120.Three Men in a Boat_英语幽默故事

　three men were sitting on a park bench. the one in the middle was reading a newspaper; the others were pretending to fish. they baited imaginary hooks, cast lines and reeled in their catch.

　a passing policeman stopped to watch the spectacle and asked the man in the middle if he knew the other two.

　"oh yes, " he said. "they are my friends.

　"in that case, " warned the officer, "you'd better get them out of here!"

　"yes, sir, " the man replied, and he began rowing furiously.

notes:

　(1) bait v.置饵于（钩等上以捕鱼等）

　(2) imaginary adj.想象的

　(3) reel v. 卷或缠（钓丝等）

　(4) spectacle n. 景象；光景

　(5) furiously adv. 疯狂般地

exercises:

根据短文选择正确答案：

　① where were the three men?

　a. on a street

　b. in a shopping centre

　c. in a park

　d. by a lake

　② who was reading a newspaper?

　a. the one in the middle

　b. the one on the left

　c. the one on the right

　d. the policeman was reading a newspaper

　③ what were the others doing?

　a. they were reading newspapers.

　b. they were eating fish.

　c. they were pretending to fish.

　d. they were boating.

　④ what's the interrelationship among the three men?

　a. they were friends.

　b. they were relatives.

　c. they were strangers to each other.

　d. they were members of one family.

　⑤ where did the man in the middle imagine he was?

　a. on a train

　b. on a bus

　c. in a plane

　d. in a boat

120.三人同舟

　三位男子在公园的长椅上坐着。中间的一个在读报纸，另外两个在假装钓鱼。他们给想象的鱼钩上鱼饵，放线，并卷线把鱼抓上来。

　一位过路警察驻足观察了这个景象，他问中间的那个男子是否认识其他两位。

　“喔，认识，”他说，“他们是我的朋友。”

　“那样的话，”警察告诫说，“你最好把他们从这里弄走。”

　“好的，警官。”那男子回答说，接着就开始疯狂般地做起划桨的动作来。

练习参考答案：

①c②a③c④a⑤d