时间:2019-02-01 作者:英语课 分类:英汉幽默故事选读


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  Vacationing in Hawaii, my husband and I went out to dinner one night at one of its finest restaurants - When presented with the check, my husband reached into his pocket for his wallet, but somehow lost his balance and fell over. As the people at the next table looked on in astonishment 1 'he said, "The food was delicious-but wait till you get your bill!"



Notes:



  (1) Hawaii n.夏威夷(岛)



  (2) fall over落下;跌下



  (3) astonishment n.惊诧



Exercises:



根据短文回答下列问题:



  ① Where were the husband and wife vacationing?



  ② Where did they go one night?



  ③ Did the husband fall over before or after the meal?



  ④ How was the food there?



  ⑤ The husband was mocking 2 himself to save grace 3, wasn't he?



24.保全面子



  在夏威夷度假时,一天晚上,丈夫和我去一家最好的饭店吃饭。当侍者拿来账单结账时,我丈夫把手伸进口袋掏钱包。但不知怎的,他失去了平衡,仰面摔倒了。在邻桌的人还在惊讶地望着他的时候,他说:“饭菜味道是很美----但也要等结了账再走呀。”



练习参考答案:



① In Hawaii ② One of the finest restaurants ③ After the meal


④ Delicious ⑤ Yes



n.惊奇,惊异
  • They heard him give a loud shout of astonishment.他们听见他惊奇地大叫一声。
  • I was filled with astonishment at her strange action.我对她的奇怪举动不胜惊异。
挖苦; 为消遣而模仿
  • He's always mocking my French accent. 他总是嘲笑我的法国口音。
  • Her voice was faintly mocking. 她的声音略带一丝嘲弄。
n.优雅,雅致,魅力,恩惠,慈悲
  • She is a beautiful girl with the grace and poise.她是一位仪态优雅的佳丽。
  • I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。
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