45.A Call from a Frog

　　A frog telephones the Psychic¹ Hotline and is told, "You are going to meet a beautiful young girl who will want to know everything about you . "

　　The frog says, "This is great! Will I meet her at a party, or what?"

　　"No," says the psychic. "Next semester² in her biology class.

Notes:

　　(1) frog n.青蛙

　　(2) psychic n.通灵之人

　　(3) semester n.（美国）一个学期

　　(4) biology n.生物学

Exercises:

根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、误（F）：

　　① A frog visits the psychic one day.

　　② The psychic tells the frog that he will meet a pretty mid-aged

　　③ The frog is greatly delighted to hear the news.

　　④ The frog would like to meet her at a party.

　　⑤ The psychic tells him that he will be in danger actually.

45.青蛙的电话

　　青蛙拨打通灵热线。电话中说：“你将遇到一位美丽的年轻女子，她要了解你的一切。”

　　青蛙说：“这太棒了！我会在舞会上遇见她，还是----？”

　　“不，”通灵者说，“是在下个学期她的生物课上。”

练习参考答案：

①F②F③T④T⑤T

1 psychic   

n.对超自然力敏感的人；adj.有超自然力的

参考例句：

• Some people are said to have psychic powers.据说有些人有通灵的能力。
• She claims to be psychic and to be able to foretell the future.她自称有特异功能，能预知未来。

2 semester   

n.一学期，半学年，六个月的时间

参考例句：

• A student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester.每个学生一学期可能要修四五门课程。
• I had an especially rough time during my first semester.我第一个学期的日子难受极了。