written by hand
B. They were mass-produced.
C. They were copied on a machine.
D. They were painted in varied colors.
④ What does the last sentence mean?
A. We look forward to using it to put out a fire in our house soon.
B. We'll put out the fire on our neighbour's house by using it.
C. We'll send it to someone else.
D. We'll carry it wherever we go.
※ 漂亮的結婚禮物
我們參加了一個熟人的兒子的婚禮。由于我們都不認識那個年輕人和他的新娘，所以我們決定送給他們一個實用的全家禮――一個滅火器。很明顯，這對新人大批量制作了他們的感謝信，因為我們收到了一張卡片，上面寫著：“非常感謝您的漂亮的結婚禮物，我們期待著不久就用到它。”
※ 練習參考答案
①C②D③B④A
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