I complimented one of my co-workers on having lost ten pounds. However, I couldn't resist bragging that when I was 17, 1 weighed 225 pounds and today I tip the scales at 224. 1 added, "That's not bad for a man of my age."
Overhearing this, a woman remarked, "You mean to say it took you all this time to lose one pound?"
Notes:
(1) compliment (sb. on sth. ) v.恭維；稱贊
(2) brag v.自夸；夸耀
(3) tip the scale at稱量
Exercises:
根據(jù)短文選擇正確答案：
① How much had the man's co-worker lost in weight?
A. one pound
B. ten pounds
C. seventeen pounds
D. eleven pounds
② What was the man's attitude towards his cc,-worker having lost in his weight?
A. jealous
B. unconcerned
C. admiring
D. worried
③ How much did the man weigh when he was 17?
A. 224 pounds
B. 225 pounds
C. 223 pounds
D. 222 pounds
④ "Tip the scales at" in paragraph one possibly means_____ .
A. weigh
B. make a tip for scales
C. weigh more than
D. weigh less than
⑤ How did the man feel on his losing one pound?
A. disappointed
B. proud
C. ashamed
D. puzzled
.減掉一磅
我稱贊我的一個(gè)同事減肥10磅?？墒?，我禁不住夸耀說我17歲時(shí)，體重225磅，而目前體重是224磅。我還說：“這對(duì)我這樣年齡的男子來說，是不錯(cuò)的?！?BR> 一個(gè)女子聽到了這些話，她說道：“你是說你花了這么長(zhǎng)時(shí)間才減了1磅？”
練習(xí)參考答案：
①B②C③B④A⑤B