119. You May Select
时间：2019-01-03 作者：英语课 分类：英汉幽默故事选读
The husband 1 complained 2 that his wife 4 always cooked the same dish 5.
One day, the husband got 6 home and asked his wife, "My dear, what will we eat today?"
The wife said 7, "You may select 8 the dish today."
The husband was 9 very glad and asked, "Which dishes 10 are there today?"
"Cabbage."
"Then how to select?"
"Eat or not eat!" the wife said.
Notes:
(2) cabbage n.白菜
Exercises:
根据短文选择正确答案：
① What did 13 the husband complain about?
A. His wife sometimes cooked the same dish.
B. His wife seldom 14 cooked the same dish.
C. His wife always cooked the same dish.
D. His wife didn't cook any dish.
② What question did the husband ask one day?
A. He asked what they would 15 cat.
B. He asked if there was anything to eat.
C. He asked if there was any meat.
D. He asked if there was any cabbage.
③ The wife told him that_____ .
A. there was no meat
B. there was a lot of cabbage
C. he could 16 select the dish
D. he could cook some other dishes
④ The husband was at first_____ .
A. very disappointed 17
B. very angry
C. very sad
D. very glad
⑤ We can be sure that_____ .
A. the family had 18 nothing to eat on that day
B. the family had only one dish on that day
C. the family had several 19 dishes an that day
D. the family went out to a restaurant on that day
119.可以选择
丈夫抱怨妻子总是做同样的一种菜。
一天，丈夫回到家，问妻子：“亲爱的，今天我们吃啥菜？”
妻子回答：“今天你可以选择。”
丈夫感到非常高兴，又问：“都有哪些菜呢？”
“炒白菜。”
“还有呢？”
“没了。”
“那你要我怎么选呢？”
“吃还是不吃！”妻子一本正经地说道。
练习参考答案：
①C②A③C④D⑤B
- My husband just lost his job.我老公刚刚失业了。
- I visited my daughter and her husband.我去看望我的女儿和女婿。
- They complained about the excessive noise coming from the upstairs flat. 他们抱怨楼上发出的噪音太大。
- He has complained of being harassed by the police. 他投诉受到警方侵扰。
- She is my wife.她是我妻子。
- He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人，但他妻子很矮。
- Did you break the whole dish?盘子被你打碎了？
- This dish is very delicious.这道菜味道鲜美。
- I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
- I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。
- He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
- He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。
- Come and help me select a good place for our camp.过来帮我选个露营的地方。
- He taught us how to select seeds.他教我们怎样选种。
- a pile of unwashed dishes 一堆未洗的碟子
- The dishes were many, but they were all poorly cooked. 菜很多，但烧得都不好吃。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Learning from others is important.向别人学习很重要。
- She is always ready to help others.她总是乐于助人。
- Remember that none is perfect.记住没有任何人是完美的。
- There's almost none left.几乎一个没剩。
- How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
- Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？
- Lazy people seldom succeed.懒惰的人很少会成功。
- On Sundays,he seldom stays in the house.星期天他很少待在房子里。
- Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
- Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？
- Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
- I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。
- He seemed disappointed when the man refused his request.当那个人拒绝了他的要求时他看起来很失望。
- He was disappointed so often that he became hopeless.他屡次失望，以致变为了绝望。
- I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
- The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。