A Bad Day 倒霉的一天

A Bad Day

倒霉的一天

.

.

?

There was a guy in a bar, just looking at his drink. He stayed like

that

for

half

an

hour.

Then, this

big trouble- making

(1)vehicle

(2)

mechanic

stepped

up

to

him,

(3)gripped

his

(4)collar,

took

the

(5)mug

from

him,

and

drank

it

all

down.

The

poor

man

started

(6)weeping

. The mechanic said, “Come on ,man, I was just joking.

Here, I’ll buy you another drink. I just can’t see a man crying. ”“No,

it’s not that. I’m (7)

distressed. This day is the worst of my life. My

burden is so heavy. First, I was late getting to my office. My boss had

a (8)hostile temper, and fired me. When I left the building to go to my

car, I found out it was stolen. The police said they could do nothing

and (9)ditched my case. I got a (10)cab to return home, and when I

left it, I remembered I left my wallet and credit cards there. The cab

driver just drove away. When I got home, I found my beloved wife

died of her heart attack, (11)coiled beneath her blanket. I left home

and

came

to

this

bar.

And

just

when

I

was

thinking

about

(12)committing

(13)suicide,

you

(14)emerged

and

drank

my

(15)dose

of poison.”

a. the act of killing yourself

b.

出租汽车

c. shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

d. (

一次

)

剂量，一剂，一份

e. ① (from)出现，浮现

② (问题等

)

发生，显露，

(

事实

)

暴露

f. the act of grasping

g. psychological suffering

h. ① 不友好的，敌对的，怀有敌意的

② 敌方的，敌人的

?

i. a long narrow excavation in the earth

j. a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools

k.

盘绕

l. perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

m.a conveyance that transports people or objects

n.(

有柄的

)

大杯

o.a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over

答案

:mjfoncghibklaed

两个农夫?

Texan farmer goes to Australia for a he makes an

(01)acquaintance

with

an

Aussie

farmer

and

gets

talking.

The

Aussie

shows

off

his

(02)superb

(03)acres

of

wheat

field

and

the

Texan

says,

“Oh!

We

have

wheat

fields

that

are

at

least

twice

as

large,

and

the

(04)yield

is

also twice as (05)abundant

.”?

Then

they

walk

around

the

surroundings

to

do

some

sightseeing,

and

the

Aussie shows off his (06)herd of (07) Texan immediately

(08)boasts

, “We have (09)

longhorns that are at least twice as large as

your

cattle.”The

(10)

conversation

has,

meanwhile,

almost

died

when

the

Texan

sees

a

(11)swift

herd

of

kangaroos

hopping

through

the

field

in

the

distance. Amazed, he asks, “What the hell are those?!”?

The Aussie replies with a doubtf

ul look, “Don’t you have any

(12)grasshoppers

in Texas?”

a.

moving very fast

?

b.

牛

c.

the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or

information

d.

present in great quantity

e.

production of a certain amount

f.

长角牛

g.

of surpassing excellence

h.

wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner

i.

a

group

of

cattle

or

sheep

or

other

domestic

mammals

all

of

the

same

kind

j.

英亩

k.

personal knowledge or information about someone or something

l.

蚱蜢

,

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第二期

: kgjedibhfcal ABCB

An Example of Tragedy

一个灾难的例子???

Bill Clinton is visiting an (01)urban school. In one class, he asks

the

students

if

anyone

can

give

him

an

example

of

a

“(02)

tragedy

”.

One

little boy stands up and offers his (03)viewpoint

, “If my best friend

who

lives

next

door

was

playing

in

the

street

when

a

(04)]van

came

along

and killed him, that

would be a tragedy.” “No,” Clinton (05)

utters,

“That would be a (06)

violent

ACCIDENT.” A girl raises her hand, “If

a school bus carrying fifty children drove off a (07)cliff, killing

everyone involved... that would be a tragedy.” “I’m afraid not,”

explain

s Clinton, “That is what we would call a (08)

tremendous

LOSS.”

The

room

is

(09)tense

and

silent;

none

of

the

other

children

volunteers.

“What?” asks Clinton, “Isn’t there any one here who can give me an

example of a tragedy?”he urges. Finally, a boy in the

back raises his

hand and stands (10)upright. In an (11)uneasy yet (12)sincere voice, he

says, “If an airplane carrying Bill & Hillary Clinton were blown up by

a bomb, that would be a tragedy.” “Wonderful!” Clinton beams.

“Marvelous!

And

can

you

tell

me

why

that

would

be

a

tragedy?”

“Well,”

says

the

boy,

“because

it

wouldn’t

be

an

accident,

and

it

certainly

would

be no tremendous loss!”

a. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune