39. She Is Left-handed(在线收听


  A married couple, both avid golfers, were discussing the future one night. "Honey," the wife said, "if I were to die and you were to remarry, would you two live in this house?"


  "I suppose so-it's paid for."


  "How about our car?" continued the woman. "Would the two of you keep that?"


  "I suppose so-it's paid for.


  "What about golf clubs? Would you let her use them too?"


  "Heck, no," the husband blurted out. "She's left-handed.


Notes:


  (1) avid adj.热望的


  (2) golfer n.打高尔夫球者


  (3) It's paid for理所当然


  (4) heck(俚语)地狱(用于感叹句中)


  (5) blurt out脱口而出


Exercises:


根据短文回答下列问题:


  ① What were the married couple both keen on?


  ② What were they doing one night?


  ③ What would the man do if the woman were to die?


  ④ What would the man do with their house and car?


  ⑤ What does the last sentence of the passage imply?


39.她是左撇子


  一对已婚夫妇都热心于打高尔夫球。一天夜里,他们在谈论将来。“亲爱的,”妻子说,“如果我死了,而你再婚,你们两个会住在这个房子里吗?”


  “我想是的----这是理所当然的。”


  “那我们的汽车呢?”妇人继续问道,“你们两个会留着这辆车吗?”


  “我想是的----这是理所当然的。”


  “那我们的球棒呢?你也会让她用吗?”


  “见鬼,不,”丈夫脱口而出,“她是左撇子。”


练习参考答案:


  ① They were both keen on playing golf


  ② They were discussing their future.


  ③ He would remarry.


  ④ He would let his new wife live in the house and use the car .


  ⑤ The husband had a mistress already.

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