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A man is talking to the family doctor.“Doctor, I doubt whether my wife's going deaf.”The doctor answers,“Here’ s something you can try on her to test her hearing. Stand some meters away from her and ask her a question. If she doesn't answer, move a little closer and ask again Keep repeating this until she answers. Then you'll be able to tell if she is deaf or not.” The man goes home and begins to test his wife's hearing. He stands by the wall and says, “My dear, what's for dinner?”He doesn't hear an answer, so he moves closer to her.“My dear, what's for dinner?” Still no answer. He repeats this several times, until he's standing just a few feet away from her. Finally, she answers,“For the eleventh time, I said we're having meat and rice!”

7．“耳聋的”妻子 某人对他的家庭医生说， “医生，我怀疑(doubt)我妻子(wife)要聋(deaf)了。 ”医生回答说， “有个办法可以测 试(test)她的听力。你站(stand)在离她几米远(some meters away)的地方，然后问她一个问题(question)。如果 她不回答，你再走近点(a little closer)，然后再问。如此重复(repeat)直到她听到为止。那时你就可以判断她 是否聋了。 ” 这人回家后便开始测试他妻子的听力。 他站在墙的旁边(by the wall)说， “亲爱的(dear)， 晚饭(dinner)吃什么？” 他没听到回答，于是又朝妻子走近了些。 “亲爱的，晚饭吃什么？”仍然(still)没有回答。他如此反复了几次 (several times)．直到他离妻子只有几英尺(a few feet)的地方。 最后(finally)，她回答道， “我都说了十一次了，我说咱们要吃肉(meat)和米饭(rice)。 ”

8. We Really Don't Know

(1) Jack had gone to the university to study his history, but at the end of his

second term, he failed his history exam, an d he was told that he would be dismissed from university. However, his father decided that he would go to see the h istory

professor(教授)to ask him to let Jack continue his studies the next year. “ He's a good boy, ” said Jack's father, “ Please pardon him. If you let him pass this time, I'm sure he'll improve a lot next year and pass the examinations at the end of it really well.”

8．我们真的不知道

(1) 杰 克 去 大 学 (university) 里 学 习 (study) 历 史 (history) ， 但 在 第 二 学 期 (term) 末 ， 他 的 历 史 考 试 不 及 格 (he failed his history exam)．同时他还被告知将被开除(dismiss)。然而(however)．杰克的父亲(father)决定去拜 访那位历史学教授，请求教授让(let)杰克继续(continue)下一年