时间:2019-01-03 作者:英语课 分类:英汉幽默故事选读


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  I complimented one of my co-workers on having lost ten pounds. However, I couldn't resist bragging 2 that when I was 17, 1 weighed 225 pounds and today I tip the scales at 224. 1 added, "That's not bad for a man of my age."



  Overhearing this, a woman remarked, "You mean to say it took you all this time to lose one pound?"



Notes:



  (1) compliment (sb. on sth. ) v.恭维;称赞



  (2) brag 1 v.自夸;夸耀



  (3) tip the scale at称量



Exercises:



根据短文选择正确答案:



  ① How much had the man's co-worker lost in weight?



  A. one pound



  B. ten pounds



  C. seventeen pounds



  D. eleven pounds



  ② What was the man's attitude towards his cc,-worker having lost in his weight?



  A. jealous



  B. unconcerned



  C. admiring



  D. worried



  ③ How much did the man weigh when he was 17?



  A. 224 pounds



  B. 225 pounds



  C. 223 pounds



  D. 222 pounds



  ④ "Tip the scales at" in paragraph one possibly means_____ .



  A. weigh



  B. make a tip for scales



  C. weigh more than



  D. weigh less than



  ⑤ How did the man feel on his losing one pound?



  A. disappointed



  B. proud



  C. ashamed



  D. puzzled



95.减掉一磅



  我称赞我的一个同事减肥10磅。可是,我禁不住夸耀说我17岁时,体重225磅,而目前体重是224磅。我还说:“这对我这样年龄的男子来说,是不错的。”



  一个女子听到了这些话,她说道:“你是说你花了这么长时间才减了1磅?”



练习参考答案:



①B②C③B④A⑤B



v./n.吹牛,自夸;adj.第一流的
  • He made brag of his skill.他夸耀自己技术高明。
  • His wealth is his brag.他夸张他的财富。
v.自夸,吹嘘( brag的现在分词 );大话
  • He's always bragging about his prowess as a cricketer. 他总是吹嘘自己板球水平高超。 来自辞典例句
  • Now you're bragging, darling. You know you don't need to brag. 这就是夸口,亲爱的。你明知道你不必吹。 来自辞典例句
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