46.Wouldn't You Know
时间:2019-01-03 作者:英语课 分类:英汉幽默故事选读
I accompanied my eight-month-pregnant 1 wife to her monthly checkup . We boarded the hospital's elevator to go to the appropriate floor. The only other passenger was an elderly man who studied intently 2 and then said, "Boy."
Without another word, he got off at his floor. I was about to tell my wife how strange I thought he was acting 3 when suddenly I realized she was wearing a T-shirt sporting the "Guess?" logo.
Notes:
(1) accompany v.伴随;陪伴
(2) pregnant adj.怀孕的
(3) appropriate adj.适当的
(4) intently adv.专心地
(5) T-shirt n.T恤衫
(6) logo n.标语
Exercises:
根据短文判断下列问题正(T)、误(F):
① The wife had been pregnant for six months.
② The man accompanied his wife to the hospital for a checkup.
③ The only other passenger was an elderly woman.
④ The elderly person had a brief look at the pregnant woman and said it was a boy.
⑤ The elderly person made a guess because she was wearing a T shirt with the "Guess ?" loge.
46.你不要知道吗
我陪伴怀孕八个月的妻子去月查。我们上了医院的电梯去某个楼层。唯一的另外乘客是一位上了年纪的男子。他专注地看着我妻子,然后说:“男孩。”
直到他到了自己的楼层,他再没说话。我刚要告诉我妻子那个男子是多么奇怪,这时我突然意识到她穿着一件T恤运动衫,上面写着“猜猜看?”标语。
练习参考答案:
①F②T③F④F⑤T
- He watched her face intently to catch every nuance of expression. 他认真地注视着她的脸,捕捉每一丝细微的表情变化。
- He was looking at her intently but she stared him out. 他专注地看着她,可她盯得他移开了目光。