时间:2019-02-18 作者:英语课 分类:趣味英语


英语课

    After I took office as mayor of a small Kentucky city, an unfortunate incident precipitated 2 some hateful phone calls to my home. One night while I was conducting a city-council meeting, my wife answered the phone.

    "Is this the home of Bert May, the mayor?" a woman's voice asked.

    When my wife explained that I was at a meeting and would return her call if she left a name and number, the caller said. "That's confidential 3. This is his girlfriend. "My wife, knowing this was all a ruse 4, calmly responded, "Lady, if you don't leave your name and number, he won't know which one to call backNotes:

    (1) take office 任职 (4) confidential adj.保密的(2) precipitate 1 v.使突然发生 (5) ruse n.欺诈(3) conduct v.主持Exercises:

    根据短文选择正确答案:

    ① What did the husband take office as?

    A. president of a big companyB. mayor of a big cityC. mayor of a small cityD. mayor of Kentucky② What happened after he took office?

    A. an unfortunate incidentB. an earthquakeC. the opening ceremony of a companyD. his wife got ill③The word "precipitate" in "an unfortunate incident precipitated some hateful phones to my home" probably means _____.

    A. to returnB. to receiveC. to initiateD 5. to get④ Why wouldn't the woman on the line leave her name and number?

    A. Because she had no name or number.

    B. Because she was not allowed to do so by her husband.

    C. Because she was too nervous to remind herself of her name and number.

    D. Because she was just playing a dirty trick.

    ⑤ From the passage we can see that _____.

    A. the mayor had many girlfriendsB. the woman on line had dialed the wrong numberC. the wife of the mayor was quick-mindedD. the mayor would return the woman's call

60.给哪一个回电话我上任为肯塔基州的一个小城的市长后,发生了一件不幸的事,从而招致了一些可恨的电话打到我家里。一天夜里,我还在主持市政会议,我妻子接到了一个电话。

    “是伯特·麦因、市长的家吗?”一个女人的声音问道。

    我妻子向她解释说我还在开会,如果她留下姓名和电话号码的话,我会给她回话。通话人马上说:“这个保密。我是他的女朋友。”

    我妻子知道这完全是欺诈。她镇静地回答说:“女士,如果你不留下姓名和号码的话,他就不会知道给哪一个回话。”



adj.突如其来的;vt.使突然发生;n.沉淀物
  • I don't think we should make precipitate decisions.我认为我们不应该贸然作出决定。
  • The king was too precipitate in declaring war.国王在宣战一事上过于轻率。
v.(突如其来地)使发生( precipitate的过去式和过去分词 );促成;猛然摔下;使沉淀
  • His resignation precipitated a leadership crisis. 他的辞职立即引发了领导层的危机。
  • He lost his footing and was precipitated to the ground. 他失足摔倒在地上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj.秘(机)密的,表示信任的,担任机密工作的
  • He refused to allow his secretary to handle confidential letters.他不让秘书处理机密文件。
  • We have a confidential exchange of views.我们推心置腹地交换意见。
n.诡计,计策;诡计
  • The children thought of a clever ruse to get their mother to leave the house so they could get ready for her surprise.孩子们想出一个聪明的办法使妈妈离家,以便他们能准备给她一个惊喜。It is now clear that this was a ruse to divide them.现在已清楚这是一个离间他们的诡计。
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