英語笑話-英語幽默精讀AWomanWhoFell

1、文檔編碼 : CB10H6Y5J9H4 HB8H9E5I3S7 ZN6A3F10M8U6英語笑話 英語幽默精讀【 25】A Woman Who Fell It was rush hour and I was dashing to a train in New York Citys Grand Central Terminal - As I neared the gate, a plump, middle-aged woman sprinted up from behind, lost her footing on the smooth marble floor and slid onto he

2、r back. Her momentum carried her close to my shoes. Before I could help her, however, she had scrambled up. Gaining her composure, she winked at me and said, “ Do you always have beautiful women failing at your feet.” Notes 高峰時刻（1） rush hour n. （大城市上下班時的）擁擠時刻；（2） dash v. 猛沖（3） terminal n.（鐵路、大路的）終點站

3、（4） near v. 接近；靠近（5） plump adj. 圓胖的；豐滿的（6） sprint v. 以全速縮短距離（7） momentum n.動量（即物體質(zhì)量與速度之乘積）（8） scramble v. 爬（9） composure n. 泰然自如 Exercises 依據(jù)短文選擇正確答案：The author was hurrying he _. A. wanted to catch a bus B. wanted to catch a train C. was driven by crowds D. wanted a taxi The story happened during _

4、. A. working time B. the authors vacation C. rush hour D. a weekend The story happened_ . A. in central New York B. near the suburbs of New York C. at a bus station in New York D. at a railway station in New York Why did the won-man fall over. A. Because somebody behind her pushed her. B. Because th

5、e author was blocking her way. floor. was. C. Because she “ t her footing on the smooth marble D. Because she wanted to see how smooth the floor What does “ Do you always have beautiful women falling at imply. A. The woman was complaining to the author. B. The woman was mocking herself with humor. C. The woman was angry at the fall. D. The woman had seen some beautiful women falling at the authors feet before. 譯文 摔倒的女人上下班高峰期,我匆忙奔向紐約豪華中心站去趕一趟火車；接近門口,一位肥胖的中年婦女從后面沖過來,沒想到在平滑的大理石地面上失了腳