笑话习题簿10.19

JOKE:
    Three men were sitting on a park bench. The one in the middle was reading a newspaper; the others were pretending to fish. They baited imaginary hooks, cast lines and reeled in their catch.
    A passing policeman stopped to watch the spectacle and asked the man in the middle if he knew the other two. 
    "Oh yes, " he said. "They are my friends. 
    "In that case, " warned the officer, "youd better get them out of here!" 
    "Yes, sir, " the man replied, and he began rowing furiously.

译文：、
    三位男子在公园的长椅上坐着。中间的一个在读报纸，另外两个在假装钓鱼。他们给想象的鱼钩上鱼饵，放线，并卷线把鱼抓上来。
    一位过路警察驻足观察了这个景象，他问中间的那个男子是否认识其他两位。 
    “喔，认识，”他说，“他们是我的朋友。” 
    “那样的话，”警察告诫说，“你最好把他们从这里弄走。” 
    “好的，警官。”那男子回答说，接着就开始疯狂般地做起划桨的动作来。

NOTE:
(1) bait v.         置饵于（钩等上以捕鱼等） 　　
(2) imaginary adj.  想象的 　　
(3) reel v.         卷或缠（钓丝等） 　　
(4) spectacle n.    景象；光景 　　
(5) furiously adv.  疯狂般地

Exercises:
根据短文选择正确答案：
① Where were the three men? 　　
A. on a street 　　B. in a shopping centre 　　C. in a park 　　D. by a lake 　　
② Who was reading a newspaper? 　　
A. the one in the middle 　         　B. the one on the left 　　
C. the one on the right 　　          D. the policeman was reading a newspaper 　　
③ What were the others doing? 　　
A. They were reading newspapers. 　 　B. They were eating fish. 　　
C. They were pretending to fish. 　 　D. They were boating. 　　
④ Whats the interrelationship among the three men? 　　
A. They were friends. 　            　B. They were relatives. 　　
C. They were strangers to each other. D. They were members of one family. 　　
⑤ Where did the man in the middle imagine he was? 　　
A. on a train 　　B. on a bus 　　C. in a plane 　　D. in a boat

练习参考答案：
①C②A③C ④A⑤D

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