英語幽默小故事 Lose One Pound

　　I complimented one of my co-workers on having lost ten pounds. However, I couldn't resist bragging that when I was 17, 1 weighed 225 pounds and today I tip the scales at 224. 1 added, "That's not bad for a man of my age."

　　Overhearing this, a woman remarked, "You mean to say it took you all this time to lose one pound?"

Notes:

　　(1) compliment (sb. on sth. ) v.恭維；稱讚

　　(2) brag v.自誇；誇耀

　　(3) tip the scale at稱量

Exercises:

根據短文選擇正確答案：

　　① How much had the man's co-worker lost in weight?

　　A. one pound

　　B. ten pounds

　　C. seventeen pounds

　　D. eleven pounds

　　② What was the man's attitude towards his cc,-worker having lost in his weight?

　　A. jealous

　　B. unconcerned

　　C. admiring

　　D. worried

　　③ How much did the man weigh when he was 17?

　　A. 224 pounds

　　B. 225 pounds

　　C. 223 pounds

　　D. 222 pounds

　　④ "Tip the scales at" in paragraph one possibly means_____ .

　　A. weigh

　　B. make a tip for scales

　　C. weigh more than

　　D. weigh less than

　　⑤ How did the man feel on his losing one pound?

　　A. disappointed

　　B. proud

　　C. ashamed

　　D. puzzled

95.減掉一磅

　　我稱讚我的一個同事減肥10磅。可是，我禁不住誇耀說我17歲時，體重225磅，而目前體重是224磅。我還說：“這對我這樣年齡的男子來說，是不錯的。”

　　一個女子聽到了這些話，她說道：“你是說你花了這麼長時間才減了1磅？”

練習參考答案：

①B②C③B④A⑤B