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英汉幽默故事选读>>-128

发布者: zhenru | 发布时间: 2006-12-13 14:26| 查看数: 2442| 评论数: 3|帖子模式



128.I Want Her to go Nuts


  Mrs. Flinders decided to have her portrait painted. She told the artist, "Paint me with diamond earrings, a diamond necklace, emerald bracelets and a ruby pendant."   

"But you're not wearing any of those things."   

"I know," said Mrs. Flinders." It's in case I should die before my husband. I'm sure he'd remarry right away, and I want her to go nuts looking for the jewelry."

Notes:   

(1) to have her portrait painted让人给她画像 to have sth done.要(让)别人做某事   

(2) portrait n.肖像   

(3) earring n. 耳环   

(4) emerald n.祖母绿   

(5) bracelets n.手镯   

(6) ruby n.红宝石   

(7) pendant n.垂环   

(8) go nuts = go mad发疯

Exercises: 根据短文判断下列句子正(T)、(F):   

① Mrs. Flinders decide to paint a portrait for herself.   

② She wanted to look wealthy in portrait.   

③ She was wearing a diamond necklace.   

④ She was sure that she would die before her husband.   

⑤ Mr. Flinders remarried right away.

128.我要让她发疯   福林德斯夫人决定让人给她画肖像。她告诉那位肖像画家说:“画我带着钻石耳环、钻石项链、祖母绿手镯,还有红宝石垂饰。”   “但你现在没带这其中的任何一样饰品。”   “我知道。”福林德斯夫人说,“万一我先我丈夫死去,我肯定他会立刻再婚。我要让那个女人为寻找这些珠宝而发疯。”

练习参考答案: ①F②T③F④F⑤F



[ 本帖最后由 海伦 于 2006-12-14 15:12 编辑 ]
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phantom 发表于 2006-12-13 16:15:12
字体太小了,看起来太费劲
南宫绝 发表于 2006-12-13 19:15:29
这个女人太汗了
Quickie 发表于 2006-12-13 19:36:44
she thinks all women are greedy like her.
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