130. Wedding or Not
时间：2019-01-03 作者：英语课 分类：英汉幽默故事选读
Uncle Frank, at 79, was a healthy and wealthy man, a lifelong bachelor. He courted a lot, he said, but "never boiled over-just simmered." On a whim 1, he decided 2 to take a trip around the country to look up nearly a dozen old girlfriends.
Upon his return he exclaimed, "Whew! Thank goodness I never married any of those women - They're all widows now!
Notes:
(1) bachelor n.单身汉
(2) court v.向求爱；追求
(3) boil over 沸腾而溢出（本文指全身心地投入付出）
(4) simmer v.（做菜时）煨（本文指见好就收）
(5) whim n.一时的兴致；奇想
(6) look up探访
Exercises:
根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）：
① Uncle Frank was very wealthy but poor in health.
② Uncle Frank never married in his life.
③ He had chased many girls, but had not married any of them.
④ He suddenly had an idea of visiting his old girlfriends.
⑤ He thought if he had married any of those girls, he wouldn't have lived so long.
130.要否结婚
弗兰克叔叔七十八岁了，富有而健康。他是个终生单身汉。他曾追求过很多女孩，但“从不过热----见好就收”。一天他突发奇想，决定四处走走，去看看他那些接近一打的旧时女友。
他回来即叹道：“嘘！谢天谢地幸亏我没娶那些女人中的任何一个。如今她们都成寡妇了！”
练习参考答案：
①F②T③T④T⑤T
- I bought the encyclopedia on a whim.我凭一时的兴致买了这本百科全书。
- He had a sudden whim to go sailing today.今天他突然想要去航海。