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！”
“你是如何发现这么大的熊的？”谢尔盖问道。
“简单，”伊凡说，“你站在一个洞前并吹哨子。熊出来时你就开
枪。”
几周后，两人见面了。谢尔盖浑身缠满了绷带。“难道你没有听我
的建议？”伊凡问
“我当然是按你的建议做的。我站在一个洞前并吹哨子，”谢尔盖
回答说。
“出来了什么？”
“向着我来的，”谢尔盖说，“像是穿越西伯利亚的快车。”
136. Bring Me a Glass of Milk
At 2 a. m, Mrs. Culkin was convinced that she had heard a prowler
in the living, room. "Tiptoe down-stairs," she told her husband.
"Don' t turn on the lights. Sneak up him before he knows what's
happening
Dutifully Mr. Culkin put on his robe. Just as he reached the
bed room door, his wife added, "And when you come back, bring me
a glass of milk."
Notes:
(1) convince v.使信服
(2) prowler n.偷窃者
(3) tiptoe v.踮着脚走
(4) sneak v.潜行；偷偷走
(5) dutifully adv.尽职地
Exercises:
根据短文选择正确答案：
① When did the story happen?
② What was Mrs. Culkin convinced of?
③ How should Mr. Culkin catch the prowler, according to Mrs.
Culkin?
④ What did Mrs. Culkin tell her husband to do for her?
⑤ Do you think there was a prowler in the Culkins' house?
136.捎杯牛奶
半夜两点，科尔肯太太确信听到客厅有贼，便对丈夫说：“别开灯，
蹑手蹑脚下楼，别让贼发觉，悄悄靠近他。”
科尔肯先生披上外套，责无旁贷地去捉贼。刚走到卧室门口，他妻
子又补充说：“回来时给我捎杯牛奶。”
137. A Branch Office
A man was standing at a corner, with a hat in each hand, waiting
for handouts. A passer-by stopped and dropped a coin in one hat,
then asked, "What's the other hat for?"
"Business has been so tremendous lately. " the man replied.
" that I decided to open a branch off ice . "
Notes:
(1) handout n. 施舍
(2) tremendous adj.极好的
Exercises:
根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）：
① The man was sitting at a comer.
② Before the man, there were two hats on the ground
③ The man was waiting for a certain person.
④ The passer-by put a coin in each of the two hats
⑤ The man would really open a branch office.
137.分店
一个人站在墙角处，两手各托一顶帽子，乞求施舍。有个路过的行
人停下来，往一顶帽子里扔了一枚硬币，然后问道：“另一顶帽子是干
什么用的？”
“近来生意兴隆，我决定开一个分店，”那人答道。
138.A Holiday from School
Tommy hated school and was always bring for excuses not to go.
If he sneezed, he asked his mother to write a note saying he
had a cold.
If he had a headache, he asked his mother to take him to the
doctor during school hours.
He spent more time at home than he did at school.
On the days that he did go to school, he looked for excuses
to come home early.
One morning he came hum when the lessons were only halt
finished.
His father was surprised.
"You've come home early," he said. "Is. the school closed
today?"
"No, Dad, " Tommy said - "It's open. I came home early.
"How did you do that?" his father asked him. "What did you say
to the teacher?"