时间:2019-01-03 作者:英语课 分类:英汉幽默故事选读


英语课


  During the doctor's periodic visit to my elderly mother, I told him that Mother would be celebrating her 98th birthday in few days. Delighted by the news, he bent 1 down and gave her a kiss for the occasion. He then announced that he, too, would be celebrating a birthday in few days and asked for a kiss in return.



  When he left, my mother shook her head in disgust. "Can you imagine, " she said. "Seventy dollars and I had to kiss him too!"



Notes:



  (1) periodic adj.定期的



  (2) bend down弯腰



Exercises:



根据短文判断下列句子正(T)、(F):



  ① The doctor came to see the elderly woman regularly.



  ② The elderly woman would be celebrating her 99th birthday.



  ③ The doctor was surprised at the news.



  ④ The elderly woman and the doctor would celebrate their birthday on the same day.



  ⑤ The elderly woman thought the doctor was too mean.



  根据短文判断下列句子正(T)、误(F):



70.年长者阶层



  医生按期来探视我的老母。我告诉他母亲不几天就要庆祝她98岁的生日了。医生听了也很高兴,为此,他弯下腰来亲了她一下。然后他说不几天他也要庆祝自己的生日,并要求她还他一个吻。



  医生走后,我母亲厌恶地摇摇头。“你能想象吗,”她说,“付了他70元,我还得亲他!”



练习参考答案:



①T②F③F④F⑤T



n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
  • He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
  • We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。
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