1.报丧方式
郝伯特和詹姆斯兄弟二人一起生活，家中有一老母并养了一只猫叫
埃德格。詹姆斯特别喜欢这只猫。有一次他要外出几天，临行前不厌其
烦地嘱咐郝伯特照顾好这只宠物。出门后的头一天晚上，他打来电话询
问：“埃德格好吗？”
“它死了，”郝伯格回答。一阵沉默之后，詹姆斯说：“郝伯特，
你真没心没肺，你知道我多么喜欢埃德格——你应该把这个消息慢慢地
告诉我。当我问起埃德格今晚怎样时，你应该说，‘埃德格爬上了屋顶，
我已给消防队打了电话，让他们把它救下来。’我明天又给你打电话时，
你应该说消防队营救埃德格遇到了困难，但你相信他们会成功。在我第
三天给你打电话时，你可以说消防队员已尽了最大努力，但很不幸，埃
德格从屋顶上掉了下来，被送到兽医那里。在我最后一次给你打电话询
问，你可以说尽管对埃德格做了一切所能做的努力，它还是死了。这是
一个富有感情的人告诉我埃德格的消息时所用的方式。哦，趁我没忘记
还有件事顺便问一下，”詹姆斯补充道，“母亲好吗？”
“哦..”一阵沉默后郝伯特答道，“她上了屋顶。”
132.the use of a handsaw
at the mall, my wife and i picked up some hardware items,
including a handsaw. we were heading back to the car when we passed
a steakhouse.
let's try it. " my wife suggested. although i felt a little
foolish carrying the saw, i followed her inside.
scanning the menu, my wife told the waitress, " i' 11 have
chopped sirloin, please.
the waitress turned to me, eyed my saw and commented, "and i
see that. you, sir, have come for our t-bone special.
notes:
(1) mall n.集市
(2) pick up 得到；获得
(3) handsaw n.手锯
(4) scan v.匆匆地略看；扫视
(5) chop v.砍；劈；剁
(6) sirloin n.最好的牛腰肉
(7) comment v.评论；说话
exercises:
根据短文填空：
1 at the mall, my wife and i picked _____some hardware items,
including a handsaw.
2 we were _____back to the car when we passed a steak house.
3 although i felt a little foolish carrying the saw, i
followed her _____.
4 _____the menu, m wife told the waitress. " i' it have chopped
sirloin please.
5 the waitress turned to me, _____my saw and commented, "and
i see you, sir, have come for our t-bone special. "
132.手锯的用处
在集市上，我和妻子买了一些五金用品，包括一个手锯。我们返回
汽车时刚好路过一家牛排店。
“我们尝尝吧，”我妻子建议说。尽管我觉得拿着锯有点傻乎乎的，
但还是随她走了进去。
我妻子扫视了一下菜单对女招待说：“请给我来一份炒牛腰片。”
女招待转向我，看了看我的锯，说道：“我能看出，先生，你是来
吃我们的t 形骨特色菜的。”
133.a thank-you note
once i received a thank-you note from a friend whom i had helped.
in the envelope were five lottery tickets that had been scratched,
revealing the numbers. "thank you very much for your help," the
note read. "as a gift, i bought you some lottery tickets- sorry
you didn't win. "
notes:
(1) lottery n.彩票
(2) scratch v.刮
(3) reveal v.显出
exercises:
根据短文判断下列句子正（t）、（f）：
1 the author received a thank-you note from one of his
relatives.
2 the author had helped one of his friends.
3 in the envelope were six lottery tickets.
4 the lottery tickets were given to the author as a gift.
5 the lottery tickets had not been scratched.
133.一封感谢信
有一次，我收到一封感谢信，是一个我曾帮助过的朋友寄来的。信
封内有五张彩票，都被刮过了，露出了数字。“非常感谢您的帮助，”
信上写道，“作为礼物，我给您买了些彩票——真遗憾，您没中奖。”
134. the nice wedding gift
we attended the wedding of an acquaintance's son. because we
did not know the young man or his bride, we decided to send them
a practical household gift, a fire extinguisher. apparently, the
couple mass-produced their thank-you notes because we received a
card saying: "thank you very much for the nice wedding gift. we
look forward to using it soon.
notes:
(1) acquaintance n.熟人
(2) practical adj.实用的
(3) household n.全家的人
(4) extinguisher n.灭火器
(5) apparently adj.明显地
(6) mass-produce 大批量生产
exercises:
根据短文选择正确答案：
1 whose wedding did the couple attend?
a. their friend's
b. the man's brother's
c. of an acquaintance's son
d. of the woman's sister
2 why did they decide to send them a fire extinguisher?
a. because they did not know the young man or his bride.
b. because they knew that soon there would be a fire.
c. because it was practical.
d. a &c.
3 how were the thank-you notes produced?
a. they were written by hand
b. they were mass-produced.
c. they were copied on a machine.
d. they were painted in varied colors.
4 what does the last sentence mean?
a. we look forward to using it to put out a fire in our house
soon.
b. we'll put out the fire on our neighbour's house by using
it.
c. we'll send it to someone else.
d. we'll carry it wherever we go.
134.漂亮的结婚礼物
我们参加了一个熟人的儿子的婚礼。由于我们都不认识那个年轻人
和他的新娘，所以我们决定送给他们一个实用的全家礼——一个灭火
器。很明显，这对新人大批量制作了他们的感谢信，因为我们收到了一
张卡片，上面写着：“非常感谢您的漂亮的结婚礼物，我们期待着不久
就用到它。”
135. hunting skills
two russian hunters meet. "i shot a gigantic bear yesterday,"
says ivan. "look at the hide!"
"how do you find such huge bears?" sergei asks.
"easy," says ivan. "you stand in front of a cave and whistle.
when the bear comes out, you shoot."
weeks later the two meet again. sergei is covered in bandages.
"didn't you follow my advice?" ivan asks.
"sure i did. i stood, in front of a cave and whistled, " sergei
replies.
"and what came out?"
"to me, "says sergei, "it looked like the trans-siberian
express."
notes:
(1) hide n.兽皮
(2) bandage n.绷带
(3) whistle v.吹哨子；鸣笛
(4) trans-siberian express 穿越西伯利亚的快车
exercises:
根据短文判断下列句子正（t）、（f）：
1 ivan shot a gigantic bear yesterday.
2 ivan showed sergei the hide of the bear.
3 ivan taught sergei how to hunt huge bears.
4 sergei didn't follow ivan' s advice.
5 sergei was hit by a train.
135 打猎的技巧
两个俄国猎人相遇。“我昨天打了一只巨熊，”伊凡说，“看看这
兽皮！”
“你是如何