26. My water Thinks So_英语幽默故事

　　reading water meters in an unfamiliar part of town, i came upon a house with no number. then i noticed an elderly man gardening at the first house on that block.

　　"excuse me," i said to him. "are you number one?"

　　he smiled and replied, "my wife thinks so!"

notes:

　　(1) water meter n.水表

　　(2) unfamiliar adj.不熟悉的

　　(3) come upon偶遇（等于come across）

　　(4) number one第一；一号

exercises:

根据短文回答下列问题：

　　① where was the author?

　　② what was the author doing?

　　③ what problem did he encounter?

　　④ what was the elderly man doing?

　　⑤ did the elderly man really understand what the author meant?

26.我老婆这样认为

　　在城区陌生地段查读水表时，我发现一处房子没有门牌号。接着，我看到这个街区的第一幢房子前有一位老人在养花。

　　“打扰，”我对他说，“您是第一（号）吗？”

　　他笑了，回答说：“我老伴是这样认为的。”

练习参考答案：

　　① in an unfamiliar part of town.

　　② he was reading water meters.

　　③ he came upon a house with no number.

　　④ he was gardening.

　　⑤ no, he didn't.