21. I've Just Bitten My Tongue
时间：2019-01-07 作者：英语课 分类：英汉幽默故事选读
英语课
"Are we poisonous?" the young snake asked his mother.
"Yes, dear," she replied - "Why do you ask?"
"Cause I've just bitten my tongue! "
Notes:
(1) poisonous adj.有毒的
(2) Cause I've just bitten my tongue因为我刚咬了自己的舌头。句中Cause是Because的缩略形式。
Exercises:
根据短文回答下列问题：
① The young snake was a female 1 .
② The mother snake was puzzled by the young snake's question.
③ The young snake had just eaten something poisonous.
④ The young snake was going to die.
⑤ The young snake was worried about his survival 2 because he thought his own blood would kill him.
21.我刚咬破自己的舌头
“我们有毒吗？”一个年幼的蛇问它的母亲。
“是的，亲爱的，”她回答说，“你问这个干什么？”
“因为我刚刚咬破自己的舌头。”
练习参考答案：
①F②T③F④F⑤T
adj.雌的，女(性)的；n.雌性的动物，女子
- We only employ female workers.我们只雇用女工。
- The animal in the picture was a female elephant.照片上的动物是头母象。