69. Stunning Reply_英语幽默故事

　　my five-year-old son was not picking up his toys while i was preparing dinner as i had asked him. when i inquired why he wasn't doing his chores, he said that he didn't feel like it. exasperated, i said, "where would you be right now if i didn't feel like making dinner?"

　　he thought for a moment and then replied, " a restaurant?"

notes:

　　(1) pick up捡起；拾起

　　(2) chore n.杂务；不愉快的工作

　　(3) exasperated adj.愤怒的；恼火的

exercises:

根据短文回答下列问题：

　　① how old was the son?

　　② what was the mother doing when she asked her son to pick up his toys?

　　③ why didn't the son do as his mother had asked him?

　　④ how did the mother feel when her son replied that he didn't feel like it?

　　⑤ why did the son think that he would be at a restaurant?

69.出色的回答

　　我在准备晚饭的时候，我叫年仅五岁的儿子把玩具都收拾起来。当我问他为什么没做他的差事时，他说他不想做。我感到有些恼火，就对他说：“要是我说我不想做晚饭，这时你会在哪里呢？”

　　他略加思索便回答说：“在饭店里？”

练习参考答案：

    ① five years old.

　　② she was preparing dinner.

　　③ because he didn't feel like it.

　　④ she was exasperated.

　　⑤ because he thought that if his mother were not preparing dinner and they would have to eat, the only place to go to was a restaurant.