112. Only One Eye to Settle On(在线收听

  The girl found the go-between and said, "You cheated me ! One of his eyes is not true. Why didn't you tell me this before ?"

  "I have told you. " said the go-between with justice on his side, When you met first, I told you that he settled on you with one eye.

Notes:

  (1) go-between n.媒人

  (2) settle on选定;决定

Exercises:

根据短文判断下列句子正(T)、(F):

  ① The girl was angry with the go-between for having cheated her.

  ② The girl married the one-eyed man.

  ③ The go-between hadn't told the girl the fact.

  ④ The go-between thought that justice was on his side.

  ⑤ The girl hadn't fully understood the go-between's words.

112.一眼就看中

  姑娘找到媒人,说:“你欺骗了我。他的一只眼是假眼,你以前为什么不告诉我?”

  “怎么没告诉你?”媒人也不甘示弱,“你们第一回见面后,我就说,他一眼就看中你了。”

练习参考答案:

①T②T③F④T⑤T

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