91. Bull Wrestler(在线收听


  A bull wrestler was visiting his friend in a small town, and one night they stayed a little too long at the pub. Not wanting to drive, they decided to walk home. As they were crossing a farmer's field, a bull charged them. The wrestler grabbed the bull by the horns, and they went down in a snarling heap. Finally the bull jumped up and ran away. "Wow," said the friend, "that was quite a tussle. "


  "Yeah," the wrestler replied, "and if I hadn't had that last drink, I would have gotten that guy off his bicycle.擾


Notes:


  (1) bull wrestler斗牛士,也作bullfighter.


  (2) charge v.袭击


  (3) grab v.抓,握


  (4) snarl v.缠结,纠结


  (5) heap n.堆


  (6) tussle n.扭打,扭斗


Exercises:


根据短文填空:


  ① A bull wrestler was visiting his friend _____a small town.


  ② One night they stayed a little too long _____ the pub.


  ③ _____ wanting to drive, they decided to walk home.


  ④ As they were crossing a farmer's field, a bull _____them.


  ⑤ The wrestler grabbed the bull _____the horns.


  ⑥ They _____in a snarling heap


  ⑦ That was _____I a tussle.


  ⑧ If I _____ had that last drink. I would have gotten that guy his bicycle.


91.斗牛士


  一个斗牛士在一个小镇拜访他的朋友。一天夜里他们在酒馆里呆的时间稍长了一点。他们不想搭车,就决定步行回家。他们在穿过一片农田时,一头牛向他们冲过来。斗牛士抓住了牛的两只角,他们扭打在一起。最后牛跳起来跑走了。


  “哇,”他朋友说,“好一场搏斗哇。”


  “哦,”斗牛士回答说,“要不是我多喝了一杯,我非把那家伙从自行车上拽下来不可。”


练习参考答案:


① in ② at ③ Not ④ charged ⑤ by ⑥ went down ⑦ quite ⑧ hadn't

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