双语笑话|The Nice Wedding Gift（好看的结结婚典礼物）

We attended the wedding of an acquaintance's son. Because we did not know the young man or his bride, we decided^{1 to send them a practical household gift, a fire extinguisher. Apparently2, 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:

acquaintance n.熟人

practical adj.好用的

household n.全家的人

extinguisher n.灭火器

apparently adj.明显地

mass-produce 大量量生产

Exercises:

依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^{3 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.好看的结结婚典礼物

大家参加了一个熟人的儿子的结婚典礼。因为大家都不认识那个青年和他的新娘，所以大家决定送给他们一个好用的全家礼----一个灭火器。非常明显，这对新人大量量制作了他们的感谢信，由于大家收到了一张卡片，上面写着：很感谢你的好看的结结婚典礼物，大家期待着不久就用到它。

训练参考答案：

①C②D③B④A