三人同舟

三人同舟

Three Men in a Boat

Three men were sitting on a park bench. The one in the middle was reading a newspaper； the others were pretending to fish. They baited imaginary hooks, cast lines and reeled in their catch.

A passing policeman stopped to watch the spectacle and asked the man in the middle if he knew the other two.

\"Oh yes, \" he said. \"They are my friends.

\"In that case, \" warned the officer, \"you'd better get them out of here！\"

\"Yes, sir, \" the man replied, and he began rowing furiously.

Notes：

（1） bait v.置饵于（钩等上以捕鱼等）

（2） imaginary adj.想象的

（3） reel v. 卷或缠（钓丝等）

（4） spectacle n. 景象；光景

（5） furiously adv. 疯狂般地

Exercises：

根据短文选择正确答案：

① Where were the three men？

A. on a street

B. in a shopping centre

C. in a park

D. by a lake

② Who was reading a newspaper？

A. the one in the middle

B. the one on the left

C. the one on the right

D. the policeman was reading a newspaper

③ What were the others doing？

A. They were reading newspapers.

B. They were eating fish.

C. They were pretending to fish.

D. They were boating.

④ What's the interrelationship among the three men？

A. They were friends.

B. They were relatives.

C. They were strangers to each other.

D. They were members of one family.

⑤ Where did the man in the middle imagine he was？

A. on a train

B. on a bus

C. in a plane

D. in a boat

三位男子在公园的长椅上坐着。中间的一个在读报纸，另外两个在假装钓鱼。他们给想象的鱼钩上鱼饵，放线，并卷线把鱼抓上来。

一位过路警察驻足观察了这个景象，他问中间的那个男子是否认识其他两位。

“喔，认识，”他说，“他们是我的朋友。”

“那样的话，”警察告诫说，“你最好把他们从这里弄走。”

“好的，警官。”那男子回答说，接着就开始疯狂般地做起划桨的动作来。

练习参考答案：

①C②A③C④A⑤D