英语幽默小故事- A Stubborn Horse
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The great novelist had gone mad, but now there seemed to be some hope for his recovery. For six months, he had been sitting at his typewriter pounding out a novel. Finally, he pronounced it completed and brought the book to his psychiatrist, who eagerly began reading it aloud: "General Jackson leaped upon his faithful horse and yelled, 'Giddyap, giddyap, giddyap, giddyap"' The doctor thumbed through the rest of the manuscript." There's nothing here but 500 pages of giddyaps! " he exclaimed." "Stubborn horse," explained the writer. Notes: (1) go mad 发疯 (2) pound v.连续重击；砰砰地打 (3) pronounce v.宣称；宣布 (4) psychiatrist n.精神病专家 (5) leap upon跃上（马） (6) thumb through以拇指翻动（书页） (7) manuscript n.草稿 Exercises: 根据短文填空： ① The great novelist had______ mad. ② But now there seemed to be some hope for his______ . ③ For six months, he had been sitting ______his typewriter ______ out a novel. ④ Finally, he pronounced it______ and brought the book to his psychiatrist. ⑤ The doctor _______the rest of the manuscript. 33.倔强的马 大作家疯了，但现在似乎还有恢复的希望。六个月以来，他都坐在打字机旁用力地敲一部小说。终于，他宣称书已写好并把它拿到精神病医生那里。医生急切地大声朗读起来： “杰克逊将军跨上他的忠实的马，喊道：‘驾，驾，驾，驾……’”医生翻了翻剩下的手稿。“五百页纸竟全是‘驾，驾’！”他惊奇地说。 “是匹倔强的马，”作家解释道。 练习参考答案： ① gone ② recovery ③ at; pounding ④ completed ⑤ thumbed through |
