95.Lose One Pound(在线收听


  I complimented one of my co-workers on having lost ten pounds. However, I couldn't resist bragging that when I was 17, 1 weighed 225 pounds and today I tip the scales at 224. 1 added, "That's not bad for a man of my age."


  Overhearing this, a woman remarked, "You mean to say it took you all this time to lose one pound?"


Notes:


  (1) compliment (sb. on sth. ) v.恭维;称赞


  (2) brag v.自夸;夸耀


  (3) tip the scale at称量


Exercises:


根据短文选择正确答案:


  ① How much had the man's co-worker lost in weight?


  A. one pound


  B. ten pounds


  C. seventeen pounds


  D. eleven pounds


  ② What was the man's attitude towards his cc,-worker having lost in his weight?


  A. jealous


  B. unconcerned


  C. admiring


  D. worried


  ③ How much did the man weigh when he was 17?


  A. 224 pounds


  B. 225 pounds


  C. 223 pounds


  D. 222 pounds


  ④ "Tip the scales at" in paragraph one possibly means_____ .


  A. weigh


  B. make a tip for scales


  C. weigh more than


  D. weigh less than


  ⑤ How did the man feel on his losing one pound?


  A. disappointed


  B. proud


  C. ashamed


  D. puzzled


95.减掉一磅


  我称赞我的一个同事减肥10磅。可是,我禁不住夸耀说我17岁时,体重225磅,而目前体重是224磅。我还说:“这对我这样年龄的男子来说,是不错的。”


  一个女子听到了这些话,她说道:“你是说你花了这么长时间才减了1磅?”


练习参考答案:


①B②C③B④A⑤B

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