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* q% m; H4 Q) N, C"Did you sell any of your paintings at the art show?"
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) U5 t$ v- J* M3 r"No, but I am encouraged," he replied. "Somebody stole one."
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& H: W2 `- R3 n6 K. ]“你的画在美术展上有卖出去吗？”
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“没有，但我还是受到了鼓励，”他回答说，“有人偷走了一幅。”
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One of the guys takes out a pair of "Nikes" from his bag and starts to put them on. The other guy with a surprised look and exclaims, "Do you think you will run faster than the tiger with those?"
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: V4 O4 W( A2 u" G6 W6 FHis friend replies: "I don't have to out run it, I just have to run faster than you."
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( m9 {# }3 Q0 z( \" c　　两个男人正在穿过丛林，突然，一只老虎出现在远处，向他们冲来。( G) H: ?3 L& x% {

7 j' V1 }2 x/ h- D! U8 H　　当中的一个人从包里拿出一双“耐克”跑鞋，开始穿上。另一个人惊奇地看着他说，“你以为穿上跑鞋就可以跑得过老虎吗？”* _  b; N4 G8 m+ K0 h& v  f/ ]

* }( S# S2 d' Q. Q. K$ u  d$ q　　他的朋友回答道：“我不用跑得过它，我只要跑得比你快就行了。”
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One day a bunch of naughty children wanted to make fun of him and said to him:" There are birds' eggs on that tree. Won't you get them for us please? We can't climb up."$ Q* m. U  V8 Y
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: v' ?: l( P9 a! f/ wLoath to disappoint the children, he was ready to climb the tree. But knowing that the mischievous youngsters would make off with his boots if he left them on the ground, he tied them to his waist-band before he started the climb.
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"We'll take care of your boots for you!" the children chorused.
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我是个忙人
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' L1 P5 O9 Z3 g1 D# ]　　有一天，一群顽皮的孩子想捉弄他，便对他说：“那树上有鸟蛋，请你替我们拿下来好吗？我们爬不上去。”他不想使孩子们失望，便准备爬上树去。但是他知道如果把靴子留在地上，这群顽皮的小鬼一定会把靴子拿走，于是他先把靴子系在腰带上，然后开始爬树。% m& h. o% ^. @

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英汉幽默故事选读【13】A Pleasant Surprise 3 o4 J% r7 l6 d& `/ ?1 A/ v8 c

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) S, R, ?) h) e　　A friend of mine had been wanting new kitchen cabinets for a long time, but her husband insisted they were an extravagance. She went to visit her mother for two weeks, and when she returned, she was overjoyed to find that beautiful new cabinets had been installed. / F% J% D1 s2 w9 V$ b$ _4 ^

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　　A few days later a neighbor came over to visit my friend. After admiring the new cabinets, the neighbor added, "All of us were so glad that the fire your husband had while you were gone was confined to the kitchen. " - {% f& U$ e5 {' \% w

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　　(5) be confined to限制；限于范围内
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Exercises:
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根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、误（F）：
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　　① The husband didn't want to buy new cabinets because they were very expensive.
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　　② The wife was angry, so she went to her mother's home.
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- q! ^! N6 W/ n( @/ _# H. F0 [5 G　　③ White the wife was away, the husband decided to give his wife a pleasant surprise.: ^, I" u6 {+ ?  F# d! ]

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* s- Z% s4 L* U; f8 R- ^　　⑤ The fire burnt all the new cabinets that had just been installed.
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　　我朋友有很长一段时间一直想在厨房添置一些厨柜，但她丈夫坚持说这是铺张浪费。她去娘家过了两周，回到家来，发现厨房里新添置了漂亮的厨柜，这令她喜出望外。
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4 m9 @$ Z" r: f/ \7 F　　几天后，邻居来拜访我朋友。欣赏了新厨柜后，邻居说：“你不在家的时候，你丈夫弄失了火。我们都深感庆幸只是厨房遭了殃。”# c2 x9 Y: |6 ]( N3 I4 b

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很好玩。谢啦。