时间:2019-01-03 作者:英语课 分类:英汉幽默故事选读


英语课

  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;获得


  (3) handsaw n.手锯


  (4) scan v.匆匆地略看;扫视


  (5) chop v.砍;劈;剁


  (6) sirloin n.最好的牛腰肉


  (7) comment v.评论;说话


Exercises:


根据短文填空:


  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. "


132.手锯的用处


  在集市上,我和妻子买了一些五金用品,包括一个手锯。我们返回汽车时刚好路过一家牛排店。


  “我们尝尝吧,”我妻子建议说。尽管我觉得拿着锯有点傻乎乎的,但还是随她走了进去。


  我妻子扫视了一下菜单对女招待说:“请给我来一份炒牛腰片。”


  女招待转向我,看了看我的锯,说道:“我能看出,先生,你是来吃我们的T形骨特色菜的。”


练习参考答案:


① up ② heading ③ inside ④ Scanning ⑤ eyed



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