26. My water Thinks So(在线收听


  Reading water meters in an unfamiliar part of town, I came upon a house with no number. Then I noticed an elderly man gardening at the first house on that block.


  "Excuse me," I said to him. "Are you Number One?"


  He smiled and replied, "My wife thinks so!"


Notes:


  (1) water meter n.水表


  (2) unfamiliar adj.不熟悉的


  (3) come upon偶遇(等于come across)


  (4) Number One第一;一号


Exercises:


根据短文回答下列问题:


  ① Where was the author?


  ② What was the author doing?


  ③ What problem did he encounter?


  ④ What was the elderly man doing?


  ⑤ Did the elderly man really understand what the author meant?


26.我老婆这样认为


  在城区陌生地段查读水表时,我发现一处房子没有门牌号。接着,我看到这个街区的第一幢房子前有一位老人在养花。


  “打扰,”我对他说,“您是第一(号)吗?”


  他笑了,回答说:“我老伴是这样认为的。”


练习参考答案:


  ① In an unfamiliar part of town.


  ② He was reading water meters.


  ③ He came upon a house with no number.


  ④ He was gardening.


  ⑤ No, he didn't.

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