71. The Young Man at the Wheel_英语幽默故事

　　my infant daughter began crying as i drove home from the store, and since she was harnessed to her safety seat in the back, i couldn't console her. stopping for a red light, i turned around and waved my hands, calling her name to distract her. i gave her my biggest smile and blew her a kiss. the sound of a horn from the car behind us prompted me to look up. the young man at the wheel was smiling broadly .he waved and then blew me a kiss.

notes:

　　(1) harness （to）v.系于；绑于he is harnessed to his job. 他工作脱不开身。

　　(2) console v.给予安慰或同情

　　(3) distract v.转移注意力；使分心

　　(4) prompt v.驱使

　　(5) the man at the wheel驾驶员

　　(6) broadly adv.咧嘴地

exercises:

根据短文填空：

　　① my infant daughter began_____ as i drove home from the store.

　　② and since she was harnessed_____ her safety seat in the back, i couldn't console her.

　　③ stopping _____a red light, i turned around and waved my hands, calling her name to distract her.

　　④ i gave her my biggest smile and her a kiss.

　　⑤ the young man _____the wheel was smiling broadly.

71.驾车的小伙子

　　从商场开车回家的路上，我的小宝贝女儿开始哭闹起来。由于她被套在后面的安全座里，所以我无法安慰她。红灯停车的时候，我转过身来，对她摆手，叫她的名字来引她。我给她以满脸笑容，并给她一个飞吻。从我们车后传来的喇叭声立刻使我抬头望去。驾车的小伙子正对我咧着大嘴笑。他向我摆手并给了我一个飞吻。

练习参考答案：

① crying ② to ③ for ④ blew ⑤ at