Bull Wrestler
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A bull wrestler was visiting his friend in a small town, and one night they stayed a little too long at the pub. Not wanting to drive, they decided to walk home. As they were crossing a farmer's field, a bull charged them. The wrestler grabbed the bull by the horns, and they went down in a snarling heap. Finally the bull jumped up and ran away. "Wow," said the friend, "that was quite a tussle. " "Yeah," the wrestler replied, "and if I hadn't had that last drink, I would have gotten that guy off his bicycle.擾 Notes: (1) bull wrestler斗牛士，也作bullfighter. (2) charge v.袭击 (3) grab v.抓，握 (4) snarl v.缠结，纠结 (5) heap n.堆 (6) tussle n.扭打，扭斗 Exercises: 根据短文填空： ① A bull wrestler was visiting his friend _____a small town. ② One night they stayed a little too long _____ the pub. ③ _____ wanting to drive, they decided to walk home. ④ As they were crossing a farmer's field, a bull _____them. ⑤ The wrestler grabbed the bull _____the horns. ⑥ They _____in a snarling heap ⑦ That was _____I a tussle. ⑧ If I _____ had that last drink. I would have gotten that guy his bicycle. 91.斗牛士 一个斗牛士在一个小镇拜访他的朋友。一天夜里他们在酒馆里呆的时间稍长了一点。他们不想搭车，就决定步行回家。他们在穿过一片农田时，一头牛向他们冲过来。斗牛士抓住了牛的两只角，他们扭打在一起。最后牛跳起来跑走了。 “哇，”他朋友说，“好一场搏斗哇。” “哦，”斗牛士回答说，“要不是我多喝了一杯，我非把那家伙从自行车上拽下来不可。”
练习参考答案： ① in ② at ③ Not ④ charged ⑤ by ⑥ went down ⑦ quite ⑧ hadn't |
