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英语幽默小故事-To Borrow an Ox

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Once upon a time, there lived a rich man, but he didn't know any words. One day, one of his friends wanted to borrow an ox from him, so he wrote a note and asked his servant to take it to this rich man. After the servant gave the note to the rich man, he pretended to be reading it and after a while, he said, "OK, I know. Go and tell your master, I'll go myself shortly. Notes: (1) he pretended to be reading it他假装读着字条。 (2) pretend to do佯装做 Exercises: 根据短文回答下列问题: ① When did the story take place? ② What problem did the rich man have? ③ What did his friend want to borrow from him? ④ Who took the note to the rich man? ⑤ The rich man made a fool of himself, didn't he? 111.借公牛一用 从前,有个人很富有,但他不识字。 一天,他的一位朋友想向他借一头公牛,便写了个条,让仆人送到富人那里。 仆人把条子给了富人。富人便假装看了一会儿,然后说道:“好啦,我知道了。回去告诉你的主人,我马上自己过去。” 练习参考答案:     ① A long time ago. ② He didn't know and words. ③ An ox. ④ The servant. ⑤ Yes, he did.


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